Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) corrects operating lease payments in interim results

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. filed an amended Form 6-K to correct a disclosure in its interim consolidated Japanese GAAP financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2024. The correction updates the table of future minimum lease payments on non-cancelable operating leases. As amended, amounts due after 1 year increased to ¥251,467 million as of March 31, 2024 and ¥240,308 million as of September 30, 2024. Total future minimum lease payments are now shown as ¥288,553 million at March 31, 2024 and ¥278,024 million at September 30, 2024. The amendment is limited to this lease note correction and is incorporated by reference into the company’s Form F-3 prospectus.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K/A

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2025

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)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-276219) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

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.
By:		/s/ Kazuyuki Anchi
		Name:		Kazuyuki Anchi
		Title:		Senior Managing Executive Officer  Group Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 4, 2025

Information furnished on this form:

Correction to the Interim Consolidated Japanese GAAP Financial Statements of Sumitomo Mitsui

Financial Group, Inc. as of and for the six months ended September 30, 2024

The registrant is furnishing this amendment for the purpose of correcting its report on Form 6-K that was originally furnished to the SEC on December 5, 2024 (the “Original 6-K”), to correct the following disclosure under “(Notes to lease transactions) 2. Operating leases.” The corrected portions have been underlined. Except as set forth below, no amendments to the Original 6-K are being made hereby.

(Excerpt from the Original 6-K prior to correction)

(1) Lessee side

Future minimum lease payments on operating leases which were not cancelable were as follows:

		Millions of yen
		March 31, 2024				September 30, 2024
Due within 1 year		¥	37,086			¥	37,716
Due after 1 year			184,207				173,047
Total		¥	221,293			¥	210,764

(Excerpt from the Original 6-K as amended hereby)

(1) Lessee side

Future minimum lease payments on operating leases which were not cancelable were as follows:

		Millions of yen
		March 31, 2024				September 30, 2024
Due within 1 year		¥	37,086			¥	37,716
Due after 1 year			251,467				240,308
Total		¥	288,553			¥	278,024

(End of Corrections)

FAQ

What did Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) change in this Form 6-K/A?

The company corrected a disclosure in its interim consolidated Japanese GAAP financial statements, specifically the table of future minimum lease payments for non-cancelable operating leases under “(Notes to lease transactions) 2. Operating leases.”

Which periods are affected by SMFG’s corrected lease payment figures?

The correction applies to future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 in the interim consolidated Japanese GAAP financial statements.

What are SMFG’s corrected total future minimum operating lease payments?

The corrected totals for non-cancelable operating leases are ¥288,553 million as of March 31, 2024 and ¥278,024 million as of September 30, 2024.

How did SMFG’s amounts due after 1 year on operating leases change?

Amounts due after 1 year on non-cancelable operating leases are now shown as ¥251,467 million at March 31, 2024 and ¥240,308 million at September 30, 2024, replacing the lower figures in the original report.

Does this SMFG Form 6-K/A change anything besides the lease note?

No. The amendment states that, except for the corrected disclosure under “(Notes to lease transactions) 2. Operating leases,” no other amendments to the original Form 6-K are being made.

How is this SMFG Form 6-K/A used in relation to its Form F-3 registration statement?

This report is deemed incorporated by reference into the prospectus forming part of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.’s Form F-3 registration statement (File No. 333-276219) and becomes part of that prospectus from the date it is furnished.