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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-172987
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250805
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250805
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250805

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ORIX CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001070304
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTION [6159]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14856
		FILM NUMBER:		251182621

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		WORLD TRADE CENTER BLDG., SOUTH TOWER
		STREET 2:		2-4-1 HAMAMATSU-CHO, MINATO-KU
		CITY:			TOKYO
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	TOKYO
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	M0
		ZIP:			105 0013
		BUSINESS PHONE:		81334353000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		WORLD TRADE CENTER BLDG., SOUTH TOWER
		STREET 2:		2-4-1 HAMAMATSU-CHO, MINATO-KU
		CITY:			TOKYO
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	TOKYO
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	M0
		ZIP:			105 0013
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COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> OR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of August 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-14856</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ORIX Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of Registrant&#146;s Name into English) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>World Trade Center Bldg., SOUTH TOWER, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2-4-1</FONT></FONT> Hamamatsu-cho, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Minato-ku,</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tokyo, JAPAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.)</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&#8194;&#9746;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;Form</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&#8194;&#9744;</FONT> </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#a">Results of the Tender Offer for Ascentech K.K. by OPI18 Corporation, a Subsidiary of ORIX Corporation </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Yasuaki Mikami</P></TD></TR>
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Managing Executive Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Responsible for Corporate Function Unit</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Responsible for Work Style Reform Project</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ORIX
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><A NAME="a"></A>Results of the Tender Offer for Ascentech K.K. by OPI18 Corporation, a Subsidiary of ORIX Corporation
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TOKYO, Japan &#150; August 5, 2025 &#150; OPI18 Corporation (the &#147;Offeror&#148;), a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation (&#147;ORIX&#148;), hereby
announces the results of the tender offer (the &#147;Tender Offer&#148;)* for the common shares issued by Ascentech K.K. (&#147;Ascentech&#148;), as follows. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Tender Offer, which commenced on June&nbsp;17, 2025, was completed on August&nbsp;4, 2025. As a result of the Tender Offer, the total number of shares
tendered (&#147;Tendered Shares&#148;) (9,259,301 shares) did not reach the minimum number of shares to be purchased (9,546,000 shares), and therefore it has been determined that the Offeror will not purchase any of the Tendered Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For further details regarding the results of the Tender Offer, please refer to the separate document titled &#147;Notice Regarding Results of the Tender Offer
for Shares of Ascentech K.K. (Securities Code: 3565)&#148; dated today and issued by the Offeror. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Commencement of the Tender Offer for Ascentech K.K. by OPI18 Corporation, a Subsidiary of ORIX Corporation
(June 16, 2025)</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contact Information: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Relations and Sustainability Department </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ORIX
Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+81-3-3435-3121</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About ORIX Group: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ORIX Group (ORIX Corporation TSE:
8591; NYSE: IX) was established in 1964 and has grown from its roots in leasing in Japan to become a global, diverse, and unique corporate group. Today, it is active around the world in financing and investment, life insurance, banking, asset
management, real estate, concession, environment and energy, automobile-related services, industrial/ICT equipment, ships and aircraft. Since expanding outside of Japan in 1971, ORIX Group has grown its business globally and now operates in around
30 countries and regions across the world with approximately 34,000 people. ORIX Group unites globally around its Purpose: &#147;Finding Paths. Making Impact.&#148; combining diverse expertise and innovative thinking to help our world develop in a
sustainable way. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more details, please visit our website: <U>https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(As of March&nbsp;31, 2025) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Caution Concerning Forward
Looking Statements: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These documents may contain forward-looking statements about expected future events and financial results that involve risks and
uncertainties. Such statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results that differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause
such a difference include, but are not limited to, those described under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the Company&#146;s annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and under &#147;(4) Risk Factors&#148; of the &#147;1. Summary of Consolidated Financial Results&#148; of the &#147;Consolidated Financial Results April&nbsp;1, 2024 &#150; March&nbsp;31, 2025&#148; furnished on Form <FONT
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Notice Regarding Results of the Tender Offer for Shares of Ascentech K.K. (Securities Code: 3565). </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OPI18 Corporation (the &#147;<B>Offeror</B>&#148;) decided, on June&nbsp;16, 2025, to acquire the common shares of Ascentech K.K. (listed on the Standard
Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (&#147;<B>Tokyo Stock Exchange</B>&#148;), Securities Code: 3565, the &#147;<B>Target Company</B>&#148;) (the &#147;<B>Target Company Shares</B>&#148;) through a tender offer (the &#147;<B>Tender Offer</B>&#148;)
under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No.&nbsp;25 of 1948, as amended; the &#147;Act&#148;), and had been conducting the Tender Offer since June&nbsp;17, 2025. The Tender Offer was completed on August&nbsp;4, 2025, and we
