Leifras Continues to Operate Nagoya City's Nagoya Club Activities Human Resources Bank, Addressing Instructor Shortage

Three-Year Contract — Platform Supporting Elementary Schools' "New Sports and Cultural Activities"

TOKYO, Sept. 9, 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 been awarded a continuation contract by the City of Nagoya for the "Nagoya School Club Activities Human Resources Bank Operation Services" (the "Contract"). Under the Contract, the Company will continue, for the three years beginning September 1, 2026, to comprehensively operate the recruitment, training, and matching system for instructors responsible for the "new sports and cultural activities" at Nagoya municipal elementary schools (the "Project"), which activities the Company has operated since April 2022. The Project is designed to address the challenge of securing qualified local staff capable of providing professional and safe instruction, as the country transitions the manner in which school club activities are conducted from school-based to community-based management, and to facilitate the establishment of a sustainable operating structure.

Nagoya City's "Nagoya Club Activities Human Resources Bank" Initiative

Nagoya City has implemented "New Sports and Cultural Activities," under which the operation of club activities at municipal elementary schools is outsourced to private-sector service providers. Across municipal elementary schools in the city's 16 wards, sports, music, and other activities are offered after school on weekdays to students in grades four through six who wish to participate.

The "Nagoya Club Activities Human Resources Bank" serves as a framework for recruiting and training instructors and other personnel needed to support these activities.

Through its operation of the Nagoya Club Activities Human Resources Bank, the Company recruits and trains instructors and supports the development of an environment in which children in Nagoya City can safely participate in meaningful and fulfilling sports and cultural activities.

Overview and Features of the "Nagoya Club Activities Human Resources Bank"

In furtherance of the Project, the Company manages the entire process of recruiting and training individuals to serve as instructors for new sports and cultural activities with a comprehensive approach.

• Large-scale recruitment through public relations activities: In addition to operating a dedicated website, the Company plans to conduct ongoing public relations activities, leveraging major recruitment advertising media and various social media platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, with the goal of attracting several hundred prospective instructors each year.
  
  
• Comprehensive training focused on safety and instructional quality: Leifras plans to provide registered instructors with basic and specialized training covering sport-specific instructional methods, safety management, allergy response, harassment prevention, and other areas. In addition, the Company plans to provide regular training to support continuous skill development to ensure the safety of children participating in activities in Nagoya City. These efforts will be supported by the Company's safety management expertise, which have enabled it to maintain a record of zero serious accidents.
  
  
• Dedicated matching system for efficient instructor recruitment: The Company plans to build a system designed to support smooth recruitment-matching by establishing a database of individuals interested in serving as instructors that allows club activity operators at each school to search for personnel based on preferred ward, sport, and other criteria and pursuant to which offers may be extended directly.

Future Outlook

Under its corporate philosophy "to change and design sports," Leifras expects to fully leverage the instructor platform and the training expertise it has developed to addressing challenges related to the "regional transition of school club activities" for local governments nationwide. The Company plans to apply the knowledge gained through the Project to develop a nationwide school club activity infrastructure that will support a sustainable educational ecosystem in which children can continue to enjoy safe and fulfilling sports and cultural activities.

About LEIFRAS Co., Ltd.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Leifras is a sports and social business company dedicated to youth sports and community engagement. The Company primarily provides services related to the organization and operations of sports schools and sports events for children. As of December 31, 2025, Leifras was recognized as one of Japan's largest operators of children's sports schools in terms of both membership and facilities by Tokyo Shoko Research. The Company's approach to sports education emphasizes the development of non-cognitive skills, following the teaching principle "acknowledge, praise, encourage, and motivate." The holistic approach that integrates physical and mental development sets Leifras apart in the industry. Building upon deep experience and know-how in sports education, Leifras also operates a robust social business sector, dispatching sports coaches to meet various community needs with the aim to promote physical health, social inclusion, and community well-being across different demographics.

For more information, please visit the Company's website: https://ir.leifras.co.jp/.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, and financial needs. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as "approximates," "believes," "hopes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "will," "would," "should," "could," "may," or other similar expressions in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to, the uncertainties related to market conditions, and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of the annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the annual report and other filings with the SEC. Additional factors are discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov.

For more information, please contact:

LEIFRAS Co., Ltd.
Investor Relations Department
Email: [email protected]

Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
Phone: +1-646-932-7242
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