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(Update on Disclosed Matter) Completion of the Share Transfer Related to the Capital and Business Alliance between JR West and the Resona Group

JR West acquired 20 million shares of Kansai Mirai Bank from Resona Holdings for ¥90 billion, making Kansai Mirai Bank an equity-method affiliate with a 20.0% voting-rights ownership interest. The companies will thereby move forward in earnest with initiatives linking railways, community development and finance, and aim to launch new banking services around spring 2027.

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Agreements reached under this partnership

Capital and Business Alliance
9021West Japan Railway Company
Alliance partnerResona Holdings, Inc. / Kansai Mirai Bank, Ltd.
Details of the alliance
  1. 1

    Initiatives to build a “regional value circulation BaaS and payments model” integrating mobility, daily living and financial services

  2. 2

    Consideration and development of new banking services

  3. 3

    Further enhancing the payment experience

  4. 4

    Improving quality of life along railway lines through community development

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Numerical targets under the alliance

Aim to launch new banking services around spring 2027

Capital and personnel relationships

This indicates whether the companies will do more than work together, such as holding each other’s shares or seconding personnel (capital and business alliance).

20.00%Our ownership stake in the partner’s shares
Number of shares acquired20,000,000 shares; voting-rights ownership interest: 20.0%
Acquisition price¥90 billion
Impact on Business Performance

The partnership is expected to contribute to improved performance at the three companies over the medium to long term, but its specific impact is currently under review.

Contract Date1 May 2026Alliance start date1 October 2026Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date1 October 2026
Agreements reached under this partnership
ItemDetails
Name of alliance partnerResona Holdings, Inc., Kansai Mirai Bank, Ltd.
Type of allianceCapital and Business Alliance
Details of the allianceInitiatives to build a “regional value circulation BaaS and payments model” integrating mobility, daily living and financial services, Consideration and development of new banking services, Further enhancing the payment experience, Improving quality of life along railway lines through community development
Number of shares acquired20,000,000 shares; voting-rights ownership interest: 20.0%
Acquisition price¥90 billion
Shareholding ratio0% → 20.0%
Numerical targets under the allianceAim to launch new banking services around spring 2027
Contract Date1 May 2026
Alliance start date1 October 2026
Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date1 October 2026
Impact on Business PerformanceThe partnership is expected to contribute to improved performance at the three companies over the medium to long term, but its specific impact is currently under review.
Items this document does not state (12)
Alliance partner's business activitiesAlliance partner's locationAlliance partner's capitalAlliance partner's net salesAlliance partner's operating incomeOverview of the joint ventureOwnership ratioDispatch of directors and officersContract PeriodShareholding PolicyDate of board resolutionChange in major shareholders

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The reasons the company gives

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To promote business collaboration aimed at revitalizing the regional economy, as well as to build a “regional value-circulation BaaS and payments model” that seamlessly connects mobility, daily living and finance, strengthen collaboration among railways, community development and finance, and promote regional economic development and improved customer convenience.

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