Trend Micro Board Approves Cash Dividend in the end of fiscal year in December 2011

February 16, 2012

Trend Micro, Inc.
Eva Chen, Representative Director, President,
Chief Executive Officer
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Code: 4704
Contact: Mahendra Negi
Telephone: +813-5334-4899

Trend Micro announced today that year-end cash dividends per share would be as follows. The effecting of the election is conditional on the agenda item being approved at the 23rd ordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 27, 2012.

1. Reason for a decrease 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. 

We have planned to pay a year-end dividend on the basis of a dividend ratio of 65% since FY2011. Dividends per share in FY2011 are 86 yen.

2. Dividends for the Year ending December 2011 (January 1 to December 31, 2011)

  Year-end dividends
Dividend policy
Total Amount
Year of 2011
(December 31, 2011)
86 yen
65%
11,313 million yen


Appendix

  Year-end dividends
Year of 2011
(December 31, 2011)
86 yen
Year of 2010
(December 31, 2011)
70 yen
Year of 2009
(December 31, 2011)
91 yen