Canon passed resolution regarding projected year-end dividend per share

OREANDA-NEWS. At a Board of Directors meeting held on December 24, 2015, Canon Inc. (the “Company”) passed a resolution regarding the projected year-end dividend per share for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 (the 115th Business Term) as follow's.

1. Basic Policy Regarding Profit Distribution and Dividend for the Period

The Company works to provide a stable return and actively return profits to shareholders, mainly in the form of a dividend, taking into consideration medium-term profit forecasts along with planned future investments, cash flow and other factors.

From a stable profit return to shareholders perspective, the Company plans to distribute a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending December 31,2015 (the 115th Business Term) of 75.00 yen per share, which is the same amount as the interim dividend. As a result, the full-year dividend amount for the fiscal year ending December 31,2015, will be the same as for the fiscal year ending December 31,2014.

2. Projected Dividend Details