are now announcing the results as described below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Overview of the Tender Offer </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Name and address of the Tender Offeror </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OPI18 Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2-4-1,</FONT> Hamamatsucho, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Minato-ku,</FONT> Tokyo </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ascentech K.K. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Type of Share Certificates to be Purchased </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common shares </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">Minimum number of shares to be purchased</TD>
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<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">14,318,978 shares</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:3pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">9,546,000 shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:3pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">N/A</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">If the total number of shares tendered in the Tender Offer (the &#147;<B>Tendered Shares</B>&#148;) is less
than the minimum number of shares to be purchased (9,546,000 shares), the Offeror will not purchase any of the Tendered Shares. If the total number of Tendered Shares is equal to or exceeds the minimum number of shares to be purchased (9,546,000
shares), the Offeror will purchase all of the Tendered Shares. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Since the Offeror has not set a maximum number of shares to be purchased in the Tender Offer, the number of
shares to be purchased represents the maximum number of Target Company Shares to be acquired by the Offeror in the Tender Offer, which is 14,318,978 shares calculated by the total number of outstanding shares of the Target Company as of
April&nbsp;30, 2025 (14,580,000 shares), as stated in the &#147;Briefing on Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending January 2026 [Japanese GAAP] (Consolidated)&#148; (the &#147;<B>Target Company&#146;s Q1 Financial Results
Briefing</B>&#148;) announced by the Target Company on June&nbsp;16, 2025 minus the number of treasury shares held by the Target Company as of the same date (261,022 shares). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1 </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Tender Offer also applies to fractional units of shares. If the right to request a sale of fractional
shares is utilized pursuant to the Companies Act, the Target Company may purchase such fractional shares during the tender offer period (the &#147;<B>Tender Offer Period</B>&#148;) in accordance with applicable legal procedures.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">There is no plan to acquire the treasury shares of the Target Company through the Tender Offer.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From Tuesday, June&nbsp;17, 2025 to Monday, August&nbsp;4, 2025 (34 business days) </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Possible extension upon request of the Target Company </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Tender Offer Price </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JPY 1,680 per one common share </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Results of the Tender Offer </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Success or failure of the Tender Offer </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the Tender Offer, the Offeror sets the condition that if the total number of Tendered Shares was less than the minimum number of shares to
be purchased (9,546,000 shares), none of the Tendered Shares would be purchased. As the total number of Tendered Shares (9,259,301 shares) did not reach the minimum number of shares to be purchased (9,546,000 shares), the Offeror will not purchase
any of the Tendered Shares, as stated in the Tender Offer Commencement Notice and the Tender Offer Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Date of Public Notice of the Tender Offer Results and the Name of the Newspaper of Public Notice in which said
Public Notice is Published </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the provisions of Article <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">27-13,</FONT>
Paragraph 1 of the Act, and in accordance with the method prescribed in Article <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">9-4</FONT> of the Order for Enforcement of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Cabinet Order No.&nbsp;321 of 1965, as amended)
and Article <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-2</FONT> of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Tender Offers for Share Certificates by Persons Other Than the Issuer (Ministry of Finance Ordinance No.&nbsp;38 of 1990, as amended), the
results of this tender offer were publicly announced to the press at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on August&nbsp;5, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">9,259,301</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">&#151;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="2" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&#151;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">(&#151;)</TD></TR>
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Offer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">(Ownership ratio before the Tender Offer: &#151;%)</TD></TR>
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the Tender Offer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">(Ownership ratio before the Tender Offer: &#151;%)</TD></TR>
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Offer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">(Ownership ratio after the Tender Offer: &#151;%)</TD></TR>
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the Tender Offer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">(Ownership ratio after the Tender Offer: &#151;%)</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="middle" STYLE="padding-bottom:2pt ;BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000" ALIGN="right">139,830&#8194;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;The total number of voting rights of all shareholders of the Target Company&#148; refers to the number
stated in the Target Company&#146;s 17th Fiscal Year Securities Report filed on April&nbsp;28, 2025. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Calculation Method in the Case of a Pro Rata Tender Offer </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Method of Settlement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Name and address of head office of the financial services provider, bank, in charge of settlement of purchase
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Method of Settlement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Method of Return of Share Certificates </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The tender offer agent will return the share certificates that are required to be returned by reverting the records in the Tendering
Shareholders&#146; accounts with the tender offer agent to the state immediately prior to the tendering (meaning the state in which the execution of the tendering orders for the Tender Offer has been cancelled) on Wednesday, August&nbsp;6, 2025.
