Dividend/Share Repurchase

Latest Update :
Nov.2, 2011

Dividend

Dividend Policy

Our basic dividend policy gives priority to enhancing equity efficiency and improving returns to our shareholders, with dividends reflecting performance in light of the overall business environment while maintaining stable and continuous distributions of profits.

Prospects for dividend per share for the 66th business term
Fiscal year (total) 7.0 yen per share
  Year-end dividend 4.0 yen per share
  Interim dividend 3.0 yen per share (Resolved)
Record date (to be eligible to receive a dividend)
Year-end dividend March 31
Interim dividend September 30
Date of dividend payment
Year-end dividend June
Interim dividend December
Dividends previously paid
  (per share)
66th Business Term ending March 31, 2012 interim 3.0 yen
65th Business Term ended March 31, 2011 year-end 4.0 yen
interim 3.0 yen
64th Business Term ended March 31, 2010 year-end 4.0 yen
interim 3.0 yen
63rd Business Term ended March 31, 2009 year-end 2.0 yen
interim 5.0 yen
62nd Business Term ended March 31, 2008 year-end 10.0 yen
61st Business Term ended March 31, 2007 year-end 10.0 yen
60th Business Term ended March 31, 2006 year-end 7.0 yen
59th Business Term ended March 31, 2005 year-end 7.0 yen
58th Business Term ended March 31, 2004 year-end 7.0 yen
57th Business Term ended March 31, 2003 year-end 7.0 yen

Share Repurchase

To make it possible to carry out an agile capital management policy in response to changes in the business environment, we have repurchased our own shares shown below.

Period of Share Buyback Method of Repurchase Aggregate Number of Shares Repurchased
(Shares)
Aggregate Amount of Repurchase
(yen)
Material
May 23-Jun.20, 2011 Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 5,000,000 2,008,793,000 Notice regarding Status and Completion of Repurchase of Own Shares
Feb.3-Feb.8, 2010 Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 5,000,000 2,465,904,000 Notice regarding Result and Completion of Repurchase of Own Shares
Nov.4-Nov.12, 2008 Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 10,000,000 3,148,918,000 Notice regarding Result and Completion of Repurchase of Own Shares

Shareholder Special Benefit Plan

We do not have a shareholder special benefit plan.

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