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Notice Regarding of Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012
At a Board of Directors meeting held on January 28, 2013, a decision was made to strike dividend for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 as follows.
1. Details of Dividend
| Ratified Amount | Current Dividend Forecast (Announced on October 23, 2012) |
Dividend Paid for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Period | December 31, 2012 | Same as left | December 31, 2011 |
| Dividend per Share | ¥14.00 | ¥10.00 | ¥10.00 |
| Dividend Amount | ¥1,863 million | - | ¥1,371 million |
| Effective Date | March 28, 2013 | - | March 29, 2012 |
| Payment Source | Retained earnings | - | Retained earnings |
2. Reasons
Canon Marketing Japan has positioned the return of profit to its shareholders as an important part of the management policy, and emphasizes the stable payment of dividends, with the consolidated dividend payout ratio taken into consideration.
Taking into overall account the Company's performance and other factors in the current term as well as its policy of stable dividend payments, the Company has decided to pay a year-end dividend for the current fiscal year of 14 yen per share, an increase from 10 yen per share the Company had announced on October 23, 2012.
The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012
| Dividend per Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Period | Interim | Year-end | Full Year |
| Dividend Paid for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
¥10.00 | ¥14.00 | ¥24.00 |
| Dividend Paid for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
¥10.00 | ¥10.00 | ¥20.00 |
