[Translation][NOTICE: Please note that the following is a translation of the Japanese language original for
convenience purposes only, and in the event of any discrepancy, the Japanese language original shallprevail.]
January 31, 2022

For immediate release

Company:
Representative:
Securities Code:TSE (First Section)

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.
Masahiro Murakami,President
3105

Notice of Acquisition of Shares of D-CLUE Technologies Co., Ltd.
Nisshinbo Holdings announces that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, it decided toacquire all of the shares of D-CLUE Technologies Co., Ltd. ("DCT") from Elecom Co., Ltd., ("Elecom")and entered into a share transfer agreement.
１． Reason for acquiring shares
In the Nisshinbo Group's Micro Devices business, on January 1, 2022, Group companies New Japan
Radio Co., Ltd. and Ricoh Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. merged to form Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. In
the Micro Devices business, which possesses industry-leading analog technologies, it is refining theConnect Everything technologies and aiming to grow and develop as an analog solution provider. The
policy is to acquire the technologies and human resources required to accelerate growth throughcollaboration and M&A.
DCT has strengths in the development of mixed signal LSIs and other products that are essential for
providing solutions, and has an integrated development system that covers everything from module board
design to software development. In addition, it has experience in the development of cutting-edge
technologies such as AI, quantum computers, and custom processors for drug discovery. In the future, wewill be able to develop high value-added products that apply these cutting-edge technologies.
Through the acquisition of shares in DCT, we aim to complement the fields necessary for businessexpansion and accelerate our transformation into an analog solution provider.
２． Overview of the subsidiary to be transferred
(1)

N(2)

A d d r e s s(3)ame D-CLUE Technologies Co., Ltd.

N a me /Jo b Ti t le o f
Representative/

4F KAKiYA Building, 2-7-17 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi,
Kanagawa
Akihiko Ishikawa, President & Representative Director

Description ofDevelopment, manufacture and sale of semiconductor parts and computerB u s i n e s s e ssoftware. Consulting on computers and peripheral equipment(5)

Paid-in Capital¥70 million (As of January 31, 2022)(6)

Date of Incorporation

Jun. 2017(4)

Major shareholders(7)

and percentage ofshares

Relationship with thelisted companies and(8)theElecom Co., Ltd. 100%company

c o n c e r n e d

C a p i t a lrelationship
Personnel
relationship

Not applicable.
Not applicable.

Business

We have a development outsourcing business withrelationshipNisshinbo Micro Devices Inc., our subsidiary.

３． Overview of the Counterparty to the Share Acquisition
(1)

N(2)

A d d r e s s(3)

ame Elecom Co., Ltd.

Name /Job Title ofRepresentative

4-1-1 Fushimimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi
Meiji Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Co. Osaka Midosuji building 9F
Yukio Shibata, President

Description ofDevelopment, manufacture and sale of personal computers and digitalB u s i n e s s e sequipment-related products(5)

Paid-in Capital¥12.577 billion (As of March 31, 2021)(6)

Date of Incorporation

May. 1986(4)

Major shareholders
and percentage of(7)shares(As o f Sep temb er 3 0 ,2021)

Junji Hada 19.90%Sons Ltd 13.83%
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) 8.40%
Justin Ltd. 5.87%
C a p i t a lrelationship
Personnel(8)Relationship with the r e l a t i o n s h i pcompany concerned

Businessrelationship
Status as arelated party

Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.

４． Number of Shares Acquired, Acquisition Price, and Shareholdings Before and After Acquisition
(1)

(2)

Number of shares

0 shareheld prior to the(Number of voting rights: 0)t r a n s f e r(Percentage of voting rights: 0.0%)

Shares acquired

17,400 shares(Number of voting rights: 17,400)

(3)
(4)

Acquisition costThis information will be kept private due to confidentiality obligations.

Number of shares

17,400 shares

held after the(Number of voting rights: 17,400)t r a n s f e r(Percentage of voting rights: 100.0%)

５． Schedule(1)

Date of resolution of
the Board ofJanuary 31, 2022 (Today)

D i r e c t o r s(2)Conclusion of sharetransfer agreement(3)

Date of stocka c q u i s i t i o nJanuary 31, 2022 (Today)February 7, 2022 (planned)

６． Impact on business performance
The impact of this share acquisition on business performance will be minimal. The company willpromptly announce matters that should be announced in the future when they arise.