Under the umbrella of Pole To Win Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Teppei Tachibana, Stock Code: 3657) HIKE Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Masataka Mikami,hereinafter referred to as HIKE) , is pleased to announce that at the board of directors meeting held on May 21st, 2024, it was decided to acquire the Delfi Sound business (recording studio operation and audio production business) from PTW Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Hiroshi Takao; hereinafter referred to as "PTW Japan") .

■ Purpose of business acquisition
HIKE is the core company in charge of the media and content business of the PHD Group, and is involved in the total production business, from planning and producing various contents and commercializing and selling goods for animation, games, music, stage, and movies. HIKE is working on 360° development of IP, which maximizes its value by developing IP into animation, games, music, stage, and movies.

Delfi Sound operates recording studios, produces sound and master music. In addition to studio operations such as music recording, trackdown, and sound production for animation, foreign films, and drama CDs, the company also handles the composition and master production of theme songs and background music, game sound production, and voice recording.

By taking over the Delfi Sound business, HIKE will improve its end-to-end production capabilities and further promote business expansion and the provision of high-quality services in the IP360° development.

■About PTW Japan Co., Ltd.

Company name: PTW Japan Co., Ltd.
Address: 6F ONEST Minamiotsuka Building, 2-37-5 Minamiotsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0005
Representative: President and CEO Hiroshi Takao
Business description: Sales activities related to multilingual localization and customer support
Official website: https://www.ptw.com/en

■About HIKE Inc.

Company name: HIKE Inc.
Address: 3F and 4F JRE Nishi-Shinjuku Terrace, 3-2-4 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Representative: Masataka Mikami, Representative Director
Established: March 14, 2018
Business: Animation / Game Publishing / Live Entertainment / Merchandising / Content Marketing, Promotion /
Game development support / Graphics production / System and service development
Official website: https://hike.inc/