Policy of providing stable dividends and actively enhancing shareholder returns while maintaining financial soundness
First written in FY2016. 21 of 44 entries say "Raised", first in FY2020-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Achieved".
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「With respect to the appropriation of surplus for the fiscal year, the company plans to pay a year-end dividend of ¥28 per share, bringing the annual dividend for the year to ¥52, including the interim dividend of ¥24 per share.」
The annual dividend increased from ¥40 in the previous fiscal year to ¥52, and the year-end dividend increased from ¥22 to ¥28. Treasury share acquisitions totalled 9.69 million shares for approximately ¥15 billion, and 30 million treasury shares were cancelled. - FY2026-H1RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 7 November 2025, the company resolved on the interim dividend for the 120th fiscal year as follows. Interim dividend amount: ¥16,980 million. Interim dividend per share: ¥24.00.」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥24 per share, up from ¥18 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「With respect to the appropriation of surplus for the fiscal year, the company plans to pay a year-end dividend of ¥22 per share, bringing the annual dividend for the year to ¥40, including the interim dividend of ¥18 per share.」
The annual dividend increased from ¥32 to ¥40, comprising an interim dividend of ¥18 and a year-end dividend of ¥22. Treasury share acquisitions totalled 8,102,100 shares for approximately ¥10 billion, and 10 million treasury shares were cancelled. - FY2025-H1RaisedAnnual report
「Interim dividend amount ¥12,878 million Interim dividend per share ¥18.00」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥18 per share, up from ¥15 in the same period of the previous year. It also resolved, after the filing, to acquire treasury shares up to a maximum of 12,000,000 shares and a total acquisition cost of ¥10 billion. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「With respect to the appropriation of surplus for the fiscal year, the company plans to pay a year-end dividend of ¥17 per share, bringing the annual dividend for the year to ¥32, including the interim dividend of ¥15 per share.」
The annual dividend increased from ¥28 in the previous fiscal year to ¥32, and the year-end dividend increased from ¥15 to ¥17. Treasury share acquisitions totalled 9,363,300 shares, with an acquisition cost of approximately ¥10 billion. - FY2024-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 9 November 2023, the company resolved on the interim dividend for the 118th fiscal year as follows. Interim dividend amount ¥10,872 million Interim dividend per share ¥15.00」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥15 per share, up from ¥13 in the same period of the previous year. After the filing, it also resolved to acquire treasury shares up to a maximum of 12 million shares and a total acquisition cost of ¥10 billion. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「28 June 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares 10,868 15.00 31 March 2023 29 June 2023 Retained earnings」
The company paid a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 2023 of ¥15 per common share, totalling ¥10,868 million, in June 2023. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「With respect to the appropriation of surplus for the fiscal year, the company received approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for a year-end dividend of ¥15 per share, bringing the annual dividend for the year to ¥28, including the interim dividend of ¥13 per share.」
The annual dividend increased from ¥24 in the previous fiscal year to ¥28. Treasury share acquisitions totalled 12,811,500 shares, with a total acquisition cost of ¥9,999 million. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「7 November 2022 Board of Directors Common shares 9,501 13.00 30 September 2022 5 December 2022 Retained earnings」
The company reported an interim dividend payment of ¥13 per share, totalling ¥9,501 million, with 30 September 2022 as the record date. - FY2023-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 7 November 2022, the company resolved on the interim dividend for the 117th fiscal year as follows. Interim dividend amount ¥9,501 million Interim dividend per share ¥13.00」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥13 per share for the 117th fiscal year, up from the previous year's interim dividend of ¥11 per share. - FY2023-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders by improving capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 5 August 2022 to acquire treasury shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing certain terms pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3, of the same Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired Common shares (2) Total number of shares to be acquired 20,000,000 shares (maximum) (3) Total acquisition cost ¥10,000 million (maximum) (4) Acquisition period 8 August 2022 to 28 November 2022」
In addition to paying a year-end dividend of ¥13 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2022, the company resolved to acquire treasury shares up to a maximum of 20,000,000 shares and ¥10 billion. The acquisition limit was increased from that under the immediately preceding treasury share acquisition resolution. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「With respect to the appropriation of surplus for the fiscal year, the company received approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for a year-end dividend of ¥13 per share, bringing the annual dividend for the year to ¥24, including the interim dividend of ¥11 per share.」
The company increased the annual dividend from ¥20 in the previous fiscal year to ¥24. In addition, it acquired 7,269,300 treasury shares for approximately ¥5 billion pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders by improving capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2021 to acquire treasury shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing certain terms pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3, of the same Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired Common shares (2) Total number of shares to be acquired 10,000,000 shares (maximum) (3) Total acquisition cost ¥5,000 million (maximum) (4) Acquisition period 9 November 2021 to 9 December 2021」
