Participation in the Hokkaido Ballpark Business and Naming Rights for ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO

「The condominium Le Jade Hokkaido Kitahiroshima, under development as part of the Station West Exit Area Revitalization Project being undertaken through a public-private partnership in front of JR Kitahiroshima Station in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, sold out under contracts for all units during the interim period (handover scheduled for November 2026; total of 197 units). The station is an access hub for Es Con Field HOKKAIDO, home of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and the Company is promoting community development around the station as a partner company of Kitahiroshima City.」

「In the southeastern part of F Village, the rental residence for active seniors, Masters Velas Hokkaido Ballpark, which includes a medical mall, began accepting residents in June 2024. In addition, the Company acquired development land directly opposite the outfield side of the stadium across a walkway and is developing a branded hotel of the Banyan Group, a leading independent hospitality group based in Singapore, for an opening in 2027.」

「In November 2023, we acquired development land across a walkway from the outfield stands of the new stadium for the purpose of developing a luxury hotel. We plan to develop a hotel that makes maximum use of the site's location to capture demand from visitors to F Village and tourists visiting Hokkaido.」

「Of this development project, the commercial facilities and hotel will comprise a 14-story building above ground, and the commercial facilities occupying the first through third floors have been named "tonarie Kitahiroshima." "tonarie Kitahiroshima" is scheduled to open in March 2025,」

「Following the acquisition of part of the development land in November 2021, the Company acquired an additional portion in March 2023 and is developing a station plaza in front of Kitahiroshima Station, a mixed-use exchange facility comprising commercial facilities and a hotel, multi-level indoor and outdoor plazas and parks, and a residential exchange facility. Commercial facilities and other components of the development are targeted to open in fiscal 2024, and development in front of the station is progressing steadily.」

「In March 2023, the new stadium of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO (エスコンフィールドHOKKAIDO), built in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, and covered by the Company's naming-rights agreement, opened. The Company is participating in the community development vision for Hokkaido Ballpark F Village, centered on the new stadium, with a total development area of approximately 36.7 ha. Le Jade Hokkaido Ballpark, a 118-unit condominium project developed approximately 80 m from the new stadium, sold out to strong demand.」

「The project is located approximately 80 m in a straight line from the outfield stands of the new stadium, in a scarce location near the stadium where residents can enjoy Hokkaido's rich natural environment. It has attracted strong interest from within and outside Hokkaido, with more than 700 visits to the condominium gallery, both the first and second phases fully subscribed on the day applications opened, and 108 of the 118 units under contract.」

「The project is located approximately 80 m in a straight line from the outfield stands of the new stadium, in a scarce location near the stadium where residents can enjoy Hokkaido's rich natural environment. It has attracted strong interest from within and outside Hokkaido, with more than 700 visits to the condominium gallery, both the first and second phases fully subscribed on the day applications opened, and 108 of the 118 units under contract.」

「In February 2022, sales began for the new condominium project Le Jade Hokkaido Ballpark as the first project under the community development vision for F Village.」

「In August 2021, as part of the community development vision for F Village, the Company publicly unveiled its first new condominium project in Hokkaido, Le Jade Hokkaido Ballpark, in a scarce location near the new stadium where residents can enjoy Hokkaido's rich natural environment.」

「In June 2021, the Company acquired development land for a condominium project located in part of F Village, centered on the new stadium ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO (エスコンフィールド HOKKAIDO).」

「The Company signed a partnership agreement with Kitahiroshima City on 30 March 2021 for the Station West Exit Area Revitalization Project around JR Kitahiroshima Station in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido.」

「The area around the stadium is an important site planned as a comprehensive sports park by Kitahiroshima City and has become a large-scale development area known as Hokkaido Ballpark F Village, with a total development area of approximately 36.7 ha and a new station also planned. The Company plans to undertake various real estate developments, including hotels, on approximately 9,400 ㎡ of land adjacent to the stadium and participate in community development in the area. In September 2020, it opened a Hokkaido branch and will use this opportunity to support sports and cultural development and contribute to the revitalization and growth of the Hokkaido region as a whole, with the aim of meeting the expectations of local residents.」

「The Company had planned to open its Hokkaido Branch in July 2020, but in light of circumstances arising from the spread of COVID-19, it postponed the start of branch operations until the autumn of that year.」

「In January 2020, the Company entered into a stadium naming-rights agreement with 株式会社北海道日本ハムファイターズ and 株式会社ファイターズ スポーツ＆エンターテイメント, which manages Hokkaido Ballpark F Village as a whole and owns and operates the stadium, concerning the naming rights for the new stadium of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, scheduled to open in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, in 2023. The new stadium is named ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO (エスコンフィールド HOKKAIDO).」