Form 6-K

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.

TOKYO, January 27, 2015 — Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (“SMFG”, President: Koichi Miyata) hereby announces that, on January 26, 2015 (Eastern Standard Time), SMFG submitted an interim report on Form 6-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

A copy of the interim report on Form 6-K can be viewed and obtained at SMFG’s website at http://www.smfg.co.jp/english/investor/financial/annual.html or on EDGAR, the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.

This document contains a summary of SMFG’s consolidated interim financial information under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board that was disclosed in its interim report on Form 6-K submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2015. This document does not contain all of the information in the interim report on Form 6-K that may be important to you. You should read the entire interim report on Form 6-K carefully to obtain a comprehensive understanding of SMFG’s business and financial data under IFRS and related issues.

This document contains “forward-looking statements” (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of SMFG and its management with respect to SMFG’s future financial condition and results of operations. In many cases but not all, these statements contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “probability,” “risk,” “project,” “should,” “seek,” “target,” “will” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements contained or deemed to be contained herein. The risks and uncertainties which may affect future performance include: deterioration of Japanese and global economic conditions and financial markets; declines in the value of SMFG’s securities portfolio; SMFG’s ability to successfully implement its business strategy through its subsidiaries, affiliates and alliance partners; exposure to new risks as SMFG expands the scope of its business; and incurrence of significant credit-related costs. Given these and other risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. SMFG undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Please refer to SMFG’s most recent disclosure documents such as its annual report on Form 20-F and other documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as its earnings press releases, for a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties that may affect its financial conditions, its operating results, and investors’ decisions.

Note: Comparative information in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated Income Statement and Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income presented above has been restated to reflect the adoption of IFRIC Interpretation 21 “Levies.” For a more detailed explanation, please refer to “Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Significant Accounting Policies” in the interim report on Form 6-K submitted on January 26, 2015 (Eastern Standard Time).


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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

By:	/s/ Haruyuki Nagata
	Name:	Haruyuki Nagata
	Title:	General Manager, Financial Accounting Dept.


				(In millions)
	At March 31,			At September 30,
	2014			2014
Assets:
Cash and deposits with banks	¥	33,208,724		¥	36,681,124
Call loans and bills bought		1,248,235			1,194,366
Reverse repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities borrowed		4,303,121			6,238,412
Trading assets		3,557,545			4,125,359
Derivative financial instruments		4,891,382			5,602,504
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss		1,840,255			1,810,807
Investment securities		22,052,998			21,135,902
Loans and advances		81,244,982			83,904,901
Investments in associates and joint ventures		383,590			403,514
Property, plant and equipment		2,078,927			2,268,219
Intangible assets		955,746			962,989
Other assets		2,655,512			3,573,541
Current tax assets		62,783			82,659
Deferred tax assets		147,241			134,817
Total assets	¥	158,631,041		¥	168,119,114
Liabilities:
Deposits	¥	108,370,494		¥	110,207,327
Call money and bills sold		4,112,429			4,401,121
Repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent		7,041,075			9,317,913
Trading liabilities		1,865,243			2,111,598
Derivative financial instruments		4,980,991			5,818,182
Borrowings		8,463,363			10,017,198
Debt securities in issue		8,769,094			9,610,820
Provisions		225,473			177,814
Other liabilities		5,143,853			5,949,754
Current tax liabilities		94,585			103,055
Deferred tax liabilities		149,251			322,042
Total liabilities		149,215,851			158,036,824
Equity:
Capital stock		2,337,896			2,337,896
Capital surplus		862,518			862,750
Retained earnings		3,112,571			3,413,163
Other reserves		1,546,826			1,906,379
Treasury stock		(175,115	)		(175,180	)
Equity attributable to shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.		7,684,696			8,345,008
Non-controlling interests		1,730,494			1,737,282
Total equity		9,415,190			10,082,290
Total equity and liabilities	¥	158,631,041		¥	168,119,114


	For the six months ended
	September 30,
	2013		2014
Interest income	¥	859,322	¥	875,491
Interest expense		158,321		174,811
Net interest income		701,001		700,680

Fee and commission income		516,044		476,927
Fee and commission expense		72,840		69,057
Net fee and commission income		443,204		407,870

Net trading income		81,706		75,980
Net income from financial assets at fair value through profit or loss		35,369		15,502
Net investment income		225,083		201,635
Other income		167,046		157,613
Total operating income		1,653,409		1,559,280

Impairment charges (reversals) on financial assets		(1,194)		20,933
Net operating income		1,654,603		1,538,347

General and administrative expenses		764,604		790,640
Other expenses		136,468		134,142
Operating expenses		901,072		924,782

Share of post-tax profit of associates and joint ventures		11,334		12,084
Profit before tax		764,865		625,649

Income tax expense		238,187		178,783
Net profit	¥	526,678	¥	446,866

Profit attributable to:
Shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.	¥	459,009	¥	390,728
Non-controlling interests		67,669		56,138

Earnings per share:
Basic	¥	336.25	¥	285.77
Diluted		336.09		285.61


	(In millions)
	For the six months ended September 30,
	2013			2014
Net profit	¥	526,678		¥	446,866
Other comprehensive income:
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans:
Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax		78,681			90,830

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures		-			65

Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified		(28,044	)		(32,260	)
Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax		50,637			58,635

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Available-for-sale financial assets:
Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax		513,454			540,465
Reclassification adjustments for (gains) losses included in net profit, before tax		(169,105	)		(141,810	)

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations:
Gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax		118,233			76,973

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures		(14,514	)		(2,210	)

Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified		(125,957	)		(147,687	)
Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of tax		322,111			325,731

Other comprehensive income, net of tax		372,748			384,366
Total comprehensive income	¥	899,426		¥	831,232

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.	¥	801,023		¥	750,281
Non-controlling interests		98,403			80,951