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January 31, 2007 |
Asahi Kasei Corporation |
Security Code: 3407 |
Announcement of revision of plan for year-end dividend
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The Board of Directors of Asahi Kasei Corp.
has today adopted a resolution for a ¥1 per share increase in the amount planned
for the year-end dividend for the current fiscal year, ending March 31, 2007.
Based on the performance forecast for the fiscal year which was announced on October
31, 2006, annual dividends of ¥11 per share were planned.
The performance forecast for the fiscal year has now been revised upward,
including record-high net income, as shown below. Greater profitability is
forecast most notably in chemicals operations, with increased product prices to
reflect elevated feedstock costs, and in electronics operations, with strong demand
in consumer electronics applications.
As shown following, the year-end dividend which had been planned at ¥6 per share
is now planned at ¥7 per share. Together with the ¥5 per share interim
dividend, this raises annual dividends for the fiscal year to ¥12 yen per share.
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Per share |
| Interim dividend |
Year-end dividend |
Annual dividends |
FY 2005
(ended March 31, 2006) |
¥5 |
¥5 |
¥10 |
Previous plan for FY 2006
(ending March 31, 2007) |
¥5 |
¥6 |
¥11 |
| Revised plan for FY 2006 |
¥5 |
¥7 |
¥12 |
| Consolidated performance forecast for FY 2006 |
(¥ million) |
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Net sales |
Operating profit |
Ordinary profit |
Net income |
| Previous forecast |
1,612,000 |
115,000 |
112,000 |
64,000 |
| Revised forecast |
1,617,000 |
125,000 |
121,000 |
68,000 |
| Increase |
5,000 |
10,000 |
9,000 |
4,000 |
| Percent change |
0.3% |
8.7% |
8.0% |
6.3% |
| cf. FY 2005 results |
1,498,620 |
108,726 |
104,166 |
59,668 |
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