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Consolidated Business Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 (U.S. GAAP)

Komatsu Ltd. (President & CEO: Kunio Noji) announced today its business results for FY2008 ended March 31, 2009.


1. Sales and profits (For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008)


(Note)
The translation of Japanese yen amounts into US dollar amounts is included solely for convenience and has been made for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 at the rate of ¥99 to $1, the approximate rate of exchange at March 31, 2009.


2. Review of two business segments


Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment

Demand in European markets began declining in the first quarter, while that in Japan and North America remained slack. Demand in China and other emerging economies began plunging as affected by the global financial crisis and drastic fall of commodity prices. As a result, sales of this segment decreased 14.9% from the previous year, and segment profit, 43.2%.


Industrial Machinery and Others

While sales of this segment advanced 39.4% from the previous year, mainly reflecting the addition of Komatsu NTC as a consolidated subsidiary, segment profit declined 35.4% due to a sharp drop in sales of presses and machine tools as affected by rapidly receding capital investment against the backdrop of economic recession.


3. Cash dividends

Year-end cash dividends : 18 yen per share.
Annual dividends : 40 yen per share including interim dividends of 22 yen per share.
(To be proposed to the 140th ordinary general meeting of shareholders.)




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2009/04/27

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