3rd August 2020

Company Name:

W-Scope Corporation

Stock Exchange Listing:

Tokyo Stock Exchange Section 1

Representative:

Won-Kun Choi, President & CEO

Contact:

Hideo Ouchi, Director

TEL:

+81-(0)3-5436-7155

Notice of Financing by Convertible Bonds of Subsidiaries

W-SCOPE Corporation(hereinafter referred to as "WS") resolved at the board meeting that W-SCOPE CHUNGJU PLANT CO., LTD. (Hereinafter referred to as WCP), a subsidiary of WS, will issue convertible bonds to SVIC No. 49 New Technology Business Investment Limited Partnership (Operating Partner : SamsungVenture Investment Corporation) on July 30. And signed a convertible bond underwriting agreement on the same day.

1. Overview

For this new funding,WCP, a wholly owned subsidiary ofWS, will issue convertible bonds.,and SamsungVenture Investment Corporation (Seocho-gu, Seoul , Korea) will underwrite all of them, and the amount of the procurement will be 20 billion won (about 1.8 billion yen). This will be done as a part of strengthening the strategic partnership between both companies groups, mainly considering the increasing demand for batteries for European EVs.

The following is an overview of the convertible bonds to be issued.

Name

WCP 4th private placement convertible bonds

Total issuance

20,000,000,000 KRW

Issue price of each bond

100% of the face value of each bond

Issue Date

July 30, 2020

Maturity date

July 30, 2025

Redemption method

Repayment is made at an amount equal to 6% per annum (compounded)

of the par value.

Interest rate

2% per annum

Need for collateral and guarantees

Unsecured, parent company guarantee, subsidiary guarantee, and

representative director guarantee

Conditions of stock acquisition rights

The class(es) of shares subject to the

WCP common stock

share options

Number of dilutive shares due to

5,790shares

issuance of stock acquisition rights

3,454,134 KRW / share

Conversion price

However, in the event of a stock split or consolidation, the conversion

price is adjusted as appropriate and the conversion price is adjusted under

certain conditions.

Exercise period

From the day after the issue date of the Bonds to the day before the

maturity date of the Bonds

Allocation destinations

SVIC No. 49 New Technology Business Investment Limited Partnership

(Operating Partner : Samsung Venture Investment Corporation)

Use of funds

Working capital & Investment capital

(Claims for Early Redemption by Bondholders)

Other riders

Bondholders may call for the redemption of all or part of the Bonds they

hold on or after three years from the date of issuance of the Bonds.

* SamsungVenture Investment Corporation

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation is the fund management company that invests the funds of the Samsung Group in order to build a business cooperation relationship between the Samsung Group and future-oriented

companies based on innovative technology in the medium and long term.

3. Future Outlook

We are to further strengthen this partnership in the future and actively work on the battery business for EVs.

4Impact to Earnings

There is no impact to earnings

5. Other

There is no change in subsidiaries due to the issuance of convertible bonds.

Disclaimer

Earnings guidance was made based on currently available information. The actual results may differ from the guidance due to various factors that may occur in the future.

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