Press Release
June 30, 2023
SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

Expanding Logistics for Drug Stores and Mass
Merchandise Stores in the Hokuriku Region- SENKO Kanazawa PD Center 2 opened, promoting use of renewableenergy by introducing solar power generation PPA model SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasuhisa Fukuda;"SENKO GHD") opened the "SENKO Kanazawa PD Center 2" (Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture,"new center") on June 30.
The new center was constructed by SENKO GHD, and is the third building to be leased andoperated by affiliated company SENKO Co., Ltd. (Head office: Kita-ku, Osaka; President: KenjiSugimoto; "SENKO").

<Exterior view of SENKO Kanazawa PD Center 2>

The new center is located around 6 km from “Mikawa IC” and “Hakusan IC” on the Hokuriku
Expressway and around 5 km from “Tokumitsu Smart Interchange,” providing excellent access to theKanazawa City area around half an hour away. Hakusan City is almost centrally located between thethree Hokuriku prefectures (Fukui, Toyama and Ishikawa), and the new center is anticipated to provide
a high level of convenience as a product supply base for the entire Hokuriku region. Located adjacentto Kanazawa PD Center that SENKO opened in 2010, the new center also ensures staffing support
measures remain smooth during busy periods.
Logistics of textiles and foodstuff previously accounted for the majority of logistics at the SENKO
Hokuriku Branch, but after the first TC center for drug stores was opened in the Hokuriku area in 2018,
there has been gradual growth in logistics for drug stores as well as wholesalers and retailers. The newcenter has an extensive range of facilities such as case sorters and mobile racks, allowing SENKO to meetthe logistics requirements of existing customers while also securing more new customers by covering

Press Release
June 30, 2023
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logistics for drug stores, wholesalers and retailers.

SENKO has also partnered with Kyocera Corporation (Head office: Fushimi-ku, Kyoto; President andRepresentative Director: Hideo Tanimoto) and F-Bit Communications Corp. (Head office: Minami-ku,Kyoto; President: Yukio Yoshimoto) to install solar power generation equipment as part of a PPAservice* for on-site consumption of renewable energy at the new center, with operation planned to begin
from August.
This initiative not only covers the power requirements of the new center, but also allows utilization ofexcess power as a source for power retailing with the aim of achieving a low-carbon or carbon-freesociety and increasing the ratio of renewable energy.
With the opening of the new center, SENKO will meet the logistics requirements of existing customers andalso expand business in the Hokuriku area by securing new customers with logistics for drug stores thathave been increasing considerably in recent years. The solar power generation PPA model also plays a rolein contributing to a low-carbon or carbon-free society.
* PPA services involve owners of facilities providing area on the roof and other space free of charge, so thatcompanies operating and managing power generation equipment (PPA operator) installed at those facilities
provide generated power for a fee to the owner of the facility.

<SENKO Kanazawa PD Center 2 overview>
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2640 Muraimachi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Steel-framed, 4 story
18,032 m²
34,654 m²
Cargo elevator x3, vertical conveyor x6, climbing leveler x2, casesorters, mobile racks, solar panels, EV charging facilities (forpassenger vehicles)<Related Links>- Press release "Completion of Hokuriku Region's Biggest Large-scale Logistics Center - SENKO
Kanazawa PD Center 2 Completion Ceremony -"(June 30, 2022)
https://www.senkogrouphd.co.jp/about/news/assets/59d90be78a91b99e9bf9a3a05f5291e1e55910d8.pdf
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