[Form 3] SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

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SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. director and deputy president Kudo Teiko filed an initial ownership report showing direct holdings of 95,631 shares of Common Stock and a stock option tied to 20,400 shares of Common Stock.

The stock option has an exercise price of ¥1 per share. It becomes exercisable starting on the date the holder ceases to serve as a director, corporate auditor or executive officer and remains exercisable until 20 years after that start date.

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kudo Teiko

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1-2, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME

(Street)

CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-0005

(City) (State) (Zip)

JAPAN

(Country)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/18/2026

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. [ SMFG ]

3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
[TYO:8316]

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Deputy President and Corp. EO

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	95,631	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	20,400	(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The exercisable period commences on the date the holder ceases to serve as a director, corporate auditor or executive officer (the "Start of Exercise Date") and ends on the date that is 20 years after the Start of Exercise Date.

2. The exercise price for each stock option is (Y)1 (1 Japanese yen).

Remarks:

Exhibit 24

	/s/ Masahiro Hokura, attorney-in-fact for Teiko Kudo	03/18/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26)