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Revision of Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2014(1/1)


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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

 

Revision of Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2014

 

TOKYO, November 12, 2013 --- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (gSMFGh) announces that it has resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, to revise the forecast on the fiscal year-end cash dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, previously announced in May 2013, in view of recent good financial performance.

 

(Yen)

 

Cash dividend per share (common stock)

Record date

Interim-end

Fiscal year-end

Annual

Previous forecast (*1)

(A)

\ 55

\ 55

\ 110

Revised forecast

(B)

55

65

120

Change

(B – A)

\

+ 10

+ 10

 

 

 

 

 

Results for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2013

\ 50

(*2)  \ 70

\ 120

(*1) Announced in May 2013

(*2) Consisted of a \60 per share ordinary dividend and a \10 per share commemorative dividend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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