An undisclosed buyer acquired 6.41% stake in Otsuka Kagu, Ltd. from Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.

OTSUKA KAGU, LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the retail of furniture and interiors. The Company is involved in the furniture and interior goods in Japan and overseas in showrooms nationwide, as well as the department handles corporate demand projects for hotels, luxury care condominiums and housing-related companies. The Company develops products by providing customer needs obtained through face-to-face sales, and assesses, repairs, manages and wholesales furniture that trades in and buys.