Press Releases | SoftBank Group Corp. https://group.softbank/en/news/press Details of the Term of Disposal Following the Listing of PayPay on the Nasdaq Global Select Market https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260312 PayPay Corporation, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., today announces that on March 11, 2026 (U.S. time), it priced its initial public offering of 54,987,214 American depositary shares (“ADSs”), representing its common shares, at a price to the public of $16 per ADS. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:30:00 GMT 2026 PayPay Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering Roadshow https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260303 PayPay Corporation, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp.,announced today that on March 2, 2026 (U.S. time), it has launched the roadshow for the initial public offering of American depositary shares representing its common shares. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:30:00 GMT 2026 Follow-on Investments in OpenAI https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260227 SoftBank Group Corp. today announced that, on February 27, 2026 (U.S. time), it entered into a definitive agreement with OpenAI Group PBC, a U.S.-based company, to participate in OpenAI’s fundraising round, and to make follow-on investments of USD 30.0 billion via SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Upon completion of the Follow-on Investment, SBG’s cumulative investment in OpenAI is expected to total USD 64.6 billion, representing an ownership interest of approximately 13%. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:30:00 GMT 2026 Personnel Change https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260216 SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) today announced personnel change effective February 16, 2026. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2026 PayPay Announces Public Filing of Registration Statement on Form F-1 for Proposed Initial Public Offering https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20260213 PayPay Corporation (“PayPay”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”), announced today that on February 12, 2026 (U.S. time), it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of American depositary shares (“ADSs”) representing its common shares on a U.S. stock exchange (the “Proposed Offering”). Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:30:00 GMT 2026 Completion of Additional $22.5 Billion Investment in OpenAI https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251231 SoftBank Group Corp. today announced that it has completed an additional investment of $22.5 billion in OpenAI on December 26, 2025 (U.S. time) at the second closing of The Company’s investment of up to $40.0 billion committed on March 31, 2025. Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2025 SoftBank Group to Acquire DigitalBridge for $4 Billion to Scale Next-Gen AI Infrastructure https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251229 (TOKYO, Japan) and (Boca Raton, FL) — December 29, 2025 — SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE: 9984, “SoftBank Group”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG, “DigitalBridge”), a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure, including data centers, cell towers, fiber networks, and edge infrastructure, for a total enterprise value of approximately $4.0B. Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:30:00 GMT 2025 Issuance of the 67th Unsecured Straight Corporate Bond https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251126_0 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that it has determined the following terms and conditions for the issuance of its 67th unsecured straight corporate bond, also known as the “Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Bond” (the “Bond”). Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:00:00 GMT 2025 Completion of Acquisition of Ampere Computing Holdings LLC https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251126 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) today announced that on November 25, 2025 (U.S. time), it completed the acquisition of all equity interests in Ampere Computing Holdings LLC (“Ampere”), a U.S.-based semiconductor design company, through its subsidiary Silver Bands 6 (US) Corp. (the “Transaction”). Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT 2025 Share Split and Subsequent Partial Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, and Dividend Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251111 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a share split and a partial amendment to its Articles of Incorporation as follows. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:29:00 GMT 2025 Early Redemption of Domestic Hybrid Notes (with an optional interest payment deferral provision) Issued in 2021 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251110 SoftBank Group Corp. announced today that it will redeem all of its 4th unsecured subordinated notes with optional interest payment deferral and early redemption provisions on February 4, 2026, the first optional redemption date. The details of the redemption are as follows. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT 2025 The SoftBank Group and OpenAI Launch “SB OAI Japan” Joint Venture https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251105 The SoftBank Group (SoftBank Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp.) and OpenAI Group PBC today announced their joint venture, SB OAI Japan GK (“SB OAI Japan”), launched on November 5, 2025. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT 2025 Issuance of Foreign Currency-denominated Hybrid Notes https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251023 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announces that it determined the terms and conditions for the issuance of its USD-denominated Hybrid Notes and EUR-denominated Hybrid Notes (collectively, the “Hybrid Notes”). The terms and conditions are as follows. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT 2025 Dividend Payout (Interim Dividend) https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251022_0 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that its Board of Directors resolved the distribution of interim dividend from surplus with a record date of September 30, 2025 as follows. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:31:00 GMT 2025 Retirement of Treasury Stock https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251022 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that its Board of Directors resolved the retirement of treasury stock as follows, pursuant to Article 178 of the Companies Act of Japan. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:30:00 GMT 2025 Acquisition of ABB Ltd’s Robotics Business https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251008 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) today announced that on October 8, 2025 (Central European Time), it entered into a definitive agreement with ABB Ltd (“ABB”), a global technology leader in electrification*1 and automation, to acquire ABB’s robotics business for a total purchase price of USD 5.375 billion (approximately JPY 818.7 billion*2) (the “Acquisition”). Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:25:00 GMT 2025 Dividends from Subsidiaries https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250926 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that four of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Delaware Project 4 L.L.C., Delaware Project 6 L.L.C., Delaware Project 9 L.L.C., and Project 1 (Cayman) Limited, each determined their dividends of surplus, which are expected to cause the following impact to SBG’s non-consolidated financial results. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:30:00 GMT 2025 OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250924 OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank are announcing five new U.S. AI data center sites under Stargate, OpenAI’s overarching AI infrastructure platform. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:00:00 GMT 2025 Comment on Moody’s Release Related to Unsolicited Ratings https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250917 On September 17, 2025, Moody’s Japan K.K. (“Moody’s”) issued a release regarding SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) titled “Moody's Ratings upgrades SoftBank Group's corporate family rating to Ba2 from Ba3; revises outlook to stable from positive,” authored by Mariko Semetko and Ryohei Nishio. We reaffirm that SBG has not obtained any credit ratings from Moody’s. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:00:00 GMT 2025 Change in Specified Subsidiary https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250911 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announces that at the Board of Directors meeting held on September 11, 2025, its subsidiary, LY Corporation (“LY”), has resolved to make an equity method associate of LY, LINE MAN CORPORATION PTE. LTD. (“LMWN”), into a consolidated subsidiary (“Consolidation into a Subsidiary”) through share acquisition, etc. As a result of the share acquisition, etc., based on said resolution, LY will be considered to have substantial control over LMWN. Consequently, LMWN and its subsidiaries, DECACORN CO., LTD. (“DECACORN”) and LINE MAN (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED (“LINE MAN TH”), are expected to become subsidiaries of LY. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 06:30:00 GMT 2025