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Notice of the Execution of a Memorandum of Basic Agreement on a Comprehensive Business Alliance to Establish a New Collaborative Framework between Yamagata Bank and Daiwa Securities

The Yamagata Bank, Ltd. and Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. executed a basic agreement for a comprehensive business alliance to enhance asset formation and asset management services for customers, primarily in Yamagata Prefecture. The alliance is expected to include the integration of securities accounts, the outsourcing of financial instrument intermediary services, and the secondment of personnel.

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Agreements reached under this partnership

Business alliance
8344The Yamagata Bank,Ltd.
Alliance partnerDaiwa Securities Co., Ltd.
Details of the alliance
  1. 1

    Daiwa Securities will take over the accounts related to The Yamagata Bank's over-the-counter sales of public bonds and investment trusts. The transfer is expected to be carried out through an absorption-type company split. Details will be disclosed once finalized.

  2. 2

    In addition to the accounts described above, Daiwa Securities will integrate and manage the accounts of its Yamagata Branch, excluding certain accounts of listed companies, financial corporations and other entities.

  3. 3

    For the accounts after the integration described in “(1) Integration of Customers' Securities Accounts” above, Daiwa Securities will outsource to The Yamagata Bank services including financial instrument intermediary services for stocks, bonds, investment trusts and foreign exchange transactions, as well as services related to the intermediation of contracts for discretionary investment management, including fund wraps.

  4. 4

    The Yamagata Bank will establish a new organization within the bank to conduct financial instrument intermediary and related services. It will closely coordinate this new organization with the bank's existing organizations and establish a framework to effectively perform the services outsourced by Daiwa Securities described above. The bank will provide customers with proposals concerning asset formation and asset management, solicit and sell financial instruments and other products, provide after-sales support, and conduct internal management and related activities.

  5. 5

    Daiwa Securities will second employees and others to The Yamagata Bank. These employees will work alongside The Yamagata Bank's employees on services related to the outsourced services described in “(2) Outsourcing of Financial Instrument Intermediary and Related Services from Daiwa Securities to The Yamagata Bank” above.

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Capital and personnel relationships

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Dispatch of directors and officersDaiwa Securities will second employees and others to The Yamagata Bank. The secondment of directors and audit & supervisory board members: not disclosed.
About the partner
Business DescriptionFinancial instrument business, including the purchase and sale of securities and other instruments, intermediation, brokerage or agency for the purchase and sale of securities and other instruments, and underwriting of securities, together with related businesses
LocationChiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Share capital¥100 billion
Net Sales¥547,621 million (fiscal year ended March 2026, operating revenues)
Impact on Business Performance

At present, we believe that this alliance will have a minor impact on the consolidated results of The Yamagata Bank and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. If it becomes clear that the alliance will have a material impact, we will disclose this promptly.

Date of board resolution1 October 2026Contract Date1 October 2026Alliance start dateDuring 2028 (予定)
Agreements reached under this partnership
ItemDetails
Name of alliance partnerDaiwa Securities Co., Ltd.
Alliance partner's business activitiesFinancial instrument business, including the purchase and sale of securities and other instruments, intermediation, brokerage or agency for the purchase and sale of securities and other instruments, and underwriting of securities, together with related businesses
Alliance partner's locationChiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Alliance partner's capital¥100 billion
Alliance partner's net sales¥547,621 million (fiscal year ended March 2026, operating revenues)
Type of allianceBusiness alliance
Details of the allianceDaiwa Securities will take over the accounts related to The Yamagata Bank's over-the-counter sales of public bonds and investment trusts. The transfer is expected to be carried out through an absorption-type company split. Details will be disclosed once finalized., In addition to the accounts described above, Daiwa Securities will integrate and manage the accounts of its Yamagata Branch, excluding certain accounts of listed companies, financial corporations and other entities., For the accounts after the integration described in “(1) Integration of Customers' Securities Accounts” above, Daiwa Securities will outsource to The Yamagata Bank services including financial instrument intermediary services for stocks, bonds, investment trusts and foreign exchange transactions, as well as services related to the intermediation of contracts for discretionary investment management, including fund wraps., The Yamagata Bank will establish a new organization within the bank to conduct financial instrument intermediary and related services. It will closely coordinate this new organization with the bank's existing organizations and establish a framework to effectively perform the services outsourced by Daiwa Securities described above. The bank will provide customers with proposals concerning asset formation and asset management, solicit and sell financial instruments and other products, provide after-sales support, and conduct internal management and related activities., Daiwa Securities will second employees and others to The Yamagata Bank. These employees will work alongside The Yamagata Bank's employees on services related to the outsourced services described in “(2) Outsourcing of Financial Instrument Intermediary and Related Services from Daiwa Securities to The Yamagata Bank” above.
Dispatch of directors and officersDaiwa Securities will second employees and others to The Yamagata Bank. The secondment of directors and audit & supervisory board members: not disclosed.
Date of board resolution1 October 2026
Contract Date1 October 2026
Alliance start dateDuring 2028 (予定)
Impact on Business PerformanceAt present, we believe that this alliance will have a minor impact on the consolidated results of The Yamagata Bank and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. If it becomes clear that the alliance will have a material impact, we will disclose this promptly.
Items this document does not state (11)
Alliance partner's operating incomeNumber of shares acquiredAcquisition priceShareholding ratioOverview of the joint ventureOwnership ratioContract PeriodNumerical targets under the allianceShareholding PolicyShare Acquisition Date and Payment DateChange in major shareholders

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The reasons the company gives

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To combine Daiwa Securities' knowledge, experience and platform in the securities business with The Yamagata Bank's close understanding of its local customers and consultation framework, thereby providing a broader range of products and services and more sophisticated consulting.

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