Strike Announces Completion of Partnerships with Tax Accountant Associations in All 47 Prefectures

Strike Group Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kunihiko Arai; listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market) announces that its subsidiary, Strike Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuya Kaneda, hereinafter "the Company"), has entered into a business partnership agreement with the Hokuriku Federation of Tax Accountants' Cooperative Associations and commenced collaboration. Through this partnership, the Company has now established cooperative frameworks with tax accountant associations in all 47 prefectures across Japan.

Map of Strike’s Collaborations with Tax Accountants’ Cooperatives

1. Purpose of the Partnership

The Company and the Hokuriku Federation of Tax Accountants' Cooperative Associations will collaborate to propose and provide M&A services that help resolve management challenges for businesses in the Hokuriku region (Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui Prefectures). The objective is to support corporate continuity and growth, contributing to regional economic development.

2. Scope of Collaboration

Tax accountants and tax accounting firms affiliated with the Company and the Hokuriku Federation will jointly undertake the following initiatives:

- Consultation services regarding management challenges such as business succession and expansion - Proposing M&A-based solutions to address business challenges - Providing M&A intermediary services tailored to client needs - Delivering various support services related to M&A transactions

3. Background

In recent years, Japan has seen an increasing aging of business owners, leading to a rise in business closures due to lack of successors—a growing social issue. Additionally, M&A utilization among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is expanding as a means to enhance productivity and ensure sustainable business growth.

Similar challenges exist in the Hokuriku region, where stronger support systems are needed to ensure the sustainable development of local enterprises.

4. Future Outlook

By combining the advanced tax expertise of tax accountants with the Company’s specialization in M&A intermediation and target sourcing, the partnership aims to deliver more reliable and high-quality services to clients.

Furthermore, this partnership completes the Company’s network with tax associations in all 47 prefectures nationwide. Moving forward, Strike will leverage this nationwide network to further strengthen support systems, enabling local tax offices to actively respond to M&A needs of their client companies.

The Company will continue its efforts to contribute to solving challenges for as many SMEs as possible and to the development of regional economies.

Overview of the Hokuriku Federation of Tax Accountants' Cooperative Associations

- Organization Name: Hokuriku Federation of Tax Accountants' Cooperative Associations - Region: Hokuriku Region (Ishikawa, Toyama, and Fukui Prefectures) - Chairman: Teruo Morikage - Membership (total across 3 prefectures): 1,402 members (1,026 cooperative members, 376 supporting members) - URL: https://www.hokurikuzei.or.jp/coop/hokuriku/

Inquiries Regarding This Matter

- Company: Strike Co., Ltd. - Contact: Naoto Hirota, Executive Officer, Head of Consulting Division - TEL: 03-6860-0222 - E-mail: [email protected]

Strike Group Corporation

- Company Name: Strike Group Corporation - Stock Exchange: Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (Securities Code: 6196) - Headquarters: 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Mitsui O.S.K. Building 15F - Founded: July 1997 - Capital: 823.74 million yen - Representative: President & CEO Kunihiko Arai - Business: M&A Support Services - URL: https://www.strike.co.jp/group/