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MOTHERSON · Samvardhana Motherson International Limited · BSE · Filed 30 Jun · 1 min read

Motherson Pushes Timeline for Japan's Yutaka Giken Acquisition to Q2 FY27

Samvardhana Motherson now expects to complete its acquisition of an 81% stake in Tokyo-listed Yutaka Giken to close in the second quarter of FY27, one quarter later than first indicated.

What was filed

Samvardhana Motherson International updated an acquisition it first disclosed on August 29, 2025. Through Motherson Global Investments B.V. (MGI BV) — an indirect wholly owned subsidiary — the company is acquiring an 81% stake with voting rights in Yutaka Giken Co., Ltd. (YGCL), a Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, along with an 11% stake in Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd., a YGCL subsidiary.

The sole substance of this update is timing: the deal was originally expected to complete in the first quarter of FY27, and is now expected to complete in the second quarter of FY27, subject to the conditions precedent outlined in the original disclosure.

Why it matters to a holder

This is a procedural update rather than a change in the transaction itself — the stakes, the parties and the structure are unchanged from the August 2025 disclosure. What has shifted is the expected completion window, moving out by one quarter. For a holder, the point is that the acquisition remains pending on conditions precedent, and the closing is now anticipated a quarter later than previously communicated. The filing discloses no change to price, terms or scope.

Stake in Yutaka Giken (YGCL)
81%
Stake in Shinnichi Kogyo
11%
YGCL ownership of Shinnichi
62%

The update revises only the expected timing of a previously disclosed cross-border acquisition; holders tracking Motherson's inorganic expansion into Japan may note that completion is now anticipated a quarter later, with the deal still contingent on conditions precedent.

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