Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. in connection with its global offering of ¥1 trillion (approximately US$11.14 billion, assuming that the domestic overallotment is exercised in full) in common stock. The offering was split into an international offering and a domestic offering in Japan. The joint lead managers for the international offering were Goldman Sachs International, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Barclays Bank PLC. Shares in the international offering were placed under Rule 144A and Regulation S.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. is one of the largest financial institutions in the world in terms of assets.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Theodore A. Paradise, counsel Michael T. Dunn, associates Hiroshi Sugiyama, Lindsey Finch, Daniel E. Newman, C. Wallace DeWitt, Shinichi Yuhara, legal assistants Nozomi Kameyama and Yuko Ema, all of the Tokyo office, and associate Jesse Gillespie of the Menlo Park office. Partner John D. Paton and associate Kent Heggerud of the London office provided tax advice. Associate Catherine L. Martin of the New York office provided '40 Act advice.