フルキャストホールディングス（4848） – [Delayed]Announcement Regarding the Acquisition of Shares Involving the Transfer of a Subsidiary

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2022 Company name: Fullcast Holdings Co., Ltd. Representative: Kazuki Sakamaki, President, Representative Director and CEO (Stock code: 4848; Stock Exchange listing: Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) Contact: Yasuomi Tomotake, General Manager of the Finance and IR Department Telephone: +81-3-4530-4830 Announcement Regarding the Acquisition of Shares Involving the Transfer of a Subsidiary In accordance with the resolution adopted at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 13, 2022, Fullcast Holdings Co., Ltd. has today acquired all the shares of Hayfield inc. and made it a subsidiary. The details are as follows. As the timely disclosure standards of Tokyo Stock Exchange do not apply to this matter, some disclosure items and details have been omitted. 1. Reason for acquisition of the shares Hayfield inc. provides placement services for specialized human resources in the real estate industry. The company’s “Takken Job Agent” is a well-known career change support/human resource placement service specializing in the real estate industry and the company provides high-quality human resource services with high levels of customer satisfaction. Under its New “Medium-Term Management Plan 2024”, Fullcast Holdings has set a business strategy to aggressively invest in M&A to expand into professional, value-added positions, and to enhance its business portfolio, in addition to “human resource services in the light work and blue-collar fields,” which are our specialty. In addition, in Our Vision, the Group aims to create the best opportunities for its registered staff to move up to specialized positions with qualifications and for seeking employment formats such as permanent employee. Fullcast Holdings has determined that the services provided by Hayfield inc. constitute a business area that will play a key role in realizing the growth of the Group. 2. Overview of a subsidiary to be transferred Corporate name Home office address Representative Business Capital Date of established Major shareholder and ratio of shareholdings Relationship between Fullcast Holdings Co., Ltd. and Hayfield inc. Management results and financial condition of Hayfield inc. over the last three year period Hayfield inc. 9F U’s-1 Building, 7-1-10 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Kenta Sugiura, Representative Director Human resource placement specializing in the real estate industry 3,999,999 yen April 1, 2019 Osen Inc. (98.04%) 1 private shareholder (1.96%) None Capital relationship Personal relationship None Transaction relationship None End of fiscal Year Net assets Total assets March 2020 March 2021 8 million yen 52 million yen 24 million yen 78 million yen March 2022 139 million yen 297 million yen – 1 – Net assets per share Net sales Operating profit Ordinary profit Profit Profit per share Dividend paid per share 26 thousand yen 58 million yen 4 million yen 4 million yen 3 million yen 10 thousand yen — 78 thousand yen 151 million yen 19 million yen 23 million yen 16 million yen 52 thousand yen — 453 thousand yen 408 million yen 171 million yen 171 million yen 115 million yen 375 thousand yen — 3. 4. Summary of counterparty of share acquisition Shareholder name Number of shares transferred Osen Inc. 1 private shareholder 300 6 There are no capital, personal, or transaction relationships between the Company and Hayfield inc. or the individual. Number of shares acquired and status of shareholdings before and after acquisition Number of shareholdings before transfer Number of shares acquired Number of shareholders after transfer 0 shares (Number of voting rights: 0) (Ratio of voting rights: 0.0%) 306 shares (Number of voting rights: 306) 306 shares (Number of voting rights: 306) (Ratio of voting rights: 100.0%) The acquisition price was determined reasonably within the scope of a stock valuation amount by a third-party institution. This amount was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company after it was determined that it is fair and appropriate. 5. Schedule Date of Board of Directors’ resolution Date of share purchase agreement signing Date of share transfer execution 6. Future outlook May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 May 31, 2022 The impact of this matter on the Company’s consolidated performance will be minimal. Details will be promptly announced if matters requiring disclosure arise. – 2 –