Sony Bank to Affiliate with Seven Bank in ATM Usage

August 11, 2006

Sony Bank Inc., an 88.0% subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings, today announced that Sony Bank and Seven Bank, Ltd. ("Seven Bank"), have reached an agreement regarding ATM affiliation starting from December 2006. Under this agreement, Sony Bank's cardholders will be able to withdraw and deposit cash at ATMs operated by Seven Bank and situated in Seven Eleven convenience stores, Ito-Yokado superstores and at other locations. As of August 11, 2006, Seven Bank operated more than 11,500 ATMs in 30 prefectures. Service details, such as commissions, will be announced later.

Note: This is an English-language summary of a Japanese announcement made by Sony Bank on August 11, 2006. The summary was prepared by Sony Financial Holdings Inc. solely for the convenience of non-Japanese readers.