Signed Gold Partner Agreement with Professional Basketball Team "Kyoto Hannaryz"

Konoike Transport Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka; Representative Director, Chairman and President: Tadahiko Konoike; hereinafter Konoike Transport) has signed a gold partner agreement with the professional basketball club team "Kyoto Hannaryz" for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons. "Kyoto Hannaryz" is a professional basketball club team belonging to the B.LEAGUE, based in Kyoto City. As the B.LEAGUE changes to a new league structure from the 2027-28 season, "Kyoto Hannaryz" is expected to play an even more active role, including joining the new league's top license "B.LEAGUE PREMIER." Furthermore, under the club spirit of "Climbing Together," they are actively engaged in community contribution activities through sports. The KONOIKE Group, under its corporate philosophy of "Valuing 'people' and 'bonds,' innovating the foundations of society, and creating new value," has cherished its ties with local communities, including its birthplace Osaka, and has walked alongside the regions. We deeply empathize with "Kyoto Hannaryz's" challenging attitude of growing with the community and their passionate desire to energize the region through sports, which led to this sponsorship agreement. Through this partnership agreement, the KONOIKE Group will support "Kyoto Hannaryz's" challenges and contribute to the promotion of local communities through the power of sports. Kyoto Hannaryz Overview: Company Name: Sports Communication KYOTO Co., Ltd., Club Name: Kyoto Hannaryz, Established: 2008, Representatives: Representative Director Chairman Jinhachi Takenoshita, Location: OES BLDG. 5F, 64-1 Shichijo Gosho-no-uchi Nakamachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Home Arena: Nisshin Denki Arena Kyoto. Comment from Tadahiko Konoike, Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of Konoike Transport: "Kyoto Hannaryz" transcends mere competition, delivering a sense of unity and vitality to the region through sports. The KONOIKE Group has developed with the support of local communities at approximately 200 bases nationwide. We also have multiple bases in Kyoto, and we will continue to strive to further invigorate the Kyoto area with "Kyoto Hannaryz" and remain a company loved by the local community. Comment from Jinhachi Takenoshita, Representative Director Chairman of Sports Communication KYOTO: We sincerely thank Konoike Transport for signing this gold partner agreement. The values of "people" and "bonds" that the KONOIKE Group cherishes strongly overlap with our club spirit "Climbing Together." Through this partnership, we will create new connections and excitement in the region through the power of sports and together carve out the future of Kyoto. We will continue to grow and challenge ourselves.