In line with its policy of stable dividends and proactive shareholder returns, the company resolved to acquire treasury shares up to a maximum of 10 million shares and a total acquisition cost of ¥5 billion. - FY2022-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2021, the company resolved on the interim dividend for the 116th fiscal year as follows. Interim dividend amount ¥8,188 million Interim dividend per share ¥11.00」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥11 per share, up from ¥9 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「25 June 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares 8,172 11.00 31 March 2021 28 June 2021 Retained earnings」
The company paid a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 2021 of ¥11 per common share, totalling ¥8,172 million, in June 2021. - FY2021RaisedAnnual report
「With respect to the appropriation of surplus for the fiscal year, the company received approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for a year-end dividend of ¥11 per share, bringing the annual dividend for the year to ¥20, including the interim dividend of ¥9 per share.」
The company maintained its policy of stable dividends and proactive shareholder returns, increasing the annual dividend from ¥18 to ¥20. - FY2021-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 9 November 2020, the company resolved on the interim dividend for the 115th fiscal year as follows. Interim dividend amount ¥6,686 million Interim dividend per share ¥9.00」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥9 per share, up from ¥8 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「26 June 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares 7,428 10.00 31 March 2020 29 June 2020 Retained earnings」
The company paid a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 2020 of ¥10 per common share, totalling ¥7,428 million, in June 2020. - FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「With respect to the appropriation of surplus for the fiscal year, the company received approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for a year-end dividend of ¥10 per share, bringing the annual dividend for the year to ¥18, including the interim dividend of ¥8 per share.」
The company maintained its policy of proactive shareholder returns through stable dividends and treasury share acquisitions, increasing the annual dividend from ¥16 to ¥18. It also acquired 18,801,200 treasury shares and cancelled 25,000,000 treasury shares. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 7 February 2020, the bank resolved to cancel treasury shares pursuant to Article 178 of the Companies Act. (1) Class of shares to be cancelled Common shares (2) Total number of shares to be cancelled 25,000,000 shares (3) Scheduled cancellation date 28 February 2020」
Under its policy of stable dividends and shareholder returns through treasury share acquisitions, the company newly resolved to cancel 25 million treasury shares and announced the scheduled cancellation date. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The increase of 18,802 thousand shares comprised an increase of 18,801 thousand shares from share repurchases pursuant to a board resolution and 1 thousand shares from requests to purchase less-than-one-unit shares. The decrease of 215 thousand shares comprised a decrease of 215 thousand shares from the exercise of stock options and a decrease of 0 thousand shares from requests to purchase additional less-than-one-unit shares. At a meeting of its board of directors held on 11 November 2019, the bank resolved the following regarding the interim dividend for the 114th fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥5,942 million Interim dividend per share ¥8.00」
During the interim consolidated accounting period, the company acquired 18,801 thousand treasury shares and resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥8 per share, unchanged from the previous year. - FY2020-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders through improved capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of its board of directors held on 5 August 2019 to repurchase its own shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired: common shares (2) Total number of shares to be acquired: 22,000,000 shares (maximum) (3) Total acquisition cost: ¥10,000 million (maximum) (4) Acquisition period: from 6 August 2019 to 20 September 2019」
The bank resolved to set the maximum share repurchase at 22,000,000 shares and ¥10,000 million. The scale of the repurchase was increased from the previous resolution for 10,000,000 shares and ¥5,000 million. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「For the fiscal year, the annual general meeting of shareholders approved a year-end dividend of ¥8 per share, making the annual dividend for the fiscal year ¥16 when combined with the interim dividend of ¥8 per share.」
The bank maintained its policy of stable dividends and active returns through share repurchases, increasing the annual dividend from ¥15 to ¥16. During the fiscal year, it repurchased 19,855 thousand of its own shares and cancelled 25,000 thousand shares. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders through improved capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of its board of directors held on 6 February 2019 to repurchase its own shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired: common shares (2) Total number of shares to be acquired: 10,000,000 shares (maximum) (3) Total acquisition cost: ¥5,000 million (maximum) (4) Acquisition period: from 7 February 2019 to 11 March 2019 2. Cancellation of treasury shares At a meeting of its board of directors held on 6 February 2019, the bank resolved to cancel its own shares pursuant to Article 178 of the Companies Act. (1) Class of shares to be cancelled: common shares (2) Total number of shares to be cancelled: 25,000,000 shares (3) Scheduled cancellation date: 18 March 2019」
In line with its shareholder return policy, the bank resolved to repurchase up to 10 million of its own shares for a total acquisition cost of up to ¥5,000 million, and also resolved to cancel 25 million treasury shares. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The increase of 5,803 thousand shares comprised an increase of 5,803 thousand shares from share repurchases pursuant to a board resolution and an increase of 0 thousand shares from requests to purchase less-than-one-unit shares. The decrease of 308 thousand shares comprised a decrease of 308 thousand shares from the exercise of stock options and a decrease of 0 thousand shares from requests to purchase additional less-than-one-unit shares. At a meeting of its board of directors held on 7 November 2018, the bank resolved the following regarding the interim dividend for the 113th fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥6,203 million Interim dividend per share ¥8.00」
