Dividend Payout Policy

The Company ranks the return of profits to shareholders as one of its highest priorities in its management. The Company aims to further strengthen the Bandai Namco Group’s competitiveness and, while maintaining a sound financial status, to achieve regular distributions of dividends and improvement in the Company’s corporate value. Specifically, the Company follows a basic policy of providing a return to shareholders that targets a total return ratio of 50% or more based on stable dividend payments of 2% of DOE (dividends on equity). Under this policy, the Company strives to maintain long-term and stable dividend levels and be more aware of capital cost.

Dividends Summary

*The Company had provided returns to shareholders during FY2007.3 to FY2017.3 based on the previous policy that targets a payout ratio of 30% in accordance with consolidated operational results and based on stable annual dividend payments of ¥24 per share.