ET Mobile Japan Co., Ltd. and Worldtex Investment Limited made an offer to acquire 52% stake in Intrance Co., Ltd. (TSE:3237) from ASO Co., Ltd., Masaki Aso and others for ¥2.9 billion on October 17, 2018. Under the terms of the transaction, ET Mobile Japan Co., Ltd. and Worldtex Investment Limited made an offer to purchase a maximum of 19.3 million shares of Intrance at ¥153 per share. ET Mobile Japan Co., Ltd. and Worldtex Investment Limited intend to purchase a minimum of 18.2 million shares. ASO Co., Ltd. and Masaki Aso have agreed to tender their all shares i.e. 18.2 million shares representing 49.25% stake in Intrance. The Independent committee of Board of Directors comprising of Go Anan,Takao Nakata and Takaaki Ohta of Intrance declare their opinion in favor of the offer and advise and take a neutral position. The tender offer will commence on October 18, 2018 and will close on November 20, 2018. The settlement of the tendered offer will start from November 27, 2018. Nimbus Associates acted as appraiser for Board of Intrance Co., Ltd. Shibata, Suzuki & Nakada acted as legal advisor for Intrance Co., Ltd. Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. acted as tender offer agent for ET Mobile Japan Co., Ltd. and Worldtex Investment Limited. Plutus Consulting Co., Ltd acted as appraiser for ET Mobile Japan Co., Ltd. and Worldtex Investment Limited.