TOKYO, JAPAN, April 22, 2004 --- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has passed a resolution to pay a 500-yen commemorative year-end dividend, in addition to a previously proposed 500-yen ordinary dividend, thereby raising the annual dividend from 1,000 yen to 1,500 yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004.
The board decided to propose the 500-yen commemorative dividend in recognition of i-mode® subscriptions surpassing the unprecedented 40 million mark.
DoCoMo recognizes that returning profit to shareholders is an important mission of the company. Moreover, based on its policy of providing stable, sustainable annual dividends, DoCoMo decides dividends by comprehensively taking into account such factors as consolidated financial results and the overall business environment.
Interim | Year-end | Annual | |
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Before revisions (proposed on October 30, 2003) | Ordinary: 500 yen per share | Ordinary: 500 yen per share | Ordinary: 1,000 yen per share |
After revisions | Ordinary: 500 yen per share | Ordinary: 500 yen per share Commemorative: 500 yen per share |
Ordinary: 1,000 yen per share Commemorative: 500 yen per share |
Interim | Year-end | Annual | |
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Dividend per share | Ordinary: 0 yen per share | Ordinary: 500 yen per share | Ordinary: 500 yen per share |
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