Last Updated: 2014.11.04
Overseas Regulatory Announcement - Dividend on Retained Earnings
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
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FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
迅銷有限公司*
(Incorporated in Japan with limited liability)
(Stock code: 6288)
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
This overseas regulatory announcement is made by Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (the "Company") pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Please refer to the attached notice regarding "Dividend on Retained Earnings" of the Company issued on the website of the Tokyo Stock Exchange today. Please note that holders of Hong Kong Depositary Receipts (the "HDRs") are not recorded as shareholders in the Shareholder Registry of the Company and therefore will depend on the depositary to receive any dividends payable to shareholders subject to the terms of the deposit agreement. Holders of HDRs should refer to the announcement of the Company entitled "Announcement of Final Dividend for Year ended 31 August 2014" issued on 3 November, 2014 for details of the payment of final dividend to the holders of HDRs.
By order of the Board
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
Mitsuru Ohki
Joint Company Secretary
Japan, 4 November 2014
As at the date of this announcement, our executive director is Tadashi Yanai, our non-executive directors are Toru Murayama and Takashi Nawa and our independent non-executive directors are Toru Hambayashi, Nobumichi Hattori and Masaaki Shintaku.
*For identification purpose
November 4, 2014
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD
(Tokyo: 9983 / Hong Kong: 6288)
Notice of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. (the "Company")
regarding Dividend on Retained Earnings
At the executive board meeting of the Company held on November 3, 2014, the Company decided to distribute its retained earnings dividend calculated as at August 31, 2014. The details of the dividend payout are set out below.
Dividend breakdown
| Agreed amount As at August 31, 2014 (53rd financial year) Yr-end dividend | Recent forecast
Announced on October 9, 2014 | Previous year As at August 31, 2013 (52nd financial year) Yr-end dividend | |
| Base date | August 31, 2014 | August 31, 2014 | August 31, 2013 |
| Dividend per share | 150.00 yen | 150.00 yen | 150.00 yen |
| Total dividend payments | 15,287 million yen | － | 15,287 million yen |
| Date of enforcement | November 21, 2014 | － | November 22, 2013 |
| Dividend resource | Accumulated earnings | － | Accumulated earnings |
Breakdown of annual dividend (for reference)
| Dividend per share | |||
| Base date | Interim | Year-end | Annual |
| As at August 31, 2013 (52nd financial year ) | 140.00 yen | 150.00 yen | 290.00 yen |
| As at August 31, 2014 (53rd financial year) | 150.00 yen | 150.00 yen | 300.00 yen |
| As at August 31, 2015 (54th financial year) (estimate) | 160.00 yen | 160.00 yen | 320.00 yen |
