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Return to Shareholders
Honda strives to conduct its business in countries around the world from a global perspective
as it endeavors to increase its corporate value. We consider the return of profits to shareholders
to be one of our most-important management responsibilities. Our basic policy for dividends is
to make distributions after taking into account our consolidated earnings performance over the
long term. Honda may also acquire its own shares at a timing that it deems optimal, with the
goal of improving efficiency of the Company’s capital structure and implementing a flexible
capital structure policy.
For the fiscal year ended March 2013, Honda set a year-end cash dividend of ¥19 per share,
bringing total cash dividends applicable to the fiscal year to ¥76. This annual dividend includes
¥19 per share dividends for the first, second and third quarters.
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, we expect to pay quarterly dividends of ¥20 per
share, for an annual dividend of ¥80 per share, ¥4 higher than for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2013. We will continue to do our utmost to meet the expectations of our shareholders.
Honda is a company where each and every officer and associate aspires to realize the dream
of providing joy to Honda customers. We are a company that seeks to realize a more prosper-
ous future by constantly pursuing progress and growth through the opening of new frontiers.
We strive “to be a company that society wants to exist” and will continue to draw upon “The
Power of Dreams” as we seek to meet and exceed the expectations of society, and bring joy,
inspiration and satisfaction to our customers through the creation of advanced technologies
and products.
We look forward to the continued and long-term understanding and support of our share-
holders and other investors.
June 19, 2013
Takanobu Ito
President & Chief Executive Officer
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 11