Corporate Events

HPE and KDDI Corporation announced they are collaborating to open the Osaka Sakai Data Center by early 2026 to support startups and enterprises with NVIDIA AI infrastructure for developing AI applications and training large language models (LLMs). Through the collaboration, KDDI and HPE will deploy a rack-scale system featuring the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform built by HPE, based on the latest NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, within the Osaka Sakai Data Center. The Osaka Sakai Data Center takes advantage of hybrid cooling technology, which combines air cooling and direct liquid cooling, to reduce the facility's environmental impact. Additionally, KDDI and HP E will jointly promote services delivered from the Osaka Sakai Data Center to accelerate the prevalence and adoption of AI solutions among businesses and consumers in Japan and globally. The rapid advancement of AI technology has created a pressing need for large-scale, high-performance AI infrastructure. To address this demand, KDDI is building an AI data center in Sakai City within the Osaka Prefecture of Japan, to support accelerated development of trillion parameter generative AI models. HPE also offers an extensive infrastructure support system for complex liquid-cooled environments. Equipped with NVIDIA-accelerated networking, including NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand, NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet, and NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, the system delivers high-performance network connectivity for diverse AI workloads. Customers can also run the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform on the KDDI infrastructure to accelerate development and deployment. KDDI and HPE is continue to strengthen their collaboration to advance industry leading AI infrastructure and deliver innovative services-- while enhancing energy efficiency.

KDDI Corporation Presents at MWC Shanghai 2025, Jun-18-2025 . Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai, China. Speakers: Shingo Watanabe, General Manager, Standard Strategy Department.

KDDI Corporation Presents at Interop Japan 2025, Jun-11-2025 . Venue: Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. Speakers: Takeyuki Yanagisawa, General Manager, Telehouse Business Planning Department, Toru Maruta, Yasuhito Nakashima, General Manager, AI Business Sales Department.

KDDI Corporation announced that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held May 14, 2025, it resolved to submit the proposal "Partial Changes to the Articles of Incorporation" for approval at the 41th Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 18, 2025.

KDDI Corporation announced dividend of JPY 75.00 per share for the year ended March 31, 2025 against JPY 70.00 per share a year ago. Dividend payment date (as planned) is June 19, 2025. The Company conducted a two-for-one stock split on April 1, 2025. For the second quarter of fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, the company expects JPY 40.00 per share against JPY 70.00 per share a year ago. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, the company expects JPY 40.00 per share against JPY 70.00 per share a year ago.

KDDI Corporation provided Consolidated earnings guidance for the year ending March 31, 2026. For the year, the company expects Operating Revenue of JPY 6,330,000 million, Operating Income of JPY 1,178,000 million, Profit for the Period attributable to owners of the parent of JPY 748,000 million and Basic earnings per share JPY 194.38.

The Board of Directors of KDDI Corporation has authorized a buyback plan on May 14, 2025.

KDDI Corporation (TSE:9433) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 196,000,000 shares, representing 4.47% of its share capital, for ¥400,000 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to implement flexible capital policies in response to the change in the business environment and to provide shareholder’s return. The program will run until December 23, 2025. As of May 14, 2025, the company had 4,383,692,832 shares outstanding.

KDDI Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2025.

KDDI Corporation, Board Meeting, May 14, 2025. Agenda: To submit the proposal of Partial Changes to the Articles of Incorporation.

KDDI Corporation and DriveNets Ltd. signed a basic agreement for a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of open network architecture (i.e., the separation of hardware and software). This agreement aims to expand the deployment of disaggregated routers, improve the management efficiency of these routers, and optimize the capital investment and operating costs of high-scale network deployments. Based on the agreement, KDDI will start the deployment of DriveNets Network Cloud solution in backbone core routers at four key locations with the goal of reaching commercial operations by the end of 2025. Looking ahead, both companies will work together to build a flexible network architecture that can quickly adapt to changing market conditions and technological advancements, in order to meet the growing data demands of the AI era.

