Shareholder Return

Basic Policy on Shareholder Return:

The Company works aggressively towards increasing enterprise value on a continual basis and, as a consequence, improves its return to shareholders. While putting priority on business investment to assure future growth, the Company strives to increase dividend payments stably and continuously based on its medium- to long-term profit growth on a consolidated basis. Further, the Company flexibly acquires its own shares whenever necessary to increase capital efficiency and shareholder return.

Dividend

Record Date for Dividend:

Year-end dividend - March 31    Interim dividend - September 30

Announcement of the 18th Interim Dividend

The company would like to inform you that the following resolutions have been made at the Board of Directors meeting held on October 31, 2022 regarding the payment of interim dividends for the 18th term (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023).

1. Interim dividend: 30 yen per share
    
2. Effective date of interim dividend: Thursday, December 1, 2022
   (Payment start date)

Historical Data of Dividend and DOE

IFRS
	Dividend (Unit: Yen / share)			DOE (%)
	Interim dividend	Year-end dividend	Annual dividend	Annual DOE
FY2022	30	30 (planned)	60 (planned)
FY2021	25	25	50	6.5
FY2020	21	21	42	5.8
FY2019	20	20	40	5.9
FY2018	19	19	38	5.8
FY2017	18	18	36	5.7

 

Notes: The Astellas Group has adopted the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), effective from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

Notes: In accordance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation, if cash dividends are not claimed for three (3) full years from the day of commencement of payment, the Company shall be relieved of the obligation to make such payment.

Share Buyback and Cancellation of Treasury Stock

Share Buyback

Acquisition period	Shares acquired	Total acquisition cost (thousand yen)	PDF
Feb. 3 - Mar. 9 2022	25,935,500	49,999,849	(pdf 114KB) (pdf 107KB)
Nov. 1 2019 - Jan. 31 2020	27,036,100	49,999,815	(pdf 179KB) (pdf 169KB) (pdf 303KB)
Feb. 1 - Mar. 20 2019	35,368,900	59,999,863	​(pdf 167KB)
Jun. 1 - Sep. 20 2018	55,475,800	99,999,960	(pdf 301KB)
Feb. 1 - Mar. 23 2018	39,577,500	59,999,993	(pdf 167KB)
Jul. 31 - Oct. 31 2017	49,298,000	69,999,960	(pdf 121KB)
Feb. 1 - Mar. 22 2017	30,000,000	45,525,514	(pdf 189KB)
Oct. 31 - Dec. 22 2016	30,000,000	45,895,995	(pdf 189KB)

 

 

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Cancellation of Treasury Stock

Date of cancellation	Shares cancelled	Shares cancelled as a percentage of all outstanding shares issued prior to the cancellation	PDF
Mar 29, 2022	25,935,500	1.40%	(pdf 115KB)
Feb 14, 2020	27,036,100	1.45%	(pdf 179KB)
May 31, 2019	91,000,000	4.60%	(pdf 279KB)
May 31, 2018	89,000,000	4.30%	(pdf 281KB)
May 31, 2017	85,000,000	3.95%	(pdf 263KB)
June 20, 2016	68,000,000	3.06%	(pdf 74KB)

 

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