We are pleased to announce that Racro Inc. (Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, President and CEO Fumihiro Nagashima, hereinafter "Racro") has made a capital investment in Saitama Musashi Heat Bears Inc. (Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, President and CEO Kota Kado, hereinafter "Heat Bears"), the BC League baseball team operated by ONDO Holdings Inc.'s group company. Racro is a company that contributes to local communities through the preservation and utilization of cultural assets, primarily focusing on the business of excavating and investigating buried cultural properties. One company protects culture, and the other energizes the region through sports. While seemingly different fields, the philosophy of "returning value to the community" is shared. While Racro has supported our team's activities as a sponsor, their participation as a shareholder has further strengthened our relationship. Moving forward, we will leverage the strengths of both companies to actively engage in new community contribution activities centered on sports, culture, and education, as well as initiatives for next-generation development and regional revitalization projects, promoting efforts to further invigorate Saitama Prefecture. ■ Racro Inc. Racro Inc. is a company that contributes to local communities through the preservation and utilization of cultural assets, primarily focusing on the business of excavating and investigating buried cultural properties. With the corporate philosophy of "being a company needed by the community," they actively support a wide range of fields, including sports, culture, and education, and work towards sustainable community development. https://racro.org/ ■ Saitama Musashi Heat Bears The Saitama Musashi Heat Bears are a professional baseball independent league team based in Saitama Prefecture. They are also committed to community contribution activities through baseball, promoting education and regional revitalization through sports, and have received the "S