Ceres Agrees to Acquire Shares of Link-U Group Exceeding 3%

TOKYO, Jun 30 (Pulse News Wire) – Ceres Inc. (3696.T) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Apollo Capital Co., Ltd., will acquire shares of Link-U Group Holdings Inc.

(TICKER_1). The acquisition, which exceeds 3% of voting rights based on the number of outstanding shares, was approved during a board meeting held. The transaction involves purchasing ordinary shares totaling 1,220,550.

According to the latest data available as of January 31, 2026, this represents approximately 8.62% of the total voting rights. The calculation is based on a total of 141,657 voting rights held by shareholders at that time, rounded to the nearest whole percentage point. This share purchase qualifies as a buy-in operation similar to a tender offer under Article 167, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and Order No.

31 of the same law.