February 9, 2018
Name of listed company:
BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.
Name of representative:
Mitsuaki Taguchi,
President and Representative Director(Code Number: 7832 TSE 1st section)
Contact: Yuji Asako,Director, Division General Managerof the Corporate Planning Division

Notice Regarding Reorganization of Subsidiaries

BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. (“the Company”) hereby announces that the Board of Directors
Meeting has passed the resolution today to reorganize its subsidiaries.
1. Purpose
The BANDAI NAMCO Group (“the Group”) executes business strategies for each unit comprisingbusiness companies aggregated under a holding company.
From the three-year new Mid-term Plan starting in April 2018, the name of the units of aggregated businesscompanies will be changed from “SBUs” (Strategic Business Units) to “Units.” In addition, to enable swifteradvancement of the main strategies for each mission, such as accelerating evolution in IP axis strategy andempowering the push into new entertainment, the Group will shift from its previous three-SBU structure(Toys and Hobby, Network Entertainment, Visual and Music Production) to a five-Unit structure (Toys andHobby, Network Entertainment, Real Entertainment, Visual and Music Production, IP Creation). In line withthis change, the subsidiaries belonging to each unit will be reorganized.
(*For details of the Mid-term Plan, refer to the disclosure materials “Mid-term Plan of the BANDAI NAMCO
Group (From April 2018 to March 2021).”)
2. Content of reorganization of subsidiaries(1) In the Toys and Hobby Unit, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, BANDAI SPIRITS CO.,LTD. will be established on February 15, 2018 as a split preparation company to strengthen thebusiness in products for adult customers in Japan and overseas. From the effective date of April 1,2018, the business divisions of BANDAI CO., LTD. that deal with products for adult customers suchas figures and plastic models and the business divisions that deal with prizes for convenience storesand so forth within BANPRESTO CO., LTD. will be transferred in a company split to BANDAISPIRITS CO., LTD.

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(2) To strengthen the real entertainment business, which provides content for real-world based facilities,services, equipment, and so forth, unique to the Group, on the effective date of April 1, 2018, theamusement machine business division of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. will be transferredin an absorption-type company split to NAMCO LIMITED, which conducts the planning andoperation of amusement facilities. Furthermore, on the effective date, the trade name of NAMCO
LIMITED will be changed to BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc. BANDAI NAMCO Amusement
Inc. will become the core company (supervising company of business companies belonging to a unit)of the Real Entertainment Unit, which is to be established in April 2018, to promote its business.
(3) To enable more integrated development of visual products, music, and live events, on the effective
date of April 1, 2018, the visual business operating company BANDAI VISUAL CO., LTD. will
merge as the surviving company with the music business operating company Lantis Co., Ltd.
Furthermore, on the effective date, the trade name of BANDAI VISUAL CO., LTD. will be changed
to BANDAI NAMCO Arts Inc. BANDAI NAMCO Arts Inc. will become the core company of theVisual and Music Production Unit in April 2018 to promote its business.
3. Overview of subsidiaries after reorganization(The overview of subsidiaries may change from the plan at the time of disclosure.)(1)

NameBANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.

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Establishment
Location
Representative
Description ofbusinessCommon stock
Number ofemployees
Logo

February 15, 2018
Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Masaru Kawaguchi, President and Representative Director
Planning, development, manufacture and sales of toys, plastic models, prizes
for convenience stores and so forth for adult customers¥100 million (wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company)
About 450

(6)
(7)
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Name

BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc.

(2)

Change intrade nameLocation
Representative
Description ofbusiness

April 1, 2018

(3)
(4)
(5)

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(7)

Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Hitoshi Hagiwara, President and Representative Director
Real entertainment business, including planning, production, and sales ofamusement machines, and planning and operation of amusement facilities andfacilities incorporating virtual reality (VR) and IP¥10,000 million (wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company)
About 750

(8)

Common stock
Number of
employees
Logo

(1)

Name

BANDAI NAMCO Arts Inc.

(2)

Change intrade nameLocation
Representative
Description ofbusinessCommon stock
Number ofemployees
LogoApril 1, 2018

(3)
(4)
(5)
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Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kazumi Kawashiro, President and Representative Director
Planning, development, and sales of visual and music content, package
software, and live events, etc.
¥2,182.5 million (wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company)
About 240

4. Future outlook
The effect of this reorganization on the consolidated operating results for the fiscal year ending March 31,2018 is immaterial.
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