Announcement Regarding Business Alliance with Kokopelli Inc.

CCREB Advisors Inc. and Kokopelli Inc. have formed a business alliance, decided at a board meeting on April 13, 2026. The alliance's primary goal is to promote regional revitalization by jointly developing and expanding new businesses that address regional societal challenges. Key initiatives include accelerating the regional deployment of business property matching through system integration between Kokopelli's "BM Portal," a business matching management service for financial institutions, and CCREB's "CCREB Matching Box," an in-house real estate information management tool. This integration aims to strengthen real estate matching capabilities for regional financial institutions and enterprises. Additionally, the partnership seeks to create a regional economic circulation model by leveraging both companies' networks to generate new business opportunities and build a sustainable regional economy. CCREB Advisors specializes in matching compact business properties (e.g., factories, warehouses) using AI-powered real estate tech systems, often located in regional areas. Kokopelli Inc. operates "Big Advance," a management support platform for SMEs, which includes the "BM Portal" service. As of February 2026, "Big Advance" was adopted by 76 financial institutions. Both companies are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market (Kokopelli: 4167, CCREB: 276A).