SoftBank Group Corp. ('SBG') announced that on October 16, 2019 its Board of Directors resolved the distribution of interim dividend from surplus with a record date of September 30, 2019 as follows. The amount of dividend per share is in line with the forecast of dividend announced in 'Consolidated Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019,' dated May 9, 2019.
1. Details of Dividend
Dividend to be distributed
Latest forecast
(as of May 9, 2019)
Reference:
Fiscal year ended March 2019
Interim
Year-end
Record date
September 30, 2019
Same as on the left
September 30, 2018
March 31, 2019
Dividend
per share
JPY 22.00
Same as on the left
JPY 22.00
JPY 22.00
Total cash dividend
JPY 45,567 million
-
JPY 23,982 million
JPY 23,184 million
Payable date
December 9, 2019
-
December 10, 2018
June 20, 2019
Dividend resource
Retained earnings
-
Retained earnings
[Notes]
*1
The amounts of total cash dividend are rounded off to the nearest unit.
*2
SBG conducted a share split at a ratio of two-for-one effective from June 28, 2019. The dividend per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 is the amount before the share split.
2. Breakdown of Annual Dividend
Dividend per share
Record date
Interim
Year-end
Total
Fiscal year ending March 2020 (forecast)
-
JPY 22.00
JPY 44.00
Fiscal year ending March 2020
JPY 22.00
-
-
Fiscal year ended March 2019
JPY 22.00
JPY 22.00
JPY 44.00
[Notes]
*
SBG conducted a share split at a ratio of two-for-one effective from June 28, 2019. The cash dividend per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 is the amount before the share split.
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SoftBank Group Corp. is one of the largest telecommunications operators in Japan. Net sales (not including sold divisions) break down by activity as follows:
- fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Japan (92.2%; SoftBank): fixed and mobile telephony services, broadband transmission services, data transmission services, sales of handsets and accessories, etc.;
- design and development of microprocessors and Internet of Things solutions (3.7%; Arm);
- other (4.1%).
Japan accounts for 92.3% of net sales.