Issue of Foreign Currency-Denominated Senior Notes

Disclaimer
Important Notice

The Senior Notes will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan, as amended, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (including Japanese corporations), except as permitted under any applicable laws of Japan.

This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy securities in the United States or elsewhere. The Senior Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of an English language prospectus prepared in accordance with the Securities Act that may be obtained from SBG and that will contain detailed information about SBG and its management, as well as SBG’s financial statements. However, SBG will not undertake a public offering and sale of the Senior Notes in the United States, and the Senior Notes described in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. Accordingly, any offer or sale of the Senior Notes may be made only in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

This announcement is only directed at (A) persons who are located outside the European Economic Area or, if located within the European Economic Area, who are “qualified investors” within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and (B) persons who are located outside the United Kingdom or, if located within the United Kingdom, are “qualified investors” within the meaning of Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation, which forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”), who are persons (i) that have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within the definition of “investments professional” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) or (ii) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Order, or (iii) other persons to whom it may otherwise be directed without contravention of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (all such persons in (A) and (B) above together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). The Senior Notes will only be available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire the Senior Notes will be engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. Please note, however, acquisition of the Senior Notes by resident of Japan (including Japanese corporations) and certain other person will be restricted as described above. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents. If you have received this announcement and you are not a Relevant Person you must return it immediately to SBG. This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute and shall not, in any circumstances, constitute a public offering or an invitation to the public in connection with an offer within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation and the UK Prospectus Regulation.

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