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Linkers Corporation

Linkers operates a business matching platform focused on open innovation for manufacturing (monozukuri) companies in Japan, connecting large enterprises seeking technology partners with SMEs, universities, and specialists nationwide through its core services Linkers Sourcing (technology partner search) and Linkers Marketing (application development/new user acquisition). The company also provides a SaaS-based matching system for financial institutions and corporations (Linkers for BANK/Business), as well as global technology research services through its subsidiary Linkers OI Research Institute. Leveraging AI matching, a network of industrial coordinators, and a proprietary database of over 20,000 candidate companies, Linkers offers end-to-end innovation support from R&D through commercialization.

Market Cap

¥2.01B

US$12.8M

¥2.10B

US$13.4M

Stock¥125▼-2.34%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

LTM EV/EBIT

LTM PER

LTM PBR

4.3

Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-56.9%pt

Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX

1Sep 14, 26Capital/business alliance with SBI Holdings via third-party share allotment (change of major shareholder)

2Sep 15, 26Capital/business alliance with SBI Holdings via third-party share allotment (SBI to become equity-method affiliate)

3Sep 17, 26Dilution concerns from third-party allotment to SBI (2.1367M shares at ¥117) trigger pullback after rally

MC → EV Bridge

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

45%

55%

EquityD/E 1.20xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 63.8%

as of 2026-01-31 · Source: Annual Securities Report

Yoshihiro MAEDA

19.66%

SAKUNANA LLC

17.98%

SBI AI & Blockchain Investment Limited Liability Partnership

9.13%

Hidenobu KAFUKU

6.18%

Kyoyu Co., Ltd.

4.31%

SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.

2.03%

BNYM SA/NV FOR BNYM FOR BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNTS M LSCB RD (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

1.27%

Ryuichiro NISHIKAWA

1.10%

Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

1.06%

SoldOut, Inc.

1.03%

Management

8 officers

Yoshihiro MAEDA

Representative Director, President

Apr 2000 Joined Kyocera Corporation Feb 2006 Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Apr 2012 Representative Director, Distty Inc. (now the Company) Jul 2017 Representative Director, President, the Company (current) Aug 2024 Director, Linkers OI Research Institute Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Head of Innovation Promotion Division, the Company (current)

1977-02-28

Hidenobu KAFUKU

Director

Apr 2003 Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Apr 2013 Representative Director, Distty Inc. (now the Company) Apr 2017 Head of Open Innovation Promotion Division, the Company Jul 2017 Vice President and Director, the Company Oct 2018 Director, the Company (current) Feb 2023 Head of Matching Platform Business Division, the Company

1978-07-23

Koichi EGASHIRA

Director, Head of Corporate Management Division

Apr 1994 Joined Kokudo Kanri Co., Ltd. Mar 2001 Joined Netmarks Co., Ltd. (now Uniadex, Ltd.) Jul 2007 Joined Takashima Co., Ltd. Feb 2008 Joined FX Prime Co., Ltd. (now GMO Coin Co., Ltd.) Apr 2011 Same company: General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department Dec 2012 Same company: General Manager, Corporate Management Department Jun 2013 Same company: Director Jan 2017 Joined the Company; General Manager, Corporate Management Department Oct 2017 Director, the Company (current) Dec 2021 Head of Corporate Management Division, the Company (current)

1970-04-23

Masamichi MIZUTA

Director

Apr 1984 Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.) Jul 1988 Joined Tempstaff Co., Ltd. (now Persol Temp Co., Ltd.) Jun 1995 Same company: Director Oct 2008 Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. (now Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.): Managing Director Jun 2010 Same company: Director and Vice President Jun 2013 Same company: Representative Director, President Jun 2016 Same company: Representative Director, President and CEO Apr 2021 Same company: Chairman of the Board (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current)

1959-06-13

Satoshi NAGASHIMA

Director

Oct 1996 Joined Roland Berger Japan Sep 2014 Same company: Representative Director, Japan Co-Managing Partner Sep 2015 Same company: Representative Director, President Jun 2019 Roland Berger Holdings GmbH: Global Co-Managing Partner Jul 2020 Kizuki Architect Co., Ltd.: Representative Director (current) Nov 2020 Yuki Holdings Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current) Jul 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current) Nov 2024 SmartDrive Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current)

1968-11-25

Eikichi UMEKAWA

Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1977 Joined Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd. (now Toshiba Corporation) Apr 2000 Same company: Deputy General Manager, Komukai Plant Apr 2002 Same company: Chief Engineer Oct 2007 Toshiba Denpa Systems Engineering Co., Ltd. (now Toshiba Denpa Technology Co., Ltd.): Representative Director, President Jun 2011 Toshiba Denpa Products Co., Ltd.: Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member Feb 2019 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jul 2020 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Aug 2024 Linkers OI Research Institute Co., Ltd.: Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

1951-11-28

Takaaki YASUDA

Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1998 Joined Lehman Brothers Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 2002 Joined UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Jul 2006 MyNet Inc.: Outside Director Apr 2010 Otaru University of Commerce, Graduate School of Commerce: Associate Professor Apr 2014 Showa Women's University, Faculty of Global Business: Associate Professor Sep 2015 Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration: Associate Professor Jan 2020 Trust Bank Inc.: Outside Director (current) Jul 2020 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Apr 2021 Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration: Professor Apr 2022 Keio University, Faculty of Policy Management: Professor (current) Aug 2022 Satudora Holdings Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current)

1974-11-16

Kotomi EJIRI

Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1997 Joined Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (now Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.) Dec 2008 Registered as attorney-at-law Jan 2009 Joined Keiwa Sogo Law Office Jul 2020 Same office: Partner (current) Jan 2021 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2022 Meiko Co., Ltd.: Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current) Jun 2023 JSH Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (current)

1974-08-12

Large Shareholding Reports

SBI Holdings, Inc.

2026-10-05

13.32%

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

2026-09-29

9.13%→9.13%

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

2026-09-25

9.14%→9.13%

Hidenobu KAFUKU

2026-09-18

6.05%→6.18%

Annual report (as of 2026-01-31): 6.18%

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

2026-09-01

9.14%→9.14%

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

2026-06-01

9.14%→9.14%

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

2026-01-09

9.14%→9.14%

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

2025-12-23

9.20%→9.14%

Hidenobu KAFUKU

2025-11-06

6.65%→6.05%

Annual report (as of 2026-01-31): 6.18%

Yoshihiro MAEDA

2025-10-16

19.44%→19.44%

Annual report (as of 2026-01-31): 19.66%

Yoshihiro MAEDA

2025-10-15

19.44%→19.44%

Annual report (as of 2026-01-31): 19.66%

Yoshihiro MAEDA

2025-10-14

19.44%→19.44%

Annual report (as of 2026-01-31): 19.66%

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

2025-10-08

9.20%→9.20%

Disclosures

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2026-09-11

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