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Notice concerning changes to the terms and conditions of the tender offer by メディア株式会社 for Oricon Inc. (Securities Code: 4800)

The tender offer price was increased from ¥1,332 to ¥1,370 per share, while the number of shares to be purchased and the minimum tender condition were reduced, and the tender offer period was extended through 14 July 2026. In addition, in light of agreements with the legal heirs and the Hikari Tsushin Group, among others, not to tender their shares and to exercise their voting rights in a specified manner, the planned share consolidation after the tender offer and the treatment of remaining shareholders were also changed.

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This transaction

This tender offer
Counterparty (target company)Oricon Inc.
Disclosing companyOricon Inc.
Voting rights ownership percentage

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Consideration and expenses
Type of ConsiderationCash
Tender offer price¥1,370 per common share. Tender offer price for stock acquisition rights: Not disclosed
Minimum number of shares to be purchased1,074,300 shares (ownership percentage: 8.25%)
Tender offer periodFrom 29 May 2026 (Friday) through 14 July 2026 (Tuesday) (33 business days)
Procedures and assumptions
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionCompletion of this tender offer and approval of the proposal for this share consolidation at the target company’s extraordinary shareholders meeting. The disclosure states that the timing and method of implementation may change depending on amendments to and the enforcement of applicable laws and regulations, and interpretations by the relevant authorities.
Management structure after acquisitionThe policy is to take the target company private and make it a wholly owned subsidiary of the tender offeror. Following completion of the tender offer, an extraordinary shareholders meeting of the target company, this share consolidation and an amendment to the articles of incorporation to abolish the provision specifying the number of shares constituting one unit are planned. The corporate name, representative and treatment of employees are Not disclosed.
This transaction
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Transaction nameThis tender offer
Counterparty nameOricon Inc.
Name of the Subject CompanyOricon Inc.
Type of ConsiderationCash
Tender offer price¥1,370 per common share. Tender offer price for stock acquisition rights: Not disclosed
Minimum number of shares to be purchased1,074,300 shares (ownership percentage: 8.25%)
Tender offer periodFrom 29 May 2026 (Friday) through 14 July 2026 (Tuesday) (33 business days)
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore 63.10% (number of shares to be purchased) / 29.99% (minimum number of shares to be purchased) → after 43.64% (number of shares to be purchased) / 8.25% (minimum number of shares to be purchased)
Contract Date30 June 2026
Execution Date / Effective DateSettlement commencement date: 22 July 2026 (Wednesday). Effective date of the share consolidation: Not disclosed (an extraordinary shareholders meeting is scheduled for around September 2026)
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionCompletion of this tender offer and approval of the proposal for this share consolidation at the target company’s extraordinary shareholders meeting. The disclosure states that the timing and method of implementation may change depending on amendments to and the enforcement of applicable laws and regulations, and interpretations by the relevant authorities.
Management structure after acquisitionThe policy is to take the target company private and make it a wholly owned subsidiary of the tender offeror. Following completion of the tender offer, an extraordinary shareholders meeting of the target company, this share consolidation and an amendment to the articles of incorporation to abolish the provision specifying the number of shares constituting one unit are planned. The corporate name, representative and treatment of employees are Not disclosed.
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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 CompanyAcquisition priceExpenses other than the acquisition priceMerger ratio/share exchange ratioNumber of shares acquiredFunding arrangementsGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Impact on Business PerformanceDate of board resolutionValuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial Committee

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To increase the likelihood that the tender offer would be successfully completed, a written undertaking concerning the non-tendering of shares and the exercise of voting rights was received from the legal heirs of Koike Naoko (小池 尚子), and agreements were entered into with the Hikari Tsushin Group and others concerning the non-tendering of shares, the exercise of voting rights, this in-kind distribution and the target company’s acquisition of treasury shares.

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