Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Dividends for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017 and Annual Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2018 Tokyo, May 15, 2017 --- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) hereby announces that its Board of Directors today resolved to pay the year-end dividends as stated below. The record date thereof is March 31, 2017.MUFG will submit the proposal therefor at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2017.
The annual dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 is also stated below.
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Dividends for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017
Description of Dividends
Determined amount
Most recent dividend forecast
(announced on
February 3, 2017)
Actual results for previous fiscal year (ended March 31, 2016)
Record date
March 31, 2017
March 31, 2017
March 31, 2016
Dividends per share
¥9
¥9
¥9
Total amount of dividends
¥121,160 million
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¥124,116 million
Effective date
June 30, 2017
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June 29, 2016
Resource of the dividends
Retained earnings
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Retained earnings
Reasons
MUFG considers the return of earnings to shareholders to be one of the most important management priorities and makes it a basic policy to aim for a stable and continuous increase in dividends per share through growth in profits. After comprehensive consideration of its business performance and other factors, MUFG decided to pay ¥9 per share as the year-end dividend.
- Annual Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2018
Dividends per share (¥) | |||
Record Date | Interim dividends | Year-end dividends | Annual dividends |
Dividend forecast (Fiscal year ending March 31, 2018) | ¥9 | ¥9 | ¥18 |
(Reference)
Dividends per share (¥) | |||
Record Date | Interim dividends | Year-end dividends | Annual dividends |
Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 | ¥9 | ¥9* | ¥18* |
Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 | ¥9 | ¥9 | ¥18 |
* The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 (¥9) is based on the assumption that it will be approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2017
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This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding estimates, forecasts, etc. in relation to the results of operations, financial conditions and other general management of MUFG and/or the group as a whole (the "forward-looking statements"). The forward-looking statements are made based upon, among other things, MUFG's current estimates, perceptions and evaluations. In addition, in order for MUFG to adopt such estimates, forecasts, etc. regarding future events, certain assumptions have been made. Accordingly, the statements and assumptions are inherently not guarantees of future performance and may result in inaccuracy from an objective point of view and in material differences from actual results. There exist a number of factors that might lead to uncertainties and risks. For the main matters that may be currently forecast, please see the most recent Financial Highlights, the Annual
Securities Report, Disclosure Book, and Annual Report, and other disclosures that MUFG has announced.
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