TOKYO, December 13, 2006—An article regarding Canon Inc.'s dividend payout plans for the 2006 fiscal year appeared in the December 13, 2006, morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, a Japanese-language business daily newspaper. According to the article, Canon Inc. would increase its full-year dividend for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 (the 106th Business Term), by 50 yen on a pre-stock-split basis.
The contents of the article were based on assumptions made by the newspaper. At this moment Canon Inc. does not intend to change its dividend payout plans from those announced on July 27, 2006 (outlined below).
| Dividend per share | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-term | Year-end | Full-year | |
| Planned dividend payout for fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 |
50.00 yen |
50.00 yen (75.00 yen) |
100.00 yen (125.00 yen) |
| Dividend payout for fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 |
32.50 yen |
67.50 yen |
100.00 yen |
Note:
The projected year-end dividend reflects a 3-for-2 forward stock split for record date shareholders as of June 30, 2006. For reference only, figures in parenthesis reflect the projected year-end and full-year dividend on a pre-stock-split basis. Furthermore, the dividend for the previous year and the mid-term dividend for this year are presented on a pre-stock-split basis.
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