AI Storm Completes Acquisition of Nippon Tele Systems; Toshio Imai Appointed as Representative Director

AI Storm Co., Ltd. (formerly Jexceed Co., Ltd.; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Toshio Imai; Securities Code: 3719) is pleased to announce that, as previously disclosed on February 27, 2026, it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Nippon Tele Systems (Headquarters: Suginami-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter 'NTS') as of April 1, 2026. Consequently, NTS has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of AI Storm. Furthermore, Toshio Imai, President and Representative Director of AI Storm, has assumed the position of Representative Director of NTS on the same date.

### Completion of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Acquisition Based on the resolution of the Board of Directors on February 27, 2026, the payment for the share transfer was executed on April 1, 2026, and the acquisition of NTS as a wholly-owned subsidiary was completed as scheduled.

NTS has built long-term relationships with blue-chip companies over its 37-year history and possesses an extremely robust revenue structure based on that track record. AI Storm identified a clear strategic necessity in combining its AI implementation capabilities with NTS's stable customer base and expanding market area, leading to this acquisition.

Starting today, NTS enters a new phase as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AI Storm Group and is scheduled to be included in the consolidated financial results starting from the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026.

### Appointment of Representative Director Toshio Imai, President and Representative Director of AI Storm, will concurrently serve as the Representative Director of NTS effective April 1, 2026. He decided to take on the role of representative himself, believing that business transformation through AI implementation can only be realized when top management takes direct responsibility for its promotion.

### Future Outlook Starting today, the full-scale implementation of AI at NTS begins.

First, AI Storm will directly deploy its AI technology and automation expertise into NTS's operations to improve response quality and promote operational efficiency. Furthermore, by leveraging the trust NTS has built with its long-term corporate clients, AI Storm will create new revenue opportunities by offering AI solutions to NTS's existing customers. In addition, the knowledge and track record accumulated through AI implementation at NTS will be utilized for new customer acquisition in the call center industry and horizontal expansion of AI into other business areas.

Success achieved through collaboration with NTS represents the very value that the first phase of AI Storm's M&A strategy should demonstrate. For AI Storm, this M&A is a venue to prove its AI-centered growth strategy in reality. Consistently showing the effects of AI implementation in each acquired company is seen as a steady path to making the target of a 50 billion yen market capitalization a reality. By linking the results of this first phase to the next move and accumulating M&A deals with speed and execution, the company is committed to achieving the 50 billion yen market capitalization target set in its mid-term business plan.

### Company Overviews

**AI Storm Co., Ltd.** - **Representative Director:** Toshio Imai - **Location:** 9F Eiba Bldg., 3-17-11 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo - **Business:** AI business, AI education, AI product development, ERP/HR consulting, LED visions, truck sales/leasing, ad-truck advertising, IT equipment sales, etc. - **Website:** https://www.ai-storm.co.jp

**Nippon Tele Systems Co., Ltd.** - **Representative Director:** Toshio Imai (Appointed April 1, 2026) - **Location:** 2-1-16 Umezato, Suginami-ku, Tokyo - **Established:** October 25, 1988 - **Business:** Call center business, BPO business - **Website:** https://www.telesys.co.jp