[SBI Securities] Announcement of the Launch of the 'Aichi Bank Real-Time Deposit' Service in Partnership with Aichi Bank, Ltd.

SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Masato Takamura; hereinafter 'the Company') announces that it has partnered with Aichi Bank, Ltd. (Head Office: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; President: Takehiro Suzuki; hereinafter 'Aichi Bank') to launch the deposit service 'Aichi Bank Real-Time Deposit' on Friday, April 10, 2026. Aichi Bank is a regional financial institution headquartered in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. Its goal is to contribute to the prosperity of the local community through financial services and 'aim to be the No. 1 regional financial group in Aichi Prefecture'. In May 2018, the Company partnered with Aichi Bank (formerly Aichi Bank) regarding financial product intermediation business and began providing financial products and services. The newly launched 'Aichi Bank Real-Time Deposit' is a service that allows individual customers who hold an Aichi Bank ordinary deposit account and use Aichi Bank's financial product intermediation to immediately reflect funds as buying power in their comprehensive securities account with the Company, free of charge, by registering their transfer account on the Company's website and giving a transfer instruction. The entire process, from transfer account registration to transfer instruction, is completed on the Company's website. With the introduction of this real-time deposit service, customers using Aichi Bank will be able to trade more smoothly than ever before. Under its management philosophy of 'Customer-centricity', the Company will continue to strive to expand its services to provide a better investment environment. ■ Service Overview of 'Aichi Bank Real-Time Deposit' - Eligible Customers: 1. Individual customers who opened a securities account with the Company through Aichi Bank's financial product intermediation. 2. Individual customers who already hold a securities account with the Company and have changed to Aichi Bank's financial product intermediation handling. - Fees: Free - Available Hours: 0:00 - 24:00 (Unavailable during regular and temporary system maintenance by the Company and Aichi Bank) - Reflection in Buying Power: Immediate - Available Devices: PC, Smartphone, Tablet - Transfer Method: The Company's Website > Deposit Instruction > Aichi Bank Real-Time Deposit - How to Start Using: Register your Aichi Bank personal ordinary deposit account as a transfer account on the Company's website (available immediately after registration is complete). ■ Aichi Bank Corporate Profile (As of April 1, 2026) - Trade Name: Aichi Bank, Ltd. - Founded: September 17, 1910 - Head Office: 3-14-12 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi - Capital: 18 Billion Yen - Representative: Takehiro Suzuki, Representative Director, President, and Executive Officer - Number of Branches: 190 (162 in the prefecture (86 in Nagoya City), 28 outside the prefecture) - Number of Employees: 2,303 (As of March 31, 2025) - Deposit Balance: 5,945.7 Billion Yen (As of March 31, 2025) - Loan Balance: 4,854.7 Billion Yen (As of March 31, 2025) - Registration Number: Registered Financial Institution, Director of Tokai Local Finance Bureau (Tokin) No. 12 - Member Associations: Japan Securities Dealers Association, The Financial Futures Association of Japan - Trade Name, etc.: SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd., Financial Instruments Business Operator, Commodity Futures Business Operator - Registration Number: Director of Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Kinsho) No. 44 - Member Associations: Japan Securities Dealers Association, The Financial Futures Association of Japan, Type II Financial Instruments Firms Association, Japan Investment Advisers Association, Japan STO Association, Japan Commodity Futures Industry Association, Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange Association There is no account opening or management fee for the comprehensive securities account at SBI Securities. When investing in products handled by SBI Securities, you may be required to pay prescribed fees and necessary expenses for each product. In addition, there is a risk of loss due to price fluctuations, etc. for each product (Margin trading, futures/options trading, commodity futures trading, foreign exchange margin trading, trading