Business performance forecasts for the term ending March 2010 in the graphs below are those released in February 2010. Please be aware that actual business results may differ from the forecasts.

With effect from FY2005, differeces arising from changes in actuarial assumptions employed in pension accounting have been charged to operating expenses.

For the term to March 2001 the Company posted a ¥100 million net loss, due to lump-sum amortization of retirement benefit obligations.

For the term to March 2002 the Company posted a ¥964 million net loss, which is mainly attributable to amortization of net transition obligations on retirement benefits and losses on valuation of investment securities

With effect from FY2005, differeces arising from changes in actuarial assumptions employed in pension accounting have been charged to operating expenses

Negative figures represent net loss as a percentage of shareholders' equity, which are shown solely for readers' convenience.

With effect from FY2005, differeces arising from changes in actuarial assumptions employed in pension accounting have been charged to operating expenses.

Negative figures represent operating loss as a percentage of total assets, which are shown solely for readers' convenience.

With effect from FY2005, differeces arising from changes in actuarial assumptions employed in pension accounting have been charged to operating expenses.

For fiscal 2005 and after , R&D expenses are written with a basis of prior to amortization of differences in actuarial value.