Regulatory approval, scheduling changes and termination risks associated with the business integration with NSK Ltd.

「Subject to obtaining the necessary approvals and other authorizations from the relevant authorities, we plan to carry out the business integration by establishing, through a joint share transfer, a joint holding company that will be the wholly owning parent company of both companies, making both companies wholly owned subsidiaries of the joint holding company. The above is the current plan and may change following future discussions between the two companies.」