Consolidated Financial Results Bulletin for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017 (J-GAAP) Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

April 28, 2017

Securities code:

9531

Stock listings:

(URL http://www.tokyo-gas.co.jp/IR/english/index.html)

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nagoya Stock Exchange

Representative:

Mr. Michiaki HIROSE, President

Contact:

Mr. Masami Adachi, General Manager,

Location of head office: Tokyo

Consolidated Settlements Group

General shareholders' meeting schedule:

June 29, 2017

Scheduled date of the filing of securities report:

June 29, 2017

Scheduled date of the start of dividend payments:

June 30, 2017

Preparation of earnings presentation material (yes/no):

Yes

Holding of earnings announcement (yes/no):

Yes (for institutional investors)

(Amounts are rounded down to the nearest million yen)

  1. Consolidated Performance for FY2016 ended March 31, 2017 (from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017)

    (Unit: million yen)

  2. Consolidated Business Performance (% of change from the corresponding period of previous year)

    Net sales

    Operating profit

    Ordinary profit

    Profit attributable to owners of parent

    FY2016 ended Mar. 31, 2017

    1,587,085

    -15.8%

    58,365

    -69.6%

    55,688

    -70.5%

    53,134

    -52.5%

    FY2015 ended Mar. 31, 2016

    1,884,656

    -17.8%

    192,008

    11.8%

    188,809

    12.3%

    111,936

    16.8%

    Note: Total comprehensive income

    FY2016 ended March 31, 2017: 70,835 million yen (-21.2%) FY2015 ended March 31, 2016: 89,874 million yen (-28.6%)

    Net profit per share

    Diluted net profit per share

    Ratio of net profit to

    shareholders' equity

    Ratio of ordinary profit to total assets

    Ratio of operating profit to net

    sales

    FY2016 ended Mar. 31, 2017

    23.02 yen

    -

    4.8%

    2.5%

    3.7%

    FY2015 ended Mar. 31, 2016

    46.68 yen

    -

    10.3%

    8.4%

    10.2%

    Reference: Profit or loss on investment accounted for by equity method

    FY2016 ended March 31, 2017: 3,583 million yen FY2015 ended March 31, 2016: 2,122 million yen

    Total assets

    Total net assets

    Equity ratio

    Net assets per share

    As of Mar. 31, 2017

    2,230,269

    1,112,807

    49.4%

    479.74 yen

    As of Mar. 31, 2016

    2,251,518

    1,115,172

    48.9%

    460.35 yen

  3. Consolidated Financial Position

    Reference: Shareholders' equity

    As of March 31, 2017: 1,101,498 million yen As of March 31, 2016: 1,100,271 million yen

  4. Consolidated Cash Flows

  5. (Unit: million yen)

    (Unit: million yen)

    Cash flows from operating activities

    Cash flows from investing activities

    Cash flows from financing activities

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

    FY2016 ended Mar. 31, 2017

    238,734

    (204,873)

    (70,899)

    132,566

    FY2015 ended Mar. 31, 2016

    354,658

    (236,406)

    (75,418)

    170,102

  6. Dividend

    Dividend per share (Unit: yen)

    Total dividend payments (Full-year)

    (Unit: million yen)

    Payout ratio (Consolidated)

    Dividend on equity

    (Consolidated)

    End of 1Q

    End of 2Q

    End of 3Q

    End of 4Q

    Full- year

    FY2015 ended Mar. 31, 2016

    -

    5.00

    -

    6.00

    11.00

    26,291

    23.6%

    2.4%

    FY2016 ended Mar. 31, 2017

    -

    5.50

    -

    5.50

    11.00

    25,256

    47.8%

    2.3%

    FY2017 ending

    Mar. 31, 2018 (Forecast)

    -

    5.50

    -

    27.50

    -

    45.7%

    *Since the Company plans to carry out a share consolidation at a ratio of 5 common shares to 1 effective October 1, 2017, the dividend per share at end of 4Q of FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 (forecast) indicates the amount after taking into consideration the impact of the share consolidation, and the total full-year dividend is shown as "-". Without taking into consideration the share consolidation, the dividend per share at end of 4Q of FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 (forecast) will be 5.50 yen, and the full-year dividend per share will be 11.00 yen. Please see "Explanation related to appropriate use of results forecasts and other items warranting special mention" for details.

  7. Consolidated Results Forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 (April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018)
  8. (Unit: million yen) (% of change from the corresponding period of previous year)

    Net sales

    Operating profit

    Ordinary profit

    Net profit attributable to owners of parent

    Net profit per share

    Full-year

    1,813,000

    14.2%

    82,000

    40.5%

    75,000

    34.7%

    55,000

    3.5%

    120.23 yen

    *Net profit per share of the consolidated results forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 takes into consideration the impact of the share consolidation. Please refer to "Explanation related to appropriate use of results forecasts and other items warranting special mention" for details.

