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Share Issuance and Disposal4755Rakuten Group,Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Grant of Stock Options (Share Acquisition Rights) to Directors of the Company and Employees of the Company's Subsidiaries

Rakuten Group resolved to issue 151,498 share subscription rights to 5 directors of the Company and 6,168 employees of its subsidiaries for compensation and talent retention purposes. Each share subscription right entitles the holder to acquire 100 common shares, representing a total of 15,149,800 shares.

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Details of issuance or disposal

Issuance of stock acquisition rights as stock options

発行・処分する株式数15,149,800Shares

15,149,800 common shares of the Company

Intended allottee
Category Directors of the company / Number of Employees 5 / Number of stock acquisition rights 498, Category Employees of the company's subsidiaries / Number of Employees 6,168 / Number of stock acquisition rights 151,000
No cash payment is required in exchange for the share subscription rights. The exercise price is ¥1 per share subscription right.
Amount of funds to be raised

Payment for the share subscription rights: ¥0. Estimated net proceeds: Not disclosed

Terms of the stock acquisition rights
Exercise price
¥1 per share subscription right. Fixed, with no adjustment provisions.
Exercise period
Start Date 1 May 2027 / End date 1 May 2036 (or the preceding business day if the final day is a company holiday)
Number of Stock Acquisition Rights
Total number issued 151,498 / Unexercised balance Not disclosed
Reason for acquisition without consideration
The Company may acquire the share subscription rights without consideration if a merger agreement or similar transaction under which the Company will cease to exist as the absorbed company is approved at a shareholders meeting, or if a holder loses the prescribed position as an officer or employee before exercising the rights.
Conditions on transfer restrictions

Restricted stock is stock awarded as compensation that cannot be sold during a specified period, with the restrictions lifted once the applicable conditions are met.

Transfer restriction period
The rights become exercisable in stages from the first anniversary of the issuance date, and all rights become exercisable from the fourth anniversary of the issuance date. The exercise period runs from the first anniversary of the issuance date through the tenth anniversary of the issuance date.
Conditions for lifting transfer restrictions
15% becomes exercisable from the first anniversary of the issuance date, 35% from the second anniversary, 65% from the third anniversary, and all rights from the fourth anniversary. At the time of exercise, the holder must hold a position as a director, executive officer, corporate auditor or employee of the Company, one of its subsidiaries or an affiliate. Exceptions apply where an application is made at retirement or special approval is granted by the Board of Directors.
Categories and Number of Persons Covered
5 directors of the Company, 498 rights; 6,168 employees of the Company's subsidiaries, 151,000 rights
Intended allottee's holding policy
Acquisition of the share subscription rights by transfer requires the approval of the Company's Board of Directors. Pledging the share subscription rights or otherwise disposing of them is not permitted.
Payment date
Not applicable (no cash payment is required in exchange for the share subscription rights)
Basis for determining the amount to be paid
As the share subscription rights are granted as consideration for the performance of duties through a fair issuance, no cash payment is required in exchange for them. The exercise price is ¥1 per share subscription right.
Procedures under the Corporate Code of Conduct
The issuance was approved by the Company's Board of Directors. Not disclosed whether an opinion was obtained from an independent third party or shareholders' intentions were confirmed.
Details of issuance or disposal
ItemDetails
Type of issuance or disposalIssuance of stock acquisition rights as stock options
Number of shares to be issued or disposed of15,149,800 common shares of the Company
Issue price and disposal priceNo cash payment is required in exchange for the share subscription rights. The exercise price is ¥1 per share subscription right.
Amount of funds to be raisedPayment for the share subscription rights: ¥0. Estimated net proceeds: Not disclosed
Payment dateNot applicable (no cash payment is required in exchange for the share subscription rights)
Intended allotteeCategory Directors of the company / Number of Employees 5 / Number of stock acquisition rights 498, Category Employees of the company's subsidiaries / Number of Employees 6,168 / Number of stock acquisition rights 151,000
Intended allottee's holding policyAcquisition of the share subscription rights by transfer requires the approval of the Company's Board of Directors. Pledging the share subscription rights or otherwise disposing of them is not permitted.
Basis for determining the amount to be paidAs the share subscription rights are granted as consideration for the performance of duties through a fair issuance, no cash payment is required in exchange for them. The exercise price is ¥1 per share subscription right.
Exercise price¥1 per share subscription right. Fixed, with no adjustment provisions.
Exercise periodStart Date 1 May 2027 / End date 1 May 2036 (or the preceding business day if the final day is a company holiday)
Number of Stock Acquisition RightsTotal number issued 151,498 / Unexercised balance Not disclosed
Transfer restriction periodThe rights become exercisable in stages from the first anniversary of the issuance date, and all rights become exercisable from the fourth anniversary of the issuance date. The exercise period runs from the first anniversary of the issuance date through the tenth anniversary of the issuance date.
Conditions for lifting transfer restrictions15% becomes exercisable from the first anniversary of the issuance date, 35% from the second anniversary, 65% from the third anniversary, and all rights from the fourth anniversary. At the time of exercise, the holder must hold a position as a director, executive officer, corporate auditor or employee of the Company, one of its subsidiaries or an affiliate. Exceptions apply where an application is made at retirement or special approval is granted by the Board of Directors.
Reason for acquisition without considerationThe Company may acquire the share subscription rights without consideration if a merger agreement or similar transaction under which the Company will cease to exist as the absorbed company is approved at a shareholders meeting, or if a holder loses the prescribed position as an officer or employee before exercising the rights.
Categories and Number of Persons Covered5 directors of the Company, 498 rights; 6,168 employees of the Company's subsidiaries, 151,000 rights
Procedures under the Corporate Code of ConductThe issuance was approved by the Company's Board of Directors. Not disclosed whether an opinion was obtained from an independent third party or shareholders' intentions were confirmed.
Items this document does not state (12)
Total issue valueEstimated issuance expensesSpecific use of fundsDilution RateTotal number of issued sharesTotal Stock-Based CompensationUnderwriter / lead underwriterOverallotmentStock Split RatioMost recent equity financingMajor shareholders after the offeringImpact on Business Performance

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To align officers and employees with shareholders by sharing the benefits and disadvantages arising from increases and decreases in the share price, thereby enhancing their motivation to contribute to improved performance and a higher share price. The Company also aims to attract and retain talented personnel, retain existing personnel, and enhance corporate and shareholder value through a phased exercise period.

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