au PAYMENT Corporation has completed its absorption merger with au Financial Service Corporation as of July 1, 2026, and has been newly established under the trade name au Financial Service Corporation. Through this merger, we will accelerate the unification of our payment business strategy and business promotion, further strengthen service design and data linkage originating from smartphones, and provide diverse financial services that support our customers' lives. ■Overview of the New Company Company Name: au Financial Service Corporation Location: 2-21-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Atsushi Nagano, Representative Director and President Shareholder: au Financial Holdings 100% Business Activities: Fund transfer services, issuance of prepaid payment instruments, credit card business, payment agency business, loan business, acquiring business, bank agency business, life insurance brokerage business, non-life insurance agency business, financial instruments brokerage business, advertising business Capital: 495,784 thousand yen Established: 1988 HP: https://www.aufs.co.jp/ Furthermore, as announced on May 13, 2026, following the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 12, 2026, and the Board of Directors meeting on July 1, 2026, the following changes in representative directors and new organizational structure have been decided. ■Change of Representative Director 1. New Appointment (Effective July 1, 2026) Name Position (New) Atsushi Nagano Representative Director and President 2. Retirement (Effective June 30, 2026) Name Position (Old) Yoshinori Kikuchi Representative Director and President, au PAYMENT Corporation *Will also retire as a director of au PAYMENT Corporation on the same date. ■Officer Structure The officer structure as of July 1, 2026, is as follows: Name Position Atsushi Nagano (Newly Appointed) Representative Director and President Satsuki Kohama Director Yasuhito Kusano (Newly Appointed) Director Hidenori Shima Director (Par