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Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company offers various services, such as acceptance of deposit, lending, securities retail sales and trading, securities investment, fund transfer, foreign exchange, insourcing of financial futures transactions, corporate bond trustee and custody services, trustee services, investment trust sales, securities intermediary services, and retailing of insurance products. It provides credit card services, credit finance, sales promotion, and payment collection agency services, as well as operational services, such as card issuance, invoicing cardholders, and settlement of accounts of other cards. 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Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company offers various services, such as acceptance of deposit, lending, securities retail sales and trading, securities investment, fund transfer, foreign exchange, insourcing of financial futures transactions, corporate bond trustee and custody services, trustee services, investment trust sales, securities intermediary services, and retailing of insurance products. It provides credit card services, credit finance, sales promotion, and payment collection agency services, as well as operational services, such as card issuance, invoicing cardholders, and settlement of accounts of other cards. 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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) agreed to acquire 23.96% stake, or 66.667 mil newly issued ordinary shares, in OMC Card Inc (OMC), provider of credit card services, for 240 Japanese yen ($ 2.26 US) in cash per share, or a total value of 16 bil yen ($ 150.64 mil), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently, SMFG agreed to raise its stake to 36.35% from 20.06%, acquiring 16.3% stake, or bond with warrants convertible into 54.167 mil newly issued ordinary shares in OMC.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">JAPAN - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) agreed to acquire 23.96% stake, or</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">66.667 mil newly issued ordinary shares, in OMC Card Inc (OMC), provider of credit card</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">services, for 240 Japanese yen ($ 2.26 US) in cash per share, or a total value of 16 bil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">yen ($ 150.64 mil), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently, SMFG agreed to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">raise its stake to 36.35% from 20.06%, acquiring 16.3% stake, or bond with warrants</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">convertible into 54.167 mil newly issued ordinary shares in OMC.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">JAPAN - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) agreed to acquire 23.96% stake, or 66.667 mil newly issued ordinary shares, in OMC Card Inc (OMC), provider of credit card services, for 240 Japanese</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">yen ($ 2.26 US) in cash per share, or a total value of 16 bil yen ($ 150.64 mil), in a privately negotiated transaction. 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Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company offers</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">various services, such as acceptance of deposit, lending,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">securities retail sales and trading, securities investment,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">fund transfer, foreign exchange, insourcing of financial</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">futures transactions, corporate bond trustee and custody</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">services, trustee services, investment trust sales,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">securities intermediary services, and retailing of insurance</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">products. It provides credit card services, credit finance,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">sales promotion, and payment collection agency services, as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">well as operational services, such as card issuance,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">invoicing cardholders, and settlement of accounts of other</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">cards. The company offers a range of leasing products,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">including personal computers and other information</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">technology equipment; manufacturing facilities and machine</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">tools; commercial real estate properties, such as shops,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">factories, and warehouses; and overseas facilities for</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">Japanese companies expanding abroad.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, provides banking and financial services in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company offers various services, such as acceptance of deposit, lending, securities retail sales and trading, securities investment, fund transfer, foreign exchange, insourcing of financial futures transactions, corporate bond trustee and custody services, trustee services, investment trust sales, securities intermediary services, and retailing of insurance products. It provides credit card services, credit finance, sales promotion, and payment collection agency services, as well as operational services, such as card issuance, invoicing cardholders, and settlement of accounts of other cards. 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Concurrently,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">SMFG agreed to acquire 23.96%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">stake, or 66.67 mil newly</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">issued ordinary shares, in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">OMC.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>JAPAN - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) agreed to raise its stake to 36.35% from 20.06%, acquiring bond with warrants convertible into a 16.3% stake, or 54.167 mil newly issued ordinary shares, on a fully-diluted bases, at an initial exercise price 240 yen ($ 2.26) per share, in OMC Card Inc (OMC), provider of credit card services, for 13 bil Japanese yen ($ 122.395 mil US), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently, SMFG agreed to acquire 23.96% stake, or 66.67 mil newly issued ordinary shares, in OMC.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">JAPAN - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) agreed to raise its stake to 36.35%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">from 20.06%, acquiring bond with warrants convertible into a 16.3% stake, or 54.167 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">newly issued ordinary shares, on a fully-diluted bases, at an initial exercise price 240</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">yen ($ 2.26) per share, in OMC Card Inc (OMC), provider of credit card services, for 13</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">bil Japanese yen ($ 122.395 mil US), in a privately negotiated transaction. Concurrently,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">SMFG agreed to acquire 23.96% stake, or 66.67 mil newly issued ordinary shares, in OMC.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">JAPAN - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) agreed to raise its stake to 36.35% from 20.06%, acquiring bond with warrants convertible into a 16.3% stake, or 54.167 mil newly issued ordinary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">shares, on a fully-diluted bases, at an initial exercise price 240 yen ($ 2.26) per share, in OMC Card Inc (OMC), provider of credit card services, for 13 bil Japanese yen ($ 122.395 mil US), in a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">privately negotiated transaction. 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owned subsidiaries,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">provides banking and financial</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">services in Japan.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">the company offers various</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">services, such as acceptance</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">of deposit, lending,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">securities retail sales and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">trading, securities</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">investment, fund transfer,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">foreign exchange, insourcing</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">of financial futures</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">transactions, corporate bond</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">trustee and custody services,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">trustee services, investment</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">trust sales, securities</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">intermediary services, and</sdc:value><sdc:value 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It provides credit</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="21">card services, credit finance,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="22">sales promotion, and payment</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="23">collection agency services, as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="24">well as operational services,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="25">such as card issuance,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="26">invoicing cardholders, and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="27">settlement of accounts of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="28">other cards. The company</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="29">offers a range of leasing</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="30">products, including personal</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="31">computers and other</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="32">information technology</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="33">equipment; manufacturing</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="34">facilities and machine tools;</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="35">commercial real estate</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="36">properties, such as shops,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="37">factories, and warehouses; and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="38">overseas facilities for</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="39">Japanese companies expanding</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="40">abroad.</sdc:value></sdc:g_TEST><sdc:g_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., through its wholly</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">owned subsidiaries, provides banking and financial services</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company offers</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">various services, such as acceptance of deposit, lending,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">securities retail sales and trading, securities investment,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">fund transfer, foreign exchange, insourcing of financial</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">futures transactions, corporate bond trustee and custody</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">services, trustee services, investment trust sales,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">securities intermediary services, and retailing of insurance</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">products. It provides credit card services, credit finance,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">sales promotion, and payment collection agency services, as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">well as operational services, such as car