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Regarding share buybacks, there is no change in policy, and they will continue to be conducted flexibly to improve capital efficiency. This aims to further enhance profit returns to shareholders while maintaining a balance between capital soundness and growth investment.\n\n### Reasons for Change and Future Outlook\nThis revision of the shareholder return policy has been made based on the stable transition of the financial base, aiming to balance sustainable corporate value enhancement with stable shareholder returns. Going forward, the company will maintain capital soundness while securing growth investment opportunities and continue to enhance shareholder returns.","jir_financial_highlights":"Dividend Payout Ratio: 40% (Increased from previous 30%)\nShare Buyback: Continued flexible implementation (No change)\nEffective Period of Change: Fiscal 2025 (March 2026 term) (New policy effective start)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#TheBankofNagoya, #CapitalPolicy, #ShareholderReturns","jir_key_figures":"Dividend Payout Ratio: 40% (applicable from fiscal 2025)\nShare Buyback: Continued flexible implementation\nEffective Period of Change: Fiscal 2025 (March 2026 term)","jir_meta_title":"The Bank of Nagoya Revises Shareholder Return Policy, Raising Dividend Payout Ratio from 30% to 40%","jir_meta_description":"The Bank of Nagoya announced a revision to its shareholder return policy starting fiscal 2025, raising the dividend payout ratio from 30% to 40% and continuing flexible implementation of share buybacks.","jir_og_title":"The Bank of Nagoya Announces Dividend Payout Ratio Increase to 40%","jir_og_description":"The Bank of Nagoya has revised its shareholder return policy, deciding to raise the dividend payout ratio to 40% from fiscal 2025.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":8900,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"capital_policy","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-25244","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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