SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited
Shinsei International, Limited
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.

Shinsei International Limited (U.K.) and SBI SECURITIES
to Commence Equity Business in the United Kingdom
Tokyo (Friday, January 27, 2023) ---We are pleased to announce that SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited (HeadOffice: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Katsuya Kawashima; hereinafter referred
to as “SBI Shinsei Bank”), Shinsei International Limited (Head Office: 43 London Wall, London EC2M 5TF,
The United Kingdom, authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority; CEO: Akihiko
Watanabe; hereinafter referred to as “SIL”) and SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo;
President and Representative Director: Masato Takamura; hereinafter referred to as “SBI SECURITIES”)
have approved the imminent commencement of equity business in the United Kingdom.
SBI Shinsei Bank, SIL, and SBI SECURITIES have entered into business collaboration agreements toexpand the Japanese equity-related business with the intension to generate further synergy across theGroup.
SIL and SBI SECURUTIES will provide the following services in the United Kingdom: Provision of research services on Japanese equities prepared by SBI SECURITIES to eligible
counterparties or professional investors
 Provision of corporate access services to institutional investors (i.e., direct meetings between
investors and the management of Japanese share issuers in order to provide more detailed
corporate analysis and investment information)
In addition, SBI SECURITIES will provide Investor Relations (‘IR’) services for Japanese share issuers(including the arrangement of IR interviews with eligible counterparties or professional investors located inthe United Kingdom).
Since becoming a member of the SBI Group in December 2021, SBI Shinsei Bank and SIL have been
considering opportunities to collaborate with the SBI Group in their business field. This new collaboration
aims to achieve one of the goals set in the Medium-Term Vision of SBI Shinsei Bank Group, “Value cocreation with the SBI Group companies” by leveraging the strengths of both SIL and SBI SECURITIES.
Through this collaboration, SBI SECURITIES will have its first base in Europe and a third base globally inaddition to two in Asia (Hong Kong and Singapore) – where they are connected to a wide scope ofinstitutional investors. SBI SECURITIES will continue to expand its corporate business by providing highquality information and services with a focus on the small and mid-cap stocks that SBI SECURITIES
specializes in toward overseas institutional investors.
SIL and SBI SECURITIES will be further considering the initiation of Japanese stock brokerage businessfor later this year, including Public Offering and Initial Public Offering to their clients in the United Kingdom.

<Corporate Profile of SBI Shinsei Bank (as of January 4, 2023)>
Trade NameSBI Shinsei Bank, Limited
Date of Establishment December 1, 1952
Head Office2-4-3, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Balance in accountJPY 6,215.2 billion
Common stock
JPY 512.2 billion
Representative
Katsuya Kawashima
Registration number
Director of the Kanto Finance Bureau No. 10
Japan Securities Dealers Association and Financial Futures Transactions
Affiliated association
Association<SIL Corporate Profile (as of December 31, 2022)>
Trade Name
Shinsei International Limited
Date established
September 2004
Head Office
43 London Wall, London EC2M 5TF, the United Kingdom
Representative
Managing Director & CEO, Akihiko Watanabe
Company Number5232501<SBI SECURUTIES Corporate Profile (as of December 31, 2022)>
Trade NameSBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
Date of Establishment April 26, 1999 (Date of change in corporate name)Head Office
Izumi Garden Tower, 1-6-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Common stock
JPY 48.3 billion
Representative
Yoshitaka Kitao, Masato Takamura
Registration number
Director of the Kanto Finance Bureau No. 44,
Japan Securities Dealers Association, Japan Financial Futures Dealers
Affiliated association
Association, Type II Financial Instruments Firms Association, Japan STO
Association<Contact information for this press release>
Shinsei International Limited+44 (0)20 7747 3520