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December 4, 2000

Opening of Shinjuku Foreign Currency Exchange Corner

We, The Sakura Bank, Ltd. (Akishige Okada, President) will open "Shinjuku Foreign Currency Exchange Corner" in Shinjuku Branch on December 14, 2000. It is a foreign currency exchange specialized office, with longer business hours and discounted exchange rates.
We have already opened the foreign currency exchange specialized offices at Narita Airport, Kansai International Airport, Kobe City Air Terminal and Sannomiya Station Building, and this is our first Foreign Currency Exchange Corner at the central Tokyo.

Background

(1)	To meet customers' needs of foreign currency exchange after closing time and on closing day of branches.
(2)	To meet diversified needs of foreign currency exchange with the increase in the number of foreign passengers and the change in destinations.

Information of the New Office

(1) Opening Day:	December 14, 2000
(2) Name:	Shinjuku Foreign Currency Exchange Corner
(3) Address:	1st Floor, Shinjuku Branch, Sakura Bank, Shinjuku, Tokyo
(4) Business Hour	Weekday:11:00Б`19:00 Saturday, Sunday and holiday: 9:00Б`17:00 (close on January 1Б`3, May 3Б`5)

(5) Currency dealt in:

	Note		T/C			Note		T/C
	Sell	Buy	Sell	Buy		Sell	Buy	Sell	Buy
US$	БЭ	БЫ	БЫ	БЫ	DKR		БЫ
STG.P	БЭ	БЭ	БЫ	БЫ	LIT		БЫ
CAN$	БЭ	БЭ	БЫ	БЫ	NZ$	БЫ	БЫ		БЫ
CHF	БЫ	БЫ	БЫ	БЫ	A$	БЭ	БЭ	БЫ	БЫ
DEM	БЫ	БЫ	БЫ	БЫ	HK$	БЫ	БЫ		БЫ
SKR		БЫ			S$	БЫ	БЫ		БЫ
FFR	БЫ	БЫ	БЫ	БЫ	SPT		БЫ		БЫ
NLG		БЫ			THB	БЫ	БЫ
BEF		БЫ			EUR			БЫ	БЫ
ASCH		БЫ			JPY			БЫ	БЫ

БЭ=Exchange rates are discounted.