Results of Public Tender Offer for Shares in Tokyo Metallic Communications Corp. by SOFTBANK Subsidiary DTH Marketing

July 24, 2001

Below is the announcement of the results of the public tender for shares in Tokyo Metallic Communications Corp.’s stock by DTH Marketing Corporation (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director Taro Hashimoto), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of SOFTBANK Broadmedia (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director Taro Hashimoto), a wholly owned SOFTBANK CORP. ,operation holding company, which integrates our broadcasting and Internet-related businesses.

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DTH Marketing Corporation
24-1 Nihonbashi,
Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo

Results of the Public Tender for Shares in Tokyo Metallic Communications Corp.

The following details the results of the public tender by DTH Marketing Corporation (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director Taro Hashimoto) for shares in Tokyo Metallic Communications Corp., which was executed between July 2 and July 23, 2001.

1. Description of Public Tender Offer

(1) Object of Tender

Tokyo Metallic Communications Corp.

(2) Type of share certificates, etc., for which the public tender was made

Par value common shares (par value of 50,000 yen per share)

(3) Period of offer

Twenty two days from Monday July 2 to Monday July 23, 2001

(4) Tender price

12,500 yen per share

2. Results of the Public Tender Offer

(1) Number of share certificates, etc., tendered for and number of share certificates purchased

Scheduled share tender offer: 27,704 shares
Total shares tendered for: 16,800 shares
Total shares purchased: 16,800 shares

(2) There were no relevant items to check in the conditions in the public tender notice in the case of Law Clause 27, Number 13 Article 4-1 conditions.

(3) Ownership of shares and percentage ownership after purchase

Number of shares owned before purchase: 8,014 shares (22.44%)
Number of shares owned after purchase: 24,814 shares (69.47%)

3. Means of Settlement and Commencement of Settlement

(1) Name and address of securities company handling settlement of the purchase

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.: 1-5-1 Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.: 2-4-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

(2) Commencement of settlement

Friday July 27, 2001

(3) Means of settlement

After completion of the public tender purchase, notice of the public tender purchase, etc., will be sent without delay to the address of the tendering shareholder.

The purchase will be made in cash. The purchase funds will be transferred without delay after the settlement commencement date from the public tender agent or his deputy to the place designated by the tendering shareholder.

4. Location Where Public Tender Offer Reports Are Open for Inspection

Place: DTH Marketing Corporation
Address: 24-1 Nihonbashi, Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

5. Future Prospects

The recipient of this share purchase will be able to expand its business within a closer cooperative relationship with SOFTBANK CORP.

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