On April 14, 2025, Yuime Inc. closed the transaction. The company amended the terms of the transaction. The company will receive ¥300 million in its second tranche and bringing the total funding as ¥750 million. The transaction included the participation from returning investors KDDI Regional Initiatives Fund No. 1 and Norinchukin Innovation Fund L.P.co- managed by Global Brain Corporation,, The company has raised ¥1.05 billion as funding till the date.

KDDI Corporation, Q4 2025 Earnings Call, May 14, 2025

KDDI Corporation, Q4 2025 Earnings Call, May 14, 2025

KDDI Corporation, 2025 Earnings Call, May 14, 2025

KDDI Corporation reported earnings results for the nine months ended December 31, 2024. For the nine months, the company reported sales was JPY 4,364,195 million compared to JPY 4,265,531 million a year ago. Net income was JPY 536,531 million compared to JPY 545,534 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was JPY 131.76 compared to JPY 128.175 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was JPY 131.735 compared to JPY 128.145 a year ago.

KDDI Corporation announced that they will report fiscal year 2025 results on May 14, 2025

KDDI Corporation, 2 : 1, Stock Split or Significant Stock Dividend, Mar-28-2025

KDDI Corporation, ¥ 75.0, Cash Dividend, Mar-28-2025

From January 1, 2025 to March 11, 2025, the company has repurchased 12,393,700 shares, representing 0.62% for ¥60,365.32 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 20,407,400 shares, representing 1.02% for ¥99,999.96 million under the buyback announced on November 1, 2024.

The company closed its plan on March 11, 2025.

KDDI Corporation Presents at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025, Mar-03-2025 . Venue: Av. Joan Carles I, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain. Speakers: Makoto Takahashi, President, Rep Dir, CEO and Exec Dir of Corp & Mktg Comm Sector & Global Cons Bus Sect, Michiaki Hayashi, GM, Infrastructure Technology Research, Taru Maruta, Executive Officer, Technology Planning & Strategy.

On February 12, 2025, Aduna Global LLC closed the transaction.

Aduna Global LLC announced that it will receive an equity round of funding on February 7, 2025, The transaction will included participation from new investor, KDDI Corporation.

MOSH, Inc. announced that it has raised ¥2,550 million in a round of funding on February 7, 2025. The transaction included participation from new investors Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company,KDDI Corporation,returning investor Global Brain Corporation and other 7 investors. The company has issued common shares through a third-party allotment.

KDDI Corporation expected to report Fiscal Year 2025 results on May 9, 2025. This event was calculated by S&P Global (Created on February 5, 2025).

From November 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, the company has repurchased 8,013,700 shares, representing 0.4% for ¥39,634.64 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 8,013,700 shares, representing 0.4% for ¥39,634.64 million under the buyback announced on November 1, 2024.

KDDI Corporation has announced a Fixed-Income Offering in the amount of ¥90 billion. Security Name: 0.959% Unsecured Straight Bonds due December 5, 2029 Security Type: Corporate Bond/Note (Non Convertible) Principal Amount: ¥90 billion Price\Range: 100% Security Features: Unsecured Coupon Type: Fixed

KDDI Corporation announced that they will report Q3, 2025 results on Feb 05, 2025

KDDI Corporation has announced a Fixed-Income Offering in the amount of ¥40 billion. Security Name: Unsecured Straight Bonds due December 05, 2034 Security Type: Corporate Bond/Note (Non Convertible) Principal Amount: ¥40 billion Price\Range: 100% Security Features: Unsecured

KDDI Corporation has announced a Fixed-Income Offering in the amount of ¥40 billion. Security Name: Unsecured Straight Bonds due December 05, 2031 Security Type: Corporate Bond/Note (Non Convertible) Principal Amount: ¥40 billion Price\Range: 100% Security Features: Sustainable Bond Offering; Unsecured

KDDI Corporation has announced a Fixed-Income Offering in the amount of ¥40 million. Security Name: Unsecured Straight Bonds due December 04, 2026 Security Type: Corporate Bond/Note (Non Convertible) Principal Amount: ¥40 million Price\Range: 100% Security Features: Unsecured

Bounce, Inc. announced that it has received $19 million in a round of funding led by new investor, Sapphire Ventures, LLC on November 12, 2024. The transaction also included participation from returning investors, Andreessen Horowitz LLC, General Catalyst Group Management, LLC, new investors, 20VC Fund II, L.P., a fund managed by The Twenty Minute VC, FJ Labs, Inc., Shilling Capital Partners, Thayer Ventures, KDDI Corporation, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. and other investors.

