Establishing a Group Management Structure through the Acquisition of Study Hacker

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 7 April 2026, the company resolved to acquire all shares of 株式会社スタディーハッカー and make it a subsidiary. Pursuant to this resolution, the company entered into a share transfer agreement on the same date and plans to acquire all shares on 28 April 2026. The company will welcome 株式会社スタディーハッカー as a member of the PROGRIT Group and establish a new group management structure. To comprehensively meet diverse needs based on life stage, learning objectives and English proficiency, the two companies will combine to the fullest extent their scientific knowledge, coaching and school management expertise, product development, marketing and learning data accumulated to date, with the aim of further improving service quality and accelerating business growth as a group. The company believes that welcoming 株式会社スタディーハッカー into the group will contribute to strengthening the foundation for medium- to long-term growth and enhancing corporate value. (3) Date of business combination Date of share acquisition: 28 April 2026 (予定) Deemed acquisition date: 31 March 2026 (4) Legal form of business combination Acquisition of shares for cash consideration (5) Name of company after the combination 株式会社イングリッシュカンパニー (6) Voting rights acquired 100%」