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This revision follows an upward revision to the consolidated earnings forecast for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nWhile noting the difference in standards before and after the split, the revision reflects increases in total dividends and dividend per share. Depending on future business performance, additional dividend revisions are possible; this document includes explanations of risks related to forward-looking statements and emphasizes that actual results and forecasts are subject to uncertainty.","jir_financial_highlights":"Dividend per share: 100 (Previous forecast 100 yen \u2192 Revised 100 yen (interim dividend))\nAnnual dividend forecast: 100 (Post-stock-split: previous forecast 200 yen \u2192 New forecast 100 yen (post-stock-split))\nRecord date before\/after stock split: Before stock split\/After stock split (Interim dividend based on pre-split standard; year-end dividend based on post-split standard)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#NotRelatedToShareBuyback, #DividendChange","jir_key_figures":"Dividend per share (interim): 100 yen\nAnnual dividend forecast: 100 yen (post-stock-split)\nDividend based on pre-split standard: 200 yen (previous forecast)","jir_meta_title":"Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. \u2014 Revision to Distribution of Surplus | Fiscal Year Ending March 2027","jir_meta_description":"SMFG revises the interim dividend to 100 yen and the annual dividend to 100 yen post-stock-split. 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