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Notice regarding the commencement of a tender offer by Accenture for the shares, etc. of Global Security Experts Inc. (Securities Code: 4417)

Accenture Japan Ltd. has decided to launch a tender offer for the shares and other securities of Global Security Experts Inc. at ¥8,500 per share, ultimately making the company a wholly owned subsidiary and taking it private.

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Scale
8500
Yen per common share
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This transaction

This tender offer
CounterpartyAccenture, BUSINESS BRAIN SHOWA・OTA INC., Kanematsu Electronics Corporation
Disclosing companyGlobal Security Experts Inc.
Global Security Experts Inc.Voting rights ownership percentageNumber of shares acquired Minimum number of shares to be purchased: 983,100 shares (9,831 voting rights); no upper limit. The final number of shares acquired will vary depending on the number of tenders and other factors.

The voting-rights ratio is the share of the votes exercisable at a shareholders’ meeting that will be held after this transaction.

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Consideration and expenses
Acquisition price¥8,500 per common share; ¥1 per stock acquisition right
Type of ConsiderationCash
Tender offer price¥8,500 per common share; ¥1 per stock acquisition right
Minimum number of shares to be purchased983,100 shares (9,831 voting rights). No upper limit has been set.
Tender offer periodFrom 2 November 2026 to 15 December 2026 (30 business days)
Funding arrangementsThe ¥60 billion to be received from Accenture Finance Limited as repayment of a short-term loan is planned to be used as funds for settlement of this tender offer. A third-party allotment of shares and, if necessary, loans are planned to fund the acquisition of treasury shares.
Procedures and assumptions
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe extraordinary general meeting of shareholders after completion of this tender offer, the share consolidation and its effectiveness, and approval by the non-tendering shareholder in question, among other matters
Management structure after acquisitionThe tender offeror intends to become the target company's sole shareholder and make the target company a wholly owned subsidiary. The company name, representative, and treatment of employees have not been disclosed.
This transaction
ItemDetails
Transaction nameThis tender offer
Counterparty nameAccenture, BUSINESS BRAIN SHOWA・OTA INC., Kanematsu Electronics Corporation
Name of the Subject CompanyGlobal Security Experts Inc.
Acquisition price¥8,500 per common share; ¥1 per stock acquisition right
Type of ConsiderationCash
Tender offer price¥8,500 per common share; ¥1 per stock acquisition right
Minimum number of shares to be purchased983,100 shares (9,831 voting rights). No upper limit has been set.
Tender offer periodFrom 2 November 2026 to 15 December 2026 (30 business days)
Number of shares acquiredMinimum number of shares to be purchased: 983,100 shares (9,831 voting rights); no upper limit. The final number of shares acquired will vary depending on the number of tenders and other factors.
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore 0% (the tender offeror does not own any shares or other securities of the target company) → after 66.37% (assuming the minimum number of shares to be purchased); ultimately, 100% is planned.
Funding arrangementsThe ¥60 billion to be received from Accenture Finance Limited as repayment of a short-term loan is planned to be used as funds for settlement of this tender offer. A third-party allotment of shares and, if necessary, loans are planned to fund the acquisition of treasury shares.
Date of board resolution30 October 2026
Contract Date30 October 2026
Execution Date / Effective Date22 December 2026 (settlement commencement date). A share consolidation and the acquisition of treasury shares are planned after the tender offer is completed and settled.
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe extraordinary general meeting of shareholders after completion of this tender offer, the share consolidation and its effectiveness, and approval by the non-tendering shareholder in question, among other matters
Management structure after acquisitionThe tender offeror intends to become the target company's sole shareholder and make the target company a wholly owned subsidiary. The company name, representative, and treatment of employees have not been disclosed.
Items this document does not state (16)
Business Description of the Subject CompanyLocation of the Subject CompanyCapital Stock of the Subject CompanyDate of Establishment of the Subject CompanyNet Sales of the Subject CompanyOperating Profit of the Subject CompanyNet Income of the Subject CompanyNet Assets of the Subject CompanyExpenses other than the acquisition priceMerger ratio/share exchange ratioGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Impact on Business PerformanceValuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial Committee

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The reasons the company gives

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The purpose is to take the target company private, with the tender offeror as its sole shareholder, making the target company a wholly owned subsidiary of the tender offeror.

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