Press Releases 2026
PayPay Announces Launch of
Initial Public Offering Roadshow
March 3, 2026
SoftBank Corp.
PayPay Corporation (hereinafter "PayPay"), a consolidated subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. (hereinafter the "Company"), today announces that, on March 2, 2026 (U.S. time), it has launched the roadshow for the initial public offering (hereinafter the "IPO") of American depositary shares (hereinafter the "ADSs") representing its common shares.
A total of 54,987,214 ADSs, 31,054,254 of which are being offered by PayPay and 23,932,960 of which are being offered by the selling shareholder, SVF II Piranha (DE) LLC, an investment fund ultimately controlled by SoftBank Group Corp., are being offered in the IPO (hereinafter the "Proposed Offering"). PayPay expects to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 8,248,081 ADSs to cover over-allotments, if any, for 30 days after the date of the final prospectus. The price per ADS for the Proposed Offering is estimated to be between $17 and $20. PayPay has applied to list the ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "PAYP".
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (in alphabetical order) are acting as joint book-running managers for the Proposed Offering.
The Proposed Offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the Proposed Offering, when available, may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus, when available, may be obtained from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone at 866-471-2526 or by email at ; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by email at and ; Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Attention: U.S. ECM Desk, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, by telephone at 212-205-7602 or by email at or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10014, by telephone at 866-718-1649 or by email at .
In addition, as part of the Proposed Offering, a public offering of the ADSs in Japan (hereinafter the "Public Offering in Japan") is planned. 8,653,079 ADSs are being offered in the Public Offering in Japan, as a part of 54,987,214 ADSs above. The price per ADS in the Public Offering in Japan is the same as the Proposed Offering.
The Company intends that PayPay will continue to be a consolidated subsidiary of the Company following the completion of the IPO. The Company does not expect that the IPO would have a material effect on its consolidated results or financial position.
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- *A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of the ADSs will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other applicable securities laws. In addition, a securities registration statement relating to the Public Offering in Japan has been filed with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan; however, such registration statement has not yet become effective. Prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement, the ADSs may not be acquired through, or sold in, the offering in Japan. Investors should carefully review the prospectus, and any amendment thereto (if any), to be prepared by PayPay concerning the Public Offering in Japan, which can be obtained from Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. and PayPay Securities Corporation prior to making any investment decision in connection with the Public Offering in Japan.
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