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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.
*********************************************************************************** For further information, please contact:
SBI Holdings, Inc. Corporate Communications Dept., Tel: +81 3 6229 0126

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