Notice Regarding the Absorption Merger of Three R Software Co., Ltd. into Three R Co., Ltd.

■ Purpose of the Merger

Our group has consistently developed businesses ranging from software to hardware. The expertise and technical capabilities in software development cultivated by Three R Software have been vital assets supporting the overall competitiveness of the group.

Through this merger, we will incorporate the high level of technical and development expertise possessed by the Software Division into the group, further strengthening our system to cover everything from software to hardware seamlessly. This establishes a framework where we can provide higher value-added products and services to our customers in a one-stop manner, aiming to enhance the business competitiveness of the entire group.

■ Post-Merger Structure

Following the merger, the functions, personnel, and knowledge of Three R Software will be inherited as the Software Business Division within Three R Co., Ltd., deepening collaboration with existing business divisions. By building a cross-departmental cooperation system, we aim to improve rapid decision-making and responsiveness to customer needs.

■ Future Outlook

We will continue to focus on providing comprehensive solutions that leverage the dual engines of software and hardware, contributing to the resolution of customer issues and value creation. In particular, moving forward, we will actively promote 'AI-driven development' utilizing AI technology to achieve further improvements in development speed and quality. Additionally, we plan to further strengthen the development and release of our own proprietary software services. We ask for your continued support and patronage.

[About Three R Group]

The Three R Group is a general trading company based in Fukuoka.

We operate from our Fukuoka headquarters, as well as locations in Tokyo and Gifu within Japan, and overseas in China. Building a global framework, our six group companies drive business by combining expertise and comprehensive strength. Under the belief of 'responding to change and continuing to take on challenges,' we pursue the creation of value demanded by the times.

Our main business activities include the manufacture and sale of industrial, beauty, and medical measuring instruments; planning, development, and sale of small household appliances; export and sale of high-quality 'Made in Japan' products; and total production of renewable energy, including solar power and grid-scale storage batteries.

Furthermore, through a co-creation model involving industry-government-academia collaboration, we are creating new business infrastructure from local regions to the nation and the world.

As a company that responds to the changes of the times and continues to take on challenges, the Three R Group will continue to generate new value for society.

This project will continue the challenge of creating new infrastructure and value by building a co-creation model that spreads 'from local to national' through repeated collaboration with locally rooted companies and organizations.