Certain Common Shares of Arata Corporation are subject to a Lock-Up Agreement Ending on 20-JAN-2019. These Common Shares will be under lockup for 180 days starting from 24-JUL-2018 to 20-JAN-2019. Details: The shareholders, Otowa Shokusan Co., Ltd., Nobuyuki Hatanaka, and Seinosuke Hatanaka and Masahiro Ito, have agreed with SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., that they will not sell our ordinary shares held by our own calculation on the date of issue determination etc. during the period ending on the 180th day counting from the next business day of the payment due date for the said offering beginning on the date of acceptance of the offering, without obtaining prior written consent of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.