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M&A and Subsidiary Changes4689LY CorporationInformation and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding the Absorption-Type Merger of LINEヘルスケア株式会社, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (Simplified Merger and Short-Form Merger)

LY Corporation will absorb LINE Healthcare Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary, which will be dissolved as a result. No shares, cash or other consideration will be allocated, and the effective date is scheduled for 1 September 2026.

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This transaction

This absorption merger
Counterparty (target company)LINE Healthcare Corporation
Disclosing companyLY Corporation
Subject of this transactionVoting rights ownership percentage Before 100% → after Not applicable (LINE Healthcare Corporation will be dissolved)
TimelineThe spacing between the points is proportional to the actual number of days.
Target company

Internet-based medical and healthcare-related businesses, among others

Location Chiyoda-ku, TokyoShare capital ¥100 millionDate of incorporation 4 January 2019
Net Sales¥0.2 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Operating profitNet loss of ¥38 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Net income for the current fiscal yearNet loss of ¥38 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Net assetsNet assets of negative ¥1,130 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition priceNone (no shares, cash or other consideration will be allocated)
Type of ConsiderationNo consideration (no shares or other monetary consideration allocated)
Impact on Business Performance

The impact on the Company's consolidated results will be immaterial. The Company expects the merger to reduce its tax burden in the current fiscal year.

Procedures and assumptions
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe merger will be carried out without obtaining approval of the merger agreement by a shareholders meeting (simplified merger and short-form merger).
Management structure after acquisitionLINE Healthcare Corporation will be dissolved. The merger will not result in any changes to the Company's name, location, titles or names of its representative officers, business activities, capital or fiscal year-end.
This transaction
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Transaction nameThis absorption merger
Counterparty nameLINE Healthcare Corporation
Name of the Subject CompanyLINE Healthcare Corporation
Business Description of the Subject CompanyInternet-based medical and healthcare-related businesses, among others
Location of the Subject CompanyChiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥100 million
Date of Establishment of the Subject Company4 January 2019
Net Sales of the Subject Company¥0.2 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Operating Profit of the Subject CompanyNet loss of ¥38 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Net Income of the Subject CompanyNet loss of ¥38 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Net Assets of the Subject CompanyNet assets of negative ¥1,130 million (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Acquisition priceNone (no shares, cash or other consideration will be allocated)
Type of ConsiderationNo consideration (no shares or other monetary consideration allocated)
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore 100% → after Not applicable (LINE Healthcare Corporation will be dissolved)
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact on the Company's consolidated results will be immaterial. The Company expects the merger to reduce its tax burden in the current fiscal year.
Date of board resolution1 July 2026
Contract Date1 July 2026 (scheduled)
Execution Date / Effective Date1 September 2026 (scheduled)
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe merger will be carried out without obtaining approval of the merger agreement by a shareholders meeting (simplified merger and short-form merger).
Management structure after acquisitionLINE Healthcare Corporation will be dissolved. The merger will not result in any changes to the Company's name, location, titles or names of its representative officers, business activities, capital or fiscal year-end.
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Expenses other than the acquisition priceMerger ratio/share exchange ratioTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodNumber of shares acquiredFunding arrangementsGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Valuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial Committee

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The reasons the company gives

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To consolidate overlapping business areas and promote the selective allocation and concentration of management resources in core businesses with a view to expanding group synergies. The merger will also streamline the group's management structure following the termination of the online medical consultation service.

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