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Dividends

Dividend per share

The 84th fiscal year
ending Mar. 31, 2024
Interim Year-end Annual
80 yen
(Record date: Sep. 30, 2023)
(Effective date of distribution: Dec. 1, 2023)
109 yen (Forecast)
(Record date: Mar. 31, 2024)
189 yen (forecast)
The 83rd fiscal year
ended Mar. 31, 2023
Interim Year-end Annual
630 yen *
(Record date: Sep. 30, 2022)
(Effective date of distribution: Dec. 1, 2022)
123 yen *
(Record date: Mar. 31, 2023)
(Effective date of distribution: Jun. 26, 2023)
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* A 10-for-1 split of the Company’s common stock has taken effect on October 1, 2022. For the fiscal year ended March 2023, interim dividends per share are calculated according to standards prior to the stock split, and year-end dividends per share are calculated according to standards after the stock split, in accordance with our Dividend Policy. The annual dividend cannot be calculated due to the execution of this stock split and therefore is not shown.

Please see Key Figures per Share in Financial Highlights for the details about the previous dividends.

Dividend Policy

As for direct profit returns to our shareholders, our basic policy is to pay out dividends upon considering our profit level for the fiscal year.

Determination Method of Dividend

Interim and year-end dividends per share are established as follows:

Interim Dividend

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Year-end Dividend

Year-end dividend per share will be established by deducting the paid interim dividend per share from the annual dividend per share, which will be established at the higher of the amount calculated by the following standards:

33% of consolidated operating income
50% consolidated payout ratio
EXAMPLE

* This diagram is applicable if the total number of outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares) as of the end of the fiscal year is equal to the total average number of outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares) for the fiscal year.

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