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August 7, 2023

Summary of Consolidated Financial Results

for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited)

Name of Company Listed:

Stock Exchange Listings:

Code Number:

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Representative:

Person in Charge of Contact:

Planned date of Financial Report submission:

Planned date of the commencement of dividend payments:

Availability of support documentation:

Holding of financial result briefing:

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Tokyo 3863

https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/english/

Toru Nozawa, President

Hiromichi Matoba, General Manager of Accounting & Budgeting Dept. TEL +81-(0)3-6665-1111

August 10, 2023

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Yes

Yes (for institutional investors and investment analysts)

(Amounts indicated are displayed with amounts of less than one million yen rounded off.)

1. Consolidated Financial Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 2023 (April 1, 2023-June 30, 2023)

  1. Consolidated Results of Operations

(The percentages indicate the percentage increase or decrease compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.)

Net sales

Operating income

Ordinary income

Profit attributable to

owners of parent

Millions of yen

%

Millions of yen

%

Millions of yen

%

Millions of yen

%

Three months ended

287,424

8.6

812

-

362

-70.5

-5,267

-

June 30, 2023

Three months ended

264,773

5.7

-2,924

-

1,227

-65.3

-8,197

-

June 30, 2022

Note: Comprehensive income

Three months ended June 30, 2023

7,153 million yen

(-71.1 %)

Three months ended June 30, 2022

24,796 million yen

(64.2 %)

Net income per share

Net income per share

after adjusting for dilution

Yen

Yen

Three months ended

-45.63

-

June 30, 2023

Three months ended

-70.95

-

June 30, 2022

(2) Consolidated Financial Status

Total assets

Net assets

Equity ratio

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

%

As of June 30, 2023

1,648,456

420,654

24.2

As of March 31, 2023

1,666,542

415,200

23.7

Reference: Shareholders' equity

As of June 30, 2023

398,585 million yen

As of March 31, 2023

394,653 million yen

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2. Dividend Status

Dividends per share

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

End of

Annual

end

end

end

fiscal year

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Fiscal year ended March

-

0.00

-

0.00

0.00

31, 2023

Fiscal year ending March

-

31, 2024

Fiscal year ending March

0.00

-

-

-

31, 2024 (Projection)

Note: Recent revisions to dividend projection

/ No

3. Projection of Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2024 (April 1, 2023-March 31, 2024)

(The percentages indicate the percentage increase or decrease compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.)

Net sales

Operating income

Ordinary income

Profit attributable to

Net income

owners of parent

per share

Millions of yen

%

Millions of yen

%

Millions of yen

%

Millions of yen

%

Yen

Full fiscal year

1,230,000

6.7

24,000

-

18,000

-

15,000

-

129.83

Note: Recent revisions to projection of consolidated financial results/ No

4. Others

  1. Has the Company made any important changes in its subsidiaries (changes in specified subsidiaries which result in changes in the

scope of consolidation)? /No

New

-

(Company name:)

Eliminated

-

(Company name:)

  1. Has the Company adopted a specific accounting method for preparation of quarterly consolidated financial statements? /No
  2. Changes in Accounting principles, changes in accounting estimates, or restatements
    1. Has the Company made any changes in accounting principles following the revision of the Accounting Standard and others? / No
    2. Has the Company made any changes in accounting principles other than those described in (i)? /No
    3. Has the Company made any changes in accounting estimates? /No
    4. Has the Company made any restatements? /No
  3. Number of issued and outstanding shares (common stock)
    1. Number of issued and outstanding shares (including treasury stock) as of:

June 30, 2023

116,254,892

Shares

March 31, 2023

116,254,892

Shares

(ii) Number of treasury stock as of:

June 30, 2023

887,255

Shares

March 31, 2023

715,494

Shares

(iii) Average number of shares during the periods of:

Three months ended June 2023

115,454,525

Shares

Three months ended June 2022

115,532,899

Shares

*We introduced the "Board Benefit Trust (BBT)", and have included our shares held by this trust in treasury stock, which is deducted from the calculation of the number of treasury shares at the end of the period and the average number of shares during the period.

