Signs Share Transfer Agreement to Acquire Canada-Based A To Sports, Advancing Global Growth Strategy and

Bringing Japan-developed Sports Education Expertise Overseas

TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:LFS) (the "Company" or "Leifras"), a sports and social business company dedicated to youth sports and community engagement, and a leading operator of children's sports schools and school club activity support businesses in Japan, today announced that it had entered into a share transfer agreement (the "Share Transfer Agreement") with A to Co., Ltd., the holder of all outstanding shares of A TO SPORTS INC. ("A To Sports"), to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of A To Sports, a children's soccer school operator based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (the "Acquisition"). The Acquisition is expected to close on January 1, 2027.

The Acquisition represents an important step in establishing Leifras' business platform in North America and advancing its overseas growth strategy. Following completion of the Acquisition, A To Sports is expected to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Leifras and serve as the Company's first operating base in North America. Leifras intends to leverage the expertise it has developed across all 47 prefectures of Japan in sports education, instructor development, school operations, and safety and quality management, combined with A To Sports' local market presence, established customer relationships and operating capabilities in Canada, to build a scalable model for international expansion.