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IMPORTANT NOTICE NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS OR OTHERWISE THAN TO PERSONS TO WHOM IT CAN LAWFULLY BE DISTRIBUTED IMPORTANT: You must read the following disclaimer before continuing. The following disclaimer applies to the attached offering memorandum. You are advised to read this disclaimer carefully before accessing, reading or making any other use of the attached offering memorandum. In accessing the attached offering memorandum, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them from time to time, each time you receive any information from us as a result of such access. CONFIRMATION OF YOUR REPRESENTATION: You have accessed the attached document on the basis that you have confirmed your representation to the issuer and to Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Merrill Lynch International, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Mizuho International plc, Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, Nomura International plc and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited (together, the “Initial Purchasers”) that (1) you are a non-U.S. person located outside the United States or dealer or other professional fiduciary in the United States acting only on a discretionary basis for the benefit or account of non-U.S. persons located outside the United States, in each case, in offshore transactions conducted in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”), (2) you are a person other than a retail investor in the European Economic Area, defined as a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC, (3) the electronic mail address to which the attached offering memorandum has been delivered is not located in the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands) or, if you are dealer or other professional fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States of America, you are accepting delivery of the attached offering memorandum solely in your capacity as the holder of one or more discretionary accounts for the benefit of, or account of, non-U.S. persons, and (4) you consent to delivery of the attached offering memorandum and any amendments or supplements thereto by electronic transmission. The attached document has been made available to you in electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of transmission and consequently none of the issuer, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents or any other person controlling the issuer, the Initial Purchasers or any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any discrepancies between the document distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version. ANY SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION. YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO AND YOU MAY NOT FORWARD OR DELIVER THE ATTACHED OFFERING MEMORANDUM, ELECTRONICALLY OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR REPRODUCE SUCH OFFERING MEMORANDUM IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT AND THE ATTACHED OFFERING MEMORANDUM IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORIZED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. The materials relating to the offering do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction by the Initial Purchasers or the issuer that would or is intended to, permit a public offering of the securities, or possession or distribution of the offering memorandum (in preliminary, proof or final form) or any other offering or publicity material relating to the securities, in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Initial Purchasers or any affiliate of the Initial Purchasers is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by the Initial Purchasers or such affiliate on behalf of the issuer in such jurisdiction. Solely for the purposes of the product approval process of each Initial Purchaser (each, a “manufacturer”), the target market assessment in respect of the Notes described in this offering memorandum has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for such Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of such Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. The target market and distribution channel(s) may vary in relation to sales outside the EEA in light of local regulatory regimes in force in the relevant jurisdiction. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending such Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the manufacturers’ target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of such Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers’ target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels. You are reminded that the attached offering memorandum has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this offering memorandum may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not nor are you authorized to deliver this document, electronically or otherwise, to any other person. If you receive this document by e-mail, you should not reply by e-mail to this announcement. Any reply e-mail communications, including those you generate by using the “Reply” function on your e-mail software, will be ignored or rejected. If you receive this document by e-mail, your use of this e-mail is at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that it is free from viruses and other items of a destructive nature. OFFERING MEMORANDUM STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR TO U.S. PERSONS SoftBank Group Corp. $300,000,000 5 1⁄2% Senior Notes due 2023 €1,000,000,000 4% Senior Notes due 2023 $450,000,000 6 1⁄8% Senior Notes due 2025 €450,000,000 4 1⁄2% Senior Notes due 2025 SoftBank Group Corp. (the “Company”) is offering $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5 1⁄2% Senior Notes due 2023 denominated in U.S. dollars (the “2023 Dollar Notes”), $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6 1⁄8% Senior Notes due 2025 denominated in U.S. dollars (the “2025 Dollar Notes,” together with the 2023 Dollar Notes, the “Dollar Notes”), €1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4% Senior Notes due 2023 denominated in euro (the “2023 Euro Notes”) and €450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4 1⁄2% Senior Notes due 2025 denominated in euro (the “2025 Euro Notes,” together with the 2023 Euro Notes, the “Euro Notes,” and, together with the Dollar Notes, the “Notes”). The maturity date of the 2023 Dollar Notes is April 20, 2023, the maturity date of the 2025 Dollar Notes is April 20, 2025, the maturity date of the 2023 Euro Notes is April 20, 2023 and the maturity date of the 2025 Euro Notes is April 20, 2025. We will pay interest on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on April 20 and October 20 of each year, commencing October 20, 2018. The Notes will be general unsecured obligations of the Company. They will rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future debt of the Company that is not contractually subordinated to the Notes or preferred by operation of law and will be senior in right of payment to any future debt of the Company that is contractually subordinated to the Notes. The Notes will effectively be subordinated to any existing and future secured debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, to the extent of the value of the property and assets securing such debt. The Notes will be guaranteed (the “Note Guarantee”) by SoftBank Corp. The Note Guarantee by SoftBank Corp. will be a general unsecured obligation of SoftBank Corp. The Note Guarantee will rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future debt of SoftBank Corp. that is not contractually subordinated to its Note Guarantee or preferred by operation of law and will be senior in right of payment to any future debt of SoftBank Corp. that is contractually subordinated to its Note Guarantee.

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