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M&A and Subsidiary Changes4577Daito Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.Pharmaceuticals

Execution of a Joint Venture Agreement and Share Transfer Agreement for the Transfer of Kyorin Pharmaceutical's Generic Drug Business to a Jointly Owned Company to Be Established by ダイト, Meiji Seika Pharma and Development Bank of Japan

Daito, Meiji Seika Pharma and DBJ will establish a jointly funded company, which will acquire all shares of キョーリン リメディオ, a consolidated subsidiary of KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. After transferring the factory business in advance and carving out the AG business, the parties will jointly operate the generic drug business.

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This transaction

Transaction
CounterpartyMeiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd., Development Bank of Japan Inc., KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Disclosing companyDaito Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
キョーリン リメディオ株式会社Voting rights ownership percentageNumber of shares acquired All issued shares of the target company following completion of the preliminary transaction (number of shares undetermined), representing 100.0% of voting rights

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Target company

Manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals, among other activities. The business to be transferred in this transaction is the business of the target company, including the business related to the target factory but excluding the AG business.

Location Kanazawa, Ishikawa PrefectureShare capital ¥100 millionDate of incorporation 15 October 1947
Consideration and expenses
Funding arrangementsDBJ will use the Supply Chain Resilience and Infrastructure Advancement Fund to provide risk capital to 株式会社医薬品共創機構 and invest through the subscription of preferred shares. Details of the funds to be used by Daito and Meiji Seika Pharma are Not disclosed.
Impact on Business Performance

The impact of this transaction on the Company’s consolidated results for the current fiscal year will be minor, and no revision to the consolidated earnings forecast for the current fiscal year will be made in connection with this transaction. The impact on medium- to long-term results will be disclosed separately.

Procedures and assumptions
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe share transfer will be completed after the preliminary transaction is carried out. 株式会社医薬品共創機構 is expected to assume the buyer’s position under the share transfer agreement promptly after its establishment.
Management structure after acquisitionThe representative director of 株式会社医薬品共創機構 is expected to be Tsuji Kazumi (辻和美). The ownership interests will be Daito 49.1%, Meiji Seika Pharma 36.0% and DBJ 14.9%. 株式会社医薬品共創機構 will be operated as an integrated entity with the functions of the joint venture parties and will assume the human capital of the target business.
This transaction
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Transaction nameTransaction
Counterparty nameMeiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd., Development Bank of Japan Inc., KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Name of the Subject Companyキョーリン リメディオ株式会社
Business Description of the Subject CompanyManufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals, among other activities. The business to be transferred in this transaction is the business of the target company, including the business related to the target factory but excluding the AG business.
Location of the Subject CompanyKanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥100 million
Date of Establishment of the Subject Company15 October 1947
Number of shares acquiredAll issued shares of the target company following completion of the preliminary transaction (number of shares undetermined), representing 100.0% of voting rights
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.: 100.0% → after 株式会社医薬品共創機構: 100.0%
Funding arrangementsDBJ will use the Supply Chain Resilience and Infrastructure Advancement Fund to provide risk capital to 株式会社医薬品共創機構 and invest through the subscription of preferred shares. Details of the funds to be used by Daito and Meiji Seika Pharma are Not disclosed.
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact of this transaction on the Company’s consolidated results for the current fiscal year will be minor, and no revision to the consolidated earnings forecast for the current fiscal year will be made in connection with this transaction. The impact on medium- to long-term results will be disclosed separately.
Date of board resolution30 September 2026
Contract Date30 September 2026
Execution Date / Effective DateEffective date of the preliminary transaction: 31 March 2027 (予定); completion date of the share transfer: 1 April 2027 (予定)
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe share transfer will be completed after the preliminary transaction is carried out. 株式会社医薬品共創機構 is expected to assume the buyer’s position under the share transfer agreement promptly after its establishment.
Management structure after acquisitionThe representative director of 株式会社医薬品共創機構 is expected to be Tsuji Kazumi (辻和美). The ownership interests will be Daito 49.1%, Meiji Seika Pharma 36.0% and DBJ 14.9%. 株式会社医薬品共創機構 will be operated as an integrated entity with the functions of the joint venture parties and will assume the human capital of the target business.
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Net Sales of the Subject CompanyOperating Profit of the Subject CompanyNet Income of the Subject CompanyNet Assets of the Subject CompanyAcquisition priceExpenses other than the acquisition priceType of ConsiderationMerger ratio/share exchange ratioTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Valuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial Committee

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To address supply uncertainties in the generic drug industry and structural inefficiencies arising from the production of many products in small volumes. The parties aim to establish a sustainable business foundation and a system for the stable supply of high-quality, low-cost pharmaceuticals by consolidating manufacturing facilities, integrating products, standardizing quality assurance, improving the efficiency of research and development, and securing stable supplies of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

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