On December 25, 2003, the Board of Directors of Canon Inc. decided to revise the company's dividend, to be proposed at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders in late March 2004.
Since Canon Inc. expects to achieve record FY2003 consolidated and non-consolidated financial results, and in response to continued shareholder support, the Board of Directors decided to propose an increase in the company's year-end dividend.
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| Revised Dividend | Previous Projection | Change | |
| Interim | 15.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 |
| Year-end | 35.00 | 15.00 | +20.00 |
| Annual (total) | 50.00 | 30.00 | +20.00 |
