Signing ceremony for the agreement (July 1) Left: Kohei Kawamura, President & CEO, Kuradashi Inc. Center: Ryo Osawa, Executive Officer, Kuradashi Food Company, Head of M&A Synergy Office, Kuradashi Inc. Right: Shigemi Nakamura, Representative Director, Nakamura Shoji Co., Ltd. Kuradashi Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Kohei Kawamura, hereinafter referred to as "Kuradashi") resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on July 1, 2026, to acquire all issued shares of Nakamura Shoji Co., Ltd., established on June 16, 2026, and make it a wholly-owned subsidiary. The share transfer agreement was signed on the same date, and the share acquisition was executed. Nakamura Shoji Co., Ltd. is a company established on June 16, 2026, through a company split (new company split) of the retail business for alcoholic beverages and other products operated by Nakamura Shoji LLC. ■ Background of Share Acquisition Kuradashi operates "Kuradashi," a social good marketplace that sells food that can still be eaten but is discarded at affordable prices, with the mission "Bring rewards to the future with good business." The company also engages in businesses that bring tangible impact to society, the environment, and the economy, such as supporting social contribution organizations with a portion of its sales. In its medium-term management plan (FY2025 June - FY2027 June) announced in August 2024, under the theme "Becoming infrastructure for food loss reduction that benefits everyone," Kuradashi aims for discontinuous business growth through three pillars: 1 Expansion of EC business, 2 Functional expansion of the supply chain, and 3 New businesses (including M&A). (Note 1) In this strategy, expanding the range of food loss products that can be handled and expanding the "outlets (sales channels)" for delivering products are considered important challenges for spreading the circle of food loss reduction to society as a whole. With this recognition of challenges, Nak