[NFT Manga Project in Africa] Report on the End of the Fundraising Period for Bill Masuku's E-book Publishing Project 'Beanstalkking!!' on CAMPFIRE

CAICA Financial Holdings Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Shin Suzuki), which operates the selective NFT launchpad 'INO Fine' through its subsidiary, in collaboration with Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd.'s Rights and Business Development Department and Jitsugyo no Nihon Digital Co., Ltd., has been carrying out the 'NFT Manga Project in Africa' to support young African manga artists in their debut in Japan. As part of this initiative, we have been implementing an e-book publishing project for Bill Masuku, a manga artist from Zimbabwe, Africa. We hereby report that the fundraising period for this project on the crowdfunding site 'CAMPFIRE' has concluded as of Friday, March 27, 2026. Final Results on CAMPFIRE

This project began its fundraising on CAMPFIRE on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, with the goal of publishing an e-book, and the fundraising period concluded on Friday, March 27, 2026. Final Results: Against a target amount of 300,000 yen, the total support received was 400,000 yen, achieving 133% of the goal, with 35 supporters. We were able to achieve our target amount thanks to the warm support from many individuals. We express our sincere gratitude to all our supporters and everyone who has supported this project thus far. As a result, the publication of the e-book is officially decided. In cooperation with Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, a long-established publisher with 129 years of history, we will proceed with the editing and production stages for sales on major e-book retailers and approximately 200 online stores. Comment from Bill Masuku Photo by Donald Chasi