Dividends Taking into consideration the business performance during the term under review and considering the outlook for the full year through March 2007, Toray is proposing to pay an interim dividend of ¥5.0 per share of common stock, an increase of ¥1 per share compared with the same period a year ago.
Forecast for Fiscal 2006 (Ending March 31, 2007) During the second half of the current fiscal year, the global economy in general is expected to undergo steady expansion, though there may be some slowdown in growth rate, and despite risk factors.
The Japanese economy also is likely to continue expanding thanks to exports bottoming out on the back of overseas economic expansion and the continuing expansion in domestic private sector demand caused by strong corporate earnings and increased employee incomes.