The bank repurchased 5,803 thousand of its own shares during the interim consolidated accounting period and resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥8 per share, with 30 September 2018 as the record date. This was an increase from the interim dividend of ¥7.50 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「27 June 2018 Annual general meeting of shareholders Common shares 5,857 7.50 31 March 2018 28 June 2018 Retained earnings」
For the fiscal year ended March 2018, the bank paid a total of ¥5,857 million in June 2018, equivalent to ¥7.50 per common share. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In view of the public nature of banking, our basic policy is to maintain sufficient financial soundness while paying stable dividends, actively returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases and other measures, and using capital effectively for growth. For the fiscal year, the annual general meeting of shareholders approved a year-end dividend of ¥7.5 per share, making the annual dividend for the fiscal year ¥15 when combined with the interim dividend of ¥7.5 per share.」
The bank maintained its annual dividend at ¥15, repurchased 16,878 thousand of its own shares during the fiscal year and cancelled 10,000 thousand shares. It also repurchased 5,803,000 shares in May 2018 after the report was filed. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders through improved capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of its board of directors held on 7 February 2018 to repurchase its own shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired: the bank’s common shares (2) Total number of shares to be acquired: 10,000,000 shares (maximum) (3) Total acquisition cost: ¥7,000 million (maximum) (4) Acquisition period: from 8 February 2018 to 23 March 2018 At a meeting of its board of directors held on 7 February 2018, the bank also resolved to cancel its own shares pursuant to Article 178 of the Companies Act. (1) Class of shares to be cancelled: the bank’s common shares (2) Total number of shares to be cancelled: 10,000,000 shares (maximum) (3) Scheduled cancellation date: 28 February 2018」
In line with its shareholder return policy, the bank resolved to repurchase up to 10 million of its own shares for a total acquisition cost of up to ¥7,000 million, and also resolved to cancel the same number of treasury shares. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The increase of 8,905 thousand shares comprised an increase of 8,878 thousand shares from share repurchases pursuant to a board resolution and 27 thousand shares from requests to purchase less-than-one-unit shares. The decrease of 135 thousand shares comprised a decrease of 134 thousand shares from the exercise of stock options and 0 thousand shares from requests to purchase additional less-than-one-unit shares.」
In line with its shareholder return policy, the bank repurchased 8,878 thousand of its own shares during the interim consolidated accounting period. The interim dividend was ¥7.50 per share. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders through improved capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of its board of directors held on 3 August 2017 to repurchase its own shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired: the bank’s common shares (2) Total number of shares to be acquired: 10,000,000 shares (maximum) (3) Total acquisition cost: ¥7,000 million (maximum) (4) Acquisition period: from 4 August 2017 to 31 August 2017」
In line with its shareholder return policy, the bank resolved to repurchase up to 10 million of its own shares for a total acquisition cost of up to ¥7,000 million. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「In view of the public nature of banking, our basic policy is to maintain sufficient financial soundness while paying stable dividends, actively returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases and other measures, and using capital effectively for growth. For the fiscal year, the annual general meeting of shareholders approved a year-end dividend of ¥7.5 per share, making the annual dividend ¥15 when combined with the interim dividend of ¥7.5 per share.」
The bank maintained its shareholder return policy and paid an annual dividend of ¥15, while repurchasing a total of 24,327 thousand shares pursuant to board resolutions. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders through improved capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of its board of directors held on 6 February 2017 to repurchase its own shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired: the bank’s common shares; (2) total number of shares to be acquired: 8,000,000 shares (maximum); (3) total acquisition cost: ¥5,000 million (maximum); (4) acquisition period: from 7 February 2017 to 6 March 2017.」
In line with its shareholder return policy, the bank resolved to repurchase up to 8,000,000 of its own shares for a total acquisition cost of up to ¥5,000 million. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The increase of 17,962 thousand shares comprised an increase of 17,947 thousand shares from share repurchases pursuant to a board resolution and 15 thousand shares from requests to purchase less-than-one-unit shares. The decrease of 425 thousand shares comprised a decrease of 419 thousand shares from the exercise of stock options and 5 thousand shares from requests to purchase additional less-than-one-unit shares.」
In line with its shareholder return policy, the bank repurchased 17,947 thousand shares during the interim consolidated accounting period. The interim dividend was ¥7.50 per share. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance returns to shareholders through improved capital efficiency, the bank resolved at a meeting of its board of directors held on 4 August 2016 to repurchase its own shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Act. (1) Class of shares to be acquired: the bank’s common shares; (2) total number of shares to be acquired: 12,000,000 shares (maximum); (3) total acquisition cost: ¥5,000 million (maximum); (4) acquisition period: from 5 August 2016 to 31 August 2016.」
In line with its policy of stable dividends and active shareholder returns, the bank’s board of directors resolved to repurchase its own shares, specifying the maximum number of shares and acquisition period. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In view of the public nature of banking, our basic policy is to maintain sufficient financial soundness while paying stable dividends, actively returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases and other measures, and using capital effectively for growth.」
The bank paid an annual dividend of ¥14 and conducted share repurchases during the fiscal year, but this item was classified here as a continuing policy.