An undisclosed buyer agreed to acquire 16% stake in Sunrise Trading Co., Ltd. from The Sailor Pen Co., Ltd. (TSE:7992) for ¥44.03 million on December 11, 2023. As part of transaction, 10,000 shares will be acquired. For period ended December 2022, Sunrise Trading reported net assets of ¥274 million, total assets of ¥1.13 billion, sales of ¥1.2 billion, operating loss of ¥1 million and net loss of 9 million.

Singing of stock purchase agreement was scheduled on December 27, 2023. The transaction is expected to complete on December 27, 2023.