JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL : Second Quarter Financial Results Ended September 30, 2016 For the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017 (Non-Consolidated)

October 24, 2016

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Scheduled Date of Filing Quarterly Securities Report Beginning of Dividend Payment

Availability of Supplementary Briefing Material on Quarterly Results

Schedule of Quarterly Results Briefing Session

: 4973

: http://www.netjpc.com

: Tokyo Stock Exchange-First Section

: 3-10-18 Kitamachi, Nerima-ku, Tokyo Japan

: Shigeki Shimizu, President

: Tomoyuki Kojima, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division / Tel +81-3-3550-1048

: November 7, 2016

: December 1, 2016

: Available

: Scheduled (For institutional investors and analysts)

(Amounts less than one million yen have been disregarded)

1. Financial Results for the Fiscal 2017 Second Quarter (April 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016)

2. Results of Operations

   Basic earnings per share	Diluted earnings per share
   Six months ended September 30, 2016 Six months ended September 30, 2015	(yen) 53.87 66.21	(yen) 53.57 65.87

3. Financial Condition

4. 	Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Net Income
   Six months ended September 30, 2016	(million yen)	(%)	(million yen)	(%)	(million yen)	(%)	(million yen)	(%)
   	3,855	(16.3)	369	(28.8)	426	(24.6)	311	(19.3)
   Six months ended September 30, 2015	4,605	(9.4)	518	(13.1)	564	(10.5)	386	(8.6)

   (Percentages represent year on year changes over the same period last year)

   	Total Assets	Net Assets	Equity Ratio
   September 30, 2016	(million yen)	(million yen)	(%)
   	9,394	8,293	87.6
   March 31, 2016	9,619	8,494	87.6

   (Reference) Equity September 30, 2016: 8,230 million yen March 31, 2016: 8,430 million yen

5. Dividend Positions

   	Annual Dividend Per Share
   	June 30	Sept. 30	Dec. 31	Year-End	Total
   Year ended March 31, 2016	(yen) -	(yen) 40.00	(yen) -	(yen) 40.00	(yen) 80.00
   Year ending March 31, 2017	-	40.00
   Year ending March 31, 2017 (Forecast)	-	40.00	80.00

   (Note) Revision of dividend projection from recently announced figures: No

6. Financial Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017 (April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017)

7. (Percentages represent year on year changes over the same period last year)

   	Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Net Income		Basic earnings per share
   Year ending March 31, 2017	(million yen) 8,200	(%) (2.7)	(million yen) 860	(%) (10.2)	(million yen) 960	(%) (8.4)	(million yen) 690	(%) (2.6)	(yen) 120.62

   (Note) Revision of financial forecast from recently announced figures: No

   Matters of Note

8. Adoption of accounting policies specific to the preparation of quarterly financial statements: No

9. Changes in significant accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and/or restatements

10. Changes in accounting policies associated with changes in accounting standards: Yes

11. Any changes other than 1. above: No

12. Changes in accounting estimates: No

13. Restatements: No

    September 30, 2016	6,317,200 shares	March 31, 2016	6,317,200 shares
    September 30, 2016	596,800 shares	March 31, 2016	476,000 shares
    Six months ended September 30, 2016	5,786,184 shares	Six months ended September 30, 2015	5,836,394 shares

14. Number of shares outstanding (Ordinary shares)

15. Number of shares outstanding at the end of term (including treasury stocks)

16. Number of treasury stocks at the end of term

17. Average number of shares during the term

18. Remarks

    Presentation Regarding the Implementation Status of the Quarterly Review

    These quarterly financial results are prepared outside the quarterly review required under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. As such, the quarterly review on the quarterly financial statements has been in practice at the time of the disclosure of these quarterly financial results.

    Explanation about Appropriate Use of Financial Forecast and Other Special Notes

    • While statements in these reports regarding financial forecasts and other future events are evaluations made based upon the information available at the time these reports were prepared and believed to be reasonable, they contain risk items and uncertainties. Accordingly actual results may vary significantly from the forecast results stated here for a number of factors.

    • Quarterly Results Briefing Session for institutional investors and analysts is scheduled on October 26, 2016 (Wednesday). Financial

    Report for the 2nd Quarter Ended September 30, 2016 is available on the Company's website.

    Table of Contents of Appendix

19. Qualitative Information on Quarterly Financial Statements 2

20. Operations Explanation 2

21. ) Financial Position Explanation 2

22. Issues Related to Summary Information (Matters of Note) 3

    (1) Changes in Significant Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and/or Restatements 3

23. Financial Statements, etc. 4

25. Balance Sheet 4

26. Profit & Loss Statement 5

27. Cash Flows 6

28. Notes on Financial Statements, etc. 7

(Notes on Going Concern Assumption) 7

(Notes in Case of Large Changes in Shareholders' Equity) 7

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