Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

11/12/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/12/2021 06:01

Current Report by Foreign Issuer (Form 6-K)

FORM 6-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2021

Commission File Number 001-34919

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☒
*If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.'S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-228913) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
By:

/s/ Jun Okahashi

Name: Jun Okahashi
Title: General Manager, Financial Accounting Dept.

Date: November 12, 2021

Notice regarding Distribution of Interim Dividends from Surplus

and Revision of Dividend Forecast

Tokyo, November 12, 2021 - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. ("the Company," Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Group CEO: Jun Ohta) hereby announces that interim dividends from surplus with record date dated September 30, 2021 were resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, and its year-end and annual dividend forecasts on the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 were revised.

1. Distribution of Interim Dividends from Surplus

Dividend for the

fiscal year ending

March 31, 2022

Most recent

dividend forecast

(Announced on

May 14, 2021)

Dividend paid for the fiscal year ended

March 31, 2021

Record date

September 30, 2021 September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020

Dividend per share

(Yen)

105 100 95

Total amount of dividends

(Million Yen)

143,936 - 130,190

Effective date

December 3, 2021 - December 3, 2020

Source of dividends

Retained earnings - Retained earnings

2. Revision of Dividend Forecast

(Yen)

Dividend per share

Record date

Interim

Year-end

Annual

Previous forecast

(Announced on May 14, 2021)

(A) 100 100 200

Revised forecast

(B)

105

210

Dividend paid for the fiscal

year ending March 31, 2022

(B) 105 (*)

Change

(B - A) + 5 + 5 + 10

Dividend paid for the fiscal

year ended March 31, 2021

(C) 95 95 190

Change

(B - C) + 10 + 10 + 20
(*)

The amount is dividend per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 within "1. Distribution of Interim Dividends from Surplus."

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3. Reason

Due to revising earnings forcast on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 upward in the Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021 announced today, the interim dividends for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 were revised to ¥105 per share, an increase of ¥5 from the previously forecasted ¥100 per share.

Additionally, the year-end dividend forecast was revised to ¥105 per share, an increase of ¥5 from the previously forecasted ¥100 per share. As a result, the annual dividends forecast was revised to ¥220 per share, ¥10 increase from the previous forecast and ¥20 increase from the dividend paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

This document contains "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. ("the Company") and its management with respect to the Company's future financial condition and results of operations. In many cases but not all, these statements contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "probability," "risk," "project," "should," "seek," "target," "will" and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements contained or deemed to be contained herein. The risks and uncertainties which may affect future performance include: deterioration of Japanese and global economic conditions and financial markets; declines in the value of the Company's securities portfolio; incurrence of significant credit-related costs; the Company's ability to successfully implement its business strategy through its subsidiaries, affiliates and alliance partners; and exposure to new risks as the Company expands the scope of its business. Given these and other risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company's most recent disclosure documents such as its annual report on Form 20-F and other documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as its earnings press releases, for a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties that may affect its financial conditions, its operating results, and investors' decisions.

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