Yaskawa Electric Corporation (Head Office: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka; Representative Director and President: Masahiro Ogawa) announces that our consolidated subsidiary, Yaskawa AMERICA, Inc. (Head Office: Waukegan, Illinois, the United States; Chairman & CEO: Mike Knapek, hereinafter “Yaskawa America”), acquired 100% of the shares of Variadores S.A.S. (Head Office: Medellín, Colombia, hereinafter “Variadores”) on March 2, 2026. As a result of this acquisition, Variadores will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Yaskawa America.

１．Purpose of the Equity Acquisition

　Variadores sells industrial automation equipment. Variadores has partnered with Yaskawa America since 1991 and has handled Yaskawa’s Drives mainly in Colombia. The company holds the top market share in the region and supplies Yaskawa Drives in all the major industrial automation segments, including the oil and gas segment.

Yaskawa Electric and Yaskawa America decided to acquire equity interests in Variadores to strengthen co-brand value and expand sales.

２．Overview of Yaskawa America, Inc.

３．Overview of Variadores S.A.S.

4．Impact on Financial Performance

The equity acquisition will have minimal impact on the consolidated financial performance of Yaskawa

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Corporate Communications Dept.

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

E-mail: pr@yaskawa.co.jp