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SoftBank Group's structure works for investors and subsidiaries

Conflicts of interest are not a problem

| Japan
Yoshimitsu Goto,CFO of SoftBank Group: the ownership ratio does not matter for the company because they do not plan to control these group businesses.

Yoshimitsu Goto is chief financial officer of SoftBank Group.

It is often said that the structure of SoftBank Group, a listed holding company, is confusing. There was a time when I felt the same way, but not any more. Frankly, I doubt there is any management structure that is as clear-cut as ours.

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