Announcement • May 16
Mitsuba Corporation (TSE:7280) and Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated (TSE:9502) proposed to acquire an remaining 48.7% stake in Ryomo Systems Co.,Ltd. (TSE:9691) for ¥8.9 billion. Mitsuba Corporation (TSE:7280) and Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated (TSE:9502) proposed to acquire an remaining 48.7% stake in Ryomo Systems Co.,Ltd. (TSE:9691) for ¥8.9 billion on May 14, 2026. A cash consideration valued at ¥5200 per share will be paid by Mitsuba Corporation and Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated. The lower limit of the tender offer acceptance is 0.53726 million shares, which will increase the ownership of tender offerors to 66.67% stake. The sellers in the transaction include Sadami Hino, Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd., Hikari Tsushin Investments Okinawa Co., Ltd., Tomohiro Yoshida, Secom General Insurance Co., Ltd., Sunfield Industry Co., Ltd., Kiryu Gas Company and Ryuei Seiko, K.K. If the Tender Offer is successfully completed, but the Offerors are unable to acquire all of the Target Company Shares (excluding the Target Company Shares held by MITSUBA and the treasury shares held by the Target Company) in the Tender Offer, then the Offerors intend to request the Target Company to carry out a series of procedures (the “Squeeze Out Procedures”) for making the Offerors the only shareholders of the Target Company. the Offerors, MITSUBA plans to purchase up to 1,003,800 shares (ownership percentage: 28.69%) out of the total number of Tendered Share Certificates, Etc. in which 80% of the voting rights represented by the Target Company Shares will be held by MITSUBA after purchase, and Chubu Electric Power plans to purchase the remaining 20% shares.
The transaction is subject to minimum tender. The Board of Directors of Ryomo Systems Co.,Ltd. formed a special committee for the transaction. The expected completion of the transaction is July 8, 2026. The transaction was recommended by board of directors of Ryomo Systems on May 14, 2026.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. acted as financial advisor for Mitsuba Corporation. YAMADA Consulting Group Co.,Ltd. acted as financial advisor for Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated. Mori Hamada & Matsumoto LPC acted as legal advisor for Mitsuba Corporation and Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated. Nishimura & Asahi acted as legal advisor for Ryomo Systems Co.,Ltd. Reported Earnings • Apr 29
Full year 2026 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Full year 2026 results: EPS: JP¥302 (up from JP¥267 in FY 2025). Revenue: JP¥3.55t (down 3.4% from FY 2025). Net income: JP¥227.8b (up 13% from FY 2025). Profit margin: 6.4% (up from 5.5% in FY 2025). The increase in margin was driven by lower expenses. Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) surpassed analyst estimates by 18%. Revenue is forecast to stay flat during the next 3 years, in line with the revenue forecast for the Electric Utilities industry in Japan. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has fallen by 6% per year but the company’s share price has increased by 19% per year, which means it is well ahead of earnings. 