July 23, 2025
  • RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.

Announcement Regarding the Pricing of Sustainability Bonds

 Rakuten Group, Inc. (hereinafter the “Company”) today announces that the Company has determined the terms and conditions for the issuance of the inaugural sustainability bonds (hereinafter the “bonds”).

  1. Overview of the bonds

Name

Rakuten Group, Inc. 23rd unsecured bonds (with an inter-bond pari passu clause) (Sustainability bonds)

Rakuten Group, Inc. 24th unsecured bonds (with an inter-bond pari passu clause) (Sustainability bonds)

Issue Amount

JPY 15 billion

JPY 15 billion

Maturity

3 years

5 years

Issue Price

100 yen per par value of 100 yen

Interest Rate

2.336%

3.260%

Issue Date

July 23, 2025

Payment Date

July 29, 2025

Maturity Date

July 28, 2028

July 29, 2030

Credit Rating

A-(JCR)

Fiscal Agent

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Use of Proceeds

Investments related to 5G

Lead Managers

Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd., BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc., Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd.

Structuring Agent

Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.

External Review

In the formulation of “Rakuten Group, Inc. Sustainability Finance Framework”, Rakuten Group obtained the external review (second opinion) from Rating and Investment Information, Inc.(R&I) on the alignment with the international standards such as the Sustainability Bond Principles.

*A party that supports the issuance of sustainability bonds through advising the formulation of a framework and obtaining external reviews such as second opinions.

  1. Related Information

・May 15, 2024 “Announcement Regarding the Formulation of Sustainability Finance Framework”

 https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2024/0515_11.html

・July 10, 2025 “Announcement Regarding the Issuance of Inaugural Sustainability Bonds”

 https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2025/0710_11.html

This notice is an announcement regarding the issuance of the bonds and was not created for the purpose of solicitating investment, the purchase thereof, or similar acts in any jurisdiction.

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