Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
President: Shuzo Sumi
TSE code number: 8766
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that its board of directors on May 19, 2011 adopted the following resolution regarding the distribution of surplus with a record date of March 31, 2011.
The Company intends to make the following proposal for the distribution of surplus at the 9th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 27, 2011.
(1) Details
| | Expected dividends | Previous forecast on dividends (*) | Dividends paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 |
| Record date | March 31, 2011 | March 31, 2011 | March 31, 2010 |
| Dividend per share | 25 yen | 25 yen | 26 yen |
| Total pay out | 19,170 million yen | - | 20,477 million yen |
| Effective date | June 28, 2011 | - | June 29, 2010 |
| Source of dividends | Retained earnings | - | Retained earnings |
(*) Forecast announced on February 14, 2011.
(2) Reasons
The Company regards the distribution of profits to shareholders as one of its most important management tasks, focuses on improving its ability to do so, and maintains a policy to pay stable dividends. With regard to dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, in light of the Company’s policies and the business results for the fiscal year, the Company resolved to pay a year-end cash dividend in the amount of 25 yen per share. Together with the interim dividend of 25 yen per share, the annual amount of dividends will be 50 yen per share, the same amount paid for the previous fiscal year.
(Reference) Breakdown of annual dividends
| Record date | September 30 | March 31 | Annual amount |
| | Per share amount | Total amount | Per share amount | Total amount | Per share amount | Total amount |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 | 25 yen | 19,426 million yen | 25 yen | 19,170 million yen | 50 yen | 38,597 million yen |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 | 24 yen | 18,902 million yen | 26 yen | 20,477 million yen | 50 yen | 39,379 million yen |