Apr 30, 2024

To whom it may concern:

Company name: Harima Chemicals Group, Inc.

Representative: Yoshihiro Hasegawa, President (Code: 4410; Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

Address inquiries to: Shunichiro Taoka, Senior Executive Managing Director (Tel. +81-6-6201-5409)

(Update on Disclosed Matter)

Harima Chemicals Group, Inc. to Acquire Additional Shares in

Hangzhou Hanghua Harima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

As previously informed on Apr 15, 2024, Harima Chemicals Group, Inc. ("Harima") has reached an agreement to acquire all shares of its China-based consolidated subsidiary, Hangzhou Hanghua Harima Chemicals Co., Ltd. ("Hanghua Harima") from long-term partner Hangzhou Research Institute of Chemical Industry ("the Institute"), and dissolve the related joint-venture agreement with the Institute. This time, we announce that the procedures related to the above acquisition have been finalized and Hanghua Harima is now a fully-owned subsidiary of Harima.

Established in 1997 as a joint venture between Harima and the Institute, Hanghua Harima manufactures and sells paper chemicals in East China. In addition to Hanghua Harima, our company operates 8 other bases in China, with a diverse portfolio including solder materials, brazing materials, adhesive resins, disproportionate rosin etc.

Over the years, Hanghua Harima has been a significant contributor to our company's sales and profitability, and the current acquisition aims to further enhance its management fundamentals and presence in the Chinese market.

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