SoftBank Group Corp.

Share Handling Rules(Translation)

Share Handling Rules

SoftBank Group Corp.

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Chapter I. General Provisions
Article 1 (Purpose)
1. Matters relating to the handling of shares and stock acquisition rights of theCompany and fees therefor, and the procedures and other matters forexercising shareholder rights shall be governed by these Share HandlingRules (these “Rules”) pursuant to Article 10 of the Articles of Incorporation,in addition to the provisions set forth by Japan Securities Depository Center,
Inc. (“JASDEC”), a book-entry transfer institution, and any securities
company, trust bank or the like, an account management institution(“Securities Company, Etc.”).
2. Matters relating to the handling of special accounts opened pursuant toagreements entered into between the Company and the trust bankdesignated by the Company and fees therefor, and the procedures and othermatters for exercising shareholder rights shall be governed by these Rules,
in addition to the provisions set forth by such trust bank.
Article 2 (Administrator of Register of Shareholders)
The administrator of register of shareholders of the Company and the place atwhich it handles administration of the register of shareholders are as follows.
Administrator of register of shareholders
1-4-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Place of business of the administrator of register of shareholders
1-4-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Stock Transfer Agency Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and BankingCorporation
Article 3 (Requests or Notifications)
1. Requests or notifications under these Rules shall be made in the form
prescribed by the Company. However, this shall not apply if such request
or notification is made through the Securities Company, Etc. or JASDEC orin the case set forth in Article 19, Paragraph 1.

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2. If a request or notification under the preceding paragraph is made by proxy,a document certifying the proxy’s authority to act as proxy shall be submitted
and, if the consent of a curator or assistant is required, a document certifyingthat such consent has been obtained shall also be submitted.
3. If a request or notification under Paragraph 1 is made through the Securities
Company, Etc. and JASDEC, or through the Securities Company, Etc., theCompany may treat such request or notification as having been made by theshareholder.
4. The Company may request a person who makes a request or notification
under Paragraph 1 to submit materials certifying that such person is ashareholder or a proxy thereof.
5. If the Company makes a request for submission of materials in the preceding
paragraph, the Company will not accept a request or notification underParagraph 1 unless such materials are submitted.
Chapter II. Entry or Record, Etc. in Register of Shareholders
Article 4 (Entry or Record, Etc. in Register of Shareholders)
1. The Company shall make entries or records in the register of shareholders
based on the general shareholders notice received from JASDEC.
2. If the Company receives a notice of a change in the address of a person
entered or recorded in the register of shareholders (a “Shareholder, Etc.”)
or any other notice of a change to any matter stated in the register ofshareholders, the Company shall change such entry or record in the registerof shareholders based on such notice.
3. In addition to the preceding two paragraphs, the Company shall makeentries or records in the register of shareholders in the case of issuance ofnew shares or in any other cases stipulated in laws and ordinances.
Article 5 (Characters, Etc. Used in Register of shareholders)
Entries or records in the register of shareholders of the Company shall be madeusing the characters and symbols designated by JASDEC.
Article 6 (Entries or Records, Etc. Made in Original Register of Stock
Acquisition Rights, Etc.)
1. Requests for entry or record in the original register of stock acquisition rights,
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to the administrator of register of shareholders.
2. In addition to the preceding paragraph, the handling of stock acquisitionrights may be separately stipulated.
Chapter III. Notifications
Article 7 (Notification of Address and Name or Company Name ofShareholder, Etc.)
1. Each Shareholder, Etc. shall notify the Company of its address and name orcompany name.
2. A notification under the preceding paragraph or any change thereto shall bemade through the Securities Company, Etc. and JASDEC. However, thisshall not apply in the case set forth in Article 4, Paragraph 3.
Article 8 (Notification of Foreign-Resident Shareholders, Etc.)
1. A Shareholder, Etc. who resides outside of Japan shall either appoint astanding proxy within Japan or notify the Company of a place within Japan
at which notices are to be received.
2. Standing proxy shall be included in Shareholder, Etc. in Paragraph 1 of thepreceding Article.
3. Any notification under Paragraph 1 or change thereto shall be made throughthe Securities Company, Etc. and JASDEC. However, this shall not applyin the case set forth in Article 4, Paragraph 3.
Article 9 (Representative of Corporation)
1. If a Shareholder, Etc. is a corporation, the corporation shall notify theCompany of the title and name of one representative.
2. Any notification under the preceding paragraph or change thereto shall bemade through the Securities Company, Etc. and JASDEC. However, thisshall not apply in the case set forth in Article 4, Paragraph 3.
Article 10 (Representative of Joint Shareholders)
1. Any shareholders who jointly own shares shall determine one representativeand notify the Company of the address and name or company name of therepresentative.
2. Any notification under the preceding paragraph or change thereto shall bemade through the Securities Company, Etc. and JASDEC. However, thisshall not apply in the case set forth in Article 4, Paragraph 3.

