Transition to a holding company structure and transformation into a comprehensive financial group

「Going forward, the Group will leverage the strengths of each Group subsidiary and, through coordinated activities, work toward becoming a comprehensive financial services group.」

「Going forward, the Group will leverage the strengths of each Group subsidiary and, through coordinated activities, work toward becoming a comprehensive financial services group.」

「As the importance of ライフデザインパートナーズ株式会社 and Japan Securities Co.,Ltd., formerly unconsolidated subsidiaries, increased, they have been included as consolidated subsidiaries from the first-quarter consolidated accounting period.」

「In connection with the transition to a holding company structure implemented on 1 October 2021, the Company changed its reportable segments from the single “Securities Business” segment used through the previous consolidated fiscal year to three reportable segments: “Securities Business,” “Asset Management Business” and “Investment Business.”」

「In October 2021, the Group changed the corporate name of its parent company to AIZAWA SECURITIES GROUP CO.,LTD. and launched a holding company structure centered on four businesses: securities, financial product intermediation, asset management and investment, adding financial product intermediation to the investment and asset management businesses previously operated as Group subsidiaries, alongside the securities business. The securities business is led by アイザワ証券株式会社, which was established to succeed to the securities business of the former 藍澤證券株式会社 when it became a holding company in October 2021. The financial product intermediation business is handled by ライフデザインパートナーズ株式会社, established in April 2021; the asset management business is handled by あいざわアセットマネジメント株式会社, which joined the Group in 2021; and the investment business has been consolidated into アイザワ・インベストメンツ株式会社, which succeeded to the investment operations of the former 藍澤證券株式会社. By having these four businesses complement one another and further diversifying and stabilizing its earnings structure, the Group aims to establish itself as a comprehensive financial group.」

「Based on resolutions of the Board of Directors held on 12 February 2021 and the General Meeting of Shareholders held on 25 June 2021, the Company carried out a company split with the Company as the splitting company effective 1 October 2021 and transitioned to a holding company structure. In connection with the company split, the Company changed its corporate name to AIZAWA SECURITIES GROUP CO.,LTD., and アイザワ証券分割準備株式会社 changed its corporate name to アイザワ証券株式会社, both effective on the same date.」

「The Company decided to divide the Group's businesses into four categories—securities, financial product intermediation, asset management and investment—and transition to a holding company structure with operating companies under the holding company, each centered on one of these businesses. At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 25 June 2021, a resolution approving the transition to a holding company structure was passed. Effective date of the absorption-type company split: 1 October 2021 (scheduled) Based on a resolution of the Board of Directors held on 25 June 2021, the Company completed payment in full on 1 July 2021 for the capital increase of its subsidiary アイザワ証券分割準備株式会社.」

「The Company decided to divide the Group's businesses into four categories—securities, financial product intermediation, asset management and investment—and transition to a holding company structure with operating companies under the holding company, each centered on one of these businesses.」