Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announces that its subsidiary Giant Harvest Ltd. concluded an agreement on May 16, 2016 to transfer shares of VV Food & Beverage Co., to An Xin Qian Sheng Fortune Management (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Founder Securities Co., Ltd.

For additional information regarding the stock transfer, please refer to the press release issued by our parent company, Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.:

• Otsuka Holdings press release