In addition to reflecting consolidated performance trends, dividend levels are to be determined based on consideration of such factors as the level of cash required for capital and R&D investments needed to support future business expansion as well as other measures aimed at increasing the Company's corporate value in the future. As a means of supplementing dividends, the Company will also flexibly move to employ surplus cash flow to buyback shares in a manner that contributes to greater capital efficiency.
Considering the current time as a period of “Second Foundation”, the Company is intensively implementing capital investments, M&A transactions, and R&D investments in its priority business fields. In view of this situation, the Company has targeted a return to shareholders ratio of 25%, which represents the ratio of total of cash dividends and share buybacks consolidated net income.
Cash dividends applicable to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, were expected to total ¥35.00 per share, up ¥10.00 per share from the previous fiscal year.
Date of the beginnings of cash dividends for the fiscal year ended March : June 30, 2008
| Fiscal Year | Annual Dividend per Share (Yen) | Interim | Year-End |
|---|---|---|---|
FY2008 (ending March 2008) |
35.00 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
FY2007 (ending March 2007) |
25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
FY2006 (ending March 2006) |
25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
FY2005 (ending March 2005) |
25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
FY2004 (ending March 2004) |
25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
FY2003 (ending March 2003) |
25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
FY2002 (ending March 2002) |
25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
FY2001 (ending March 2001) |
22.50 | 11.25 | 11.25 |
*During the abovementioned period, the Company has not implemented a stock allocation.
The buyback will be conducted to increase the return to shareholders and improve capital efficiency as well as to enable the Company to implement a more flexible capital policy going forward, including the conduct of exchange of shares.
| Period of Share Buyback | Method of Buyback | Aggregate Number of Shares Buyback (Thousand Shares) |
Aggregate Price of Shares Buyback (Billions of yen) |
|---|---|---|---|
Nov.12-Nov.29, 2007 |
Purchase on the Tokyo stock Exchange |
4,000 | 19.4 |
Oct.1-Oct.15, 2007 |
Purchase on the Tokyo stock Exchange |
2,700 | 14.7 |
Mar.4-Mar.18, 2005 |
Purchase on the Tokyo stock Exchange |
1,097 | 4.3 |
Feb.1-Mar.3, 2005 |
Purchase on the Tokyo stock Exchange |
2,760 | 10.7 |
Regarding the reduction of the basic trading unit of its shares, Fujifilm believes it is important to provide investment opportunities to a greater number of investors, particularly individuals, and to increase market liquidity. Accordingly, as of September 1, 2004, the trading unit size was reduced from 1,000 shares to 100 shares.