Morinaga <2201.T>-2008/09 parent results

May 12 (Reuters) -

MORINAGA & CO LTD

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

Year ended Year ended Year to

Mar 31, 2009 Mar 31, 2008 Mar 31, 2010

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY

RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS
Sales 142.98 149.60

(-4.4 pct) (+2.0 pct)
Operating 2.90 4.62

(-37.2 pct) (-18.0 pct)
Recurring 3.18 4.31

(-26.2 pct) (-17.8 pct)
Net 932 mln 1.19

(-21.5 pct) (-60.3 pct)
EPS Y3.55 Y4.48
Annual div Y6.00 Y6.00 Y6.00
-Q2 div nil nil nil
-Q4 div Y6.00 Y6.00 Y6.00

NOTE - Morinaga & Co Ltd is a major confectionery maker.

If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most cases
correspond to the first-half dividend and Q4 to the second-half
dividend announced before a new corporate law in 2006 allowed
companies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis.

For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, please
double click on 2201.TK1.