SBI HOLDINGS, INC. 
By Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
SBI HOLDINGS, INC.(Incorporated in Japan with limited liability)
(Stock code: 6488) ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2012
Reference is made to the earlier announcement dated 26 March
2012 issued by SBI Holdings Inc. ("the
Company") regarding cash dividend.
The company informs that its Board of Directors approved
today the payment of the final dividend for the year ended 31
March 2012 to shareholders amounting to JPY100 per common
share (Hong Kong dollar equivalent to JPY10 per Hong Kong
Depositary Receipt).
The payment will be made from 7 June 2012 onwards. The
holders of Hong Kong Depositary Receipts
(HDRs) will receive the payment through JP Morgan, the
depositary bank for the HDRs, on 19 June
2012. 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 Hong
Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) is at the close of business in
Hong Kong on 30 March 2012. To receive the final dividend, if
any, as a holder of Depositary Receipts is at the close of
business on Wednesday, 28 March 2012 (Hong Kong time), and
for lodging any conversion application with the HDR
Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
in Hong Kong, by no later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on
Wednesday, 28 March
2012.
(1) Based on the Japanese Yen/Hong Kong dollars exchange rate
of 0.0955 as of 23 April 2012, the estimated Hong Kong dollar
amount of the proposed dividend is approximately HK$0.955 per
HDR. The final amount of dividend in Hong Kong dollar will be
determined on 7 June 2012; and
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(2) Where applicable, fees, charges and/or taxes may be
deducted by the HDR Depositary from the dividend payable to
holders of HDRs, details of which will be announced in due
course.
(3) A withholding tax of 7%
(4) An estimated dividend fee of HK$0.19 (5) An estimated net
rate HK$0.69815
On behalf of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
Japan, 26 April 2012
As of the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr Yoshitaka Kitao, Mr Taro Izuchi, Mr Takashi Nakagawa, Mr Kenji Hirai, Mr Tomoya Asakura, Mr Takashi Okita, Mr Noriaki Maruyama, Mr Shumpei Morita, Mr Shinji Yamauchi, Mr Makoto Miyazaki, Mr Yoshimi Takahashi and Mr Masaki Takayanagi, the non-executive Directors are Mr Yasutaro Sawada, Mr Hiroyoshi Kido, Mr Noriyoshi Kimura and Mr Hiroshi Tasaka and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr Masaki Yoshida, Mr Kiyoshi Nagano, Mr Keiji Watanabe, Mr Takeshi Natsuno and Mr Akihiro Tamaki.
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