The Company aims at gradually increasing its payout ratio to 30% by 2020 as a basic policy for the purpose of improving and making stable shareholder returns in its long-term business plan, Vision 2025.
FY2014 (For the Year Ended March, 2015) |
FY2015 (For the Year Ended March, 2016) |
FY2016 (For the Year Ended March, 2017) |
FY2017 (For the Year Ended February, 2018) |
FY2018 (For the Year Ending February, 2019) |
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Annual Dividends per Share |
20.0 (Ordinary dividends 18.0) (Commemorative dividends for the Company’s centenary 2.0) |
20.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 | (Forecast) 52.0 |
Interim Dividends |
8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 26.0 |
Year-end Dividends |
12.0 (Ordinary dividends 10.0) (Commemorative dividends for the Company’s centenary 2.0) |
10.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | (Forecast) 26.0 |
Payout Ratio (%) |
20.3 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 26.8 | (Forecast) 29.2 |
Year-end dividends | Record date for payment | : End of February |
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Interim dividends | Record date for payment | : August 31 |