(The following statement was released by the rating agency)
Oct 12 - =============================================================================== Ratings -- Softbank Corp. ----------------------------------------- 12-Oct-2012 =============================================================================== CREDIT RATING: BBB/Watch Neg/-- Country: Japan Primary SIC: Computer related services, nec Mult. CUSIP6: 83401R =============================================================================== Credit Rating History: Local currency Foreign currency 13-Jan-2012 BBB/-- BBB/-- 25-Jul-2011 BBB-/-- BBB-/-- 22-Apr-2010 BB+/-- BB+/-- =============================================================================== Issues: Rating Rating Date ¥50 bil 1.50% conv bnds due 03/31/2013 BBB/WatchN 13-Jan-2012 ¥15 bil 4.36% bnds ser 26 due 06/19/2014 BBB/WatchN 13-Jan-2012 ¥30 bil 3.35% bnds ser 30 due 03/11/2015 BBB/WatchN 13-Jan-2012 ¥25 bil 1.17% bnds ser 31 due 05/31/2013 BBB/WatchN 13-Jan-2012 ¥25 bil 1.67% bnds ser 32 due 06/02/2015 BBB/WatchN 13-Jan-2012 ¥130 bil 1.24% bnds ser 33 due 09/17/2013 BBB/WatchN 13-Jan-2012
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