https://group.softbank/en/news/press 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250829 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that it has determined the following terms and conditions for the issuance in Japan of hybrid notes (with an optional interest payment deferral provision) (the “Hybrid Notes”) as announced in “Issuance in Japan of Hybrid Notes (with an optional interest payment deferral provision)” dated August 13, 2025. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 02:00:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250819 SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO: 9984, “SoftBank”) and Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) today announced their signing of a definitive securities purchase agreement, under which SoftBank will make a $2 billion investment in Intel common stock. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250815 PayPay Corporation (“PayPay”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”),*1 announced today that on August 14, 2025 (U.S. time), it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the proposed public listing (the “Public Listing”) of American depositary shares representing its common shares (the “ADSs”) on a U.S. stock exchange. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:30:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250813 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that it has filed an Amendment to Shelf Registration Statement to the Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in regard to an issuance in Japan of hybrid notes (with an optional interest payment deferral provision) (the “Hybrid Notes”) to be offered mainly to institutional investors, as described below. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:45:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250808_1 The “SoftBank Group Corp. Consolidated Financial Report for the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2025 (IFRS),” disclosed on August 7, 2025, contained incorrect information. A correction has been made as follows, with the corrected part underlined. Fri, 08 Aug 2025 01:16:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250807 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) today announced the status of the repurchase of its own shares conducted in July and August 2025, pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act of Japan as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3, as follows. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:30:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250730 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today as follows that it determined the pending details of the stock acquisition rights (the “Stock Acquisition Rights”) to be issued to certain corporate officers and employees of SBG, in accordance with the resolution passed by the Board of Directors on June 27, 2025. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:30:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250707 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) today announced the status of the repurchase of its own shares conducted in June 2025 as follows, pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act of Japan as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:30:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250704 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, SoftBank Group Japan Corporation, has determined its dividends of surplus, which are expected to have the following impact on SBG’s non-consolidated financial results. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250703 SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) hereby announces that, as of yesterday, it determined the following terms and conditions for the issuance of its USD-denominated Senior Notes due 2029, due 2031, due 2032 and due 2035 and EUR-denominated Senior Notes due 2029, due 2031 and due 2033 (collectively, the “Senior Notes”). The terms and conditions are as follows. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:00:00 GMT 2025 https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250701 SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) today announced personnel change effective July 1, 2025. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 2025