Kyowa Hakko Kirin Revises Forecasts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Listed Company Name: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
Representative: Nobuo Hanai, President and CEO (Code no.: 4151, First Section of TSE)
Inquiries: Shigeru Morotomi, Executive Officer Corporate Communications Department Media Contact: +81-3-3282-1903
Investor Contact: +81-3-3282-0009

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Revises Forecasts Tokyo, July 24, 2015 - In view of recent business performance trends, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Hakko Kirin, TSE: 4151) has revised its forecasts for interim and full-year results, previously announced on January 30, 2015, as follows:

Revised forecasts

Revised forecasts of consolidated results for the interim period of fiscal 2015 (January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015)

Millions of yen

Net

sales

Operating income

Ordinary income

Net

income

Net income per share (¥)

Previous forecasts (A)

172,000

16,500

-

-

-

Revised forecasts (B)

178,800

22,400

-

-

-

Change in forecasts

(B-A)

6,800

5,900

-

-

-

Percentage change

4.0

35.8

-

-

-

Reference: Results for the interim period of

the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2014

161,899

18,411

16,865

9,185

16.78

Revised forecasts of consolidated results for fiscal 2015 (January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015)

Millions of yen

Net

sales

Operating income

Ordinary income

Net

income

Net income per share (¥)

Previous forecasts (A)

354,000

41,500

34,000

18,500

33.80

Revised forecasts (B)

360,000

47,000

41,000

26,000

47.51

Change in forecasts

(B-A)

6,000

5,500

7,000

7,500

-

Percentage change

1.7

13.3

20.6

40.5

-

Reference: Results for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2014

333,446

36,173

29,511

15,898

29.05

Reasons for the forecast revisions:

In the consolidated results for the interim period, sales and operating income in the Pharmaceuticals business are higher than the initial plan. In addition, the share of loss of entities accounted for using the equity method and the income tax rate are expected to decline, influencing net income for the full year. In light of these trends, forecasts for consolidated interim and full year results have been revised upwards.

The above forecasts are based on currently available information and on certain assumptions deemed to be reasonable. Actual results may differ substantially due to a wide variety of reasons.

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