Ichibanya <7630.T>-2008/09 parent results

July 6 (Reuters) -

ICHIBANYA CO LTD

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

Year ended Year ended Year to Six months to

May 31, 2009 May 31, 2008 May 31, 2010 Nov 30, 2009

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY COMPANY

RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS
Sales 39.06 38.56 40.30 19.80

(+1.3 pct) (+4.4 pct) (+3.2%) (+1.0%)
Operating 3.56 3.85 3.89 1.77

(-7.7 pct) (+11.6 pct) (+9.3%) (-4.8%)
Recurring 3.69 3.99 4.04 1.84

(-7.5 pct) (+11.0 pct) (+9.5%) (-4.8%)
Net 1.63 1.71 1.79 700 mln

(-4.6 pct) (+29.0 pct) (+9.9%) (-7.0%)
EPS Y102.00 Y106.98 Y112.13 Y43.85
Shares 16 mln 16 mln
Annual div Y37.00 Y37.00 Y37.00
-Q4 div Y37.00 Y37.00 Y37.00

NOTE - Ichibanya Co Ltd is the full company name.

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.

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