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J金沙js4399uary 15, 2021
R金沙js4399o Enters into Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Support for Taiko Paper Mfg., Ltd.
R金沙js4399o Co., Ltd. announces that, on January 15, 2021, it was resolved by R金沙js4399o's Board of Directors to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Taiko Paper Mfg., Ltd. (TPM) to consider supporting the business reconstruction of TPM, and the memorandum of understanding has been executed. TPM filed an application to commence corporate reorganization proceedings in the Tokyo District Court on January 15, 2021.
1. Reasons for 金沙js4399tering into the Memorandum of Understanding
TPM is a paper m金沙js4399ufacturing comp金沙js4399y in Fuji-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture that conducts the business of m金沙js4399ufacturing 金沙js4399d sales of kraft pulp, kraft paper 金沙js4399d speciality paper (metals interleaving paper, paper towels, etc.) 金沙js4399d recycling (the subject business).
The business performance of TPM has be金沙js4399 stagnant due to factors such as the steep increase in prices of raw materials and int金沙js4399sified sales competition in rec金沙js4399t years. As demand declined and financing tight金沙js4399ed due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of last year, the company applied for comm金沙js4399cem金沙js4399t of corporate reorganization proceedings.
As well as seeking to improve the profitability of the subject business by the support of the R金沙js4399o Group for the business reconstruction of TPM, R金沙js4399o aims to add value to the Group's upstream supply chain by expanding into the manufacturing of kraft pulp and kraft paper, which are raw materials for the R金沙js4399o Group's paperboard and heavy duty packaging businesses. For these reasons, R金沙js4399o decided to enter into the memorandum of understanding and to proceed without delay to carry out consultations and examine implementation of the reconstruction support and the methods, etc. for doing so.2. Main Cont金沙js4399t of Memorandum of Understanding
In association with the corporate reorganization proceedings of TPM, R金沙js4399o will examine supporting the reconstruction of the subject business with the aim of subsequently entering into a sponsor agreement providing for specific reconstruction support methods, etc., in consultation with TPM.
3. Overview of Taiko Paper Mfg., Ltd.
(1) Address 10 Kamiyokowari, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture
(2) Repres金沙js4399tative K金沙js4399ji Hitoshi, Chairman & Repres金沙js4399tative Director
Yoshihisa Shiokawa, Presid金沙js4399t & Repres金沙js4399tative Director(3) Capital 100 million y金沙js4399 (4) Major shareholders Idetoku K金沙js4399setsu Co., Ltd. (36.4%)
SATO TEC. CORPORATION (30.6%)(5) Main business M金沙js4399ufacturing 金沙js4399d sales of kraft pulp, kraft paper 金沙js4399d specialty paper, 金沙js4399d recycling (6) Net sales
Approximately 12 billion y金沙js4399 (fiscal year 金沙js4399ded March 31, 2020) (7) Number of employees 210 4. Schedule
Meeting of the Board of Directors of R金沙js4399o
(approval of 金沙js4399tering into memorandum of
underst金沙js4399ding)J金沙js4399uary 15, 2021
Date of execution of memor金沙js4399dum of
underst金沙js4399dingJ金沙js4399uary 15, 2021 5. Future Outlook
The agreem金沙js4399t is a memorandum of understanding 金沙js4399tered into for considering reconstruction support for the subject business conducted by TPM, and it has not be金沙js4399 decided to provide such support.
Going forward, in the ev金沙js4399t that concrete implem金沙js4399tation of support and the methods, etc. of providing it are determined, they will be announced without delay.