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 December 2024

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  ☒    or     Form 40-F  ☐ 

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-276219) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.


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:  December 27, 2024


Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Notice Regarding Submission of Interim Report on Form 6-K

to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

TOKYO, December 27, 2024 --- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company,” President and Group Chief Executive Officer: Toru Nakashima) hereby announces that, on December 26, 2024 (Eastern Standard Time), the Company submitted an interim report on Form 6-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

A copy of the interim report on Form 6-K can be viewed and obtained at the Company’s website at https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/investor/financial/disclosure.html or on EDGAR, the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.

Attachment:

 (Reference) Consolidated Financial Statements (IFRS) (Unaudited)

 

 

   

This document contains a summary of the Company’s consolidated interim financial information under International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”) that was disclosed in its interim report on Form 6-K submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26, 2024. This document does not contain all of the information in the interim report on Form 6-K that may be important to you. You should read the entire interim report on Form 6-K carefully to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the Company’s business and financial data under IFRS and related issues.

This document contains “forward-looking statements” (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and its management with respect to the Company’s future financial condition and results of operations. In many cases but not all, these statements contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “probability,” “risk,” “project,” “should,” “seek,” “target,” “will” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements contained or deemed to be contained herein. The risks and uncertainties which may affect future performance include: deterioration of Japanese and global economic conditions and financial markets; declines in the value of the Company’s securities portfolio; incurrence of significant credit-related costs; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its business strategy through its subsidiaries, affiliates and alliance partners; and exposure to new risks as the Company expands the scope of its business. Given these and other risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company’s most recent disclosure documents such as its annual report on Form 20-F and other documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as its earnings press releases, for a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties that may affect its financial conditions, its operating results, and investors’ decisions.

   

 

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 (Reference) Consolidated Financial Statements (IFRS) (Unaudited)

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited)

 

            (In millions)
     At March 31,     At September 30,  
      2024     2024  

 Assets:

    

Cash and deposits with banks

   ¥   78,750,443     ¥     74,548,831  

Call loans and bills bought

     5,336,280       4,333,608  

Reverse repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities borrowed

     14,148,667       19,661,321  

Trading assets

     6,512,061       5,911,774  

Derivative financial instruments

     9,909,272       8,634,011  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     2,376,129       2,249,857  

Investment securities

     30,149,837       32,112,677  

Loans and advances

     121,716,465       118,780,427  

Investments in associates and joint ventures

     1,552,645       1,603,580  

Property, plant and equipment

     1,347,093       1,324,835  

Intangible assets

     1,025,548       1,051,327  

Other assets

     8,327,942       7,910,902  

Current tax assets

     61,175       25,839  

Deferred tax assets

     58,080       47,758  

Total assets

   ¥ 281,271,637     ¥ 278,196,747  

 Liabilities:

    

Deposits

   ¥ 182,097,319     ¥ 178,508,958  

Call money and bills sold

     3,138,049       4,221,905  

Repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent

     20,166,958       22,004,657  

Trading liabilities

     4,924,490       4,718,056  

Derivative financial instruments

     11,877,473       9,516,233  

Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss

     498,284       545,667  

Borrowings

     16,107,158       16,529,331  

Debt securities in issue

     14,075,084       13,147,317  

Provisions

     231,319       291,603  

Other liabilities

     11,025,782       11,782,176  

Current tax liabilities

     170,284       115,537  

Deferred tax liabilities

     680,339       444,675  

Total liabilities

     264,992,539       261,826,115  

 Equity:

    

Capital stock

     2,344,038       2,345,961  

Capital surplus

     663,265       662,639  

Retained earnings

     7,769,222       7,828,663  

Treasury stock

     (167,671     (34,102

Equity excluding other reserves

     10,608,854       10,803,161  

Other reserves

     4,070,834       3,751,932  

Equity attributable to shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     14,679,688       14,555,093  

Non-controlling interests

     137,066       132,887  

Equity attributable to other equity instruments holders

     1,462,344       1,682,652  

Total equity

     16,279,098       16,370,632  

Total equity and liabilities

   ¥ 281,271,637     ¥ 278,196,747  

 

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Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

 

    

For the six months ended

September 30,

 
      2023      2024  

 Interest income

   ¥ 2,776,392      ¥ 3,342,131  

 Interest expense

     1,887,450        2,157,113  

 Net interest income

     888,942        1,185,018  

 Fee and commission income

     690,715        788,350  

 Fee and commission expense

     119,089        150,434  

 Net fee and commission income

     571,626        637,916  

 Net trading income (loss)

     487,524        (179,020

 Net income (loss) from financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     79,984        (10,731

 Net investment income

     61,733        72,343  

 Other income

     57,734        47,052  

 Total operating income

        2,147,543           1,752,578  

 Impairment charges on financial assets

     130,253        105,062  

 Net operating income

     2,017,290        1,647,516  

 General and administrative expenses

     1,072,003        1,186,749  

 Other expenses

     129,601        190,033  

 Operating expenses

     1,201,604        1,376,782  

 Share of post-tax profit of associates and joint ventures

     55,286        47,454  

 Profit before tax

     870,972        318,188  

 Income tax expense

     208,185        52,692  

 Net profit

   ¥ 662,787      ¥ 265,496  

 Profit attributable to:

     

Shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   ¥ 651,127      ¥ 250,215  

Non-controlling interests

     5,891        2,127  

Other equity instruments holders

     5,769        13,154  

 Earnings per share(1):

     

Basic

   ¥ 162.60      ¥ 63.75  

Diluted

     162.55        63.74  

 

(1) 

As resolved by the board of directors on May 15, 2024, the Company implemented a stock split on its common stock with an effective date of October 1, 2024, whereby each share of common stock owned by shareholders listed or recorded in the closing register of shareholders on the record date of September 30, 2024 was split into three shares. Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated based on the assumption that the stock split had been implemented at the beginning of the year ended March 31, 2024.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

 

      (In millions)
    

For the six months ended

September 30,

 
      2023     2024  

 Net profit

   ¥     662,787     ¥     265,496    

 Other comprehensive income:

    

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

    

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans:

    

Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax

     (6,886     10,356    

Equity instruments at fair value through other
comprehensive income:

    

Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax

     760,840       (291,120)    

Own credit on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss:

    

Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax

     (7,589     2,747    

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures

     1,790       675    

Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified

     (223,425     83,756    

Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax

     524,730       (193,586)    

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

    

Debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income:

    

Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax

     (484,785     303,502    

Reclassification adjustments for (gains) losses included in net profit, before tax

     45,420       (50,202)    

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations:

    

Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax

     487,098       (125,705)    

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures

     33,910       45,804    

Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified

     132,461       (77,513)    

Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of tax

     214,104       95,886    

 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     738,834       (97,700)    

 Total comprehensive income

   ¥ 1,401,621     ¥ 167,796    

 Total comprehensive income attributable to:

    

Shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   ¥ 1,386,696     ¥ 152,920    

Non-controlling interests

     9,156       1,722    

Other equity instruments holders

     5,769       13,154    

 

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