[SumitomoMitsui Financial Group, Inc.]Revision of Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015(1/1)
Sumitomo
Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Revision of Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal
Year Ending March 31, 2015
TOKYO, November 13, 2014 --- Sumitomo
Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (“SMFG”) announces that it has resolved at the
meeting of the Board of Directors held today, to revise its fiscal year-end dividend
forecast on common stock for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, previously
announced in May 2014, in view of recent good financial performance.
(Yen)
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Cash
dividend per share (common stock) |
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Record date |
Interim-end |
Fiscal
year-end |
Annual |
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Previous forecast (*) |
(A) |
\ 60 |
\ 60 |
\ 120 |
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Revised forecast |
(B) |
60 |
70 |
130 |
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Change |
(B – A) |
― |
+
10 |
+
10 |
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|
|
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Results for the
fiscal year ended |
\ 55 |
\ 65 |
\ 120 |
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(*)
Announced in May 2014
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