Fujitsu Limited
July 29, 2021
Notice of Agreements for the Mergers through Absorption (Simplified Absorption-type Merger) of Consolidated Subsidiaries of Fujitsu Limited
Tokyo, July 29, 2021 - Fujitsu Limited (herein after referred to as "Fujitsu") announced today that it has made a resolution at its board of directors meeting held today that effective October 1, 2021, its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as "the Target Companies"), FUJITSU KANSAI-CHUBUNET-TECH LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as "KCN"), FUJITSU KYUSHU NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as "QNET"), FUJITSU COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as "FCT") will merge with Fujitsu and it has concluded agreements for absorption type mergers with the Target Companies.
Because Fujitsu's mergers with KCN (Merger 1), QNET (Merger 2) , FCT (Merger 3) are absorption-type mergers of consolidated subsidiaries, certain disclosure items and details have been omitted from this notice (Merger 1, Merger 2 and Merger 3 are collectively referred to herein as "the Mergers").
1. Purpose of the Mergers
Fujitsu has been promoting the streamlining of the formation of its operations including domestic group companies with the aim of enhancing the value delivered to customers with the expansion of its Digital Transformation (DX) business.
As part of this effort, KCN and QNET, which develop network systems, and FCT, which develops embedded systems for products such as supercomputers, servers, and storage products, will be absorbed by Fujitsu through the Mergers.
With the Mergers, the high-tech development capabilities that were dispersed throughout the Target Companies will be integrated and the consolidation of development functions will allow for the realization of a new organizational structure that enables Fujitsu to further increase productivity. Additionally, Fujitsu aims to further bolster its ability to respond to the various needs of the market, maintain and acquire leading-edge technology that is consistently one step ahead of the industry, improve the value provided to our customers and enhance competitiveness. With regard to existing business fields, Fujitsu will strive to maintain and improve the efficiency of its technologies for long-term, stable business continuity, and by providing systems development and platforms that support services for solving social challenges and enriching people's lives, Fujitsu will contribute to our customers' business stability.
2. Summary of the Mergers
(1) Schedule of the Mergers
Because the Mergers meet the requirements of simplified absorption-type mergers, Fujitsu will carry it out without the approval of a resolution at the Shareholders' Meeting.
Date of resolution by Board of Directors: | July 29, 2021 (today) |
Date agreement for the Mergers was concluded: | July 29, 2021 (today) |
Effective date of the Mergers: | October 1, 2021 (scheduled) |
(2) Method of the Mergers
The mergers will be conducted through an absorption-type mergers method in which Fujitsu will be the surviving company and the Target Companies will be dissolved as the absorbed companies.
(3) Allocation of Consideration for the Mergers
No shares will be issued or consideration paid in conjunction with the Mergers.
(4) Treatment of Share Subscription Rights and Bonds with Share Subscription Rights
The Target Companies have not issued share subscription rights or bonds with share subscription rights.
3. Overview of the Mergers Merger 1
Surviving Company | Absorbed Company | ||||||||||
Company Name | Fujitsu Limited | FUJITSU KANSAI-CHUBUNET-TECH | |||||||||
LIMITED | |||||||||||
Address | Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan | Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||
Representative | Takahito | Tokita, | Representative | Hiroyuki Tsunekiyo, Representative | |||||||
Director and CEO | Director and President | ||||||||||
Manufacturing | and | sales | of | Development and design of equipment | |||||||
Business Description | communications | systems | and | and software related to network systems | |||||||
information | processing | systems, | and | and computer systems, and system | |||||||
provision of related services. | design work | ||||||||||
Capital | 324,625 million yen | 200 million yen | |||||||||
Date Established | June 20, 1935 | April 21, 1983 | |||||||||
Number of Shares Issued | 207,001,821 shares | 4,000 shares | |||||||||
Fiscal Year-End | March 31 | March 31 | |||||||||
Shareholder | % | Fujitsu Limited, 100% shareholder | |||||||||
Major | Shareholders | and | The Master Trust Bank of | 8.45% | |||||||
Japan, Ltd. (for trust) | |||||||||||
