Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. announced that the board of directors of the Company approved the payment of the interim dividend for the six months ended February 28, 2019 to its shareholders amounting to JPY 240 per common share (JPY 2.4 per Hong Kong Depositary Receipt ("HDR")). The payment will be made from May 15, 2019 onwards. Holders of HDRs will receive the payment through JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., the depositary for the HDRs, on May 27, 2019. A withholding income tax will be levied on the amount distributed as interest on capital, in accordance with Japan's tax code. The record date for the holders of HDRs traded on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited was February 28, 2019.