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The new company will adopt the \"Specialty Store Cluster Home Center Concept,\" leveraging both companies\u2019 strengths to establish a network of leading regional stores with highly specialized shops and services. By expanding the store network and enhancing product development capabilities, it will strengthen its customer base and marketing functions to improve profitability and maximize corporate value.\n\n### Method and Schedule of Business Integration\nThe two companies will form a joint holding company through a share transfer and transition to a holding company structure. As a result, both companies will become wholly owned subsidiaries of the joint holding company and will be delisted. The share transfer ratio is 1 share of Arclands to 1.15 shares of Joyful Honda. The registration of the joint holding company establishment is scheduled for March 1, 2027, followed by a listing application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. The timeline includes signing the basic agreement on April 14, 2026, Joyful Honda's record date on June 20, 2026, holding respective shareholder meetings from July to September 2026, and delisting of both companies planned in February 2027.","jir_financial_highlights":"Share Transfer Ratio: Arclands 1 : Joyful Honda 1.15 (Unknown)\nNumber of Outstanding Shares (Joyful Honda): 63,784,612 shares (Unknown)\nNumber of Outstanding Shares (Arclands): 64,733,372 shares (Unknown)\nCapital (Joyful Honda): JPY 12,000 million (Unknown)\nCapital (Arclands): JPY 6,462 million (Unknown)\nConsolidated Number of Employees (Joyful Honda): 4,831 employees (including temporary staff) (Unknown)\nConsolidated Number of Employees (Arclands): 14,579 employees (including temporary staff) (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#JoyfulHonda, #Arclands, #BusinessIntegration, #HomeCenter, #MandA","jir_key_figures":"Share Transfer Ratio: Arclands 1 : Joyful Honda 1.15\nScheduled Registration Date for Establishment of Joint Holding Company: 2027-03-01\nNumber of Outstanding Shares: Joyful Honda 63,784,612 shares, Arclands 64,733,372 shares","jir_meta_title":"[Joyful Honda] Business Integration with Arclands to Become Japan's Top Home Center | April 2026","jir_meta_description":"Joyful Honda and Arclands to integrate management by establishing a joint holding company in March 2027. 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