Trend Micro Board Approves Increase of Cash Dividend in the End of Fiscal Year in December 2006
21 Februar 2007 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
TOKYO, Feb. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trend Micro
(TSE:4704) ( NASDAQ: TMIC) announced today that year-end cash
dividends per share would be increased as follows. The effecting of
the election is conditional on the agenda item being approved at
the 18th ordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 27,
2007. 1. Reason for an increase of cash dividends We intend to
continue to return profits to shareholders based on our net profits
on a consolidated basis while striving to enhance financial
strength and secure inner reserves in order to deal with the
significantly changing business environment and maintain a
competitive edge against competitors. Since the previous dividend
distribution, our basic policy on dividends has been set as 40%
excluding the effect of stock option compensation expenses. We plan
to pay a year-end dividend on the basis of a dividend ratio of 50%
excluding the effect of stock option compensation expenses. 2.
Revised dividends for the Year ending December 2006 (January 1 to
December 31, 2006) Year-end Basic dividend Rate of Change dividends
policy Year of 2006 84 yen Approximately 50% +50 % (December 31,
2006) Appendix Year-end dividends Basic dividend policy Year of
2005 56 yen Approximately 40% (December 31, 2005) Year of 2004 36
yen Approximately 30% (December 31, 2004) Trend Micro, Inc. Eva
Chen, Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Code: 4704 Contact:
Mahendra Negi Tel: +81-3-5334-4899 DATASOURCE: Trend Micro, Inc.
CONTACT: Mahendra Negi of Trend Micro, +81-3-5334-4899, or fax,
+81-3-5334-4874, or
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