SoftBank to book $34 bln gain from Alibaba shares

Wed Aug 10 2022
Austin Collins (549 articles)
SoftBank to book $34 bln gain from Alibaba shares

SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) on Wednesday said it will book an estimated gain of 4.6 trillion yen ($34.08 billion) on settling prepaid forward contracts using shares in Alibaba Group Holding (9988.HK), reducing its stake to 14.6% from 23.7%.

The estimate includes gains from the revaluation of shares in the Chinese e-commerce giant and derivative gains, SoftBank said in a filing.

The transaction “will be able to eliminate concerns about future cash outflows, and furthermore, reduce costs associated with these prepaid forward contracts,” SoftBank said.

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