Trend Micro Board Approves Increase of Cash Dividend in the end of fiscal year in December 2006

TOKYO, Feb. 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trend Micro (TSE:4704)(NASDAQ:TMIC) announced today that year-end cash dividends per share would be increased as follows. The effecting of the election is conditional on the agenda item being approved at the 18th ordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 27, 2007.

1. Reason for an increase of cash dividends

We intend to continue to return profits to shareholders based on our net profits on a consolidated basis while striving to enhance financial strength and secure inner reserves in order to deal with the significantly changing business environment and maintain a competitive edge against competitors.

Since the previous dividend distribution, our basic policy on dividends has been set as 40% excluding the effect of stock option compensation expenses. We plan to pay a year-end dividend on the basis of a dividend ratio of 50% excluding the effect of stock option compensation expenses.

2. Revised dividends for the Year ending December 2006 (January 1 to December 31, 2006)

                   Year-end dividends  Basic dividend policy  Rate of Change
  Year of 2006
   (December 31, 2006)   84 yen          Approximately 50%        +50%


  Appendix
                   Year-end dividends  Basic dividend policy
  Year of 2005
   (December 31, 2005)   56 yen          Approximately 40%
  Year of 2004
   (December 31, 2004)   36 yen          Approximately 30%


DATASOURCE: Trend Micro



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