Investor Relations

Dividends per Share

Basic Policies for Returning Profits to Shareholders

The Company’s basic policy is to reflect earnings growth in returning profits to shareholders. The Company will strive to increase dividends, with benchmarks of ¥50.00 per year per share and a consolidated payout ratio of 35%.


Forecast Dividends per Share for the Fiscal Year ending February 2012

(yen)
Interim Year-end(forecast) Annual(forecast)
29.00 33.00 62.00
Note) The dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2012 has been changed from the forecast announced on October 4, 2011. For details, please refer to "Notice Regarding Revision of Year-End Dividends for Fiscal Year ending February 29, 2012 (Increased Dividends)", which was announced on January 6, 2012.

Dividends per Share for the Fiscal Year ending February 2011

(yen)
Interim Year-end Annual
28.00 29.00 57.00

Dividends per Share for the Fiscal Year ended February 2010

(yen)
Interim Year-end Annual
28.00 28.00 56.00

Dividends per Share for the Fiscal Year ended February 2009

(yen)
Interim Year-end Annual
27.00 29.00 56.00

Dividends per Share for the Fiscal Year ended February 2008

(yen)

Interim Year-end Annual
26.00 28.00 54.00

Dividends per Share for the Fiscal Year ended February 2007

(yen)

Interim Year-end Annual
25.00 27.00 52.00

Dividends per Share for the Fiscal Year ended February 2006

(yen)

  Interim Year-end Annual
Cash Payment upon Stock-Transfer Seven & i Holdings Year-End Dividends per Share Stock-Transfer Ratio Year-End Dividends Adjusted for Stock-Transfer Ratio Actual Cash Dividends per Share
Seven-Eleven Japan
Co., Ltd.
21.50 28.50 1.00 28.50 50.00
Ito-Yokado
Co., Ltd.
16.00 1.20 34.20 50.20
Denny's Japan
Co., Ltd.
15.50 0.65 18.525 34.025

Cash payments upon stock-transfer were made by Seven & i Holdings to the shareholders of Seven-Eleven Japan, Ito-Yokado, and Denny's Japan recorded in the registers of shareholders as of August 31, 2005, instead of the interim dividends payments for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006. The amount of cash payments upon stock-transfer and annual dividends adjusted for the tranfer ratios are shown. The year-end dividends of 28.50 yen comprise ordinary dividends of 21.50 yen and memorial dividends of 7.00 yen.