ONTSU to join GENDA Group as the Tender Offer completed~Acceleration of collaboration in the karaoke business~

GENDA Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Chairman of the Board: Nao Kataoka; Representative Director and President: Mai Shin; hereinafter “GENDA”) has conducted a Tender Offer from 28 June 2024, as announced in the “Notice Regarding Commencement of Tender Offer for ONTSU Co. Ltd. Code No.7647” was commenced on 28 June 2024 and ended on 13 August 2024. As a result of the tender offer, the Company will hold 72.92% of ONTSU’s shares as of 19 August 2024 and ONTSU Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kita-ku,Osaka City; Representative Director and President:Kunihiko Okamura; hereinafter “ONTSU”)will join GENDA Group. With the completion of this tender offer, GENDA Group will accelerate collaboration in the karaoke business.

■For more information, please see the following

GENDA Group an entertainment company that aims to build a global entertainment network and increase the “total amount of fun” distributed throughout the world in order to realise its Aspiration of “More fun for your days”.
Shin Corporation Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shinji Kato; hereinafter “Shin Corporation”) , which operates Karaoke BanBan, belongs to the GENDA Group, in collaboration with ONTSU, which seeks to improve the user experience through the distribution of karaoke equipment by promoting the introduction of new and updated equipment to “Karaoke BanBan”(Figure “a” below). In addition to rejuvenating the number of years of karaoke equipment in the night market (Figure “b” below). ONTSU aims to further expand its sales area and network and increase the number of equipment it handles (Figure “c” below) by rolling up the karaoke market, which has reached maturity.

■ For more information on the collaboration with ONTSU, please see this timely disclosure and press release.
Notice of Commencement of Tender Offer for ONTSU Co., Ltd (Securities Code: 7647).
GENDA Inc. group conducts TOB to expand its karaoke business – Announcement of the commencement of a tender offer for ONTSU Co., Ltd.

GENDA will continue to pursue M&A as the mainstay of its growth strategy to realise its Aspiration of ‘More fun for your days’.

■ONTSU Company profile
Company name: ONTSU Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President Kunihiko Okamura
Established: 1981 Aug.
Location: 8th floor, RISE 88 Building, 1-1-10 Honjo Higashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka
Website: https://ontsu.co.jp

■GENDA Company profile
「More fun for your days」
To realise this Aspiration, GENDA is an entertainment company that aims to build a global entertainment network and increase the ‘total amount of fun’ distributed in the world. GENDA operates a wide range of businesses in entertainment, including Amusement, Karaoke, Character Merchandising, Food & Beverage, Contents & Promotion (movies, interactive contents, etc.). It operates approximately 800 amusement arcades such as GiGO and the karaoke chain BanBan in Japan and abroad, as well as approximately 1,400 mini-locations (non-staffed game corners). It operates in Japan, the USA, mainland China, Taiwan, the UK and the Middle East.

Company name: GENDA Inc.
Representative Director and Chairman of the Board Nao Kataoka, Representative Director and President Mai Shin
Established: 5 May 2018.
Location: 17F, Tokyo Shiodome Building, 1-9-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Website: https://genda.jp
GENDA IR page: https://genda.jp/ir