Notice Relating to Dividend of Retained Earnings

April 30,2014

KDDI Corporation

KDDI Corporation (hereafter "KDDI") resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 30, 2014 to pay a dividend of retained earnings for the date of record on March 31, 2014 as follows.

1. Content of Resolution

Resolved

Latest forecast
(Announced on January 30, 2014)

Dividends paid for the year ended
March 31, 2013*1

Date of record March 31, 2014 March 31, 2014 March 31, 2013

Dividends per share

¥70.00 ¥70.00 ¥95.00
Total dividends ¥58,448 million - ¥36,310 million
Effective date June 19, 2014 - June 20, 2013
Dividend resource Retained earnings - Retained earnings

2. Reason

KDDI regards the return of profits to shareholders as one of its most important issues and will therefore maintain its basic policy to pay stable dividends well supported by sound financial results.
Accordingly, KDDI plans to increase dividend payment, as previously announced, in order to enhance the return of profits to shareholders and give sincere appreciation for their continued support, with due considerations to business developments toward improved performance going forward. 
This matter will be resolved at the 30th Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 18, 2014.

(Reference) Detail of total annual dividends payment

Dividends per share
Interim Year-end Total

Payment for the year ended March 31, 2014*2

¥60 ¥70 ¥130

Payment for the year ended March 31, 2013*1

¥8,500 ¥95 -
  • *1
    (1) KDDI implemented a stock split at a ratio of 100 shares for 1 share of common stock with an effective date of October 1, 2012. Further, (2) KDDI implemented a stock split at a ratio of 2 shares for 1 share of common stock with an effective date of April 1, 2013. With regard to figures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, interim dividend figures precede splits (1) and (2), and full-year dividend figures precede split (2). If the effects of the splits are applied retroactively, dividends per share were ¥42.5 for the interim dividend and ¥47.5 for the year-end dividend, making for total dividends of ¥90 per share.
  • *2
    As stated above, year- end dividend figures for in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, are based on the assumption that approval will be received at the 30th Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 18, 2014.

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