As stated below, there was a change in the major shareholders of SOFTBANK CORP.
We will let you know about a report by the concerned shareholder filing to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau.
1. Trade name and others of relevant shareholders (as of August 23, 2005)
| Trade name | Capital Research and Management Company |
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| Location of head office | 333 South Hope Street, Log Angeles, CA90071, U.S.A. |
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| Representative | Paul G. haaga, Jr. |
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| Type of business | Investment advisory company |
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| Purpose of shareholdings | Investment to generate interest for client institutionalinvestors. The investment is part of the company’s regular business operations. |
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| Number of shares held | 27,761,900 shares |
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| Ownership ratio | 7.90% |
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| Trade name | Capital Guardian Trust Company |
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| Location of head office | 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Fl., Los Angeles, CA90071, U.S.A. |
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| Representative | Roberta A. Conroy |
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| Type of business | Engages mainly in trust business |
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| Purpose of shareholdings | Investment to generate interest for client institutional investors. The investment is part of the company’s regular business operations. |
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| Number of shares held | 13,594,900 shares |
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| Ownership ratio | 3.87% |
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| Trade name | Capital International Limited |
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| Location of head office | 25 Bedford Street, London, England WC2E9HN |
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| Representative | David I. Fisher |
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| Type of business | Investment advisory company |
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| Purpose of shareholdings | Investment to generate interest for client institutional investors. The investment is part of the company’s regular business operations. |
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| Number of shares held | 1,849,600 shares |
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| Ownership ratio | 0.53% |
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| Trade name | Capital International Inc |
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| Location of head office | 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 15th Fl., Los Angeles, CA90025, U.S.A. |
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| Representative | Peter C. Kelly |
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| Type of business | Investment advisory company |
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| Purpose of shareholdings | Investment to generate interest for client institutional investors. The investment is part of the company’s regular business operations. |
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| Number of shares held | 2,835,200 shares |
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| Ownership ratio | 0.81% |
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| Trade name | Capital International S.A. |
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| Location of head office | 3 Place des Bergues, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Representative | David I. Fisher |
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| Type of business | Investment advisory company |
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| Purpose of shareholdings | Investment to generate interest for client institutional investors. The investment is part of the company’s regular business operations. |
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| Number of shares held | 113,600 shares |
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| Ownership ratio | 0.03% |
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2. Total number of shares held by the concerned company and the joint shareholders, and their combined shareholdings ratio in SOFTBANK CORP. against the number of its total outstanding shares
| | Number of shares held | Ratio against total outstanding shares | Shareholdings rank among major shareholders |
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After shareholdings change
(As of August 23, 2005) | 46,155,200 shares | 13.13% | 2nd |
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3. Date of shareholdings change
August 23, 2005
4. Number of voting rights, total outstanding shares and capital amount as of August 23, 2005 when shareholdings change took place
| Number of voting rights | 3,507,599 |
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| Total outstanding shares | 351,498,126 shares |
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| Capital amount | 178,016,000,000yen (as of end of March 2005) |
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5. How the shareholdings change came to be known
The relevant shareholders filed a report stating their ownership of SOFTBANK CORP. shares to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau on August 25, 2005. We came to know of the shareholdings change after receiving a copy of the report.
