Our basic policy is to maximize corporate value through ongoing maintenance and enlargement of our reserves and production of petroleum and natural gas through aggressive investments in exploration and development in Japan and overseas, while paying out cash dividends as direct compensation to shareholders, in light of the medium- to long-term prospects for INPEX CORPORATION.
Basic Policy
Dividends, Payout ratio
| Year Ended March 31, 2007 |
Year Ended March 31, 2008 |
Year Ended March 31, 2009 |
Year Ending March 31, 2010 (Planned) |
|
| Mid-term dividend (¥) | - | 3,500 | 4,000 | 2,500 |
| Year-end dividend (¥) | 7,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 2,500 |
| Annual dividend (¥) | 7,000 | 7,500 | 8,000 | 5,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio, consolidated (%) |
9.9 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
