マーキュリアホールディングス（7347） – [Delayed]Aspiring US-based Satellite Rideshare Business Operator Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. Announces Completion of Series B Round of Financing

NEWS RELEASE January 12, 2022 Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd. Aspiring US-based Satellite Rideshare Business Operator Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. Announces Completion of Series B Round of Financing Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “the Company”) has been invested in the US-based Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. (hereinafter “LO”), which has been working to establish a satellite rideshare business in the utilization of space, since 2017 (Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “MIC”), a subsidiary of the Company, initially made the investment in LO and subsequently distributed the shares to the Company). The Company is pleased to announce that LO has completed a series B round of financing (“the financing round”) totaling USD140 million. [Overview and Significant of the Financing Round] The financing round was led by the major investment firm BlackRock Inc. with CEAS Investments, Bpifrance, Foundation Capital, Uncork Capital, Ubiquity Ventures, GFA Venture Partners and other investors taking part, with USD140 million raised in total. The raised funds will be used to expand LO’s business and grow LO’s workforce, which currently stands at around 70 personnel. The Company recognizes that this latest funding is the result of experienced financial investors properly evaluating the potential of satellite rideshare businesses and LO’s own technological capabilities. Back in 2017, MIC found that the separation between infrastructure ownership and the provision of services that is present in the current aviation industry could also be possible in the satellite usage sector, a field that few private companies have entered due to the risks involved and the financial requirements. Accordingly, MIC participated in the seed funding of LO. This is the result of continually identifying the Company’s management philosophy “Undiscovered Common”. [Outline of LO] LO was established in San Francisco in January 2017 by a team with long and extensive experience in the aerospace sector. The round of seed funding was led by US-based Uncork Capital (formerly known as SoftTech VC) and attracted investments from six countries. LO arranges launch vehicles and artificial satellites for businesses that seek to utilize data, Probe manufactured by LO and its engineering team which previously needed to arrange rockets and satellites themselves, and is expected to operate launched satellites on their behalf. Using standardized small satellites, LO aims to dramatically improve efficiency in the use of space at two levels: allowing artificial satellites to share rockets and allowing sensors to share artificial satellites. Profile of LOFT ORBITAL SOLUTIONS INC. Company name: LOFT ORBITAL SOLUTIONS INC. Head office location: 715 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Representative: Antoine de Chassy Website: http://www.loftorbital.com Profile of Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd. Company name: Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd. Head office location: 1-3-3 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Representative: Toshihiro Toyoshima, CEO Business: Holding company Website: https://mercuria-hd.jp/en.html *For inquiries regarding this release, please contact: Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd. Investor Relations Tel: 03-3500-9870 Mail: info@mercuria-hd.jp Website: https://mercuria-hd.jp/en.html Uchisaiwaicho Daibiru Bldg. 6F, 1-3-3 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0011 tel.+81-3-3500-9870 fax.+81-3-3500-988