    *Notes

    1. Significant changes in consolidated subsidiaries (changes in specified subsidiaries resulting in change of scope of consolidation during the quarter) (yes/no): No

      Reference: Scope of consolidation and application of equity method

      Number of consolidated subsidiaries: 68 (Increased by 7 companies and decreased by 6 companies) Number of subsidiaries and affiliates accounted for by equity method: 8 (Increased by 1 company)

    2. Change in accounting policies or estimates and retrospective restatements

    3. Change in accounting policies in accordance with revision of accounting standards: Yes

    4. Change in accounting policies other than item 1) above: No

    5. Change in accounting estimates: No

    6. Retrospective restatements: No

      Note: Please see page 17 of the Attachment, "(5) Notes on consolidated financial statements: 2) Change in accounting policies or estimates and retrospective restatements" for details.

    7. Number of issued shares (common stock)

    8. (Unit: share)

      1) Number of issued shares at end of period (including treasury stock):

      Mar. 31, 2017

      2,302,856,295

      Mar. 31, 2016

      2,396,778,295

      2) Number of shares of treasury stock at end of period:

      Mar. 31, 2017

      6,826,541

      Mar. 31, 2016

      6,700,416

      3) Average number of shares during period:

      Apr. 2016- Mar. 2017

      2,308,373,092

      Apr. 2015- Mar. 2016

      2,398,002,800

      (Reference)

      1. Non-Consolidated Business Results for FY2016 ended March 31, 2017 (April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017)
      2. Non-Consolidated Business Performance

        (Unit: million yen)

        (% of change from the corresponding period of previous year)

        Net sales

        Operating profit

        Ordinary profit

        Net profit

        FY2016 ended Mar. 31, 2017

        1,408,452

        -16.0%

        29,486

        -81.0%

        37,034

        -77.4%

        68,777

        -26.5%

        FY2015 ended Mar. 31, 2016

        1,677,345

        -19.5%

        155,028

        22.9%

        164,052

        17.1%

        93,566

        -9.9%

        Net profit per share

        Diluted net profit per share

        FY2016 ended Mar. 31, 2017

        29.79 yen

        -

        FY2015 ended Mar. 31, 2016

        39.02 yen

        -

        Total assets

        Total net assets

        Equity ratio

        Net assets per share

        As of Mar. 31, 2017

        1,847,788

        842,515

        45.6%

        366.94 yen

        As of Mar. 31, 2016

        1,810,657

        840,020

        46.4%

        351.46 yen

      3. Non-Consolidated Financial Position

      4. Reference: Shareholders' equity

        As of Mar. 31, 2017: 842,515 million yen As of Mar. 31, 2016: 840,020 million yen

        (Unit: million yen)

      5. Non-Consolidated Results Forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 (April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018)
      6. (Unit: million yen) (% of change from the corresponding period of previous year)

        Net sales

        Operating profit

        Ordinary profit

        Net profit

        Net profit per share

        Full-year

        1,606,000

        14.0%

        53,000

        79.7%

        53,000

        43.1%

        39,000

        -43.3%

        85.25 yen

        *Net profit per share of the non-consolidated results forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 takes into consideration the impact of the share consolidation. Please refer to "Explanation related to appropriate use of results forecasts and other items warranting special mention" for details.

        *Auditing procedures do not apply to the Consolidated Financial Results Bulletins.

        * Explanation related to appropriate use of results forecasts and other items warranting special mention

        1. The above forecasts are based on the information available at the time this report was prepared, and Tokyo Gas makes no guarantee that these figures will be achieved. Actual results may differ from these forecasts for a variety of reasons. Please see page 6 of the Attachment "1. Overview of Business Performance, etc.: (2) Future outlook" for matters concerning the above forecasts.

        2. The Company resolved at its board meeting on January 31, 2017 to submit the matter of share consolidation to the 217th annual shareholders meeting to be held on June 29, 2017, and plans to consolidate its common shares at a rate of 5 shares to 1 effective October 1, 2017 subject to approval at the annual shareholders meeting. The consolidated results forecast, non-consolidated results forecast, and dividend forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 converted to the basis before taking the share consolidation into consideration are as follows:

          • Consolidated results forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 Net income per share: 24.05 yen

          • Non-consolidated results forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 Net income per share: 17.05 yen

          • Dividend forecast for FY2017 ending March 31, 2018 Dividend per share: 11.00 yen

        3. The information related to this Financial Results will be posted on the Web site of the Company.

        4. Contents of Attachment
          1. Overview of Business Performance, etc. 2
          2. Overview of business performance and financial position of FY2016 2

          3. Future outlook 6

          4. Group Companies 7
          5. Basic Concept Regarding Selection of Accounting Standards 8
          6. Consolidated Financial Statements and Main Notes 9
          7. Consolidated balance sheets 9

          8. Consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income 11

            (Consolidated statement of income) 11

            (Consolidated statement of comprehensive income) 12

          9. Consolidated statements of changes in net assets 13

          10. Consolidated statements of cash flows 15

          11. Notes on consolidated financial statements 17

          12. (Note on going concerns' premise) 17

          13. (Change in accounting policies or estimates and retrospective restatements) 17

          14. (Segment information, etc.) 17

          15. (Per share information) 20

          16. (Material subsequent events) 20

          17. Non-Consolidated Financial Statements 21
          18. Balance sheets 21

          19. Statements of income 23

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