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SBI HOLDINGS, INC.(Incorporated in Japan with limited liability)
(Stock code: 6488) OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of the
Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Please refer to the attached copy of the Announcement.
On behalf of the Board SBI Holdings, Inc. Yoshitaka Kitao
Chief Executive Officer
Japan, 13 April 2012
As of the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr Yoshitaka Kitao, Mr Taro Izuchi, Mr Takashi Nakagawa, Mr Kenji Hirai, Mr Tomoya Asakura, Mr Takashi Okita, Mr Noriaki Maruyama, Mr Shumpei Morita, Mr Shinji Yamauchi, Mr Makoto Miyazaki, Mr Yoshimi Takahashi and Mr Masaki Takayanagi, the non-executive Directors are Mr Yasutaro Sawada, Mr Hiroyoshi Kido, Mr Noriyoshi Kimura and Mr Hiroshi Tasaka and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr Masaki Yoshida, Mr Kiyoshi Nagano, Mr Keiji Watanabe, Mr Takeshi Natsuno and Mr Akihiro Tamaki.
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SBI Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO: 8473 / Hong Kong: 6488) April 13, 2012
Notice Regarding Registration of SBI FXTRADE as Financial Instruments Business Operator
SBI Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "SBIH")
announces that SBI FXTRADE Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku,
Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as "SBI FXTRADE"), its
subsidiary, was registered as Financial Instruments Business
Operator Engaged in Type I Financial Instruments Business
today on April 13, 2012.
Details are provided below.
[Outline of SBI FXTRADE]
(1) Corporate name: SBI FXTRADE Co., Ltd.
(2) Registration number: The Director of the Kanto Local
Finance Bureau
(Financial Instruments and Exchange) No. 2635 (3) Address of
Head Office: 1-6-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(4) Capital: 50 million yen
(5) Business activities: Type I Financial Instruments
Business
(Foreign Exchange Margin Transaction Business) (6) Date of
incorporation: November 22, 2011
So far, the SBI Group has provided foreign exchange margin
trading services (FX trading) to customers of SBI SECURITIES
or SBI Sumishin Net Bank, its subsidiaries. Now, against the
backdrop of today's spread to individual investors and
growing market of FX trading, we established SBI FXTRADE in
order to procure new customers, mainly younger generation,
who primarily enjoy FX trading as their investment.
Going further, SBI FXTRADE, as pure-play FX broker, aims to
provide more convenient services for customers, such as
smaller trading lot and narrower spread. The service is
scheduled to be launched in May, and further details will be
announced when determined.
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For further information, please contact:
SBI Holdings, Inc. Corporate Communications Dept., Tel: +81 3
6229 0126
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