Conclusion of Business Alliance Agreement and Underwriting of Third-Party Allotment of Shares with Zeus Enterprise Co., Ltd.

i-TEC Hankyu Hanshin Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Fukushima-ku, Osaka; President: Yoshinobu Mizumoto; hereinafter "i-TEC Hankyu Hanshin") has concluded a business alliance agreement with Zeus Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shigeru Yoshifusa; hereinafter "Zeus Enterprise") and has underwritten a third-party allotment of shares issued by Zeus Enterprise through its corporate venture capital arm.

Zeus Enterprise develops infrastructure businesses that support corporate IT foundations, focusing on advanced network and server construction by infrastructure engineers. They provide consistent service from design and construction to operation, contributing with high technical capabilities to the provision of IT infrastructure that excels in stability, security, and scalability.

Furthermore, through a unique educational environment that allows for the acquisition of practical skills, they train inexperienced individuals into immediate assets and continuously produce engineers. Leveraging this training expertise, they also provide engineer training support to external companies in addition to developing their own personnel.

i-TEC Hankyu Hanshin is a system integrator of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. In addition to social infrastructure systems such as buildings and transportation, medical systems, systems for companies and local governments, and internet-related services such as e-commerce sites, the company develops network infrastructure businesses that support these systems.

With this business alliance, the companies will further strengthen their structure for everything from IT infrastructure design and construction to operation and maintenance. By integrating the specialized personnel and expertise of both companies, they will be able to flexibly respond to large-scale projects and the increasingly sophisticated demand for IT infrastructure, thereby meeting customer needs by providing stable and high-quality services.

■ Company Overview

Trade Name: i-TEC Hankyu Hanshin Co., Ltd.

Headquarters: Hanshin Noda Center Building, 1-1-31 Ebie, Fukushima-ku, Osaka

Representative: Yoshinobu Mizumoto, President

Established: July 1987

Business Description: Transportation systems, enterprise solutions, internet solutions, medical systems, smart building systems, regional BWA, security services, network infrastructure solutions, system development contracting, call centers

URL: https://itec.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/

Trade Name: Zeus Enterprise Co., Ltd.

Headquarters: Toho Hibiya Promenade Building 10F, 1-5-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Shigeru Yoshifusa, President

Established: January 2005

Business Description: Outsourcing business specializing in Linux networks, IT education business

URL: https://www.zeus-enterprise.co.jp/