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Notice of Execution of Joint Venture Agreement with Freedom Holding Corp. for a Financial Joint Venture

The Company and Freedom Holding Corp. have formally executed a joint venture agreement to consider entering the financial business in Japan using FinTech. FRHC will subscribe to a third-party allotment of shares in the joint venture company, and following the capital increase, the expected ownership interests will be 90% for FRHC and 10% for the Company.

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Agreements reached under this partnership

Joint venture
7602Ledax Co.,Ltd.
Alliance partnerFreedom Holding Corp.
Details of the alliance
  1. 1

    Market research, analysis and consulting related to financial businesses using cutting-edge FinTech

  2. 2

    Market research and regulatory engagement in preparation for entering the banking business

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90.00%Our ownership stake in the partner’s shares
Shareholding ratio FRHC 90%; the Company 10%
Ownership ratioFRHC 90%; the Company 10%
Overview of the joint venture株式会社 Freedom Japan. Location: 2F, Shin-Kioicho Building, 4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Business activities: market research, analysis and consulting related to financial businesses using cutting-edge FinTech, and market research and regulatory engagement in preparation for entering the banking business. Capital: ¥100,000,000 (following completion of the capital increase). Ownership interests: FRHC 90%; the Company 10%.
Dispatch of directors and officersThe joint venture company will accept directors Masayuki Kabata (加畑雅之) and Yuta Watanabe (渡邊雄太), and Audit & Supervisory Board Member Toki Nagakura (長倉統己), from the Company. It will also have Representative Director Timur Turlov, Director Tamerlan Rakhimov, and a director nominated by FRHC.
About the partner
Business DescriptionA diversified financial services company engaged in brokerage services, securities trading, investment research and advisory services, investment banking and underwriting, mortgage lending, insurance, and numerous other services.
LocationNew York City, New York, USA
Net SalesUS$2,051 million (fiscal year ended March 2025)
Operating profitUS$113 million (fiscal year ended March 2025)
Impact on Business Performance

The Company expects the impact of this matter on consolidated results for the current fiscal year to be immaterial.

Contract Date31 March 2026Alliance start date31 March 2026 (the date the joint venture agreement was formally executed)Share Acquisition Date and Payment DateWithin 90 days of the establishment of the company and the opening of its bank account (specific date Not disclosed)
Agreements reached under this partnership
ItemDetails
Name of alliance partnerFreedom Holding Corp.
Alliance partner's business activitiesA diversified financial services company engaged in brokerage services, securities trading, investment research and advisory services, investment banking and underwriting, mortgage lending, insurance, and numerous other services.
Alliance partner's locationNew York City, New York, USA
Alliance partner's net salesUS$2,051 million (fiscal year ended March 2025)
Alliance partner's operating incomeUS$113 million (fiscal year ended March 2025)
Type of allianceJoint venture
Details of the allianceMarket research, analysis and consulting related to financial businesses using cutting-edge FinTech, Market research and regulatory engagement in preparation for entering the banking business
Shareholding ratioNot disclosed → FRHC 90%; the Company 10%
Overview of the joint venture株式会社 Freedom Japan. Location: 2F, Shin-Kioicho Building, 4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Business activities: market research, analysis and consulting related to financial businesses using cutting-edge FinTech, and market research and regulatory engagement in preparation for entering the banking business. Capital: ¥100,000,000 (following completion of the capital increase). Ownership interests: FRHC 90%; the Company 10%.
Ownership ratioFRHC 90%; the Company 10%
Dispatch of directors and officersThe joint venture company will accept directors Masayuki Kabata (加畑雅之) and Yuta Watanabe (渡邊雄太), and Audit & Supervisory Board Member Toki Nagakura (長倉統己), from the Company. It will also have Representative Director Timur Turlov, Director Tamerlan Rakhimov, and a director nominated by FRHC.
Contract Date31 March 2026
Alliance start date31 March 2026 (the date the joint venture agreement was formally executed)
Share Acquisition Date and Payment DateWithin 90 days of the establishment of the company and the opening of its bank account (specific date Not disclosed)
Impact on Business PerformanceThe Company expects the impact of this matter on consolidated results for the current fiscal year to be immaterial.
Items this document does not state (8)
Alliance partner's capitalNumber of shares acquiredAcquisition priceContract PeriodNumerical targets under the allianceShareholding PolicyDate of board resolutionChange in major shareholders

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To conduct market research and prepare to obtain the necessary licenses and approvals for developing financial businesses in Japan, including banking and digital banking, using FinTech.

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