Last Updated: 2015.11.04
Fast Retailing Announcements and Notices -[ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND FOR YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2015]
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)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND
FOR YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2015
Reference is made to the announcement of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (the "Company") dated 3 August 2015 in relation to the proposed record date of payment of final dividend.
The Company is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors today approved the payment of the final dividend for the year ended 31 August 2015 to its shareholders amounting to JPY 175 per common share (JPY 1.75 per Hong Kong Depositary Receipt).
The payment will be made from 11 November 2015 onwards. Holders of Hong Kong Depositary Receipts ("HDRs") will receive the payment through JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., the depositary for the HDRs, on 23 November 2015. 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 Monday, 31 August 2015.
Based on the Japanese Yen / Hong Kong dollar exchange rate of 0.064 as of 4 November 2015, the
estimated Hong Kong dollar amount of the proposed final dividend is approximately HK$ 0.112 per HDR.
The final amount of the dividend in Hong Kong dollars will be determined on 11 November 2015. Where
applicable, fees, charges and / or taxes may be deducted by the HDR Depositary from the dividends
payable to holders of HDRs, details of which will be announced in due course and are expected to include:
(1) a withholding income tax of 15.315% *; and
(2) an estimated dividend fee of HK$ 0.022,
resulting in an estimated net final dividend of HK$ 0.0728 per HDR.
* The current withholding income tax rate on dividends for Japanese listed equities is 15.315%.
By order of the Board
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
Mitsuru Ohki
Joint Company Secretary
Japan, 4 November 2015
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.
