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$6.3B — Record ¥1 trillion (~$6.3B) retail bond sale in Japan; 7-year notes with an indicative coupon range of 4.3%-4.9%, expected to price 2026-09-04, retail offering runs 09-07 through 09-16, issuance 09-17, maturing 2033-09-16; proceeds for AI-related investments (OpenAI) and to refinance roughly ¥400B of retail bonds maturing in September

high confidence · as of 2026-09-17 · about Softbank group

$6.3B — Record ¥1 trillion (~$6.3B) retail bond sale in Japan; 7-year notes with an indicative coupon range of 4.3%-4.9%, expected to price 2026-09-04, retail offering runs 09-07 through 09-16, issuance 09-17, maturing 2033-09-16; proceeds for AI-related investments (OpenAI) and to refinance roughly ¥400B of retail bonds maturing in September

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  • Bloomberg, via Japan Times (deal reporting) SoftBank Group Corp. plans a record ¥1 trillion ($6.3 billion) retail bond sale, the biggest by any issuer in Japan, 7-year bonds priced Sept. 4 with an indicative coupon of 4.3%-4.9%, to fund AI-related investment commitments to OpenAI

    2026-08-24 high


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$6.3B — Record ¥1 trillion (~$6.3B) retail bond sale in Japan; 7-year notes with an indicative coupon range of 4.3%-4.9%, expected to price 2026-09-04, retail offering runs 09-07 through 09-16, issuance 09-17, maturing 2033-09-16; proceeds for AI-related investments (OpenAI) and to refinance roughly ¥400B of retail bonds maturing in September

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