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Article 11 (Statutory Agent)
1. In the case where there is a statutory agent, such as a person who has
parental authority or a guardian, a notification of the address and name orcompany name of the statutory agent shall be made to the Company.
2. Any notification under the preceding paragraph or change thereto or removal
thereof shall be made through the Securities Company, Etc. and JASDEC.
However, this shall not apply in the case set forth in Article 4, Paragraph 3.
Article 12 (Other Notifications)
1. In addition to the notifications set forth in Article 7 through the preceding
Article, notifications to the Company shall be made through the Securities
Company, Etc. and JASDEC, or through the Securities Company, Etc.,
except when otherwise designated by the Company. However, this shallnot apply in the case set forth in Article 4, Paragraph 3.
2. Any notification that is unable to be accepted or forwarded by the Securities
Company, Etc. shall be made to the administrator of register of shareholders.
Article 13 (Notifications of Stock Acquisition Right Holders, Etc.)
The provisions of Article 7 through the preceding Article shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the matters to be notified and notification method thereof withrespect to persons entered or recorded in the original register of stockacquisition rights of the Company. However, unless otherwise separately
stipulated under Article 6, Paragraph 2, such notifications shall be made to theadministrator of register of shareholders.
Article 14 (Request for Delivery of Documents and Statement of Objection)
Requests for the delivery of documents stating matters regarding measures forprovision in electronic format in relation to reference documents, etc. for a
General Meeting of Shareholders as provided for in Article 325-5, Paragraph 1of the Companies Act (“Document Delivery Request”) and statements ofobjection as provided for in Paragraph 5 of the same Article shall be made inwriting. However, when a Document Delivery Request is made through a
Securities Company, Etc. or JASDEC, it shall be made in accordance with theprovisions set forth by the Securities Company, Etc. and JASDEC.

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Chapter IV. Purchase of Shares Less than One Unit
Article 15 (Method of Purchase Request)
A request for purchase of shares less than one unit shall be made through theSecurities Company, Etc. and JASDEC in accordance with the provisions setforth by JASDEC.
Article 16 (Determination of Purchase Price)
1. The purchase price per share for shares less than one unit shall be theclosing price on the market established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange on theday on which the purchase request in the preceding Article arrives at theplace of business of the administrator of register of shareholders set forth in
Article 2. However, if there is no trading of shares of the Company on thatday, the price shall be the execution price of the first trading of shares of theCompany thereafter.
2. The purchase price shall be the amount obtained by multiplying thepurchase price per share in the preceding paragraph by the number ofshares subject to the purchase request.
Article 17 (Payment of Purchase Price)
1. The Company shall, unless otherwise stipulated by the Company, pay thepurchase price to the person making the request on the fourth business dayfrom the day immediately following the day on which the purchase price isdetermined.
2. In the case of the preceding paragraph, if the purchase price is a price withrights such as dividends from surplus, share split or the like, the purchaseprice shall be paid by the record date thereof.
Article 18 (Timing of Transfer of Shares Purchased)
Shares less than one unit subject to a purchase request shall be transferred tothe account of the Company on the day on which the procedures for payment of
the purchase price in the preceding Article are completed.
Chapter V. Exercise Method of Minority and Other Shareholders’ Rights
Article 19 (Exercise Method of Minority and Other Shareholders’ Rights)
1. A direct exercise against the Company of the minority and othershareholders’ rights under Article 147, Paragraph 4 of the Act on Book-Entry

