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Aiming to improve capital efficiency and maximize shareholder value, they decided to sell part of their mutually held shares and change the shareholding ratio. Sumitomo Forestry plans to sell 11,473,400 shares of Kumagai Gumi (6.6% of total shares issued) via an underwritten public offering by an underwriter, and Kumagai Gumi intends to sell 4,777,600 shares of Sumitomo Forestry (0.8%) through a block trade via securities companies.\n\n### Future Alliance and Impact on Performance\nBoth companies plan to maintain their alliance and continue investing in collaborative fields, aiming to combine Sumitomo Forestry\u2019s expertise with Kumagai Gumi\u2019s technology to create social infrastructure harmonized with the natural environment. The impact on Sumitomo Forestry\u2019s consolidated financial results is expected to be minor; however, Kumagai Gumi plans to record gain on sales of investment securities as special income due to this transaction. Details should be referred to in Kumagai Gumi\u2019s separately released materials.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Kumagai Gumi shares to be sold by Sumitomo Forestry: 11,473,400 shares (maximum) (6.6% of total shares issued (excluding treasury shares))\nNumber of Sumitomo Forestry shares to be sold by Kumagai Gumi: 4,777,600 shares (0.8% of total shares issued (excluding treasury shares))\nScheduled sale period (Sumitomo Forestry): January 26\u201329, 2026 (Unknown)\nScheduled sale period (Kumagai Gumi): From January 8, 2026 onward (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KumagaiGumi, #SumitomoForestry, #CapitalAlliance, #ChangeInShareholdingRatio, #M&A","jir_key_figures":"Planned number of Kumagai Gumi shares to be sold by Sumitomo Forestry: 11,473,400 shares (6.6%)\nPlanned number of Sumitomo Forestry shares to be sold by Kumagai Gumi: 4,777,600 shares (0.8%)\nScheduled sale period (Sumitomo Forestry): January 26\u201329, 2026","jir_meta_title":"Sumitomo Forestry and Kumagai Gumi to Change Shareholding Ratio, Sumitomo Forestry to Sell 11,473,400 Kumagai Gumi Shares","jir_meta_description":"Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. and Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. will change their shareholding ratios to improve capital efficiency. 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