The company closed its plan on October 31, 2024.

From October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024, the company has repurchased 6,152,100 shares, representing 0.31% for ¥29,151.63 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 72,755,248 shares, representing 3.5% for ¥300,000 million under the buyback announced on May 10, 2024.

KDDI Corporation (TSE:9433) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 28,000,000 shares, representing 1.39% of its share capital, for ¥100,000 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to implement flexible capital policies in response to the change in the business environment and to provide shareholder’s return. The program will run until March 14, 2025. As of September 30, 2024, the company had 2,015,772,644 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 176,073,772 shares in treasury.

The Board of Directors of KDDI Corporation has authorized a buyback plan on November 1, 2024.

On October 29, 2024, Secret Double Octopus Ltd. has closed the transaction. The company has raised second tranche. The tranche included participation from new investor SBI JI Innovation Advisory Ltd.

KDDI Corporation expected to report Q3 2025 results on January 31, 2025. This event was calculated by S&P Global (Created on November 2, 2024).

KDDI Corporation, Q2 2025 Earnings Call, Nov 01, 2024

DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE:DBRG) submitted a non-legally binding letter of intent to acquire 81.82% stake in JTOWER Inc. (TSE:4485) from Tanaka, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (TSE:9432), NTT DOCOMO, INC. and KDDI Corporation (TSE:9433) and others for ¥75.7 billion on July 8, 2024. DigitalBridge submitted a non-legally binding letter of intent on July 8, 2024 regarding the intention of the Tender Offeror to take the Company private, In the Partner Proposal, DigitalBridge proposed a purchase price of ¥3,500 per Company Share, Subsequently, on July 9, 2024, DigitalBridge received a request from the Company to consider increasing the Tender Offer Price from the perspective of giving sufficient consideration to the benefit of the minority shareholders of the Company, following this, on July 18, 2024, DigitalBridge received a written request from the Special Committee requesting a review of the Tender Offer Price and clarification of the policies concerning future involvement by the current management team of the Company, from the perspective of giving sufficient consideration to the benefit of the minority shareholders of the Company, given that the Tender Offer Price in the Second Partner Proposal was lower than the price level anticipated by the Special Committee, However, based on the circumstance that the best proposal from DigitalBridge would not necessarily conform with the fair price level expected by the Special Committee, DigitalBridge decided to increase the Tender Offer Price to ¥3,550 per Company Share, and on July 29, 2024, Subsequently, on July 30, 2024, DigitalBridge received a verbal request from the Special Committee to increase the Tender Offer Price to the level of ¥3,600 per Company Share from the perspective of giving sufficient consideration to the benefit of the minority shareholders of the Company. DigitalBridge took the request from the Special Committee on further increasing the Tender Offer Price sincerely, and on July 31, 2024, DigitalBridge decided to increase the Tender Offer Price to 3,600 Japanese yen per Company Share on the condition that DigitalBridge would be granted status as the preferred bidder in the process, and DigitalBridge submitted a proposal setting the Tender Offer Price at ¥3,600 per Company Share. In addition, DigitalBridge offered to enter into a tender agreement with Tanaka in mid-July, 2024, initiated discussions to enter into such agreement, communicated that the Tender Offer Price would be ¥3,600 on August 6, 2024, . In mid-July 2024, DigitalBridge also offered to enter into the Non-Tender Agreement with Mr. Tanaka et al, initiated discussions to enter into such agreement, communicated that the Tender Offer Price would be ¥3,600 on August 6, 2024, and entered into the Non-Tender Agreement on August 14, 2024. The Tender Offeror procures the funds required to settle the Tender Offer with the funds raised through the cash contribution from DB. Minimum tender of shares would be 12,477,600 shares, Shareholding ratio: 48.49%, The Tender Offeror implements the procedures for obtaining review and clearance under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act necessary for the implementation of the Tender Offer. The Special Committee, based on the above process and considering the advice received from AMT, carefully discussed and deliberated on the Consulted Issues, and as a result, on August 13, 2024, the Special Committee submitted a report to the Company’s board of directors, with the unanimous approval of all committee members. The Special Committee appointed CPA Partners as its own financial advisor and third-party calculation agent independent of the Partner Candidates, Nomura Securities acted as financial advisor and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune acted as legal advisor to Company. DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE:DBRG) completed the acquisition of 75.62% stake in JTOWER Inc. (TSE:4485) from Tanaka, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (TSE:9432), NTT DOCOMO, INC. and KDDI Corporation (TSE:9433) and others on October 10, 2024.

