August 23, 2021

Company name

Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd.

Company

Yosuke Mitsuhara,

representative

President and CEO

(Code: 3341, Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section)

Contacts

Kazunori Ogi,

Director, General Manager of

Finance Department (Phone: +81-3-6810-0800)

Notice of Absorption-Type Merger of Consolidated Subsidiary

(Simplified / Short Form Merger)

Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "the Company") announces that it passed a resolution at its Board of Directors' meeting held on August 23, 2021 to absorb and merge Heart Dispensing Pharmacy Co., Ltd., consolidated subsidiary of the Company, as set forth below. Certain disclosures and details have been omitted in this press release since the company to be merged is a wholly owned subsidiary.

1. Purpose of the merger

Under the corporate philosophy of "Achieving True Separation of Drug Prescribing and Dispensing Services," the Company is developing its business with the aim of providing high-quality medical services on a nationwide scale by operating a chain of dispensing pharmacies throughout Japan.

The dispensing pharmacy subsidiary acquired by the Company also operates the same operations as directly managed stores and provides the same medical services as directly managed stores, but the Company intends to merge the subsidiary in order to consolidate the management of the dispensing pharmacy business, strengthen management functions, and further improve management efficiency.

2. Summary of merger

(1) Schedule of the merger

Board of Directors meeting to approve the merger: August 23, 2021

Conclusion of merger agreement: August 23, 2021

Scheduled date of the merger (effective date): October 1, 2021 (tentative)

Note: Pursuant to the provisions of both Article 796, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act (simplified merger) and Article 784, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act (short form merger), the merger will be conducted without obtaining the approval of the merger agreement at a general meeting of shareholders.

(2) Method of the merger

The merger is an absorption-type merger wherein the Company will be the surviving company, and Heart Dispensing Pharmacy Co., Ltd. will be dissolved.

(3) Detail of allocation relating to the merger

Since the dissolving company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, no shares will be allocated or any other consideration will be delivered upon the merger.

  1. Treatment of stock acquisition rights and bonds with stock acquisition rights of the dissolving company Not applicable.

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3. Outline of the companies involved in the merger

(1) Company name

Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd. Note1

Heart Dispensing Pharmacy Co., Ltd. Note2

(Surviving company)

(Dissolving company)

(2) Scope of business

Management of dispensing chain

Manegement of a pharmacy

pharmacies

(3) Date of incorporation

March 7, 1980

September 28, 1992

(4) Location

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

(5) Name of the title of

Yosuke Mitsuhara,

Yosuke Mitsuhara,

representative

President and CEO

President and CEO

(6) Capital

3,953 Million Yen

5 Million Yen

(7) No. of issued shares

32,048,000 shares

100 shares

(8) Fiscal year end

March 31

March 31

Hiroshi Mitsuhara

Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd.

28.01%

100.00%

Yosuke Mitsuhara

22.14%

(9) Principal shareholders

Max Planning, Inc.

7.47%

and their percentage of

Nihon Chouzai Employee Shareholding

Association

holdings Note3

3.12%

Yoko Mitsuhara

2.67%

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.

(Trust account)

2.38%

(10) Operating results and financial conditions for the immediately preceding fiscal year Note4

Net assets

49,868 Million Yen

186 Million Yen

Total assets

186,262 Million Yen

374 Million Yen

Net assets per common

1,663.01 Yen

1,862,893.30 Yen

share

Net sales

278,951 Million Yen

1,008 Million Yen

Operating profit (loss)

8,106 Million Yen

72 Million Yen

Ordinary profit (loss)

8,409 Million Yen

69 Million Yen

Profit (loss) attributable to

3,538 Million Yen

43 Million Yen

owners of parent

Net income (loss) per

118.01 Yen

437,451.63 Yen

share

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Note1: The Company is a company that is subject to consolidated dividend regulations. As of March 31, 2021.

Note2: Heart Dispensing Pharmacy Co., Ltd. as of today. However, (10) is as of March 31, 2021.

Note3: Shareholding ratio is calculated after deducting treasury shares (2,061,074 shares). Note4:The Company uses consolidated figure, and Heart Dispensing Pharmacy Co., Ltd. uses

non-consolidated figure.

4. Status after the merger

There will be no changes in the trade name, location, scope of business, stated capital, or accounting periods of the Company or the title and name of the representative upon the completion of the merger.

5. Outlook

The merger is an absorption-type merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which is not expected to have any material impact on the Company's consolidated financial results.

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