KOEI CHEMICAL CO LTD Lowers Mid-year and Full-year Consolidated Outlook and Amends Year-end Dividend Forecast for FY 2013

KOEI CHEMICAL CO LTD announced that it has lowered its mid-year consolidated outlook for revenue from JPY 9,000 million to JPY 8,150 million, operating profit (loss) from JPY (50 million) to JPY (330 million), ordinary profit (loss) from JPY 0 million to JPY (330 million), net profit (loss) from JPY 0 million to JPY (230 million), and earnings (loss) per share from JPY 0.00 to JPY (9.40), for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. The Company also has lowered its full-year consolidated outlook for revenue from JPY 21,500 million to JPY 20,900 million, operating profit from JPY 340 million to JPY 270 million, ordinary profit from JPY 420 million to JPY 310 million, net profit from JPY 270 million to JPY 200 million, and earnings per share from JPY 11.03 to JPY 8.17, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. The Company lowered its mid-year and full-year consolidated outlook mainly due to the decrease in demands from electronic related area. The Company also has amended its year-end dividend forecast from JPY 7.00 per share, which was announced on May 10, 2012, to an undetermined value, for the same fiscal year.