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Transfer of Bonds and Shares (the “Book-Entry Transfer Act”) shall bemade in writing affixed with the name and seal of the shareholder, with theacceptance slip for an individual shareholder notice (meaning the notice set
forth in Article 154, Paragraph 3 of the Book-Entry Transfer Act) delivered by
the Securities Company, Etc. attached. However, a non-Japaneseshareholder may use his or her signature in lieu of name and seal.
2. Article 3, Paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 shall apply to the exercise of minority andother shareholders’ rights in the preceding paragraph.
Chapter VI. Fees
Article 20 (Fees)
1. No fees shall be charged in relation to the handling of shares of the Company.
2. Fees to be paid by a Shareholder, Etc. to the Securities Company, Etc. orJASDEC shall be borne by the Shareholder, Etc.
Chapter VII. Request for General Shareholders Notice, Etc.
Article 21 (Request for General Shareholders Notice by Company)
The Company may request JASDEC for a general shareholders notice relating
to the shareholders as of a certain date determined by the Company in any of
the following cases.
(1) The Company needs to make a notice to the shareholders pursuant tolaws and ordinances, listing rules, the Articles of Incorporation or otherrules (the “Laws and Ordinances, Etc.”).
(2) The Company needs to disclose, or provide to authorities or a securities
exchange (financial instruments exchange), any information relating to
the shareholders in accordance with the Laws and Ordinances, Etc.
(3) The Company intends to implement a shareholders benefits program forthe shareholders or perform another act for the common interests ofshareholders of book-entry transfer shares.
(4) The Company needs to avoid delisting, rescission of license or any otherevent that may cause damage to the Company or the shareholders.
(5) The Board of Directors or Representative Director of the Company
determines it necessary for the Company to ascertain, or reflect in theregister of shareholders of the Company, holders of shares of theCompany as of a certain date.

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Article 22 (Exercise of Rights to Request Information by Company)
The Company may make a request under Article 277 of the Book-Entry Transfer
Act to the Securities Company, Etc. or JASDEC with respect to particularshareholders as of a certain date determined by the Company in any of thefollowing cases.
(1) The shareholders give consent.
(2) The Company needs to confirm whether a person who claims itself to bea shareholder is actually a shareholder.
(3) The Company needs to confirm whether a shareholder satisfies therequirements for exercising shareholder rights.
(4) The Company needs to disclose, or provide to authorities or a securities
exchange (financial instruments exchange), any information regarding
the shareholders in accordance with the Laws and Ordinances, Etc.
(5) The Company needs to avoid delisting, rescission of license or any otherevent that may cause damage to the Company or the shareholders.
(6) The Board of Directors or Representative Director of the Company
determines it necessary to ascertain the number of shares of theCompany held by particular shareholders.
Chapter VIII. Miscellaneous
Article 23 (Competent Department)
The General Administration Department is in charge of these Rules.
Article 24 (Revision and Repeal)
These Rules will be revised or repealed in accordance with the Rules ofRegulation Management of the Company.
Article 25 (Enforcement)
These Rules are partly revised on and enforced from September 1, 2022.

Supplementary Provisions
1. Entered into force on February 14, 1990.
2. Revised on March 17 1992.
3. Revised on August 1, 1994.
4. Revised on February 9, 1995.
5. Revised on June 29, 1995.

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6. Revised on January 16, 1998.
7. Revised on October 1, 1999.
8. Revised on October 26, 2001.
9. Revised on April 1, 2003.
10. Revised on April 1, 2005.
11. Revised on May 1, 2006.
12. Revised on January 5, 2009.
13. Revised on January 6, 2010.
14. Revised on July 1, 2015.
15. Revised on September 1, 2022.

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