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8/33 -　Main Points in Today’s Presentation

・ The main points of today’s presentation are described on page 5. ・ In the first half of FY2014, we recorded strong results in all businesses. We believe that we are off to a very good start to achieve the numerical management targets of the Medium-Term Management Plan “Next Challenge 2017.” ・ Meanwhile, we have been steadily executing strategies in Next Challenge 2017. My assessment is that we have been making steady progress to achieve our goals, that is enhancing enterprise value by realizing sustainable growth and improving profitability and capital efficiency with a financial soundness. ・ Considering these results, we have revised upward our full-year forecast for FY2014 for net income and Group Core Profit.