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June 27, 2024

To All Shareholders

Toru Nakashima

Director President

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku,

Tokyo, Japan

NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS OF

THE 22nd ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Shareholders:

We are pleased to announce that the matters outlined below were reported and resolved at the 22nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") held today.

Matters reported:

  1. Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements for the 22nd Fiscal Year (from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024) and results of the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit Committee
    The contents of the above were duly reported.
  2. Non-ConsolidatedFinancial Statements for the 22nd Fiscal Year (from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024)
    The contents of the above were duly reported.

Proposals resolved:

Company Proposals

Proposal No. 1: Appropriation of Surplus

The matter was approved as originally proposed. The dividend at the end of the fiscal year was determined to be ¥135 per share of Common Stock (¥270 per share of Common Stock for the annualized dividend).

Proposal No. 2: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

The matter was approved as originally proposed. At the Board of Directors meeting held on May 15, 2024, it was resolved that each share of common stock will be split into 3 shares per share with September 30, 2024 as the record date for the stock split, and October 1, 2024, as the date on which the stock split takes effect.

Since the total number of authorized shares and the total number of authorized shares of common stock need to be increased in line with the ratio of the split of common stock, the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation shall become effective on October 1, 2024.

Proposal No. 3: Election of Thirteen Directors

The matter was approved as originally proposed. Messrs. and Mses. Takeshi Kunibe, Teiko Kudo, Fumihiko Ito, Toshihiro Isshiki, Yoshiyuki Gono, Shozo Yamazaki, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Katsuyoshi Shinbo, Eriko Sakurai, Charles D. Lake Ⅱ and Jenifer Rogers were reelected as Directors.

Messrs. Toru Nakashima and Sonosuke Kadonaga were newly elected as Directors.

Messrs. and Mses. Shozo Yamazaki, Sonosuke Kadonaga, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Katsuyoshi Shinbo, Eriko Sakurai, Charles D. Lake II, and Jenifer Rogers are Outside Directors.

Shareholder Proposal

Proposal No. 4: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation (Director competencies for the effective management of climate-related business risks and opportunities)

The matter was disapproved.

Proposal No. 5: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation (Assessment of customers' climate change transition plans)

The matter was disapproved.

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