From left: Junji Wada, President, CEO & Executive Officer of Appirits Inc.; Minoru Kakuma, Chairman of the Board of Full Balance Inc.; Mao Harada, Representative Director of Full Balance Inc. Full Balance Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Appirits Inc. through the acquisition of the Company's shares by Appirits Inc., and has joined the Appirits Group. With the mission of "Maximizing the growth and success of creators and sellers," the Company has provided integrated support for EC businesses, from the design and construction of EC sites centered on Shopify to operation and growth support. Leveraging the expertise cultivated as a Shopify Platinum Partner, we have supported the EC businesses of customers in various industries and scales, accumulating a wealth of achievements. Through this group participation, we will build a support system capable of responding to a wider range of needs by combining the Company's knowledge and achievements in the EC domain with the technical and business infrastructure such as web system development, marketing, security, and infrastructure possessed by the Appirits Group. Moving forward, we will continue to strive to provide services that contribute to our customers' business growth while leveraging the strengths of both companies. ■Comments from Both Companies Junji Wada, President, CEO & Executive Officer, Appirits Inc. By making Full Balance Inc., a top-tier partner of Shopify, the world's largest cloud-based EC platform, a subsidiary, we can now offer an EC concierge service that allows for the immediate launch of fan-engagement EC and campaign EC, and the instant proposal and provision of optimal EC solutions by combining numerous Shopify apps. Compared to the conventional system of listening to client requirements and building optimal EC from scratch, we can now offer services that are extremely advantageous in terms of delivery time and cost. B