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M&A and Subsidiary Changes7374Interworks Confidence Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding the Acquisition of Shares in 株式会社flaggs (Making It a Consolidated Subsidiary)

The Company has decided to acquire 34,168 shares of 株式会社flaggs and make it a consolidated subsidiary, with a 70.0% voting rights ownership ratio. The Company aims to create synergies with its human resources network by incorporating flaggs’ game development and operations expertise and its ability to use generative AI.

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Direction
Mixed performance
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Scale
15
Less than 15% (acquisition price as a percentage of the Company’s consolidated and non-consolidated net assets as of the end of March 2026)
Wording
Conditional
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This transaction

Acquisition of shares (making the company a consolidated subsidiary)
CounterpartyYoshie Naoto (吉江 直人)
Disclosing companyInterworks Confidence Inc.
株式会社flaggsVoting rights ownership percentageNumber of shares acquired 34,168 shares (34,168 voting rights)

The voting-rights ratio is the share of the votes exercisable at a shareholders’ meeting that will be held after this transaction.The percentage before the change is not stated in this document.

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Target company

Game planning, development and operations

Location Shinagawa Ward, TokyoShare capital ¥100 millionDate of incorporation March 2015
Net Sales¥290.656 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Operating profitOperating loss of ¥107.044 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Net income for the current fiscal yearNet loss of ¥86.589 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Net assetsNegative net assets of ¥396.739 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition priceNot disclosed due to a confidentiality agreement with the counterparty
Type of ConsiderationCash
Funding arrangementsThe Company plans to fund the entire amount with internal funds
Impact on Business Performance

The impact of this share acquisition on the Company’s consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is expected to be immaterial.

Procedures and assumptions
Valuation methodologyShare valuation (DCF method, net asset method and other methods)
Management structure after acquisitionFollowing the share acquisition, the Company plans to appoint 2 of its representatives as directors of 株式会社flaggs. Changes to the corporate name and employee treatment are not disclosed
This transaction
ItemDetails
Transaction nameAcquisition of shares (making the company a consolidated subsidiary)
Counterparty nameYoshie Naoto (吉江 直人)
Name of the Subject Company株式会社flaggs
Business Description of the Subject CompanyGame planning, development and operations
Location of the Subject CompanyShinagawa Ward, Tokyo
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥100 million
Date of Establishment of the Subject CompanyMarch 2015
Net Sales of the Subject Company¥290.656 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Operating Profit of the Subject CompanyOperating loss of ¥107.044 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Net Income of the Subject CompanyNet loss of ¥86.589 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Net Assets of the Subject CompanyNegative net assets of ¥396.739 million (fiscal year ended September 2025)
Acquisition priceNot disclosed due to a confidentiality agreement with the counterparty
Type of ConsiderationCash
Number of shares acquired34,168 shares (34,168 voting rights)
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore -% → after 70.0%
Funding arrangementsThe Company plans to fund the entire amount with internal funds
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact of this share acquisition on the Company’s consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is expected to be immaterial.
Date of board resolution30 September 2026
Contract Date30 September 2026
Execution Date / Effective Date1 October 2026 (予定)
Valuation methodologyShare valuation (DCF method, net asset method and other methods)
Management structure after acquisitionFollowing the share acquisition, the Company plans to appoint 2 of its representatives as directors of 株式会社flaggs. Changes to the corporate name and employee treatment are not disclosed
Items this document does not state (10)
Expenses other than the acquisition priceMerger ratio/share exchange ratioTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Independent valuation institutionSpecial CommitteeConditions Precedent to Execution

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The reasons the company gives

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

flaggs holds patented technologies related to game applications and has its own game development and operations platform, as well as established a content production method that uses generative AI to reduce development costs. The Company aims to expand flaggs’ development structure and business by providing its customer and human resources networks, leading to future collaboration in game development and improved employee retention and recruiting capabilities.

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