* This "Summary of Consolidated Financial Results" is not subject to auditing.

*Disclaimer regarding forward-looking statement and other remarks:

  1. Any statement in this document regarding future performance of the Company is based on the information available at the time of the announcement and certain assumptions judged to be reasonable. Actual performance may differ from forecasts due to a variety of factors.
  2. The support documentation will be posted on the following our website.

https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/english/ir/library/

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(Appendices)

1. Consolidated Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 2023 (April 1, 2023-June 30, 2023)

Operating results by business segment are as follows:

Paper and Paperboard:

Consolidated net sales Consolidated operating income

Daily-life Products:

Consolidated net sales Consolidated operating income

Energy:

Consolidated net sales Consolidated operating income

Wood Products and Construction Related: Consolidated net sales Consolidated operating income

¥ 143,307 million (up 8.5% year-on-year)

¥ 159 million

(The result for the same period of previous year

was ¥ -2,192 million)

¥ 106,852 million (up 5.8% year-on-year)

¥ -2,253 million

(The result for the same period of previous year

was ¥ -2,624 million)

¥ 13,672 million

(up 66.1% year-on-year)

¥ 460 million

(The result for the same period of previous year

was ¥ -333 million)

¥ 16,710 million

(up 0.3% year-on-year)

¥ 2,334 million

(up 24.2% year-on-year)

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1. Supplementary Financial Results Presentation Materials for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

(1) Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Millions of yen)

As of March 31,

As of June 30,

2023

2023

Assets

Current assets

Cash and deposits

144,350

96,938

Notes and accounts receivable-trade

189,128

194,165

Merchandise and finished goods

116,273

119,126

Work in process

22,973

23,247

Raw materials and supplies

99,267

109,200

Other

56,459

62,336

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(747)

(772)

Total current assets

627,705

604,241

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Buildings and structures

553,627

554,517

Accumulated depreciation

(402,290)

(404,937)

Buildings and structures, net

151,336

149,579

Machinery, equipment and vehicles

2,347,209

2,354,654

Accumulated depreciation

(2,014,534)

(2,023,852)

Machinery, equipment and vehicles, net

332,675

330,801

Land

211,230

211,167

Construction in progress

48,277

50,268

Other

110,705

111,941

Accumulated depreciation

(57,404)

(58,652)

Other, net

53,300

53,288

Total property, plant and equipment

796,820

795,106

Intangible assets

22,540

22,424

Investments and other assets

Investments in securities

166,626

168,377

Other

53,443

58,836

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(593)

(529)

Total investments and other assets

219,476

226,684

Total non-current assets

1,038,837

1,044,214

Total assets

1,666,542

1,648,456

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(Millions of yen)

As of March 31,

As of June 30,

2023

2023

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Notes and account payable-trade

154,167

144,398

Short-term loans payable

214,383

209,972

Current portion of bonds

15,000

Commercial papers

30,000

Income taxes payable

3,269

2,355

Other

102,765

102,137

Total current liabilities

504,585

473,862

Non-current liabilities

Bonds payable

50,000

65,000

Long-term loans payable

607,850

599,966

Provision for environmental measures

10,921

10,159

Net defined benefit liability

11,669

11,741

Other

66,315

67,071

Total non-current liabilities

746,755

753,939

Total liabilities

1,251,341

1,227,801

Net assets

Shareholders' equity

Capital stock

104,873

104,873

Capital surplus

216,416

216,416

Retained earnings

(15,765)

(21,033)

Treasury shares

(1,759)

(1,960)

Total shareholders' equity

303,765

298,296

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Valuation difference on available-for-sale securities

11,475

13,289

Deferred gains or losses on hedges

10,294

15,591

Foreign currency translation adjustment

60,006

62,356

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans

9,110

9,050

Total accumulated other comprehensive income

90,887

100,288

Non-controlling interests

20,547

22,069

Total net assets

415,200

420,654

Total liabilities and net assets

1,666,542

1,648,456

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