NTT DATA forges capital alliance with Alloyed to advance 3D metal-printing
technologies and drive digital transformation and sustainability in manufacturing
News Release/NTT DATA

July 24, 2024
NTT DATA Japan Corporation
NTTDATA XAM Technologies Corporation

TOKYO – July 24, 2024 –NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, and ALLOYED LIMITED(Headquarters: Yarnton, Oxfordshire, England, Chief Executive Officer: Michael Holmes, hereinafter referred to as"Alloyed"), ’renowned for world-leading metallurgical research and expertise in designing and manufacturing
advanced metal parts using alloy design technology and 3D printers, have formed a capital alliance, effective July 23,2024.
Additionally, capital operations were conducted between NTT DATA XAM Technologies Corporation (hereinafterreferred to as "NTT DATA XAM Technologies"), which offers advanced manufacturing technology using 3D printers,and Alloyed. Through this alliance, NTT DATA XAM Technologies will enhance its technological capabilities, offer
solutions to customers' challenges in the design and manufacture of high-tech components, and support businessexpansion. To formalize the partnership, NTT DATA and Alloyed signed a share purchase agreement with NTT DATAXAM Technologies, and Alloyed simultaneously concluded a business alliance agreement directly with NTT DATAXAM Technologies.

Background and Purpose
NTT DATA’s corporate philosophy is to "create new systems and value through information technology and realize aricher and more harmonious society." We contribute to the development of our customers' businesses and society bycreating "systems" that fully utilize IT in collaboration with our customers and then we pursue continuouslyimprovement after implementation. NTT DATA is actively investing in M&A both in Japan and overseas to strengthen
our consulting, digital technology and system development capabilities as well as expand our assets and further growour business in Japan.
In May 2020, NTT DATA announced the establishment of NTT DATA XAM Technologies, which realizes new
manufacturing techniques based on additive manufacturing (AM) technology. AM creates three-dimensional products
by layering resin and metal powders. Since its establishment, the company has been actively developing various
businesses initiatives. With the growing trend toward a sustainable society, NTT DATA will promote manufacturing
digital transformation (DX), including “supply chain reform”, by combining AM and digital technologies with the goal ofexpanding the AM market.
NTT DATA XAM Technologies provides customers with enhanced functionality, improved performance, and reduced
development lead times by importing, selling, and maintaining 3D printers. NTT DATA XAM Technologies also develop
and manufacture advanced metal parts. The printers are used by clients in the aerospace, industrial machinery, andmotorsports industries.
Since 2020, NTT DATA XAM Technologies and Alloyed, have been building a cooperative relationship. The capital andbusiness alliance will further strength the relationship.

Details of the business alliance
NTT DATA XAM Technologies and Alloyed have mutually licensed certain proprietary technologies to create thefollowing synergies, including establishing exclusive use rights for some of the technologies.
Synergy Classification① MaterialDevelopment

Synergy Overview•
Expansion of material development and contract manufacturing projects utilizing
Alloyed's technologies for special-purpose, high-functionality, and high-performancematerials that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, such as those used in gas
turbines, rockets, and engines.

② Productivity•••

Optimization of AM design using Alloyed's AM design and manufacturing control
software to reduce costs and streamline the manufacturing process.
Improvement of productivity through advanced in-process monitoring of defects
during AM manufacturing and realizing automatic corrections.
Enhancement of the manufacturability of challenging materials such as copper.

Comments from each company
Hiroshi Sugiyama, Head of Industry Business Sector of NTT DATA: “With the rapid advancement of AM technology
through 3D printers in the global market and the expansion of related markets, we are excited to harness thecombined strengths of Alloyed and NTT DATA XAM Technologies through this partnership. Looking ahead, NTT DATA
aims not only to realize new manufacturing using AM technology with a forward-looking perspective, but also tointegrate this with supply chain transformation and contribute to the industry’s development.”

Kenichi Mizunuma, President & CEO, NTT DATA XAM Technologies: “We are delighted to announce our capitalalliance with Alloyed, leveraging their cutting-edge expertise in new material development originating from theUniversity of Oxford. We eagerly anticipate deepening our business collaboration and contributing to the technologicalinnovation of our manufacturing clients. By integrating Alloyed's outstanding knowledge in alloy development,
extensive material data, thermal management design capabilities, and more, with our proficiency in quality certificationand digitalization through advanced process monitoring, we have gained a significant competitive edge. Thispartnership underscores our commitment to advancing AM technology as a viable production method, positioning us
to contribute to the revitalization of the domestic and global markets.”

Michael Holmes, CEO of Alloyed: “I am delighted to announce this comprehensive partnership with NTT DATA XAM
Technologies, which Alloyed has long considered one of the leading practitioners of AM technology in the world.
Alloyed’s technologies are about achieving more and more performance with less and less metal, and that theme ishighly consistent with Japan’s industrial imperatives. I’m convinced NTT DATA XAM Technologies is the rightpartner to bring this technology to the Japanese market.”

About NTT DATA XAM Technologies
Company name: NTT DATA XAM Technologies Corporation.

Business: Sales and maintenance of 3D printer-related hardware and software, development support and contract
manufacturing of advanced metal parts using 3D printer technology
Established: May 18, 2020
Headquarters: Shinagawa East One Tower, 2-16-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
CEO: Kenichi Mizunuma
URL： https://www.nttdata-xam.com/

About Alloyed
Alloyed specializes in developing and implementing digital platforms for the designing and manufacturing advanced
alloys and alloy parts, as well as contract engineering, manufacturing, sales and licensing of these components. As aspin-out from a prominent research group at the University of Oxford, a global leader in metallurgical engineering,
Alloyed maintains strong ties with the university, enriching its expertise and innovation capabilities.

Company Name: ALLOYED LIMITED
Business: Design services for high-performance alloys, engineering services using optimal shape design technology
and high-efficiency manufacturing technology for 3D printers, contract parts manufacturing
Established: March 2017
Headquarters： Unit 15 Oxford Pioneer Park, Mead Road, Yarnton, Oxfordshire, England, OX5 1QU
CEO: Michael Holmes.
URL： https://alloyed.com/

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Inquiries regarding this matter
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Corporate Strategy Division,
NTT DATA XAM Technologies Corporation
E-mail: hq-staff@nttdata-xam.com

Inquiries about products and services
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NTT DATA Japan Corporation
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Takashi Nishizawa
Corporate Strategy Division,
NTT DATA XAM Technologies Corporation
E-mail: hq-staff@nttdata-xam.com