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SBI HOLDINGS, INC. (Incorporated in Japan with limited liability) (Stock code: 6488) RESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SBI Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announces that Mr. Noriaki Maruyama will resign as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 31 March 2014 due to his forthcoming appointment as the Representative Director and President of SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd. (an equity method associate of the Company) on 1 April 2014.
Mr. Maruyama has confirmed that he has no claim against the Company in respect of his resignation and he has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company in relation to his resignation.
Subsequent to the resignation of Mr. Maruyama, the number of member of the Board of directors of the Company meets the Japanese law and the Article of Incorporation of the Company.
On behalf of the Board

SBI Holdings, Inc. Yoshitaka Kitao

Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer

Japan, 6 March 2014

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. Masato Takamura, Mr. Hiroshi Tasaka and Mr. Teruhide Sato 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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