Stride Inc.

1965: February: Established as a lease office equipment company

1965 : February : Established as a company handling lease business machines.

Established as a lease administration company.

Established as a company handling lease business machines.

1977: February: Changed corporate name to Lease Electronics Inc.

1977 : February : Changed trade name to Lease Electronics Co., Ltd.

Name changed to Lease Electronics Co., Ltd.

Changed trade name to Lease Electronics Co., Ltd.

1991: February: Registered shares on the open market

1991 : February : Registered the Company’s shares for the over-the-counter trading.

Shares registered at the over-the-counter market.

Registered the Company’s shares for the over-the-counter trading.

1998: July: Changed corporate name to Vertex Link Inc.

1998 : July : Changed trade name to Vertex Link Corporation.

Name changed to Vertex Link Co., Ltd.

Changed trade name to Vertex Link Corporation.

2004: April: Established PostTech Inc.

2004 : April : Established Yu Tech Co., Ltd.

Established as YutoTech Co., Ltd.

Established Yu Tech Co., Ltd.

2004: November: Changed corporate name from PostTech Inc. to GeoBrain Inc.

November : Changed the trade name of Yu Tech Co., Ltd. to GeoBrain Corporation.

Name changed from YutoTech Co., Ltd. to GeoBrain Co., Ltd.

Changed the trade name of Yu Tech Co., Ltd. to GeoBrain Corporation.

2004: December: Listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange

December : Listed on Jasdaq Securities Exchange.

Listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange.

Listed on Jasdaq Securities Exchange.

2005: February: Established B.L.R. Inc.

2005 : February : Established VLR Co., Ltd.

Established as B.L.R. Co., Ltd.

Established VLR Co., Ltd.

2005: August: Established Vertex Link Digital Design Inc.

Established as Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd.

Established Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd.

2006: December: Fully acquired Agat Consulting Inc.

2006 : December : Converted AGATE CONSULTING, Inc. into a wholly owned subsidiary.

Agat Consulting Co., Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Converted AGATE CONSULTING, Inc. into a wholly owned subsidiary.

2007: March: Capital and business alliance with D.I.T. Inc.

2007 : March : Established a capital and business alliance with dit Co., Ltd.

Capital and business alliance with DIT Co., Ltd.

Established a capital and business alliance with dit Co., Ltd.

2007: July: Acquired shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (Korea) and made it a consolidated subsidiary

2007 : July : Acquired shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (South Korea) and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary.

Acquired shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (South Korea) and made it a consolidated subsidiary.

Acquired shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (South Korea) and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary.

2008: February: Vertex Link Digital Design Inc. entered the staffing business

2008 : February : Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. started a recruiting business.

Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. entered the staffing business.

Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. started a recruiting business.

2008: May: Vertex Link Digital Design Inc. entered the staffing business (obtained business license) and simultaneously changed its corporate name to Japan Career Partners Inc.

2008 : May : Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. started a recruiting business (business license acquired) and changed its trade name to Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd. Changed the trade name of VLR Co., Ltd. to M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd.

Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. entered the staffing business (obtained business license), and simultaneously changed the name of Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd. to M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd.

Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. started a recruiting business (business license acquired) and changed its trade name to Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd. Changed the trade name of VLR Co., Ltd. to M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd.

Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. entered the recruitment business (business license obtained), and also changed its name to Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd.

VLR Co., Ltd. changed its name to M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd.

Vertex Link Digital Design Co., Ltd. started a recruiting business (business license acquired)

changed its trade name to Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd.

Changed the trade name of VLR Co., Ltd. to M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd.

2009: January: Transferred all shares of consolidated subsidiary Japan Career Partners Inc.

2009 : January : Transferred all the shares of consolidated subsidiary Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd.

Transferred all shares of consolidated subsidiary Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd.

Transferred all the shares of consolidated subsidiary Japan Career Partners Co., Ltd.

2009: February: Acquired SGRANT Advisors Inc. as a subsidiary and changed the company name to Trust Advisors Inc.

2009 : February : Convert S-GRANT Advisors Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary and changed its trade name to Trust Advisers Corporation.

Made Sgrante Advisors Co., Ltd. a subsidiary and changed its name to Trust Advisors Co., Ltd.

Convert S-GRANT Advisors Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary and changed its trade name to Trust Advisers Corporation.

2009: March: M&A Global Partners Inc. absorbed and merged with A.M. Composite Inc.

2009 : March : M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd. merged with AM Composite Co., Ltd.

M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with A.M. Composite Co., Ltd.

M&A Global Partners Co., Ltd. merged with AM Composite Co., Ltd.

