Sony Bank Starts a Special Program for the Winter 2006 Bonus Season
November 20, 2006
1. Special Bonus Season Interest Rates on Yen Time Deposits
During the bonus season, Sony Bank will apply special interest rates that will be announced on the bank's Japanese website on November 27, 2006, to yen time deposits with periods of more than six months that commence from November 27, 2006, to February 4, 2007.
2. Foreign Currency Deposit Campaign
During the bonus season, Sony Bank will apply special interest rates that will be announced on the bank's Japanese website on November 27, 2006, to time deposits denominated in all foreign currencies and for all available deposit periods. The rates apply to foreign currency time deposits that commence from November 27, 2006, to February 4, 2007.
In addition, Sony Bank will apply the following reduced exchange fees to convert yen into foreign currencies and reduced commissions on limit orders when purchasing foreign currencies during the period from 8:00 a.m. on November 27, 2006, to 5:59 a.m. on February 3, 2007.
| Exchange Fees from Yen to Foreign Currencies | Commissions on Limit Orders When Purchasing Foreign Currencies | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. dollar | 0.10 yen per US dollar (Standard rate is 0.25 yen) |
0.05 yen per US dollar (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
| Euro | 0.10 yen per euro (Standard rate is 0.25 yen) |
0.05 yen per euro (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
| Pound sterling | 0.30 yen per pound sterling (Standard rate is 0.50 yen) |
0.05 yen per pound sterling (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
| Australian dollar | 0.30 yen per Australian dollar (Standard rate is 0.50 yen) |
0.05 yen per Australian dollar (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
| New Zealand dollar | 0.30 yen per New Zealand dollar (Standard rate is 0.50 yen) |
0.05 yen per New Zealand dollar (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
| Canadian dollar | 0.30 yen per Canadian dollar (Standard rate is 0.50 yen) |
0.05 yen per Canadian dollar (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
| Swiss franc | 0.30 yen per Swiss franc (Standard rate is 0.50 yen) |
0.05 yen per Swiss franc (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
| Hong Kong dollar | 0.06 yen per Hong Kong dollar (Standard rate is 0.10 yen) |
0.01 yen per Hong Kong dollar (Standard rate is 0.02 yen) |
3. Gift of 500 Yen to Customers Who Transfer to Sony Bank
Sony Bank will add a one-time gift of 500 yen to the accounts of customers who make a single transfer of more than 1 million yen from another financial institution to a Sony Bank ordinary yen deposit account during the period from November 27, 2006, to February 2, 2007. The gift will be added to customers' ordinary yen deposit accounts in mid-February 2007.
Going forward, Sony Bank will continue responding to customers' needs for the asset management.
Note: This is an English-language summary of a Japanese announcement made by Sony Bank on November 20, 2006. The summary was prepared by Sony Financial Holdings Inc. solely for the convenience of non-Japanese readers.
