UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION The official press release is in Japanese.

February 14, 2008

Dear Sirs and Madams,

Nobumitsu Tamai President, CEO FinTech Global Incorporated (Code: 8789, Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers) Toranomon Towers Office, 1-28, 4-chome Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Enquiries: Yasunobu Nose Managing Director and General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning Division Tel: +81-3-5733-2121

Notice Concerning Changes in Classifications to Subsidiary Status

Tokyo, February 14, 2008 -- FinTech Global Incorporated (hereafter, “the Company”) hereby gives notice that it has made changes to the status of the company and partnership listed below.

Details

1. Circumstances Leading to New Classification as Subsidiaries The reasons for the change to subsidiary status are described below. Yugen Kaisya NJ Steel Beta (hereafter, “NJ”) will be included under the scope of consolidation from the first quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, because FinTech Global Real Estate, Inc. (hereafter, “FRE”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, took an additional stake in the silent partnership (tokumei kumiai) in which is operated by NJ, a Special Purpose Company (SPC), following a change in the structure of previously arranged schemes. FINTECH FUND, L.P. (hereafter, “FGF”), shall be included under the scope of consolidation, owing to participation by the Company on December 18, 2007, to carry some of the initial amount. The Company discussed with its accountants the appropriateness of PITF (Practical Issues Task Force) No. 20, “Practical Solution on Application of Control Criteria and Influence Criteria to Investment Associations,” issued by the Accounting Standards Board of Japan on September 8, 2006, to NJ and FGF and determined that the SPC and the fund should fall under consolidation. 2. Summary of Newly Classified Subsidiaries (1) Yugen Kaisya NJ Steel Beta Investor: FinTech Real Estate, Inc. (wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) FRE made NJ a consolidated subsidiary because the company acquired a 100% stake in the silent partnership in which is operated by NJ. Representative: Terumitsu Nosaka, President Address: 1-7, 1-chome, Moto-akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo Capitalization: ¥3 million Total shares outstanding: 60 Date of establishment: February 13, 2006 Major line of business: Real estate investment Fiscal year-end: November 30 Date of change: December 19, 2007 Seller: Toranomon NSC LLC 7, 1-chome, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo *The target company is a real estate fund SPC. Acquisition price: ¥10,185 million

(2) FITNECH GIMV FUND, L.P. (FGF) Key Investors: FinTech Global Incorporated GIMV The Development Bank of Japan BASF SE General partner: FGF (GP) Management Limited (unlimited partnership) Structure: in accordance with the laws of Jersey, the Channel Islands Investment targets: Japanese, U.S. and European companies with high growth potential in such sectors as information and communication technology, new materials and life sciences. Fiscal year-end: December 31 Invested amount: US$10 million, as of January 5, 2008 The invested amount is what remains out of the US$55 million raised through committed in the fund’s first closing after the first capital call. The FGI Group’s investment stake is 50%, or US$5 million. Date of change: December 18, 2007 Until January 5, 2008, FGF has beccme a specified subsidiary.

3. Impact on Fiscal Performance Real estate held by NJ and equity in the silent partnership that invests in NJ will be sold, but the method of sale, the buyer or buyers, and respective selling amounts are not known at this time, so the impact on fiscal results is unclear. Information will be made available as it is known. As disclosed in a news release dated February 4, 2008, the impact of FGF on fiscal 2008 performance will be minimal, but the cultivation of companies with solid growth potential will expand the Company’s client base and thereby produce a synergistic effect that benefits business. The Company believes that this will contribute to enhanced business results in the medium to long term.