April 26, 2013
Company name: Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Representative: Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, President and CEO
Code number: 7270 (First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Contact for inquiries: Mr. Kazunori Yamafuji
General Manager of Administration Department
Phone: (0)3-3347-2005
Revision of the dividend forecast for the fiscal year 2013
(from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013)
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) has announced The Board of Directors of FHI today resolved the dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 (from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013).
1. Revision of Dividend Forecast
(yen)
| Dividends per share | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| End of 2nd quarter | Year-end | Total | |
| Previous projection (on October 30, 2012) |
- | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| Current forecast | - | 10.0 | 15.0 |
| Actual payments | 5.0 | - | - |
| Actual payments of the previous fiscal year (ended March 2012) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 |
2. Reason for the announcement
FHI considers profit return to its shareholders as one of the company's most important management tasks. The distribution plan is set on the fundamental policy of consistent dividend payment with a view to improve ROE, the amount of which is linked to the company's business performance including financial performance of each term, capital investment plans and business environment.
Considering the consolidated business results for the year-end dividend forecast per share will be increased by 5.0 yen compared with the previous projection to 10.0 yen As a result, the projected dividend per share for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 will be increased by 5.0 yen compared with the previous fiscal year to 15.0 yen.
| Note: | Above mentioned projections are based on certain assumptions and our management's judgment in light of currently available information, therefore actual results may differ from these projections. |
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