In response to the application, the District Court has issued an asset preservation order halting the company’s repayment activities, but has allowed for exceptions with regard to such activities as return of customer property.
The Bank has been informed that customer property, including cash deposited by customers, will be protected and that the property will be returned swiftly with the support and cooperation of relevant parties, including the Securities Deposit Compensation Fund (a fund established for compensating customers’ losses in the event of a failure of a member securities company) and the main banks of Sanyo Securities.