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M&A and Subsidiary Changes5867ES NETWORKS CO.,LTD.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Concerning Changes in Subsidiaries and Launch of a New Business

The Company will acquire 59% of the issued shares of 株式会社サンワロジ and make it a subsidiary. As a result, the Company will launch a logistics business and plans to acquire the remaining 41% in stages, subject to the applicable conditions.

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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
223
¥ million (approximately, comprising ¥185 million for the first-stage share acquisition and ¥38 million in advisory fees)
Wording
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This transaction

Acquisition of shares in サンワロジ
CounterpartyAs the seller is an individual, the name is not disclosed.
Disclosing companyES NETWORKS CO.,LTD.
株式会社サンワロジVoting rights ownership percentageNumber of shares acquired 177 shares (177 voting rights)

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Target company

Light motor vehicle freight transportation business; Type 1 freight forwarding business

Location Hirano Ward, Osaka City, Osaka PrefectureShare capital ¥3 millionDate of incorporation 4 September 2024
Net Sales¥279 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Operating profit¥1 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Net income for the current fiscal year¥1 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Net assets¥4 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition price¥185 million for common shares. The consideration for the remaining 41% is expected to be up to ¥131 million upon satisfaction of the conditions, and no consideration may arise if the conditions are not satisfied.
Expenses other than the acquisition price¥38 million in advisory fees and other expenses (approximately)
Type of ConsiderationCash (funded with internal resources)
Funding arrangementsInternal funds
Impact on Business Performance

The impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending December 2026 is currently expected to be immaterial.

Procedures and assumptions
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe remaining 41% of the shares will be acquired in stages during a specified period after closing, depending on whether the predetermined conditions are satisfied. No consideration may arise if the conditions are not satisfied.
Management structure after acquisition株式会社サンワロジ will become a subsidiary, and the logistics business is planned to be conducted through that subsidiary. Details regarding any change in corporate name, the representative, and the treatment of employees are not disclosed.
This transaction
ItemDetails
Transaction nameAcquisition of shares in サンワロジ
Counterparty nameAs the seller is an individual, the name is not disclosed.
Name of the Subject Company株式会社サンワロジ
Business Description of the Subject CompanyLight motor vehicle freight transportation business; Type 1 freight forwarding business
Location of the Subject CompanyHirano Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥3 million
Date of Establishment of the Subject Company4 September 2024
Net Sales of the Subject Company¥279 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Operating Profit of the Subject Company¥1 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Net Income of the Subject Company¥1 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Net Assets of the Subject Company¥4 million (fiscal year ended August 2025)
Acquisition price¥185 million for common shares. The consideration for the remaining 41% is expected to be up to ¥131 million upon satisfaction of the conditions, and no consideration may arise if the conditions are not satisfied.
Expenses other than the acquisition price¥38 million in advisory fees and other expenses (approximately)
Type of ConsiderationCash (funded with internal resources)
Number of shares acquired177 shares (177 voting rights)
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore 0% → after 59%
Funding arrangementsInternal funds
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending December 2026 is currently expected to be immaterial.
Date of board resolution6 April 2026
Contract Date6 April 2026
Execution Date / Effective Date24 April 2026 (scheduled)
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionThe remaining 41% of the shares will be acquired in stages during a specified period after closing, depending on whether the predetermined conditions are satisfied. No consideration may arise if the conditions are not satisfied.
Management structure after acquisition株式会社サンワロジ will become a subsidiary, and the logistics business is planned to be conducted through that subsidiary. Details regarding any change in corporate name, the representative, and the treatment of employees are not disclosed.
Items this document does not state (9)
Merger 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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The reasons the company gives

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

To enter the logistics business as a new growth driver combining investment with the deployment of management personnel. Together with サンワロジ, the Company aims to operate shippers and trucks as an n-to-n network rather than on a one-to-one basis, thereby improving load factors and utilization rates, enhancing the sustainability of the logistics industry, and increasing the Company's group's medium- to long-term corporate value.

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