TAKADA CORP Lowers Consolidated Full-year Outlook and Amends Year-end Dividend for FY 2013

TAKADA CORP announced that it has lowered its consolidated full-year outlook for revenue from JPY 41,000 million to JPY 38,000 million, operating profit from JPY 700 million to a loss of JPY 810 million, ordinary profit from JPY 630 million to a loss of JPY 850 million, net profit from JPY 350 million to a loss of JPY 940 million and earning per share from JPY 46.17 to a loss of JPY 148.46, for the fiscal year ending March 2013. The negative outlook is due to the decreased sales and the fierce price competition. In addition, the Company has also changed its year-end dividend forecast from JPY 10.00 per share announced on May 10, 2012 to JPY 0.00 per share, for the fiscal year ending March 2013.