KONICA MINOLTA 3rd Quarter Financial Results 2016

(Units of less than 1 million yen have been omitted.)

1. Overview of the 3Q performance (From April 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015)

(1) Business performance

Percentage figures represent the change from the same period of the previous year.

[Millions of yen]
  Revenue Operating profit Profit before tax
Nine months ended December 31, 2015 762,326 4.7% 41,588 ‐11.7% 40,524 ‐16.8%
Nine months ended December 31, 2014 728,039 - 47,077 - 48,698 -
[Millions of yen]
  Profit for the period Profit attributable to owners of the company Total comprehensive income
Nine months ended December 31, 2015 26,497 ‐11.3% 26,492 ‐11.3% 21,327 ‐63.1%
Nine months ended December 31, 2014 29,868 - 29,861 - 57,793 -
  Basic earnings per share attributable to owners of the company Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company
Nine months ended December 31, 2015 53.32 yen 53.16 yen
Nine months ended December 31, 2014 58.97 yen 58.80 yen

(Note) Basic earnings per share attributable to owners of the company and diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company are calculated based on the profit attributable to owners of the company.

(2) Financial position

[Millions of yen]
  Total assets Total equity Equity attributable to owners of the company Equity ratio attributable to owners of the company
As of December 31, 2015 985,466 528,378 527,699 53.5%
As of March 31, 2015 994,256 529,504 528,432 53.1%

2. Dividends per share

[yen]
  1Q 2Q 3Q Year-end Total annual
Fiscal Year ended Mar 2015 - 10.00 - 10.00 20.00
Fiscal Year ending Mar 2016 - 15.00 -    
Fiscal Year ending Mar 2016 (forecast)       15.00 30.00

Note: Change to the latest dividend forecast announced: None

3. Consolidated results forecast for fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 (From April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016)

Percentage figures for the full year represent the change from the previous fiscal year.

[Millions of yen]
  Revenue Operating profit Profit attributable to owners of the company Basic earnings per share attributable to owners of the company
Full year 1,080,000 7.7% 73,000 11.0% 47,000 14.8% 94.66 yen

Note: Change to the latest consolidated results forecast announced: None

Notes

  1. Changes in status of material subsidiaries during the period under review (Changes to specified subsidiaries accompanying the additional consolidation or removal from consolidation of companies): None
  2. Changes in accounting policy, or changes in accounting estimates
    1. Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS:  Yes
    2. Changes in accounting policy other than "a.":  None
    3. Changes in accounting estimates:  None
      Note: For more detailed information, please see “Changes in accounting policy“ in section 2. SUMMARY INFORMATION (NOTES) on page 8.
  3. Number of shares (common stock)
    1. Issued shares at period-end (including treasury shares)
      As of December 31, 2015: 502,664,337 shares
      As of March 31, 2015: 511,664,337 shares
    2. Treasury shares at period-end
      As of December 31, 2015: 7,266,610 shares
      As of March 31, 2015: 9,801,071 shares
    3. Average number of outstanding shares during the period
      Nine months ended December 31, 2015: 496,896,262 shares
      Nine months ended December 31, 2014: 506,424,671 shares

Presentation of Present Status of Quarterly Review Procedures

This "Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Results" is not subject to quarterly review procedures in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and, as of the date of publication of these quarterly consolidated financial results, the quarterly review procedures for the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are currently in progress.

Explanation of Appropriate Use of Performance Projections and Other Special Items

(Note on forward-looking statements)

This document contains projections of performance and other projections that were made based on information currently available and certain assumptions judged to be reasonable. The Konica Minolta Group makes no warranty as to the achievability of the projections. There is a possibility that diverse factors may cause actual performance, etc. to differ materially from the projections. Please see "(3) Qualitative Information on the Consolidated Results Forecast" in section 1. CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS on page 7 for more information on points to be remembered in connection with assumptions for projections and the use of projections.

(How to obtain supplementary information and information on a financial results briefing)

Konica Minolta, Inc. will hold a financial results briefing for institutional investors on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Descriptions at the briefing and presentation slides to be used at the briefing will be posted on the website of the Group immediately after the briefing.