Sony Bank to Begin Offering Three Additional Funds

December 3, 2007

Sony Bank Inc., an 88% subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings, announces the addition of three new funds to its lineup of investment trusts, beginning December 3. The new funds are "HSBC Brazil Open", "BlackRock Latin America Equity Fund" and "JPM Emerging Sovereign Local Currency Fund (Monthly Distribution)".

This addition brings the total number of investment trusts offered by Sony Bank to 56 funds, managed by 22 companies. To meet the diverse investment needs of its customers, Sony Bank will continue carefully evaluating investment trusts for potential addition to its product lineup.

Fund Profiles

• HSBC Brazil Open (Asset Management Company: HSBC Investments (Japan) K.K.)
  As a family fund, this fund invests in equities listed on stock exchanges in the Federative Republic of Brazil through a mother fund.
• BlackRock Latin America Equity Fund (Asset Management Company: BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.)
  A fund of funds that invests in Latin American equities.
• JPM Emerging Sovereign Local Currency Fund (Monthly Distribution)( Asset Management Company: JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Ltd.)
  As a family fund, this fund invests primarily in sovereign debt in emerging markets, denominated in local currencies, through a mother fund.

Note: This is an English-language summary of a Japanese announcement made by Sony Bank on December 3, 2007. The summary was prepared by Sony Financial Holdings Inc. solely for the convenience of non-Japanese readers.