SBI Holdings to issue stock options to boost employee motivation

SBI Holdings Inc. resolved on December 9, 2025, to issue 33,000 tax-qualified stock options, termed "2025 Second Stock Acquisition Rights," to employees and executive officers of the company and its subsidiaries. This initiative aims to strengthen group unity, enhance motivation towards consolidated performance, and increase corporate value. The exercise period for these rights is from July 2, 2029, to September 29, 2034, with an allotment date of January 28, 2026. No payment is required for the acquisition of these stock options, as they are designated as incentive compensation.

Each stock option will grant the right to acquire 100 shares of the company's common stock, setting the total potential shares at 3.3m. This represents approximately 0.5% of the total issued shares (excluding treasury shares) as of December 1, 2025 (660,654,906 shares). The exercise price for these new options will be the closing price of SBI Holdings' common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on December 9, 2025.

Combined with the "2025 First Stock Acquisition Rights" (paid stock options) issued to directors on November 21, 2025, the total potential shares from both issuances, if fully exercised, would be 6.6m shares, equating to approximately 1.0% of the total issued shares as of December 1, 2025. This dual approach underscores SBI Holdings' comprehensive strategy to align employee and director incentives with long-term corporate growth.