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M&A and Subsidiary Changes9658BUSINESS BRAIN SHOWA・OTA INC.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding the Absorption-Type Merger Between Consolidated Subsidiaries

The Company decided on an absorption-type merger in which FBS, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, will be the surviving company and JW will be the absorbed company, and entered into an agreement on 22 May 2026. The effective date is 1 July 2026, and the Company's ownership interest in FBS will change from 90.6% to 91.10%.

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This transaction

This absorption merger
Counterparty株式会社ファイナンシャルブレインシステムズ, 株式会社ジョイワークス
Disclosing companyBUSINESS BRAIN SHOWA・OTA INC.
株式会社ジョイワークスVoting rights ownership percentage

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Target company

Web system development; planning, production, maintenance and operation of websites; server and network construction support; help desk and project management; and support for systems engineering operations

Location Shibuya, TokyoShare capital ¥30 millionDate of incorporation 3 March 2011
Consideration and expenses
Type of ConsiderationShares, allotted and delivered to shareholders of the absorbed company at a ratio of 0.1667 JW shares for each FBS share
Merger ratio/share exchange ratio0.1667 JW shares for each FBS share (FBS will be the surviving company and JW the absorbed company)
Impact on Business Performance

As this absorption-type merger is between consolidated subsidiaries of the Company, its impact on consolidated results will be immaterial.

Procedures and assumptions
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionApproval at the shareholders' meetings to approve the absorption-type merger of FBS and JW (FBS: 22 June 2026; JW: 19 June 2026)
Management structure after acquisitionThere will be no changes to FBS's corporate name, location, titles and names of its representative, business activities, capital or fiscal year-end. 株式会社ビジネスブレイン太田昭和 will be the largest shareholder, with a 91.10% ownership interest. Employee treatment: not disclosed
This transaction
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Transaction nameThis absorption merger
Counterparty name株式会社ファイナンシャルブレインシステムズ, 株式会社ジョイワークス
Name of the Subject Company株式会社ジョイワークス
Business Description of the Subject CompanyWeb system development; planning, production, maintenance and operation of websites; server and network construction support; help desk and project management; and support for systems engineering operations
Location of the Subject CompanyShibuya, Tokyo
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥30 million
Date of Establishment of the Subject Company3 March 2011
Type of ConsiderationShares, allotted and delivered to shareholders of the absorbed company at a ratio of 0.1667 JW shares for each FBS share
Merger ratio/share exchange ratio0.1667 JW shares for each FBS share (FBS will be the surviving company and JW the absorbed company)
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore FBS 90.6%、JW 100% → after FBS: 91.10% (JW will cease to exist)
Impact on Business PerformanceAs this absorption-type merger is between consolidated subsidiaries of the Company, its impact on consolidated results will be immaterial.
Contract Date22 May 2026
Execution Date / Effective Date1 July 2026 (Wednesday)
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionApproval at the shareholders' meetings to approve the absorption-type merger of FBS and JW (FBS: 22 June 2026; JW: 19 June 2026)
Management structure after acquisitionThere will be no changes to FBS's corporate name, location, titles and names of its representative, business activities, capital or fiscal year-end. 株式会社ビジネスブレイン太田昭和 will be the largest shareholder, with a 91.10% ownership interest. Employee treatment: not disclosed
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Net Sales of the Subject CompanyOperating Profit of the Subject CompanyNet Income of the Subject CompanyNet Assets of the Subject CompanyAcquisition priceExpenses other than the acquisition priceTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodNumber of shares acquiredFunding arrangementsGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Date of board resolutionValuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial Committee

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The reasons the company gives

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The merger of the two companies is intended to further strengthen the SES co-creation business and make effective use of the Group's management resources as a whole.

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