Tranche Update on PIA Corporation's Equity Buyback Plan announced on December 20, 2018.

PIA CORPORATION is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in leisure and entertainment industry. The Company's main business consists of the sale of tickets through its entertainment tickets advance sale system Ticket Pia; the issuance of Pia cards, the provision of member-based services, and the management of the members; the sale and repurchase of sports entertainment lottery tickets called toto; the provision of tickets management systems for event facilities and entertainment introduction services and others, as well as the hosting of recreational events. The Company also publishes periodic magazines on leisure and entertainment industry, and provides leisure and entertainment information through Websites and network media, mobile content services for games. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had six subsidiaries and six associated companies.