Notice of Payment of Dividends (Interim Dividends)

SoftBank Corp. (hereinafter the “Company”) announces that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on October 23, 2023, its Board of Directors resolved the distribution of dividends from capital surplus with a record date of September 30, 2023 as follows. The amount of dividends per share is in line with the forecast of dividends announced in “Consolidated Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023,” dated May 10, 2023.

1. Details of Dividends

ResolvedLatest forecast
(announced on
May 10, 2023)
Interim dividends for the previous fiscal year ended March 31, 2023
Record dateSeptember 30, 2023Same as on the leftSeptember 30, 2022
Dividends per shareJPY 43.00Same as on the leftJPY 43.00
Total dividendsJPY 203,478 millionJPY 203,244 million
Effective dateDecember 6, 2023December 6, 2022
Dividend resourceRetained earningsRetained earnings

2. Reason

The Company considers the return of profits to shareholders to be an important priority along with the increase in corporate value in the mid- to long-term. Our dividend policy is to pay attention to the stability and sustainability of dividends while considering factors such as performance trends, financial condition, and cash flow position on a comprehensive basis.
The Company resolved to pay dividends of JPY 43 per share at the end of second quarter, as originally planned. Together with the year-end dividends of JPY 43 per share, we plan to pay an annual dividends of JPY 86 per share.

(Reference) Breakdown of annual dividends

Record DateFiscal year ended March 31, 2023Fiscal year ending March 31, 2024
InterimYear-endTotalInterimYear-endTotal
Dividends per share (JPY)43.00
(Actual)
43.00
(Actual)
86.00
(Actual)
43.00
(Actual)
43.00
(Forecast)
86.00
(Forecast)

Source link:https://www.softbank.jp/

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