Change in date of integration of road-related business between Nippon Steel Metal Products Co., Ltd. and Kobelco Engineered Construction Materials Co., Ltd.

Nippon Steel Corporation, its wholly-owned subsidiary Nippon Steel Metal Products Co., Ltd. (“Nippon Steel Metal Products”), Kobe Steel, Ltd., and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kobelco Engineered Construction Materials Co., Ltd. (“Kobelco Engineered Construction Materials”) announce that with regard to the integration of the road-related business of Nippon Steel Metal Products and Kobelco Engineered Construction Materials, which was announced on September 8, 2021 and is still under the review by the competition authority, it has been decided that, in order to secure sufficient time for the pre-integration actions, the date of the integration will be changed from November 1, 2021 (planned) to December 1, 2021 (planned).