Commencement of Discussions for Management Integration

Commencement of Discussions

for the Management Integration

March 10, 2015 (Tue)


FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
President
Isamu Nakayama

UNY Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
President
Norio Sako

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Business Environment

Domestic Retail

Business

Overseas Retail

Business


Shrinking market due to population decline

Severe store-opening competition in CVS business

Pan-industry competition

Increasing consumer traction to convenience and differentiated product offering

Business potential via innovation

Penetration of Japanese CVS business model

Integration of management resources to create a new retail group

will provide the two companies with strategic opportunities

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Strategic Rationale

FamilyMart and UNY Group Holdings will integrate their management resources and aim to be a company which contributes to

customers, franchisees, business partners, shareholders and employees


CVS General Retail

One of the largest store network in Japan

Enhanced procurement

Enhanced product development

Integrated infrastructure (e.g. distribution

centers) and common functions (e.g. IT)

Expansion of the business centered in

Tokai and Kanto area

Utilization of procurement and service of the CVS business

Development of new store format

Cooperation in E-Commerce

Financial Service / Card, Dedicated Beauty & Fashion Brands, E-Commerce, Medical Care, Ticker / Entertainment, Delivery, Food Production

Further utilization of business footprint / value maximization with integrated management

resources

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Discussions for the Management Integration

Management integration in sprit of equals

Form an Integration Preparation Committee, jointly led by

Presidents of the two companies

Other considerations:

Group principles

Company / group name, brands

Board / management structure

HR

Corporate strategy, business plan

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Transaction Structure

UNY Group HD will be merged into FamilyMart and forms a new holding company

FamilyMart's CVS business will be integrated with CKS through an absorption- type demerger. The CVS brand will be unified

Merger ratio will be determined following due diligence and consultation with

advisers

Absorption-type

merger

Holding company structure

Absorption-type demerger of FamilyMart's CVS business

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その他

Envisioned Timeline


Resolution of the Board of Directors March 10, 2015 (Today) Signing of the memorandum of understanding March 10, 2015 (Today) Execution of the basic agreement August 2015 (Plan)
Execution of absorption-type merger agreement and
absorption-type demerger agreement April 2016 (Plan)
AGM (FamilyMart and UNY Group HD) to approve the
absorption-type merger and absorption-type demerger May 2016 (Plan)
Closing /
Effective date of the absorption-type merger and
absorption-type demerger
September 2016 (Plan)

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(Reference)

Creation of A New Retail Group with c.¥3.5tn Total Store Sales

FamilyMart

UNY Group

HD

Total

Consolidated

Total Store Sales

¥1,721.9bn

¥1,834.2bn

¥3,556.2bn

Consolidated

Operating Income

¥43.3bn

¥25.3bn

¥68.6bn

CVS

Total Store Sales

¥1,721.9bn

¥950.6bn

¥2,672.5bn

CVS

Operating Income

¥43.3bn

¥10.9bn

54.2bn

CVS

Stores (Japan)

11,271 stores

6,328 stores

17,599 stores

CVS

Stores (Overseas)

5,625 stores

1,043 stores

6,668 stores

GMS / SM

Net Sales

- bn

¥799.9bn

¥799.9bn

GMS / SM

Operating Income

- bn

¥12.2bn

¥12.2bn

GMS / SM

Stores (Japan)

- stores

318 stores

318 stores

GMS / SM

Stores (Overseas)

- stores

4 stores

4 stores

Notes: Financial numbers for the fiscal year ended February 2014.

7 Number of stores as at the end of January 2015. UNY Group Holdings' overseas CVS stores as at the end of October 2014 (Circle K Asia).

(Reference) Business Portfolio

Convenience Stores (CVS) General Retail Convenience Stores (CVS) Dedicated Beauty & Fashion Brands Services Financial Services Food Production Food Services Developer Credit Card Delivery E-Commerce Urban Mini- Supermarkets Overseas Other Affiliated Companies


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