January 24,2019
KDDI Corporation
As of January 24, 2019, regarding the reports on Nikkei electronic articles that said KDDI is holding negotiations to take a stake in kabu.com Securities Co., Ltd. ("kabu.com Securities"), these reports are not based on announcements by KDDI and nothing has been decided.
KDDI is considering various possibilities in financial business with kabu.com Securities, however, there is no determined facts.
If any facts pertaining to this matter are decided, a disclosure will be made in due course.