April 19, 2024

Company Name:

GMO Internet Group, Inc.
(TSE Prime Market, Code: 9449)

Address:

26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN

Representative:

Masatoshi Kumagai, Founder, Chairman and Group CEO

Contact:

Masashi Yasuda, Director, Executive Vice President and Group
CFO, Deputy to Group CEO, Head of Group Management
Division

Telephone:+81 3 5456 2555

URL:

https://www.gmo.jp/en

Update to Notice Regarding Acquisition of Fixed Assets (GPU Servers)to Provide GPU Cloud Service for Generative AI
GMO Internet Group, Inc. (the “Company”) had previously announced on February 13, 2024, Notice Regarding
Acquisition of Fixed Assets (GPU Servers), that it planned to acquire GPU servers valued at 10 billion yen.
This acquisition is contingent upon the approval of our plan to secure the supply of the "Cloud Program," which
is designated as a specified critical commodity under the Economic Security Promotion Act.
Today, we are pleased to announce that we have received approval for this plan from the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry. We plan quickly among domestic hosting providers to provide ultra-fast GPU cloud services
approximately by December 2024, adopting NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPU (“NVIDIA H200 GPU”).
1. About the certification
GMO Internet Group is making a concerted effort to become the leading corporate group in creating the futurewith AI, under the banner "Towards Becoming No.1 Corporate Group in Creating the Future with AI."In December last year, we joined "NVIDIA Partner Network,", and have since been committed to promoting thedomestic spread of GPUs.
In February this year, we disclosed that it plans to acquire GPU servers valued at 10 billion yen, based on theassumption that the approval of our plan to secure the supply of the "Cloud Program," which is designated as aspecified critical commodity under the Economic Security Promotion Act.
The plan that has been approved by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is related to the provision ofultra-fast GPU cloud services adopting NVIDIA H200 GPU.
GMO Internet Group plans to build a cloud-based GPU server featuring approximately approx. 800 units of the "NVIDIA H200 GPU ", a GPU server that has been significantly expanded and optimized for memory capacity andmemory bus bandwidth, specifically designed for researchers working on large language models. This product will
be provided to a wide range of companies, including R&D institutes and startups, for the development of the AI
industry in Japan.
Furthermore, with support from NVIDIA Corporation (U.S.), we are considering the recommended configuration
to fully leverage the performance of " NVIDIA H200 GPU ", which features ultra-low latency and ultra-highbandwidth between multiple GPUs. We plan to offer a high-speed, cost-effective GPU cloud service.
The total capital investment for the construction of this computing environment is expected to be approximately
10 billion yen. This time, we are scheduled to receive a subsidy of up to 1.925 billion yen from the Ministry of1

Economy, Trade and Industry.
Through the provision of this service, GMO Internet Group aims to significantly reduce the development period
and costs for large language models etc., thereby contributing to the further development of the domestic AIindustry.
2. Schedule(1)
Start of service

December 2024 (scheduled)

3. Future outlook
Regarding the consolidated results of the Company in the fiscal year ending December 2024, the Company
considers that this has limited impact. The Company shall also immediately disclose any further important
information which has come to light.

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