#BusinessIntegration

Sumitomo Chemical has signed a company split agreement on April 1, 2026 to transfer its domestic polyolefin business (PP, LLDPE) to Prime Polymer and acquire 20% of its shares. The transfer is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026.

Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. and The Nagoya Bank, Ltd. have signed a basic agreement to pursue business integration through a share exchange targeted for April 1, 2026.

Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. and The Nagoya Bank, Limited have concluded a basic agreement to carry out business integration through a share exchange targeted for April 1, 2028.

Mitsubishi Electric has signed a basic agreement with ROHM, Toshiba, and related companies to integrate the power device and semiconductor businesses and has started discussions.

ROHM Co., Ltd. signed a basic agreement on March 27, 2026, to commence discussions on the business and management integration of Toshiba Device & Storage Corporation's semiconductor business and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's power device business.

The Gunma Bank, Ltd. and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc. have reached a final agreement to execute business integration through a share exchange effective April 1, 2027.

Gunma Bank, Ltd. and Dai-ichi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc. plan to execute a business integration via share exchange effective April 1, 2027. The share exchange ratio is 1.125 Gunma Bank shares for every 1 Dai-ichi Hokuetsu share. After the integration, a new company named Gunma Niigata Financial Group, Inc. will be established.

Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank plan to establish a joint holding company, Chiba Financial Group, Inc., on April 1, 2027, implementing a full business integration with a share transfer ratio of 1:1.

Chiba Bank, Ltd. and Chiba Kogyo Bank, Ltd. plan to establish the joint holding company "Chiba Financial Group, Inc." on April 1, 2027, which will become the wholly-owning parent company of both banks through a joint share transfer.

Our bank clarified that the media reports regarding the business integration with Fourth Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc. are prior to any official announcement, and announced that the Board of Directors meeting on March 26 will place the final agreement on the agenda.

The final agreement on the business integration between our company and Gunma Bank is scheduled to be resolved at the board of directors meeting on March 26, and will be promptly disclosed once decided.

On March 2, 2026, completed business integration with Maxvalu Kanto Co., Ltd., Daiei Kanto Business, and Aeon Market Co., Ltd., establishing a system with food retail net sales exceeding 1 trillion yen and No.1 share in the Tokyo metropolitan area.