Return cash to shareholders using dividends at an annual level of 180 yen per share, consisting of interim and fiscal year-end dividends of 90 yen per share. In addition, Takeda may engage in the acquisition of its own shares when appropriate, including to enhance capital efficiency and improve shareholder returns.
Takeda distributes dividends twice a year.
Record Date |
End of the second fiscal quarter, September 30 |
Ex-Dividend Date |
One business day prior to the Record Date |
Dividend Approval Date |
Board meeting prior to the Q2 Earnings Announcement (around late October) |
Approval will be stated within the Q2 Financial Statements (Tokyo Stock Exchange Filing) found here |
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Payment Timing |
By mid-December |
Record Date |
End of the fiscal year, March 31 |
Ex-Dividend Date |
One business day prior to the Record Date |
Dividend Approval Date |
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (around late June) |
Approval will be stated within the Notice of Resolutions at Shareholders’ Meeting found here |
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Payment Timing |
By mid-July |
Takeda American Depositary Shares (ADS) are listed on the NYSE.
Please note that 2 ADSs represent 1 ordinary share, and therefore the ADS dividend amount is ½ of the ordinary share amount. The final US Dollar dividend amount will only become known at the timing of payment when our ADS Depositary, the Bank of New York Mellon, exchanges the dividends from Japanese Yen to US Dollars for ADS holders. The final USD amount will be stated on the Bank of New York Mellon’s website.
https://www.adrbnymellon.com?cusip=874060205
Registered holders can reach out to Bank of New York Mellon’s transfer agent, CPU (Computershare) for additional information, whereas the beneficial ADS holders holding through their brokers should reach out to their respective brokers for more information.
Registered holders can also reach out to CPU via the following:
BNY Mellon
PO Box 505000
Louisville, KY 40233-5000
BNY Mellon
462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600
Louisville, KY 40202