At a Board of Directors meeting held on December 24, 2004, a decision was made to propose the following year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2004 (the 104th Business Term) at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late March 2005.
Since record consolidated and non-consolidated financial results are expected for the fiscal year ending December 2004, and in response to continued shareholder support, the following upward revision was made to the year-end dividend projection for one share.
| Mid-term | Year-end | Full Year | |
| Previous Projection (July 28, 2004) | 25.00 yen | 25.00 yen | 50.00 yen |
| Current Revision | 25.00 yen | 40.00 yen | 65.00 yen |
| (For reference) Previous Year's Result | 15.00 yen | 35.00 yen | 50.00 yen |