2009: April: Transferred shares of consolidated subsidiary Agat Consulting Inc. and consolidated subsidiary GeoBrain Inc.

2009 : April : Transferred shares of consolidated subsidiary AGATE CONSULTING, Inc. : Transferred shares of GeoBrain Corporation.

Transfer of shares of subsidiary company Agat Consulting Co., Ltd. : Transfer of shares of subsidiary company GeoBrain Co., Ltd.

Transferred shares of consolidated subsidiary AGATE CONSULTING, Inc. and GeoBrain Corporation.

Transferred shares of consolidated subsidiary AGATE CONSULTING, Inc.

Transferred shares of GeoBrain Corporation.

Transferred shares of consolidated subsidiary AGATE CONSULTING, Inc.

Transferred shares of GeoBrain Corporation.

2010: April: Following the merger of the JASDAQ Stock Exchange and Osaka Stock Exchange, listed on Osaka Stock Exchange JASDAQ (now Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ).

2010 : April : Got listed in the JASDAQ market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (currently JASDAQ market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange), in accordance with the integration of the Jasdaq Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.

Listed on Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (now Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ) following the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.

Got listed in the JASDAQ market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (currently JASDAQ market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange), in accordance with the integration of the Jasdaq Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.

2010: July: Changed company name to Striders Inc.

2010 : July : Changed trade name to Striders Corporation.

Changed company name to Striders Co., Ltd.

Changed trade name to Striders Corporation.

2011: May: Transferred all shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (South Korea).

2011 : May : Transferred all the shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (South Korea).

Transferred all shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (South Korea).

Transferred all the shares of Your Capital Co., Limited (South Korea).

2012: March: Acquired shares of Mobile Link Inc. and became a consolidated subsidiary through a third‑party allotment of capital.

2012 : March : Acquired shares of Mobile Link Inc. and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary through the third-party allotment.

Acquired shares of Mobile Link Co., Ltd. and became a consolidated subsidiary through a third‑party allotment of capital.

Acquired shares of Mobile Link Inc. and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary through the third-party allotment.

2012: May: Acquired shares of Masuda Somen Ltd. and became a consolidated subsidiary.

Acquired shares of Masuda Seimen Ltd. and became a consolidated subsidiary.

Acquired shares of Y.K. Masuda Seimen and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary.

2012: December: Established Global Holdings Inc.

2012 : December : Established Global Holdings Co., Ltd.

Established Global Holdings Co., Ltd.

Established Global Holdings Co., Ltd.

2013: March: Global Holdings Inc. acquired Narita Port Hotel (now Narita Gateway Hotel) and simultaneously consolidated its operating company, Ishin Narita Ooyama Operations Inc., becoming a consolidated subsidiary, and changed the company name to Narita Gateway Hotel Inc.

2013 : March : Global Holdings Co., Ltd. acquired Narita Port Hotel (currently Narita Gateway Hotel), converted its operating company Ishin Narita Oyama Operations into a consolidated subsidiary and changed the trade name to Narita Gateway Hotel Co., Ltd.

Global Holdings Co., Ltd. acquired Narita Port Hotel (now Narita Gateway Hotel) and simultaneously consolidated its operating company, Ishin Narita Ooyama Operations Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary, and changed the company name to Narita Gateway Hotel Co., Ltd.

Global Holdings Co., Ltd. acquired Narita Port Hotel (currently Narita Gateway Hotel), converted its operating company Ishin Narita Oyama Operations into a consolidated subsidiary and changed the trade name to Narita Gateway Hotel Co., Ltd.

2014: March: Established Tokyo Apartment Guarantee Inc.

2014 : March : Established Tokyo Apartment Guaranty Corporation.

Established Tokyo Apartment Guarantee Co., Ltd.

Established Tokyo Apartment Guaranty Corporation.

2014: June: Acquired Roterdo Kurashiki Co., Ltd., which owns and operates Hotel Nikko Kurashiki, as a subsidiary and simultaneously changed the company name to Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel Inc.

2014 : June : Converted L’Hotel de Kurashiki Co., Ltd. which owns and operates Hotel Nikko Kurashiki into a subsidiary and changed the trade name to Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel Co., Ltd.

Consolidated Roterdo Kurashiki Co., Ltd., which owns and operates Hotel Nikko Kurashiki, and simultaneously changed the company name of Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel Co., Ltd.

Converted L’Hotel de Kurashiki Co., Ltd. which owns and operates Hotel Nikko Kurashiki into a subsidiary and changed the trade name to Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel Co., Ltd.

