KDDI Corporation
November 19, 2013
KDDI Corporation (the "Company") today concluded a share transfer agreement with consolidated subsidiary Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. ("J:COM,") agreeing to transfer all shares of consolidated JAPAN CABLENET LIMITED ("JCN") held by the Company to J:COM. Through this agreement, JCN will be converted into a subsidiary of J:COM (thereby becoming a second-tier subsidiary of the Company.)
The share transference is one of the steps in the process of integrating JCN into J:COM described in the news release entitled "Notice on Tender Offer for Share Certificates etc. of Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd." released on October 24, 2012, by the Company and Sumitomo Corporation. It is also part of our strategies to expand the scale of the KDDI Group’s cable TV business and realize ongoing growth. And the parties will proceed with preparation for the merger between J:COM and JCN, which is planned to be completed in April 2014.
(1) | Name | JAPAN CABLENET LIMITED | ||||
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(2) | Location | 5-1 Nihombashikabuto-cho, Chuou-ku, Tokyo | ||||
(3) | Name and Title of Representative |
Yuji Fujimoto, President | ||||
(4) | Description of Business | Cable TV broadcast and telecommunications business through supervision and operation of cable TV stations | ||||
(5) | Stated Capital | 32,500 million yen | ||||
(6) | Date of Establishment | March 8, 2001 | ||||
(7) | Major Shareholders and Shareholding Ratio | KDDI Corporation 100% |
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(8) | Relationship between the Company and JCN | |||||
Capital Relationship | The Company owns 100% (650,000 shares) of the total issued common shares of JCN. | |||||
Personnel Relationship | The Company seconds to JCN its officers, a director, a part-time director, and two outside company auditors. The Company also seconds its employees to JCN. |
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Business Relationship | JCN provides the Company with services that are required to provide its fixed-line phone services to JCN's customers (telephone switching and interconnection, etc.) Also, the Company sells the household equipment that is required to provide smart TV services to JCN's customers, and also provides the upper-level lines and sells the equipment that is required to provide Internet access to JCN's customers. | |||||
Falling under the Category of Related Party or Not | JCN is one of the Company's consolidated subsidiaries, thereby falling under the category of a related party. | |||||
(9) | Consolidated Business Performance and Consolidated Financial Condition for the Last Three Years (Note 1) | |||||
Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011 | Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012 | Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 | |||
Total net assets | 46,325 million yen | 50,633 million yen | 58,456 million yen | |||
Total assets | 123,954 million yen | 125,611 million yen | 126,477 million yen | |||
Total net assets per share | 190,698.64 yen | 193,249.08 yen | 194,581.23 yen | |||
Operating revenues | 89,685 million yen | 90,499 million yen | 91,592 million yen | |||
Operating income | 10,657 million yen | 8,965 million yen | 10,212 million yen | |||
Ordinary income | 10,484 million yen | 9,704 million yen | 10,345 million yen | |||
Net income | 3,848 million yen | 3,241 million yen | 3,587 million yen | |||
Net income per share | 5,920.63 yen | 4,987.22 yen | 5,518.66 yen | |||
Annual cash dividends per share | 0.00 yen | 0.00 yen | 0.00 yen |
(1) | Name | Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. |
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(2) | Location | Marunouchi Trust Tower North, 8-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
(3) | Name and Title of Representative |
Shuichi Mori, President and representative director |
(4) | Description of Business | 1. CATV operation and telecommunication business through management of CATV operators 2. Program supplying business for CATV operators and digital satellite broadcast |
(5) | Stated Capital | 37,550 million yen |
(6) | Date of Establishment | January 18, 1995 |
(7) | Major Shareholders and Shareholding Ratio (as of December 31, 2012) |
KDDI Corporation 50% Sumitomo Corporation 50% |
(8) | Relationship between the Company and J:COM | |
Capital Relationship | The Company owns 50% (3,000,000 shares) of the number of voting rights of J:COM. | |
Personnel Relationship | The Company seconds to J:COM its officers, a director, two part-time directors, and an outside company auditor. The Company also seconds its employees to J:COM. |
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Business Relationship | As a telecommunications service wholesaler, the Company provides J:COM with services that are required for J:COM to provide its fixed-line phone services to its customers (telephone switching and interconnection, etc.) Also, the Company provides J:COM with upper-level lines that are required for J:COM to provide Internet access to its customers. | |
Falling under the Category of Related Party or Not | J:COM is one of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, thereby falling under the category of a related party. |
(1) Number of Shares Owned Before the Transfer | 650,000 shares (Number of voting rights: 650,000 units) (Holding ratio of voting rights: 100%) |
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(2) Number of Shares to be Transferred | 650,000 shares (Number of voting rights: 650,000 units) |
(3) Transfer Price | Common shares of JCN: 105,000 million yen |
(4) Number of Shares Owned After the Transfer | 0 shares (Number of voting rights: 0 units) (Holding ratio of voting rights: 0%) |
(1) Conclusion of share transfer agreement: November 19, 2013
(2) Transfer of shares: December 2, 2013 (planned)
The impact on consolidated financial results of the transference of shares to a consolidated subsidiary is expected to minimal.
(Unit: Millions of yen)
Operating Revenues | Operating Income | Ordinary Income | Net Income | |
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Year Ending March 31, 2014 | 4,140,000 | 630,000 | 620,000 | 295,000 |
Year Ended March 31, 2013 | 3,662,288 | 512,669 | 514,421 | 241,469 |