Sumitomo Mitsui Financial : Notice of Convocation of the 21st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (1,567KB) (38pages)

This document has been translated from a part of the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. assumes no responsibility for this translation or for direct, indirect or any other forms of damages arising from the translation.

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Securities Code 8316

June 8, 2023

To Shareholders with Voting Rights

Jun Ohta Director President

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

NOTICE OF CONVOCATION OF

THE 21st ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Shareholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 21st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") to be held as stated below.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can exercise your voting rights by post or via the Internet. Please take the time to review the "Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders" and exercise your voting rights in accordance with the instructions on pages 3 to 4.

Particulars

1. Date and Time:10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2023 (Japan time)

2. Place:	Head Office of the Company (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Head
	Office Building) at 1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

3. Agenda of the Meeting:

Matters to be reported: (1) Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements for the 21st Fiscal Year

(from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023) and results of the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit Committee

1. Non-ConsolidatedFinancial Statements for the 21st Fiscal Year (from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023)

Proposals to be resolved:

Company Proposals

Proposal No. 1: Appropriation of Surplus

Proposal No. 2: Election of Fifteen Directors

Shareholder Proposal

Proposal No. 3: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation (Issuing and disclosing a transition plan to align lending and investment portfolios with the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degree goal requiring net zero emissions by 2050)

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Measures for Electronic Provision of Shareholders Meeting Reference Documents Format

Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations and Article 25 of the Articles of Incorporation, the Company has taken measures for electronic provision of the shareholders meeting reference documents (the "electronic provision measures matters"). Please access the following Company's website to view them.

The Company's website

https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/investor/financial/meeting.html

• In addition to the Company's website, the electronic provision measures matters are also posted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's website (Listed Company Search). Please access the following website and enter "Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group" as the issue name (company name) or "8316" as the securities code, perform a search, then select "Basic information" and then "Documents for public inspection/PR information" to view them.

Tokyo Stock Exchange's website

https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/JJK020010Action.do?Show=Show

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• If the electronic provision measures matters are corrected, a statement to that effect, the matters before correction , and the corrected items will be posted on the Company's website and on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's website.
• Among the electronic provision measures matters provided in electronic format, the following items are not included in the documents delivered to shareholders who have requested physical delivery of documents by the record date, in accordance with laws and regulations and Article 25 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company: "Matters regarding Stock Acquisition Rights, etc. of the Company," "System to Ensure Appropriate Conduct of Operations" in the Business Report, the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the Notes to the Non-Consolidated Financial Statements.

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【Guidance on the Exercise of Voting Rights】

Exercise of Voting Rights via the Internet

Voting Deadline: No later than 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 (Japan time)

Please log-in to the website managed by our share register agent and indicate your approval or disapproval for each proposal no later than the above voting deadline, following the instructions on the screen.

• If you vote more than once via the Internet, your last vote will be treated as effective.
• If you vote both by post and via the Internet, your vote via the Internet will be treated as effective.
• The above voting website is available in Japanese only.

For log-in instructions, please see page 4.

Please be advised that there are system constraints for security purposes. For further information, please contact Web Support at the telephone number below.

Inquiries regarding Exercise of Voting Rights via the Internet:

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Stock Transfer Agency Web Support

Phone: [phone] (toll free within Japan)

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Japan time)

【The Electronic Voting Platform for Institutional Investors】

The Electronic Voting Platform, operated by ICJ, Inc., is available for institutional investors that have applied in advance to use the platform.

Exercise of Voting Rights by Post

Voting Deadline: Voting Rights Exercise Form must reach our share register agent no later than 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 (Japan time).

Please indicate your approval or disapproval of each proposal on the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form and return it by post to reach our share register agent no later than the above voting deadline.

If a form is submitted without indicating approval/disapproval for individual proposals, it will be considered to be approving the company proposals and disapproving the shareholder proposal.

For details, please see page 4.

• If you attend the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in person, please present the enclosed Attendance Sheet at the reception desk without detaching the Voting Rights Exercise Form on arrival at the meeting.

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Exercise of Voting Rights via the Internet

How to log-in via QR Code

1. Please scan the enclosed "Login QR Code for General Shareholders Meeting Portal Site" printed on the Voting Rights Exercise Form.
2. Please select the "Exercise Voting Rights" button on the top page of the "General Shareholders Meeting Portal Site."

Note: If you change the content of the vote after exercising your voting right, you will be required to enter the "Login ID / Login ID for General Shareholders Meeting Portal Site" and password printed on the Voting Rights Exercise Form.

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How to log-in using Login ID and Password

1. Please access the following website and enter the "Login ID / Login ID for General Shareholders Meeting Portal Site" and password printed on the Voting Rights Exercise Form.
   https://www.soukai-portal.net
2. Please select the "Exercise Voting Rights" button on the top page of the "General Shareholders Meeting Portal Site."

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Follow the on-screen instructions to indicate your approval or disapproval for proposals.

• You can exercise your voting right by accessing the following voting website and entering the "Login ID / Login ID for General Shareholders Meeting Portal Site" and password.
  https://www.web54.net/

Exercise of Voting Rights by Post

Please indicate your approval or disapproval of each proposal on the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form and return it by post. You can use the enclosed personal information security sticker. If a form is submitted without indicating approval/disapproval for individual proposals, it will be considered to be approving the company proposals and disapproving the shareholder proposal.

As to Proposal No. 2, if you wish to express a differing opinion on one or more of the candidates, enter the number of the candidate.

Proposal No. 3 is a proposal made by certain shareholders. The Board of Directors opposes this proposal. For details, please see pages 35 to 37.

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【Sending Questions and Opinions in Advance and Viewing Simultaneous Broadcast】

The dedicated website below is available in Japanese only.

log-in to the dedicated website>

Please access the following dedicated website and enter the shareholder number and postal code printed on the

Voting Rights Exercise Form.
➢ Dedicated website	https://smfg-soukai.live/
[Recommended system environment]
(Windows environment)	(Macintosh environment)
Microsoft Edge	Safari
(Chromium)	Google Chrome
Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
(iPhone/iPad environment)	(Android environment)
Safari	Google Chrome
	Mozilla Firefox

No later than Friday, June 23, 2023

1. Enter your question/opinion in the text box on the screen after logging in.
2. Press "Send."

Notes:

• Each person is allowed to submit only one question/opinion.
• Enter your question/opinion concisely.
• We plan to explain the Company's position and other matters at the General Meeting of Shareholders regarding mainly matters in which shareholders are believed to be highly interested among the questions/opinions you sent. In addition, the Company's position and other information will be posted on the Company's website after the close of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
• Please note that we do not give explanations to and contact shareholders individually.

10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2023

Press "Start view" on the screen after logging in.

Notes:

• During simultaneous broadcast, you cannot exercise voting rights or ask questions, among other things.
• Please note that video and audio may delay in comparison with what is going on at the general shareholders meeting, and problems may occur depending on the equipment you are using and the network environment you are in.

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