2015: March: Mobile Link Inc. established Shin Kō Kōdō Network Co., Ltd. in Taiwan through a joint venture.

2015 : March : Mobile Link Inc. established Shin-Kong Mobilelink co., Ltd. as a joint enterprise in Taiwan.

Mobile Link Co., Ltd. established Shin Kōdō Network Co., Ltd. in Taiwan through a joint venture.

Mobile Link Inc. established Shin-Kong Mobilelink co., Ltd. as a joint enterprise in Taiwan.

2015: April: Established Striders Capital Asia PLC in Sri Lanka through a joint venture with Asia Capital PLC.

Established Striders Capital Asia PLC in Sri Lanka through a joint venture with Asia Capital PLC.

Established Strider Capital Asia PLC in Sri Lanka as a joint enterprise with Asia Capital PLC.

2017: April: Trust Advisors Inc. established ReLive Inc.

2017 : April : Trust Advisers Corporation established ReLive Co., Ltd.

Trust Advisors Co., Ltd. established ReLive Co., Ltd.

Trust Advisers Corporation established ReLive Co., Ltd.

2017: August: Transferred all shares of Striders Capital Asia PLC, a joint venture in Sri Lanka.

2017 : August : Transferred all the shares of Sri Lanka joint venture Strider Capital Asia PLC.

Transferred all shares of Striders Capital Asia PLC, the joint venture in Sri Lanka.

Transferred all the shares of Sri Lanka joint venture Strider Capital Asia PLC.

2017: September: Subsidiary STRIDERS GLOBAL INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. underwrote a third‑party allotment of capital for PT. CITRA SURYA KOMUNIKASI and became a consolidated subsidiary.

2017 : September : Subsidiary Striders Global Investment Pte. Ltd. purchased newly issued stock of PT. Citra Surya Komunikasi through a third-party allotment and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary.

STRIDERS GLOBAL INVESTMENT PTE. LTD., a subsidiary, subscribed to a third‑party allotment of capital of PT. CITRA SURYA KOMUNIKASI and became a consolidated subsidiary.

Subsidiary Striders Global Investment Pte. Ltd. purchased newly issued stock of PT. Citra Surya Komunikasi through a third-party allotment and converted it into a consolidated subsidiary.

2018: January: Acquired a portion of shares of Mirai Intellectual Property Technology Research Institute Inc. and became an associate company under the equity method.

2018 : January : Acquired part of the shares of MIRAI Intellectual Property and Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. and converted it into an equity-method affiliate.

Acquired a portion of shares of Mirai Intellectual Property Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. and became an associate under the equity method.

Acquired part of the shares of MIRAI Intellectual Property and Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. and converted it into an equity-method affiliate.

2019: March: Completed liquidation of Shin Kō Kōdō Network Co., Ltd.

2019 : March : The liquidation of Shin-Kong Mobilelink co., Ltd. was completed.

Liquidated Shin Kōdō Network Co., Ltd.

The liquidation of Shin-Kong Mobilelink co., Ltd. was completed.

2021: September: As a result of partially transferring shares of PT. CITRA SURYA KOMUNIKASI, the company was excluded from the scope of consolidation.

2021 : September : Transferred part of the shares of PT. Citra Surya Komunikasi, thereby excluded it from the scope of consolidation.

By partially transferring shares of PT. CITRA SURYA KOMUNIKASI, the company was excluded from the scope of consolidation.

Transferred part of the shares of PT. Citra Surya Komunikasi, thereby excluded it from the scope of consolidation.

2022 : April : Listed on the Standard Market following the market restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2022 : April : Listed on Standard Market due to the market reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Listed on the Standard Market following the market restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Listed on Standard Market due to the market reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2024 : March : Transfer of all shares of Masuda Seimen Co., Ltd.

2024 : March : All shares in Y.K. Masuda Seimen have been transferred.

Transferred all shares of Masuda Seimen Ltd.

All shares in Y.K. Masuda Seimen have been transferred.

2025 : March : Absorption merger of Global Holdings Co., Ltd.

2025 : March : Merger through absorption of Global Holdings Co., Ltd.

Acquisition and merger of Global Holdings Inc.

Merger through absorption of Global Holdings Co., Ltd.

2026 : May : Transfer of fixed assets and business of Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel Co., Ltd. : Acquisition of real estate of Hotel Arore Co., Ltd. by Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel Co., Ltd.

Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel transferred fixed assets and business: Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel acquired real estate from Hotel Arore Inc.

Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel transferred fixed assets and business.

Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel acquired real estate of Hotel Aroore Co., Ltd.