Dividend Payout (Year-end Dividend)
SoftBank Group Corp. (“SBG”) today announced that its Board of Directors passed a resolution to submit the following proposal regarding dividend from surplus with a record date of March 31, 2021 to the 41st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled on June 23, 2021. This will bring the total annual dividend for the fiscal year ended March 2021, including the interim dividend (JPY 22 per share), to JPY 44, the same amount as the previous fiscal year.
1. Details of Dividend
| Fiscal year ended March 2021 | Reference: Fiscal year ended March 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-end | Interim (Actual) | Year-end | Interim | ||
| Dividend to be distributed | Latest forecast (as of May 18, 2020) | ||||
| Record date | March 31, 2021 | Same as on the left | September 30, 2020 | March 31, 2020 | September 30, 2019 |
| Dividend per share | JPY 22.00 | Undetermined | JPY 22.00 | JPY 22.00 | JPY 22.00 |
| Total cash dividend | JPY 38,247 million | - | JPY 41,345 million | JPY 45,496 million | JPY 45,567 million |
| Payable date | June 24, 2021 | - | December 14, 2020 | June 26, 2020 | December 9, 2019 |
| Dividend resource | Retained earnings | - | Retained earnings | Retained earnings | |
The total amounts of cash dividend are rounded off to the nearest unit.
2. Rationale
SBG had not determined the dividend forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 in view of the uncertainty of market trends and other factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in considering the business environment and shareholders’ expectations for stable dividends, the Board of Directors of SBG resolved to pay a year-end dividend of JPY 22 per share, the same amount as the previous fiscal year, as well as an interim dividend.
3. Breakdown of Annual Dividend
| Dividend per share | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim | Year-end | Total | |
| Fiscal year ending March 2022 (forecast) | JPY 22.00 | JPY 22.00 | JPY 44.00 |
| Fiscal year ended March 2021 (actual and plan) | JPY 22.00 | (planned) JPY 22.00 | (planned) JPY 44.00 |
| Fiscal year ended March 2020 (actual) | JPY 22.00 | JPY 22.00 | JPY 44.00 |
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