From July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024, the company has repurchased 66,603,148 shares, representing 3.2% for ¥270,848.37 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 66,603,148 shares, representing 3.2% for ¥270,848.37 million under the buyback announced on May 10, 2024.

KDDI Corporation, H1 2025 Earnings Call, Nov 01, 2024

KDDI Corporation announced that they will report Q2, 2025 results at 3:15 PM, Tokyo Standard Time on Nov 01, 2024

On September 17, 2024, Sakana AI K.K. closed the transaction. The company has raised ¥10,000 million in second and final tranche bringing aggregate gross proceeds of ¥30,000 million. The transaction was led by returning investor Global Brain Corporation and included participation from new investors, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., TransLink Capital, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., NEC Corporation, SBI Group, Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., ITOCHU Corporation, KDDI Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, Nomura Holdings, Inc., JAFCO Group Co., Ltd., Miyako Capital Co., Ltd., 500 Global and other investors. The transaction is being raised at a post-money valuation exceed of $1,500 million (¥210,945 million).

DeCurret Holdings, Inc. announced that it has received ¥6,349,000,000 in an equity round of funding on September 12, 2024. The transaction included participation from new investors, Internet Initiative Japan Inc., SBI Holdings, Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., Shizuoka Financial Group,Inc., TIS Inc., NSD Co., Ltd., Fujitsu Limited, KDDI Corporation, MUFG Bank, Ltd., The Higo Bank, Ltd., The Kagoshima Bank, Ltd., GMO Financial Holdings, Inc., and ABeam Consulting Ltd. The company has raised the funding through a third-party allotment of new shares.

GSM Association, Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025, Mar 03, 2025 through Mar 06, 2025. Venue: Av. Joan Carles I, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain.

DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE:DBRG) submitted a non-legally binding letter of intent to acquire 81.82% stake in JTOWER Inc. (TSE:4485) from Tanaka, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (TSE:9432), NTT DOCOMO, INC. and KDDI Corporation (TSE:9433) and others on July 8, 2024. DigitalBridge submitted a non-legally binding letter of intent on July 8, 2024 regarding the intention of the Tender Offeror to take the Company private, In the Partner Proposal, DigitalBridge proposed a purchase price of ¥3,500 per Company Share, Subsequently, on July 9, 2024, DigitalBridge received a request from the Company to consider increasing the Tender Offer Price from the perspective of giving sufficient consideration to the benefit of the minority shareholders of the Company, following this, on July 18, 2024, DigitalBridge received a written request from the Special Committee requesting a review of the Tender Offer Price and clarification of the policies concerning future involvement by the current management team of the Company, from the perspective of giving sufficient consideration to the benefit of the minority shareholders of the Company, given that the Tender Offer Price in the Second Partner Proposal was lower than the price level anticipated by the Special Committee, However, based on the circumstance that the best proposal from DigitalBridge would not necessarily conform with the fair price level expected by the Special Committee, DigitalBridge decided to increase the Tender Offer Price to ¥3,550 per Company Share, and on July 29, 2024, Subsequently, on July 30, 2024, DigitalBridge received a verbal request from the Special Committee to increase the Tender Offer Price to the level of ¥3,600 per Company Share from the perspective of giving sufficient consideration to the benefit of the minority shareholders of the Company. DigitalBridge took the request from the Special Committee on further increasing the Tender Offer Price sincerely, and on July 31, 2024, DigitalBridge decided to increase the Tender Offer Price to 3,600 Japanese yen per Company Share on the condition that DigitalBridge would be granted status as the preferred bidder in the process, and DigitalBridge submitted a proposal setting the Tender Offer Price at ¥3,600 per Company Share. In addition, DigitalBridge offered to enter into a tender agreement with Tanaka in mid-July, 2024, initiated discussions to enter into such agreement, communicated that the Tender Offer Price would be ¥3,600 on August 6, 2024, . In mid-July 2024, DigitalBridge also offered to enter into the Non-Tender Agreement with Mr. Tanaka et al, initiated discussions to enter into such agreement, communicated that the Tender Offer Price would be ¥3,600 on August 6, 2024, and entered into the Non-Tender Agreement on August 14, 2024. The Tender Offeror procures the funds required to settle the Tender Offer with the funds raised through the cash contribution from DB. Minimum tender of shares would be 12,477,600 shares, Shareholding ratio: 48.49%, The Tender Offeror implements the procedures for obtaining review and clearance under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act necessary for the implementation of the Tender Offer. The Special Committee, based on the above process and considering the advice received from AMT, carefully discussed and deliberated on the Consulted Issues, and as a result, on August 13, 2024, the Special Committee submitted a report to the Company’s board of directors, with the unanimous approval of all committee members. The Special Committee appointed CPA Partners as its own financial advisor and third-party calculation agent independent of the Partner Candidates, Nomura Securities acted as financial advisor and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune acted as legal advisor to Company.

On August 8, 2024, Asuene Inc. closed the transaction. The company has received ¥800 million in its second and final tranche closing and received a total of ¥5,000 million in the transaction. The tranche includes participation from Nissay Strategic Fund I, a fund managed by Nissay Capital Co., Ltd., Japan International Cooperation Agency, JERA Co., Inc., Nippon Life Insurance Company, returning investor Pavilion Capital Pte. Ltd. and individual investor Hideki Kojima. The company raised money through a third-party allotment of new shares. The company has raised ¥10.1 billion as funding till the date.

KDDI Corporation expected to report First-Half, 2025 results on November 1, 2024. This event was calculated by S&P Global (Created on August 2, 2024).

JTOWER Inc. and KDDI Corporation signed the memorandum on joint study aimed to develop sustainable telecommunications infrastructures in the society with declining population. The two companies will study the measures such as consolidation of telecommunications towers through tower sharing and the replacement of indoor 4G facilities which need to be upgraded with Infra-Sharing facilities, aiming for stable operation and efficient maintenance and management of telecommunications infrastructures. In this joint study, will consider the replacement of KDDI's facilities which need to be upgraded with JTOWER's Indoor Infra-Sharing facilities. As for outdoors, will study the consolidation of telecommunications towers through tower sharing. In particular, the consolidation of telecommunications towers owned by mobile network operators is expected to not only contribute to the reduction of maintenance and replacement costs, but also to be an effective way of addressing social issues in a declining population society. Will verify and evaluate the economic efficiency and effectiveness of indoor and outdoor Infra-Sharing aiming to realize the full-scale deployment. JTOWER and KDDI will continue to strengthen collaboration and work to resolve social issues through the promotion of Infra-Sharing.

KDDI Corporation, Q1 2025 Earnings Call, Aug 02, 2024

KDDI Corporation, ¥ 70.0, Cash Dividend, Sep-27-2024

Sakana AI K.K. announced that it will receive approximately ¥20,000 million in first tranche co-led by new investor, New Enterprise Associates, Inc., returning investors, Lux Capital Management, LLC, and Khosla Ventures, LLC on September 4, 2024. The company will issue equity as part of funding. The tranche included participation from new investor, NVIDIA Corporation. As a part of the transaction, NVIDIA Corporation becoming major shareholder of the company. The tranche is being raised at a post-money valuation exceed of $1,000 million (¥144,315 million).