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M&A and Subsidiary Changes4839WOWOW INC.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Update on the Capital and Business Alliance Involving WOWOW’s Establishment of a Preparatory Company and the Conversion of NTT DOCOMO’s Video Content Distribution Business, “Lemino,” into a Joint Venture through an Absorption-Type Company Split

WOWOW has completed the establishment of the preparatory company. Meanwhile, the timing for entering into the absorption-type company split agreement to transfer NTT DOCOMO's "Lemino" business to the new company has changed from July 2026 to August 2026, as the procedures have taken longer than expected.

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This transaction

This capital and business alliance
CounterpartyNTT DOCOMO, INC.
Disclosing companyWOWOW INC.
WOWOW共同事業準備株式会社Voting rights ownership percentage

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Target company

Entertainment video content distribution business

Location Minato-ku, TokyoShare capital ¥100Date of incorporation 17 June 2026
Consideration and expenses
Type of ConsiderationShares (common shares of the new company)
Impact on Business Performance

The impact on the Company's consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is currently under review.

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Management structure after acquisitionEmployees of our company will concurrently serve as officers of the new company. The representative of the new company will be Representative Director Suzuki Satoshi (鈴木聡).
This transaction
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Transaction nameThis capital and business alliance
Counterparty nameNTT DOCOMO, INC.
Name of the Subject CompanyWOWOW共同事業準備株式会社
Business Description of the Subject CompanyEntertainment video content distribution business
Location of the Subject CompanyMinato-ku, Tokyo
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥100
Date of Establishment of the Subject Company17 June 2026
Type of ConsiderationShares (common shares of the new company)
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore 100% → after 51%
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact on the Company's consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is currently under review.
Contract Date15 June 2026 (joint venture agreement, share transfer agreement and underwriting agreement)
Execution Date / Effective Date1 October 2026 (予定)
Management structure after acquisitionEmployees of our company will concurrently serve as officers of the new company. The representative of the new company will be Representative Director Suzuki Satoshi (鈴木聡).
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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 priceMerger ratio/share exchange ratioTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodNumber of shares acquiredFunding arrangementsGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Date of board resolutionValuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial CommitteeConditions Precedent to Execution

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The procedures for the company split have taken longer than expected.

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Update on the Capital and Business Alliance Involving WOWOW’s Establishment of a Preparatory Company and the Conversion of NTT DOCOMO’s Video Content Distribution Business, “Lemino,” into a Joint Venture through an Absorption-Type Company Split | WOWOW INC. (4839) timely disclosure | Komori