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 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2020
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)
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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.
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| By: |
/s/ Masahiko Tsutsui | |
| Name: Masahiko Tsutsui | ||
| Title: General Manager, Financial Accounting Dept. | ||
Date: June 29, 2020
[NEWS RELEASE]
June 29, 2020
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited Re-registration as PLC and name change
TOKYO, June 29, 2020 — Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (President and Group CEO: Jun Ohta) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”, President and CEO: Makoto Takashima) are pleased to announce that, as part of the reconfiguration of our business operations in Europe in connection with the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, a resolution has been adopted in the evening of 26th June (JST) for consolidated subsidiary Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited (SMBCE, “the Bank”, CEO: Keiichiro Nakamura) to re-register as an English public limited company, and at the same time change its name, as detailed below.
As a result of the re-registration, the Bank will be able to diversify SMBC Group’s funding sources. The Bank will continue to offer reliable banking services as a hub for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, in close coordination with SMBC Bank EU AG (SMBC’s wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Germany).
| 1. | Overview of SMBCE |
(1) Full legal name: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited
(2) Chief Executive Officer: Keiichiro Nakamura
(3) Head office: 99 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4EH, United Kingdom
(4) Type of business: Financial services
(5) Capital stock: USD3.2bn
(6) Type of company: Private Limited Company (Ltd)
| 2. | Type of Company Following Re-registration |
Public Limited Company (plc)
| 3. | New Company Name |
SMBC Bank International plc
| 4. | Date of Re-registration and Name Change |
On or around 5 October 2020 (subject to completion of all required procedures)
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