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Shareholders approved a partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, effective upon conclusion of the March 27, 2026 meeting.

Ms. Rei Yamamoto was elected as a new director; she serves as Deputy General Manager of Finance and Accounting Headquarters and leads the Company’s NASDAQ IPO preparation.

Mr. Tetsu Mizutani was elected as a new director; he previously served as Chairman and Representative Director of Suntory Corporate Business Co., Limited until March 2026.

Mr. Tsuyoshi Nagatomi was elected as a new director; he has served as head of the President’s Office since April 2025 after holding multiple senior internal leadership roles.

Mr. Masakazu Arimori and Mr. Kazutaka Nakatsuji were reappointed as directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members.

The Company presented its business report and financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 at the meeting — no financial results or metrics were disclosed in this filing.

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This 6-K reports outcomes of LEIFRAS Co., Ltd.’s 25th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held on March 27, 2026. The meeting resulted in governance updates with the election of three new directors—Rei Yamamoto, Tetsu Mizutani, and Tsuyoshi Nagatomi—each bringing distinct expertise: Yamamoto in finance and IPO readiness, Mizutani in large-scale corporate leadership and brand strategy, and Nagatomi in internal operations and public-sector collaboration. Their appointments signal strategic emphasis on financial rigor, external growth enablers, and institutional alignment ahead of potential capital market milestones. The partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation—effective immediately post-meeting—suggests preparatory governance adjustments, possibly related to the ongoing NASDAQ IPO effort referenced in Yamamoto’s profile. While the filing confirms presentation of FY2025 financial statements and the business report, no financial data, guidance, or material agreements are disclosed herein. As a routine shareholder meeting report without earnings, financing, or transactional disclosures, materiality is assessed as MEDIUM due to the composition shift in the board and its implications for near-term strategic execution, particularly around the IPO process.

LFS · LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. American Depositary Shares

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