Sakata INX : Notice regarding Establishment of Split Preparation Company for Transition to a Holding Company Structureand Transition to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee

November 7, 2025 Company SAKATA INX CORPORATION

Representative Yoshiaki Ueno, Representative Director, President & CEO

Securities code 4633, TSE Prime Market

Contact Tsutomu Katayama, General Manager, Corporate Communications Department

Telephone +81-3-5689-6601

Notice regarding Establishment of Split Preparation Company for Transition to a Holding Company Structure,

SAKATA INX CORPORATION (hereinafter, the "Company") hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on November 7, 2025, it adopted a resolution on a policy to (1) commence preparation for the transition to a holding company structure with an effective date of January 1, 2027 (planned) and establish a split preparation company and (2) transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee as of the conclusion of the 148th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in March 2026. Details are as follows.

Both the transition to a holding company structure and the transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee are planned to be implemented subject to approval of related proposals at the said Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

1. Establishment of split preparation company for transition to a holding company structure

   1. Background and purpose of establishment of split preparation company

      As announced in the "Notice regarding Commencement of Consideration of Transition to a Holding Company Structure" dated September 26, 2025, the Company had been considering the transition to a holding company structure with an effective date of January 1, 2027. The Company is seeking to enhance group governance, to achieve optimal allocation of management resources and to establish a flexible organizational structure, as part of in its efforts to realize "strengthening of global management cooperation," which is one of the pillars for innovation outlined in its long-term vision, "SAKATA INX VISION 2030," while achieving sustainable growth and enhancing corporate value into the future. As such, the Company has decided to establish a split preparation company for the purpose of facilitating preparations for the transition.

   2. Main points of the transition to a holding company structure

      1. Transition method

         The Company plans to conduct an absorption-type company split in which the Company will be the transferring company and SAKATA INX SPLIT PREPARATION CORPORATION will be a wholly-owned subsidiary, and to have the subsidiary to succeed the business that the Company operates in Japan.

      2. Schedule

         Establishment of split preparation company Scheduled to take place in early January 2026 Meeting of the Board of Directors to approve the absorption-type company split agreement

         February 12, 2026 (plan) Conclusion of absorption-type company split agreement February 12, 2026 (plan)

         Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the absorption-type company split agreement

         March 26, 2026 (plan) Effective date of absorption-type company split January 1, 2027 (plan)

   3. Outline of split preparation company to be established for transition to a holding company structure

      (1)	Company name	SAKATA INX SPLIT PREPARATION CORPORATION
      (2)	Location	Nikkyohan Building, 1-4-25 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
      (3)	Representative	Hiroshi Morita, Representative Director
      (4)	Established	Scheduled to be established in early January 2026
      (5)	Business content	Printing inks and equipment business, Digital & Specialty products business, etc. in Japan
      (6)	Capital	350 million yen (plan)
      (7)	Number of shares issued	7,000 shares (plan)
      (8)	Fiscal year end	December 31 (plan)
      (9)	Major shareholders and their shareholding ratio	SAKATA INX CORPORATION: 100%
      (10)	Relationship with the Company	Capital relationship	The subject company will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
      		Personnel relationship	The Company plans to dispatch director(s) to the subject company.
      		Business relationship	There is no business relationship between the Company and the subject company as the subject company has not commenced business operation.

   4. Future outlook

      As the split preparation company will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, it will have a negligible impact on its consolidated financial results.

   5. Other

      Details will be announced as soon as they are determined.

2. Transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee

   1. Purpose of transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee

      As announced in the "Notice regarding Commencement of Consideration of Transition to a Holding Company Structure" dated September 26, 2025, the Company had been considering the transition to a holding company structure as part of in its efforts to realize "strengthening of global management cooperation," which is one of the pillars for innovation outlined in its long-term vision, and to establish a flexible organizational structure.

      To further strengthen these driving forces and for the purpose of delegating substantial authority while clarifying supervisory function and the responsibility in business execution, the Company has decided to transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee.

   2. Timing of the transition

      The Company plans to obtain approval for amendments to the articles of incorporation, etc. from shareholders at the 148th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in March 2026 and to transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee as of the closing of the said shareholder meeting.

   3. Others

Details regarding the amendment to the articles of incorporation and other matters will be announced as soon as they are determined.