Japanese Denso, Rohom, and the fact that they are proceeding with proposals on the acquisition of shares, "A rapid increase in equity transactions within Japanese companies."

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On the 24th, Denso, a Japanese auto parts company, officially acknowledged that it is making a proposal to Roham on the acquisition of shares in connection with the rumors of a proposed acquisition of Rohom, which were reported by some media outlets, and began building a strategic partnership for semiconductors. The announcement was based on a basic agreement between the two companies on May 8, 2025 to build a strategic partnership in the semiconductor business, and Denso finally delivered its share acquisition proposal after reviewing various strategic options, including the acquisition of shares in Room.

Denso aims to balance social value creation and business growth under the ideology of environment and security, and has accelerated investment by setting the mobility area, where the added value of semiconductors increases as the electricity, intelligence, and social system linkage of automobiles progress rapidly. In the recent environment where development of semiconductor technology and establishment of a stable supply system have emerged as key challenges across the industry, Denso plans to increase the value it provides to customers by expanding its business to a wide range of industrial devices and people's livelihood devices, not limited to existing mobility areas.

To this end, it has decided that it is essential to connect with Rohom, which has strong strengths in industrial and consumer devices, and expects that a wide range of contributions across the semiconductor business will be possible by mutually utilizing technology and knowledge accumulated in different market areas. Denso plans to re-enter the mobility area with technology secured through cooperation with Room to establish a virtuous cycle structure that can provide more advanced value to automobile customers. Currently, Denso said it is continuing a serious review of the proposal with Roham and that it will announce it quickly if any specific decisions or disclosures are needed in the future. In addition, he made it clear that he would contribute to a wide range of industries through the semiconductor business by actively exploring the possibility of various forms of third-party cooperation, not just this proposal with Rohom.

Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp., which has a mutual capital investment and group governance relationship with Denso, recently made a tender offer with Toyota Motor Corp., the parent company of Toyota Group. According to local media on the 25th, 63.6% of the voting stocks responded to the tender offer of Toyota's automatic looms until the previous day, exceeding the minimum quantity (42.01%) needed to establish a tender offer. As a result, Toyota's automatic machine plans to hold an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting in May and voluntarily delist it.

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