Announcement of Final Agreement with House of Doge and ReYuu Japan Co., Ltd. on Fund Formation Aiming for Dogecoin ETF

abc Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Gen Matsuda; Securities Code: 8783; hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has reached a final agreement regarding the design and formation of a fund targeting Dogecoin (DOGE) for future ETF* creation, based on a three-party strategic partnership with House of Doge (hereinafter "House of Doge"), the official corporate activity arm of the Dogecoin Foundation, and ReYuu Japan Co., Ltd. (Securities Code: 9425; hereinafter "ReYuu Japan"), which is expanding into blockchain-related areas while based on its reused mobile business.
*ETF stands for "Exchange Traded Fund" and is called an "listed investment trust" in Japanese.

The Company announced the conclusion of the three-party partnership on January 8, 2026, and has now reached this final agreement after subsequent discussions.
January 8, 2026 release: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000063.000153230.html

This initiative aims to collectively promote the financial productization of Dogecoin, starting with the formation of a private fund primarily investing in Dogecoin, building a product structure for a future Dogecoin ETF, establishing a legal compliance system in consideration of domestic and international regulatory trends, and developing products for institutional and qualified investors.
Dogecoin is one of the major cryptocurrencies with high global market capitalization and liquidity. The Company positions this initiative as one of the pioneering cases for the financial productization of Dogecoin in Japan and will proceed with concrete product design and preparation in cooperation with related companies.

1. Overview of this Agreement
This agreement aims to jointly promote the following initiatives, with a view to financial productization of Dogecoin:
- Formation of a private fund primarily investing in Dogecoin
- Building a product structure for a future Dogecoin ETF
- Establishing a legal compliance system in consideration of domestic and international regulatory trends
- Product development for institutional and qualified investors
This initiative aims to be one of the pioneering cases for the financial productization of Dogecoin in Japan.

2. Roles of Each Company
【abc Inc. and abc Securities Inc.】
- Fund formation and operation entity
- Financial product design and provision of securities functions
*This fund is expected to be formed and operated by abc Securities Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, and will be an important initiative to strengthen the financial product formation capabilities within our group.

【House of Doge】
- Collaboration with the Dogecoin ecosystem
- Support utilizing its global network
Official website: https://www.houseofdoge.com/

【ReYuu Japan Co., Ltd.】
- Promotion of treasury strategy including market purchase of Dogecoin
- Verification collaboration in Web3 business
Official website: https://www.reyuu-japan.com/

3. Future Developments
This fund is positioned as a step towards the future formation of a Dogecoin ETF, and the Company will proceed with concrete product design and preparation in cooperation with related companies.
Furthermore, the roles of each company will be discussed as the partnership progresses to achieve the objectives of this partnership.
Please note that the formal formation and offering of the fund have not yet been decided at this time.

Contact for inquiries regarding this matter:
abc Inc. Management Planning Department
pr@abc-chain.com