Notice Regarding Change in Major Shareholders and New Management Structure

A&B Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Jun Noda) announces that a new management structure has been decided following a change in its major shareholders, effective March 31, 2026.

Anby Co., Ltd., the largest shareholder (Representative Director: Shigeharu Kumao), transferred all of its shares in our company to Shandy Co., Ltd., Nikken Partners Co., Ltd., Chakka to Shoka Co., Ltd., Yoshihiko Asano, and one other corporate entity. Following this, our company will transition to an independent management structure that does not rely on specific companies, and will accelerate business growth through the development of new businesses and collaboration with new partners.

■ Purpose and Background of Share Transfer

Since its establishment in April 2014, our company has built its business foundation as a group company of Anby Co., Ltd. This time, in order to enhance management flexibility and create synergies in a wider range of business areas, we have decided to transition to a capital structure without a specific majority shareholder.

■ Shareholder Composition After Change

The shareholders and voting rights ratios are as follows:

■ Future Management Policy

There will be no change to the content of our existing businesses due to this change in capital structure. Utilizing our neutral position, which is not biased towards specific capital, we will further deepen relationships with existing business partners and focus on developing new services that integrate the know-how of our new shareholders.

■ About A&B Holdings Co., Ltd.

Our company's Mission is "To nurture the curiosity of early childhood, the most important period, so that the smiles of childhood last a lifetime," and our Vision is "To create children's future through play and experience."

1) Experiential Indoor Kids Park Business

Japan's population is declining year by year, and it is estimated that it will fall below 40 million by 2100. In a rapidly changing society, we believe that what will be needed in the future are people who can adapt to changes and create something from nothing. Non-cognitive skills are important for creating something from nothing. Therefore, we focus on infancy, when non-cognitive skills are particularly developed, and create and provide places where children can extend the buds of their curiosity and enjoy playing with what they discover themselves.

2) Picture Book Goods Sales Business

We plan and operate "Ehon + Ehon" (Machida, Tokyo), a shop offering a wide range of picture book goods, and "HUNGRY MARKET" (Futako-Tamagawa, Tokyo), which selects goods by Eric Carle, the author of the picture book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." We convey the joy of picture books, which are a communication tool for parents and children and lead to nurturing self-esteem, through goods.

A&B Holdings Co., Ltd. Website: https://www.a-bholdings.com/