Business
Statement re Forecast of Year
Statement re Forecast of Year.
About this update from Satsuma Technology Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 9485A Softbank Corp 08 August 2008 \n \nAugust 5, 2008\n\n\nAnnouncement of Forecast of Year-end Dividend Payout for the Fiscal year ending March 31, 2009\n\nSOFTBANK CORP. (hereafter 'the Company') announces that it has decided the forecast of the year-end dividend per share for this fiscal year as stated below. \n \n \n1. Forecast of dividend payout for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDividend per share (JPY)\n\n\n\n\nBase date\n\n\nInterim\n\n\nYear-end\n\n\nAnnual\n\n\n\n\nPrevious forecast\n(announced on May 8, 2008)\n\n\nTBD\n\n\nTBD\n\n\nTBD\n\n\n\n\nThis time forecast\n\n\n－\n\n\nJPY 2.50\n\n\nJPY 2.50\n\n\n\n\nFY2008 dividend to be paid\n\n\n－\n\n\n－\n\n\n－\n\n\n\n\nFY2007 dividend paid\n\n\n－\n\n\nJPY 2.50\n\n\nJPY 2.50\n\n\n\n\n \n \n2. Basic policies for profit distribution\n The Company strives to increase returns to shareholders by augmenting enterprise value. Our basic policy is to return our profits to all our stakeholder groups in a fair way.\nThe Company's policy regarding dividends is to set dividend payments while taking into consideration the need to maintain the proper balance between bolstering the operating base and preserving a stable dividend from a medium-to long-term perspective. Reflecting this dividend policy, the Company set the forecast of the year-end dividend payout as shown above. \n\n-End-\n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END DIVVVLBBVVBEBBE \n ","length":5395,"tagName":"div"}]