Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TOPIX150 And S&P Japan 500 Index

Standard & Poor’s will make the following Sector changes in the S&P/TOPIX150 and the S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Friday 9 June, 2006. Softbank’s main business became telecommunication services after its acquisition of Vodafpme K.K.

Company Name	SEDOL	Sub-Index	Current GICS	Current Sector	New GICS	New Sector
Softbank Corp.	6770620	S&P/TOPIX150	45101010	Information Technology	50102010	Telecommunication Services