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RNS Number : 7031B  SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited  05 June 2023

PRE-STABILISATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Date: 05 June 2023

Not for the distribution, directly or indirectly in or into the United States
or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Pre - Stabilisation Notice

SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited ("SMBC Nikko") (contact: Stephen Apted, +44
20 4507 5017) hereby gives notice, as Stabilisation Coordinator that the
Stabilising Manager(s) named below may stabilise the offer of the following
securities in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052
under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014) and the UK FCA Stabilisation
Binding Technical Standards.

 The Securities:
 Issuer:                                                                    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
 Guarantor(s) (if any):                                                     N/A
 Aggregate nominal amount:                                                  EUR 600mn
 Description:                                                               EUR Notes due 600mn

                                                                            Senior,

                                                                            Governed by English law

                                                                            Listing: Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Euro MTF

                                                                            ISIN: XS2629485447

 Offer price:                                                               100 per cent
 Other offer terms:                                                         Denoms: EUR 100,000 + 1,000

                                                                            Optional redemption at Par
 Stabilisation:
 Stabilising Manager(s):                                                    SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited

100 Liverpool Street

London EC2M 2AT

                                                                            (Stabilisation Coordinator)

                                                                            Goldman Sachs International

Barclays Bank PLC

HSBC Bank plc

BNP Paribas
 Stabilisation Period expected to start on:                                 5 June 2023
 Stabilisation period expected to end no later than:                        The earlier of 30 calendar days after the issue date of the securities and no
                                                                            later than 60 days after the date of the allotment of the securities.
 Existence, maximum size and conditions of use of over-allotment facility:  The Stabilising Manager(s) may over-allot the securities to the extent
                                                                            permitted in accordance with applicable law.
 Stabilisation trading venue:                                               Listing venue

 

In connection with the offer of the above securities, the Stabilising
Manager(s) may over-allot the securities or effect transactions with a view to
supporting the market price of the securities at a level higher than that
which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the
Stabilising Manager(s) will take any stabilisation action and any
stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time, but must end no
later than the earlier of 30 days after the issue date of the securities and
60 days after the date of the allotment of the securities. Any stabilisation
action or over-allotment shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable
laws and rules.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an
invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or
dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into
the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such distribution would
be unlawful.

This announcement and the offer of the securities to which it relates are only
addressed to and directed at persons outside the United Kingdom ("UK") and
persons in the UK who have professional experience in matters related to
investments or who are high net worth persons within article 12(5) of the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and
must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the UK.

In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in,
or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member
State before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities
which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus  Regulation") (or
which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and
notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with
the Prospectus Regulation), this announcement and the offer are only addressed
to and directed at persons in that Member State who are qualified investors
within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation (or who are other persons to
whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied
on by other persons in that Member State.

If and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer
of the securities to which it relates is made in, the UK before the
publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been
approved by the competent authority in the UK in accordance with the
Prospectus Regulation, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the
European Union Withdrawal Act 2018 (the "UK Prospectus  Regulation"), this
announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in
the UK who are qualified investors within the meaning of the UK Prospectus
Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be
addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the UK.

Singapore SFA Product Classification: The Issuer has determined, and hereby
notifies all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A(1) of the Securities
and Futures Act (Chapter 289 of Singapore) (the "SFA"), that the securities
are 'prescribed capital markets products' (as defined in the Securities and
Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018).

This communication does not constitute any offering of the securities
referenced or any securities in Japan. The securities referenced have not been
and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of
Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended, the "FIEA") and, accordingly, such
securities referenced will not be offered or sold directly or indirectly, in
Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan or to others for
re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to any resident of
Japan except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of,
and otherwise in compliance with the FIEA and other relevant laws and
regulations of Japan. As used in this paragraph, "resident of Japan" means any
person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organised
under the laws of Japan.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United
States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. There
will be no public offer of securities in the United States.

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