3. Listing on ブックメーカー違法 New York Stock Exchange

SMFG was listed on ブックメーカー違法 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 1, 2010. This was a long-term goal accomplished after years of preparations which started when SMFG completed ブックメーカー違法 repayment of public funds injections in October 2006. ブックメーカー違法 goal was also associated with ブックメーカー違法 LEAD ブックメーカー違法 VALUE plan launched in April 2007, which represents a milestone marking ブックメーカー違法 company entering a new phase of management, aiming to become a “globally competitive financial services group with ブックメーカー違法 highest trust.”

SMFG acknowledged benefits of listing on ブックメーカー違法 NYSE, such as that ブックメーカー違法 company gained excellent credentials for ブックメーカー違法 transparency and soundness of management by passing ブックメーカー違法 stringent listing eligibility criteria applied by ブックメーカー違法 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is effective in winning a higher company rating as well as expanding and diversifying its shareholder base through ブックメーカー違法 U.S. market. At ブックメーカー違法 reception held in New York City to celebrate ブックメーカー違法 company’s listing on ブックメーカー違法 NYSE in its tenth year since ブックメーカー違法 merger, President Kitayama described ブックメーカー違法 significance of ブックメーカー違法 event as a “cornerstone for our endeavor to become a globally competitive financial services group.”