UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2025
Commission File Number 001-34919
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: |
Form 20-F ☒ | Form 40-F ☐ |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jun Okahashi | |||
| Name: | Jun Okahashi | |||
| Title: | Executive Officer & General Manager, Financial Accounting Dept. | |||
Date: May 14, 2025
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Notice Regarding the Acquisition of SMFG Shares
for the Share-Based Compensation Plan for Employees
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (“SMFG”, President and Group CEO: Toru Nakashima) has added SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd., and the Japan Research Institute Ltd. as subsidiaries eligible for the share-based compensation plan for employees (the “Plan”) which SMFG introduced on May 23, 2024, for employees of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. (The trust for the Plan will hereinafter be referred to as “the ESOP Trust”) According to the resolution of the SMFG Board of Directors passed on May 14, 2025, SMFG hereby announces the details of the acquisition of SMFG shares by the ESOP Trustee for the Plan.
| 1. | Overview of the ESOP Trust |
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(1) |
Name | Stock grant trust for employees | ||
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(2) |
Trustor | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | ||
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(3) |
Trustee | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd (Co-Trustee: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd) | ||
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(4) |
Beneficiary | Employees who meet requirements as beneficiaries | ||
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(5) |
Trust administrator | Third party that is independent of SMFG and its officers | ||
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(6) |
Voting rights | The trustee shall excise the voting during the trust period based on the trust administrator’s instructions. | ||
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(7) |
Trust type | Money trust other than a specified cash trust for separate investment | ||
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(8) |
Date of Trust Contract | May 23, 2024 | ||
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(9) |
Date to Entrust Cash additionally | May 22, 2025 | ||
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(10) |
Date to End Trust | The end of May 2026 (planned) | ||
| 2. | Acquisition of SMFG shares by the ESOP Trustee |
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(1) |
Type of shares | Common shares | ||
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(2) |
Total cost for the acquisition of the shares | JPY612,000,000 (Maximum) | ||
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(3) |
Number of shares | 153,000 (Maximum) | ||
| (4) | Mean of the share acquisition | Acquisition from the stock market | ||
| (5) | Timing of the share acquisition | May 22, 2025 ~ May 30, 2025 | ||
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