Regarding Certain Media Reports
ITOCHU Corporation (the filing company)
Shares of DENTSU SOKEN INC. (reported to be the subject of the tender offer)
The publication of the report by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun
The company will hold a Board of Directors meeting today and, if it makes a decision, will disclose it promptly.
If the company makes a decision, it will disclose it promptly.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | Regarding Certain Media Reports |
| Date of occurrence | 27 August 2026 (the date of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun report, referred to as “yesterday” in the body of the disclosure) |
| Subject Entity | ITOCHU Corporation (the filing company) |
| Target Locations / Products | Shares of DENTSU SOKEN INC. (reported to be the subject of the tender offer) |
| Cause | The publication of the report by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
| Outlook | The company will hold a Board of Directors meeting today and, if it makes a decision, will disclose it promptly. |
| Planned follow-up disclosure | If the company makes a decision, it will disclose it promptly. |
Items this document does not state (18)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because the Nihon Keizai Shimbun published a report concerning the tender offer. The company has not stated any other reason.