Underwriting of SDGs Private Placement Bonds "Regional Support Type" (Rise Michinoku Sales Co., Ltd.)

Our bank supports companies that contribute to the local community through the issuance of private placement bonds. On January 30 (Friday), we served as the underwriter and financial agent for Rise Michinoku Sales Co., Ltd.'s "SDGs Private Placement Bonds 'Regional Support Type' (*)." A portion of the fees received will be jointly donated by the company and our bank to the 30th-anniversary project of the Litoneyama Mitsuhito Memorial Museum in Kitakami City.

【Outline of Issuing Company and Private Placement Bonds】

• Bond Name: Rise Michinoku Sales Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond

  (Guaranteed by our bank and limited to qualified institutional investors)

• Location: 138-5 Fujisawa, 18-wari, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture

• Representative: Hiroyuki Okumoto

• Business Type: Food Wholesaler

• Sales: 2,923 million yen (Fiscal Year ending July 2025)

• Issue Amount: 100 million yen

• Issue Date: January 30, 2026 (Friday)

• Term: 7 years

• Repayment Method: Scheduled redemption (redeemed in semi-annual installments)

• Use of Funds: Capital investment

• Donation Recipient: Kitakami City (30th Anniversary Project of the Litoneyama Mitsuhito Memorial Museum)

• Comment: As a business engaged in the wholesale of rice, we have always valued supporting the lives of people in the region through "food." In doing so, we constantly feel the importance of nurturing the next generation who will carry the region's future and the power of culture that fosters richness of spirit. If "food" nourishes the body, we believe "art" nourishes the soul. We hope this initiative will contribute to fostering the richness of spirit for the people of the region and connect to the next generation.

  This year, as we reach the milestone of our 30th anniversary, we will continue to strive to deliver delicious Tohoku rice to more people.

【Scenes from the Donation Ceremony】