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SBI HOLDINGS, INC. (Incorporated in Japan with limited liability) (Stock code: 6488) Date of Board Meeting

The board of directors (the "Board") of SBI Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") hereby announces that a meeting of the Board of the Company will be held on Thursday, 7 February 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (Japan time) / 9:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) at Izumi Garden Tower 20th Floor, 1-6-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan for the purpose of considering and approving the quarterly results of the Company for nine months ended 31 December 2012 and transacting any other business.
On behalf of the Board SBI Holdings, Inc. Yoshitaka Kitao Representative Director,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Japan, 24 January 2013
As of the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr Yoshitaka Kitao, Mr Taro Izuchi, Mr Takashi Nakagawa, Mr Tomoya Asakura, Mr Shumpei Morita, Mr Noriaki Maruyama and Mr Peilung Li, the non-executive Directors are Mr Yasutaro Sawada, Mr Hiroyoshi Kido, Mr Noriyoshi Kimura, Mr Hiroshi Tasaka and Mr Takashi Okita, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr Masaki Yoshida, Mr Kiyoshi Nagano, Mr Keiji Watanabe, Mr Akihiro Tamaki and Mr Masanao Marumono.

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