SMFG Deputy President Hyakutome Receives Awards, Sells 3,500 Shares

What Happened
Hyakutome Yoshihiro, Deputy President and Corporate Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), was granted stock awards and had a portion of shares automatically sold. He was awarded 1,396 shares on July 24, 2026 and 20,748 shares on July 27, 2026 (awards under the issuer's stock compensation plans; no out‑of‑pocket payment). On July 27, 2026 he disposed of 3,500 shares to the issuer at $43.99 per share for total proceeds of $153,965 (USD).

Key Details

• Transaction types: A = Award/Grant (1,396 and 20,748 shares); D = Disposition to issuer (3,500 shares).
• Dates and price: Awards on 2026-07-24 and 2026-07-27; disposition on 2026-07-27 at $43.99 per share (total $153,965).
• Net shares from these events: +22,144 awarded − 3,500 disposed = net +18,644 shares.
• Footnotes: Awards required no cash payment (F1, F2). The July 27 award had performance conditions certified (F2). A portion of the July 27 award was automatically sold the same day under a pre‑arranged plan; amounts were converted from JPY to USD using 1 JPY = $0.0061091 (F3).
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed July 28, 2026 for transactions through July 27, 2026 (appears timely).

Context
These acquisitions were equity awards under SMFG’s compensation plan (non‑cash grants tied to performance certification), not open‑market purchases. The disposition was an automatic sale under the issuer’s plan/pre‑arranged trading arrangement rather than a discretionary open‑market sale. Such award grants increase insider exposure to the stock; the automatic sale was executed per plan terms and reported at the converted USD value.