Percentage of Shares Held | |||||||||||
Ichigo Trust Pte. Ltd. | 7.49% | ||||||||||
(as of March 31, 2021) | |||||||||||
Custody Bank of Japan, | 5.22% | ||||||||||
※The Percentage of Shares | |||||||||||
Ltd. (for trust) | |||||||||||
Held | is | calculated | after | ||||||||
GIC PRIVATE LIMITED - | 2.76% | ||||||||||
exclusion | of treasury | stock | |||||||||
C | |||||||||||
holdings. | |||||||||||
Fujitsu Employee | 2.31% | ||||||||||
Shareholding Association | |||||||||||
Financial | Condition | and | (Consolidated) | (Unconsolidated) | |||||||
Financial Performance in the | (Unit: Million Yen, except per share | (Unit: Million Yen, except per share data) | |||||||||
Most Recent Fiscal Year | data) | Net Assets: 2,085 | |||||||||
(as of March 31, 2021) | Equity: 1,546,905 | Total Assets: 5,727 | |||||||||
Total Assets: 3,190,206 | Net Assets per Share: 521,408.59 | ||||||||||
Equity per Share Attributable to Owners | Net Sales: 11,449 | ||||||||||
of the Parent: 7,287.15 | Operating Income: 669 | ||||||||||
Revenue: 3,589,702 | Ordinary Income: 668 | ||||||||||
Operating Profit: 266,324 | Net Profit: 464 | ||||||||||
Profit before Income Taxes:291,855 | Net Profit per Share: 116,059.56 | ||||||||||
Profit for the Year Attributable to Owners | |||||||||||
of the Parent: 202,700 | |||||||||||
Basic Earnings per Share: 1,013.78 | |||||||||||
Diluted Earnings per Share: 1,012.63 | |||||||||||
*Fujitsu has adopted | International | ||||||||||
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the preparation of consolidated financial statements.
Merger 2
Surviving Company | Absorbed Company | |||||||||
Company Name | Fujitsu Limited | FUJITSU | KYUSHU | NETWORK | ||||||
TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | ||||||||||
Address | Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||
Representative | Katsuhiko | Tanahashi, | Representative | |||||||
Director and President | ||||||||||
Development and design of software, | ||||||||||
Business Description | firmware, | and hardware | related | to | ||||||
network system and related computer | ||||||||||
system; and system design work | ||||||||||
Capital | 100 million yen | |||||||||
Date Established | June 20, 2005 | |||||||||
Number of Shares Issued | 4,000 shares | |||||||||
Fiscal Year-End | March 31 | |||||||||
Major | Shareholders | and | Fujitsu Limited, 100% shareholder | |||||||
Percentage of Shares Held | ||||||||||
(as of March 31, 2021) | Omitted | |||||||||
※The Percentage of Shares | ||||||||||
Held | is | calculated | after | |||||||
exclusion | of treasury | stock | ||||||||
holdings. | ||||||||||
Financial | Condition | and | (Unconsolidated) | |||||||
Financial Performance in the | (Unit: Million Yen, except per share data) | |||||||||
Most Recent Fiscal Year | Net Assets: 1,813 | |||||||||
(as of March 31, 2021) | Total Assets: 5,315 | |||||||||
Net Assets per Share: 453,333.42 | ||||||||||
Net Sales: 13,688 | ||||||||||
Operating Income: 548 | ||||||||||
Ordinary Income: 548 | ||||||||||
Net Profit: 354 | ||||||||||
Net Profit per Share: 88,729.19 | ||||||||||
Merger 3 | ||||||||||
Surviving Company | Absorbed Company | |||||||||
Company Name | Fujitsu Limited | FUJITSU COMPUTER | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | ||||||||||
Address | Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||
Representative | Makoto | Fukuda, | President | and | ||||||
Omitted | Representative Director | |||||||||
Business Description | Development and provision of services | |||||||||
for all embedded systems, including | ||||||||||
Capital
Date Established
Number of Shares Issued
Fiscal Year-End
Major Shareholders and Percentage of Shares Held (as of March 31, 2021) ※The Percentage of Shares Held is calculated after exclusion of treasury stock holdings.
Financial Condition and
Financial Performance in the
Most Recent Fiscal Year
(as of March 31, 2021)
embedded OS, software, firmware, hardware, verification, diagnosis, and development environment tools
200 million yen
April 9, 1983
4,000 shares
March 31
Fujitsu Limited, 100% shareholder
(Unconsolidated)
(Unit: Million Yen, except per share data)
Net Assets: 564
Total Assets: 2,012
Net Assets per Share: 141,175.76
Net Sales: 5,366
Operating Income: 408
Ordinary Income: 404
Net Profit: 314
Net Profit per Share: 78,527.12
4. Status After the Mergers
After the Mergers, there will be no changes to Fujitsu's company name, address, name and title of representative, business description, capital, or fiscal year-end.
5. Business Impact
The impact of the Mergers on Fujitsu's consolidated and non-consolidated financial results are insignificant.
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