February 20, 2023
Bracco Imaging S.p.A.
Eisai Co., Ltd.

DISSOLUTION OF BRACCO-EISAI JOINT VENTURE

Bracco Imaging S.p.A. (Headquarters: Milan, Italy, CEO: Fulvio Renoldi Bracco, “Bracco”) andEisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that the joint venture
regarding the company Bracco-Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President: Tetsuaki Sakamoto, Ratioof Shares Held: Bracco 51% Eisai 49%, “Bracco-Eisai”), will be dissolved as of March 31, 2023. As a result,
Bracco will acquire all shares of Bracco-Eisai held by Eisai and change its name from Bracco-Eisai to
Bracco Japan, Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President: Tetsuaki Sakamoto, “Bracco Japan”) as of April
1, 2023.
Bracco and Eisai established Bracco-Eisai in 1990 with the aim of establishing a contrast agent businessin Japan. The companies launched the non-ionic contrast agent Iomeron® and the macrocyclic non-ioniccontrast agent ProHance® for MRI in 1994, and have worked together in a friendly partnership for morethan 30 years. After comprehensive consideration, the companies decided to dissolve the joint venture inorder to respond quickly and flexibly to the changing environment surrounding the healthcare industry andachieve sustainable contributions to patients through these products.
Regarding Iomeron and ProHance, products that Eisai and Bracco-Eisai have co-promoted thus far, Eisai
and Bracco-Japan will continue to co-promote these products between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024,with Bracco-Japan as the domestic manufacturer and Eisai as the distributor. Bracco Japan will exclusively
commercialize the products from April 1, 2024.
“The Asia-Pacific region plays a leading role in diagnostic imaging and is expected to grow faster than otherglobal markets.” said Fulvio Renoldi Bracco, Vice-Chairman & CEO of Bracco Imaging S.p.A. “Bracco has
had a considerable presence in Japan for many years and will continue to strengthen its relationships withcustomers in order to better understand and meet the needs of customers in Japan. We will continue toprovide better diagnostic imaging technology and services.”“We are deeply grateful to Bracco, with whom we have worked together for more than 30 years since
Bracco-Eisai’s founding to contribute to patients in the field of diagnostic imaging.” said Haruo Naito, Chief
Executive Officer at Eisai Co., Ltd. “Based on our human health care concept, Eisai will continue to play arole in providing information on both Iomeron and ProHance until the end of March 2024, and will take all
possible measures to ensure a smooth transfer of operations, so that Bracco Japan can maintain its
contribution to patients.”1Media Inquiries
Bracco Imaging S.p.A.
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TEL: +39-340-9016191

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Eisai Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Department
TEL: +81-(0)3-3817-5120[Notes to editors]
1. About Bracco Imaging S.p.A.
Bracco Imaging S.p.A. (“Bracco”), a subsidiary of Bracco Group, is an innovative world leader in providing
end-to-end products and solutions through a comprehensive portfolio of diagnostic imaging modalities.
Based in Milan, Italy, Bracco is dedicated to improving people's lives by shaping the future of prevention
and precise imaging. Bracco's portfolio includes products and solutions for all key diagnostic imaging
modalities, including radiology, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS),and nuclear medicine. Bracco has approximately 3,700 employees and operates in more than 100 markets
worldwide. Bracco has a skilled and innovative research and development (R&D) organization with a focus
on efficient processes and a history of achievement in the diagnostic imaging industry. R&D activities arecarried out in four centers in Italy, Switzerland, the U.K., and the U.S.
For more information, visit www.bracco.com.
2. About Eisai Co., Ltd.
Eisai’s Corporate Concept is “to give first thought to patients and people in the daily living domain, and toincrease the benefits that health care provides.” Under this Concept (also known as human health care(hhc) Concept), we aim to effectively achieve social good in the form of relieving anxiety over health andreducing health disparities. With a global network of R&D facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing
subsidiaries, we strive to create and deliver innovative products to target diseases with high unmet medical
needs, with a particular focus in our strategic areas of Neurology and Oncology.
In addition, we demonstrate our commitment to the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which
is a target (3.3) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with working on various
activities together with global partners.
For more information about Eisai, please visit www.eisai.com (for global headquarters: Eisai Co., Ltd.), andconnect with us on Twitter @Eisai_SDGs.

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