Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

(Code: 8316)

Notice Regarding Sale of SMFG shares by SMBC

Tokyo, April 26, 2013 --- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (President: Takeshi Kunibe, “SMBC”), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (President: Koichi Miyata, “SMFG”), has decided to sell a portion of its parent’s shares (SMFG shares) owned by SMBC.

1. Details of sale

 (1) Type of shares to be sold                         Common Stock of SMFG

 (2) Total number of shares to be sold             13,340,000 shares

                                                                     (Ratio to the total number of shares issued 0.94%)

 (3) Method of sale                                        Sale through a securities disposal trust (yukashoken shobun shintaku)

2. Reason of sale

Disclaimer: This document is not for distribution in the United States. This document is prepared for the purpose of public disclosure regarding the sale of SMFG shares by SMBC through a securities disposal trust (yukashoken shobun shintaku) and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer for purchase of any securities in or outside of Japan. This document is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities in the United States. The Common Stock of SMFG set forth above have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Act.

　Sale of parent’s shares (SMFG shares) pursuant to Article 135, Paragraph 3 of the Companies Act.