TOKYO, Feb. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trend Micro (TSE: 4704; Nasdaq: TMIC), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, 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 17th ordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 28, 2006.
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 30%. We plan to pay a
year-end dividend on the basis of a dividend ratio of 40%.
2. Revised dividends for the Year ending December 2005
(January 1 to December 31, 2005)
Year-end dividends Basic dividend policy
Year of 2005
(December 31, 2005) 56 yen Approximately 40%
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Year-end dividends Basic dividend policy
Year of 2004
(December 31, 2005) 36 yen Approximately 30%
Year of 2003
(December 31, 2004) 14 yen approximately 20%
Contact:
Mahendra Negi
Tel: +81-3-5334-4899
Fax: +81-3-5334-4874
Email: ir@trendmicro.co.jp
