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May 20, 2009
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
President: Shuzo Sumi
TSE code number: 8766

Distribution of surplus


Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announced that, at the meeting of the board of directors held on May 20, 2009, it adopted the following resolution regarding the distribution of surplus with a record date of March 31, 2009.

The Company intends to make the following proposal regarding the distribution of surplus for approval at the 7th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2009.

1. Details of the distribution
 
Expected dividends
Previous forecast on dividends (*)
Dividends paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
Record date
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2008
Amount of dividends per share
24 yen
24 yen
30 yen
Total amount of dividends
18,901 million yen
-
24,066 million yen
Effective date
June 30, 2009
-
June 24, 2008
Source of dividends
Retained earnings
-
Retained earnings
(*) Forecast announced on November 19, 2008.

2. Reasons for the distribution

The Company regards the improvement of shareholders’ returns as one of its most important management tasks and maintains a policy to pay out stable dividends to its shareholders. Based on this policy and considering the Company’s business environment and business results, the Company resolved to pay a year-end cash dividend in the amount of 24 yen per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. As an interim cash dividend of 24 yen per share has already been paid, the total annual amount of cash dividends to be paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 will be 48 yen per share, the same amount paid for the previous fiscal year.

(Reference) Breakdown of annual cash 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, 2009
24 yen
19,101 million yen
24 yen
18,901 million yen
48 yen
38,002 million yen
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
18 yen
14,674 million yen
30 yen
24,066 million yen
48 yen
38,741 million yen