Expecting Record-High Sales and Profits for the FY 2005 with Operating Profit of 96 Billion yen and Net Income of 50 Billion yen, and Increasing Dividends per Share to 11 yen

Notes
1) Consolidated financial information is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
2) The translation of Japanese yen amounts into US dollar amounts is included solely for convenience and has been made for fiscal 2005 at the rate of 110 yen to $1, the approximate rate of exchange at September 30, 2004.
3) Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliated companies:
September 30, 2004: 684 million yen
September 30, 2003: (598) million yen
March 31, 2004:247 million yen
4) The numbers of average common shares outstanding were as follows:
September 30, 2004: 992,006,036
September 30, 2003: 992,484,365
March 31, 2004:992,483,580
5) Accounting policies were not changed.
6) Net income per share above is based on the provisions of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No.128, "Earnings per share."
7) Operating profit stated above is the sum of segment profit (net sales less cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses). It conforms to Japanese accounting principles, and does not represent consolidated operating profit under U.S.GAAP.

Notes
1) Forecast of net income per share (basic): 50.44 yen
2) Refer to "Management Performance and Financial Conditions" for preconditions of the projections for fiscal year 2005 above and other related issues.