Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

Differences between the earnings forecasts and the ブックメーカーサッカー for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009

 

 

TOKYO, May 15, 2009 --- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (“SMFG”) announces differences between the earnings forecasts and the actual ブックメーカーサッカー for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.

 

1. Differences between the earnings forecasts and the ブックメーカーサッカー for the year ended March 31, 2009

 

(Billions of yen, except percentages)

		Ordinary income	Ordinary profit	Net income (loss)
Previous forecast (*)	(A)	¥ 3,700.0	¥ 30.0	¥ (390.0)
ブックメーカーサッカー	(B)	3,552.8	45.3	(373.5)
Change	(B –A)	(147.2)	+ 15.3	+ 16.5
Percentage change	(%)	(4.0)	+ 51.0	–
ブックメーカーサッカー for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008		4,623.5	831.2	461.5

(*) Announced on April 9, 2009

 

2. The reason for the ブックメーカーサッカー

The ブックメーカーサッカー is mainly attributable to an increase in the banking profit of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of SMFG, compared to the forecast amount announced on April 9, 2009.