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A total of 16,722,200 shares (voting rights ratio of 76.68%) were acquired. The tender offer price was 767 yen per common share and 46,600 yen per subscription right, with a total acquisition price of 12,777 million yen. As a result, the target company is scheduled to become a consolidated subsidiary as of 2026-02-24.\n\n### Change in Subsidiaries and Future Outlook\nAs a result of this tender offer, Agricultural General Research Institute Co., Ltd. will become a consolidated subsidiary of SOMPO Light Vortex Inc. The target company operates direct sales outlets for farmers and a produce direct sales business. The impact on future business performance is currently under review. The tender offeror plans to acquire all target shares and is considering delisting. Further disclosures on procedures and performance impact will be made promptly once decided.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Shares Acquired: 16,722,200 shares (Unknown)\nAcquisition Price: 12,777 million yen (Unknown)\nVoting rights ownership ratio (post-acquisition): 76.68% (Unknown)\nTender Offer Period: 2025-12-26 to 2026-02-16 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SOMPOHoldings, #TenderOffer, #TOB, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Shares Acquired: 16,722,200 shares (voting rights ratio of 76.68%)\nAcquisition Price: 12,777 million yen\nTender Offer Period: 2025-12-26 to 2026-02-16","jir_meta_title":"SOMPO Subsidiary Completes Tender Offer for 16,722,200 Shares of Agricultural General Research Institute for 12,777 Million Yen","jir_meta_description":"SOMPO Light Vortex Inc. has acquired 16,722,200 shares (voting rights ratio of 76.68%) of Agricultural General Research Institute Co., Ltd. for 12,777 million yen and plans to make it a consolidated subsidiary as of 2026-02-24.","jir_og_title":"SOMPO Subsidiary Announces Tender Offer Results for Agricultural General Research Institute","jir_og_description":"SOMPO Light Vortex Inc. has acquired shares of Agricultural General Research Institute for 12,777 million yen and plans to make it a consolidated subsidiary.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":6873,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"tender_offer","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-29865","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Notice Regarding the Result of the Tender Offer by SOMPO Light Vortex Inc., a Subsidiary of Our Company, for the Shares of Agricultural General Research Institute Co., Ltd. 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