Takara Leben : Q3 (FY2017) Financial Report

Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Report for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016 (Japan GAAP)

January 23, 2017

Takara Leben CO., LTD.

Shares listed on: First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Security code: 8897

URL: http://www.leben.co.jp

Representative: Kazuichi Shimada, President and Representative Director, CEO

Takahiko Hasegawa, Director, Executive Officer and General Manager of General Planning Division

Contacts: Tel: [phone]

Scheduled date for release of Quarterly Report: February 13, 2017

Scheduled date for commencement of dividend payments: -- Has the Company prepared supplementary briefing materials for the Quarter: No Has the Company held briefings concerning its quarterly financial results: No

1. Consolidated Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016 (April 1-December 31, 2016)
2. Consolidated Operating Results (Year-to-Date)

   Net Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Net Income
   Nine months ended December 31, 2016	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen	%
   	53,705	55.9	3,552	236.0	2,764	581.4	1,840	864.3
   Nine months ended December 31, 2015	34,452	(13.6)	1,057	(70.3)	405	(86.1)	190	(89.8)

   (Amounts are rounded down to the nearest million) (Percentage figures represent year-on-year change)

   (Note) Comprehensive income: Nine months ended December 31, 2016:¥1,895 million (854.7%) / Nine months ended December 31, 2015: ¥198 million ((89.5)%)

   Net Income per Share	Diluted Net Income per Share
   Nine months ended December 31, 2016	Yen	Yen
   	16.88	16.79
   Nine months ended December 31, 2015	1.72	1.72

3. Consolidated Financial Position

4. Total Assets	Net Assets	Equity Ratio
   As of December 31, 2016	Millions of yen	Millions of yen	%
   	134,404	32,863	24.3
   As of March 31, 2016	129,744	33,677	25.8

   Shareholders' equity at end of period: December 31, 2016: ¥32,692 million / March 31, 2016: ¥33,536 million
5. Cash Dividends

   Annual Cash Dividends per Share
   1Q	2Q	3Q	Year-End	Total
   Year Ending March 31, 2016	Yen	Yen	Yen	Yen	Yen
   	-	4.00	-	9.00	13.00
   Year Ending March 31, 2017	-	5.00	-
   Year Ending March 31, 2017 (Forecast)	10.00	15.00

   (Note) Has the Company changed its dividend forecast for the current quarter: No

6. Consolidated Operating Results Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017 (April 1, 2016-March 31, 2017)

   (Percentage figures represent year-on-year change)

   Net Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Net Income		Net Income per Share
   Full year	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen	%	yen
   	105,000	37.7	15,000	98.3	13,900	107.2	9,000	108.9	81.77

   (Note) Has the Company changed its consolidated forecast during this quarter: No

7. Other Matters

8. Changes in significant subsidiaries during the current fiscal year

   (Changes in specified subsidiaries resulting in changes in scope of consolidation): No Newly consolidated companies (--) Newly excluded companies (--)

9. Application of Special Accounting Treatment Made in Preparation of the Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements: No

10. Changes in Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates or Restatement

11. Changes in accounting policies accompanying revision of accounting standards: Yes

12. Changes in accounting policies other than those in A: No

13. Changes in accounting estimates: No

14. Restatement: No

15. Number of shares issued (common stock)

17. Number of shares outstanding at the end of the period (including treasury stock)

18. Number of shares of treasury stock at the end of the period

19. Average number of shares during the period (quarter year-to-date)

a.	Nine months ended December 31, 2016:	126,000,000 shares	As of March 31, 2016:	126,000,000 shares
b.	Nine months ended December 31, 2016:	17,548,007 shares	As of March 31, 2016:	15,938,307 shares
c.	Nine months ended December 31, 2016:	109,000,138 shares	Nine months ended December 31, 2015:	110,634,028 shares

(Note) Explanation concerning implementation status of quarterly review procedure

This quarterly earnings report is exempt from the quarterly review procedure based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. At the time of disclosure of this quarterly earnings report, the Company has not completed a quarterly review procedure for financial statements based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

(Note) Explanation concerning appropriate use of the projected operating results and other items to note

The forward-looking statements, including business results forecasts, contained in these materials are based on information currently available to the Company and on certain assumptions deemed to be reasonable. Actual business results may differ substantially due to a number of factors.

Takara Leben CO., LTD. (8897) Consolidated Financial Report for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016

Attachments Table of Contents

1. Qualitative Information Pertaining to Consolidated Operating Results for the Quarter 2

2. Qualitative Information Pertaining to Consolidated Operating Performance 2

3. Qualitative Information Pertaining to Consolidated Financial Position 3

4. Qualitative Information Pertaining to Forecasted Consolidated Operating Results 3

5. Summary Information (Notes) 3

6. Changes to Material Subsidiaries during the Third-Quarter Year-to-Date Period 3

7. Application of Special Accounting Treatment Made in Preparation of the Quarterly Consolidated

   Financial Statements 3

8. Changes in Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates or Restatement 3

9. Additional information 4

10. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements 5

11. Quarterly Consolidated Balance Sheets 5

12. Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income and Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 7

    Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income

    Third-Quarter Year-to-Date Period 7

    Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

    Third-Quarter Year-to-Date Period 8

13. Notes on Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements 9

14. (Notes on Assumption of Going Concern) 9

    (Notes on A Significant Change in Shareholders' Equity) 9

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