This transaction
This share transferThe voting-rights ratio is the share of the votes exercisable at a shareholders’ meeting that will be held after this transaction.
Content production business (Webtoon and manga)
The Company expects to recognize extraordinary income in its consolidated and non-consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending September 2026. Any revision to its full-year earnings forecast will be disclosed separately.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Transaction name | This share transfer |
| Counterparty name | 株式会社めちゃコミック |
| Name of the Subject Company | 株式会社 WithLinks |
| Business Description of the Subject Company | Content production business (Webtoon and manga) |
| Location of the Subject Company | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Capital Stock of the Subject Company | ¥15 million |
| Date of Establishment of the Subject Company | 10 June 2022 |
| Net Sales of the Subject Company | ¥53 million (fiscal year ended September 2025) |
| Operating Profit of the Subject Company | Operating loss of ¥12 million (fiscal year ended September 2025) |
| Net Income of the Subject Company | Net loss of ¥13 million (fiscal year ended September 2025) |
| Net Assets of the Subject Company | Negative net assets of ¥21 million (fiscal year ended September 2025) |
| Acquisition price | Not disclosed due to confidentiality obligations between the parties. |
| Number of shares acquired | 500 shares (90.9% voting rights ownership) |
| Voting rights ownership percentage | Before 90.9% → after 0.0% |
| Amount of extraordinary income (loss) | The Company expects to recognize a ¥91 million gain on the sale of shares in an affiliated company and an ¥8 million reversal of the allowance for doubtful accounts related to loans to WithLinks as extraordinary income in its consolidated and non-consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending September 2026. |
| Impact on Business Performance | The Company expects to recognize extraordinary income in its consolidated and non-consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending September 2026. Any revision to its full-year earnings forecast will be disclosed separately. |
| Date of board resolution | 25 August 2026 |
| Contract Date | 25 August 2026 |
| Execution Date / Effective Date | 30 September 2026 (予定) |
| Management structure after acquisition | The business will be operated under 株式会社めちゃコミック. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Following a review of its business portfolio aimed at optimizing the management resources of the Group as a whole and achieving further growth in each business, the Company determined that operating WithLinks under 株式会社めちゃコミック, its principal sales partner, would be highly effective in enabling WithLinks to achieve further growth and maximizing the value of both companies' businesses.