OMRON to Pay 28 Yen Year-end Dividend

Tokyo, Japan -- The Board of Directors of OMRON Corporation (TOKYO: 6645; ADR: OMRNY) today resolved to pay a year-end dividend from retained earnings of 28.00 yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. This resolution will be placed on the agenda of the Company's Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June, 2014.

1. Year-end Dividend Breakdown

   	Fiscal 2013 (Decided on April 24, 2014)	Previous Forecast (October 29, 2013)	Fiscal 2012 Actual
   Term Ended	March 31, 2014	March 31, 2014	March 31, 2013
   Dividend per Share	28.00 yen	25.00 yen	23.00 yen
   Total Dividends	JPY 6,163 million	-	JPY 5,063 million
   Effective Date	June 25, 2014	-	June 21, 2013
   Source of Dividends	Retained Earnings	-	Retained Earnings

   
   

2. Reason for Revision of the Year-End Dividend

   OMRON's policy on shareholder return is based primarily on securing capital resources for investments to promote growth and in turn increase corporate value, and returning surplus to shareholders to the maximum extent possible taking the level of free cash flow into consideration. When determining dividends, the Company aims to maintain a payout ratio at a minimum of 25% with a near-term DOE target of 2%.

   Following the favorable consolidated financial results for the fiscal 2013 announced today, the Company has decided to make an upward revision to the year-end dividend to 28 yen per share, up 3 yen from the previous forecast. Together with 25 yen per share interim dividend, this will amount to a total full-year dividend payout of 53 yen per share.

   Reference: Breakdown of Full-year Dividends for Fiscal 2013 and 2012

   Term	Dividend Per Share
   	2nd Quarter	Year-end	Full-year
   Fiscal 2013	25.00 yen	28.00 yen (Planned)	53.00 yen (Planned)
   Fiscal 2012	14.00 yen	23.00 yen (Ordinary Dividend: 18.00 yen) (Commemorative Dividend: 5.00 yen)	37.00 yen (Ordinary Dividend: 32.00 yen) (Commemorative Dividend: 5.00 yen)