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Post-Tender Offer Policy and Future Prospects </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Locations where a Copy of the Tender Offer Report is Made Available for Public Inspection
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OPI18 Corporation </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(2-4-1,</FONT> Hamamatsucho, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Minato-ku,</FONT> Tokyo) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(2-1</FONT> Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Regulations on Solicitation</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press
release has been prepared for the purpose of informing the public of the Tender Offer and has not been prepared for the purpose of soliciting an offer to sell, or making an offer to purchase, any securities. If shareholders wish to make an offer to
sell their shares in the Tender Offer, they should first read the Tender Offer Explanation Statement for the Tender Offer and offer their shares or stock options for sale at their own discretion. This press release shall neither be, nor constitute a
part of, an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, any securities, and neither this press release (or a part thereof) nor its distribution shall be interpreted to be the basis of any agreement in relation to
the Tender Offer, and this press release may not be relied on at the time of entering into any such agreement.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Future
Prospects</B></P></TD></TR>
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release, including the descriptions regarding the future business of the Offeror and other companies, may contain expressions for the future prospects such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148;
&#147;believe&#148; and &#147;assume,&#148; and other similar expressions. These expressions are based on the Offeror&#146;s current expectations as to the businesses, and may change depending on the future circumstances. Regarding the information
herein, the Offeror undertakes no obligation to change the expressions for the future prospects into those for the actual events by reflecting the actual business performance, various circumstances and changes in conditions, etc. These expressions
refer to, and this press release includes, statements that fall under &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>U.S. Exchange Act</I>&#148;). Due to the known and unknown risks and uncertainties, the actual results might differ significantly from the statements that are implicitly or explicitly forward-looking. The Offeror and
its affiliates do not guarantee for such implicit and explicit forward-looking statements to materialize. The &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; in this press release were prepared based on the information obtained by the Offeror as of the date
hereof, unless required by law, the Offeror and its affiliates are not obligated to amend or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect future matters and situation.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>US
Regulations</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the Tender Offer will be conducted in accordance with the procedures and information disclosure standards prescribed under
Japanese law, those procedures and standards may differ from the procedures and information disclosure standards in the United States. In particular, Sections&nbsp;13(e) and 14(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act, and the rules prescribed thereunder, do not
apply to the Tender Offer, and therefore the Tender Offer does not conform to those procedures and standards. In addition, the financial information contained in this press release was prepared based on Japanese accounting standards and not based on
U.S. accounting standards, and thus may not necessarily be comparable to the content of any financial information prepared based on U.S. accounting standards. It may be difficult to enforce any right or claim arising under U.S. federal securities
laws because, among other reasons, the Offeror and the Target Company are incorporated outside the United States and some or all of their directors are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> residents. Shareholders may not be able to sue a
company outside the United States and its directors in a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> court for violations of U.S. securities laws. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that shareholders will be able to compel a company outside the
United States or its subsidiaries and affiliates to subject themselves to the jurisdiction of a U.S. court.</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified, all procedures relating to the Tender Offer shall be conducted entirely in Japanese. While some or all of the
documentation relating to the Tender Offer will be prepared in English, if there is any inconsistency between the English documentation and the Japanese documentation, the Japanese documentation will prevail.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offeror,
the financial advisors to the Offeror, and the tender offer agent (including their respective affiliates) may purchase the Target Shares by means other than the Tender Offer to the extent permitted by
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14e-5(b)</FONT> of the U.S. Exchange Act, applicable laws and regulations in Japan, and other applicable laws and regulations. Such purchases may be made at the market price through market transactions, or
at a price determined by negotiation outside of the market.</P></TD></TR>
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countries or regions, the announcement, issue or distribution of this press release may be restricted by laws or regulations. In such cases, you are required to be aware of such restrictions and comply with them. This press release does not
constitute any solicitation of an offer to sell or offer to purchase shares in relation to the Tender Offer, and shall be considered as a mere distribution of informative materials.</P></TD></TR>
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