Stable Dividend Policy Taking into Account Retained Earnings and Shareholder Returns
First written in FY2016. 15 of 30 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「The policy is to use a payout ratio of 40% or higher as a guideline and aim to maintain or increase dividend payments.」
It stated a policy of using a payout ratio of 40% or higher as a guideline and aiming to maintain or increase the dividend. The annual dividend is ¥88, and the forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 has been raised to ¥98. - FY2026-H1RaisedAnnual report
「11 November 2025 Board of Directors Common stock 1,107 Retained earnings 27.00 30 September 2025 5 December 2025」
It resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥27 per share based on the record date of 30 September 2025, an increase of ¥8 from ¥19 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2025-H1RaisedAnnual report
「12 November 2024 Board of Directors Common stock 785 Retained earnings 19.00 30 September 2024 5 December 2024」
It resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥19 per share based on the record date of 30 September 2024, an increase of ¥0.50 from ¥18.50 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「Based on this dividend policy, the dividend per share for the fiscal year will be ¥18.50. Together with the interim dividend of ¥18.50 per share, this brings the annual dividend to ¥37, an increase of ¥2 from the previous fiscal year's annual dividend. In addition, considering the recovery trend in business conditions in the prefecture and the outlook for the Bank's future performance, the forecast annual dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has been increased by ¥1 to ¥38 per share in order to further enhance shareholder returns.」
The annual dividend was increased from ¥35 in the previous fiscal year to ¥37, and the forecast annual dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2025 was also raised to ¥38. - FY2024-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「8 November 2023 Board of Directors Common stock 770 Retained earnings 18.50 30 September 2023 5 December 2023」
It resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥18.50 per share based on the record date of 30 September 2023, an increase of ¥1 from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥17.50. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2022, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the 107th fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥743 million Interim dividend per share ¥17.50.」
It set the interim dividend for the 107th fiscal year at ¥17.50 per share and reconfirmed the previous stable dividend level. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「28 June 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock 742 17.50 31 March 2022 29 June 2022 Retained earnings」
It paid a year-end dividend of ¥17.50 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2022, for a total dividend of ¥742 million, confirming the implementation of the ¥35 annual dividend together with the previous year's interim dividend. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「Based on this dividend policy, the dividend per share for the fiscal year will be ¥17.50. Together with the interim dividend of ¥17.50 per share, this brings the annual dividend to ¥35, which is ¥410 million above the annual dividend for the previous fiscal year.」
The interim and year-end dividends were each ¥17.50 per share, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥35, up from the previous year's annual dividend of ¥25. - FY2022-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「10 November 2021 Board of Directors Common stock 742 Retained earnings 17.50 30 September 2021 6 December 2021」
It resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥17.50 per share based on the record date of 30 September 2021, an increase from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥12.50. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「22 June 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock 537 12.50 31 March 2021 23 June 2021 Retained earnings」
It has reconfirmed that a year-end dividend of ¥12.50 per share was paid for the fiscal year ended March 2021, for a total dividend of ¥537 million. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Based on this dividend policy, the dividend per share for the fiscal year will be ¥12.50. Together with the interim dividend of ¥12.50 per share, this brings the annual dividend to ¥25, which is ¥427 million below the annual dividend for the previous fiscal year.」
The interim and year-end dividends were each ¥12.50 per share, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥25, confirming the lower level from the previous year's annual dividend of ¥35. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 6 November 2020, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the 105th fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥537 million Interim dividend per share ¥12.50」
It has reconfirmed that the interim dividend for the 105th fiscal year was ¥12.50 per share. - FY2021-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「6 November 2020 Board of Directors Common stock 537 Retained earnings 12.50 30 September 2020 4 December 2020」
The interim dividend with a record date of 30 September 2020 was ¥12.50 per share, down from the previous ¥17.50. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「24 June 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock 751 17.50 31 March 2020 25 June 2020 Retained earnings」
It paid a year-end dividend of ¥17.50 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2020, for a total dividend of ¥751 million. It reconfirmed the ordinary stable dividend level. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2019, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the 104th fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥751 million Interim dividend per share ¥17.50.」
It set the interim dividend for the 104th fiscal year at ¥17.50 per share and reconfirmed the ordinary stable dividend level. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「8 November 2019 Board of Directors Common stock 751 17.50 30 September 2019 6 December 2019 Retained earnings」
It set the interim dividend with a record date of 30 September 2019 at ¥17.50 per share and reconfirmed the stable ordinary dividend level. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「27 June 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock 750 17.50 31 March 2019 28 June 2019 Retained earnings」
It paid a year-end dividend of ¥17.50 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2019 and reconfirmed the ordinary annual dividend level excluding the commemorative dividend. - FY2019Annual dividend decreased following the end of the commemorative dividendAnnual report
「Based on this dividend policy, the dividend per share for the fiscal year will be ¥17.50. Together with the interim dividend of ¥17.50 per share, this brings the annual dividend to ¥35.」
The ordinary dividend was ¥17.50 per share and the annual dividend was ¥35, returning to the normal level from ¥42 in the previous fiscal year, which included the commemorative dividend for the 70th anniversary of the Bank's founding. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2018, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the 103rd fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥750 million Interim dividend per share ¥17.50」
It resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥17.50 per share for the 103rd fiscal year and reconfirmed the previous dividend level. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「27 June 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock 936 24.5 31 March 2018 28 June 2018 Retained earnings」
It paid a year-end dividend of ¥24.5 per share, including the commemorative dividend for the 70th anniversary of the Bank's founding, implementing the annual dividend of ¥42 disclosed for FY2018. - FY2018Annual dividend increased by a commemorative dividendAnnual report
「At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 27 June 2018, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥24.50 per share, comprising the ordinary dividend of ¥17.50 per share under the above dividend policy and a commemorative dividend of ¥7 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Bank's founding. Together with the interim dividend of ¥17.50 per share, this brings the annual dividend to ¥42.」
While maintaining the previous ordinary dividend policy, it added a ¥7 commemorative dividend for the 70th anniversary of the Bank's founding, bringing the annual dividend to ¥42. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2017, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the 102nd fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥669 million Interim dividend per share ¥17.50」
It has set the interim dividend for the 102nd fiscal year at ¥17.50 per share and reconfirmed the previous annual dividend level. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Based on this dividend policy, the dividend per share for the fiscal year will be ¥17.50. Together with the interim dividend of ¥17.50 per share, this brings the annual dividend to ¥35, the same as the annual dividend for the previous fiscal year.」
The year-end dividend was ¥17.50 per share and the annual dividend was ¥35, the same as in the previous fiscal year. Retained earnings are to be used to strengthen the business platform and financial position through the medium-term management plan. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2016, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the 101st fiscal year. Interim dividend amount ¥666 million Interim dividend per share ¥17.50」
It has reconfirmed that the interim dividend for the 101st fiscal year was ¥17.50 per share. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Dividend per share ¥17.50」
A dividend of ¥17.50 per share was paid as the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 2016, and the interim dividend with a record date of 30 September 2016 was also set at ¥17.50 per share. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Bank's basic policy is to pay dividends after comprehensively considering its business performance, the financial environment and factors including the perspective of enhancing shareholder value in the future, while working to build up retained earnings.」
The annual dividend for the fiscal year was ¥35, the same as in the previous fiscal year. Retained earnings are to be used to strengthen the business platform and financial position through the medium-term management plan.