Brother Industries, Ltd. Amends Consolidated Mid-year Outlook for FY Ending March 2012

Brother Industries, Ltd. announced that it has lowered its consolidated mid-year outlook for revenue from JPY 250,000 million to JPY 247,000 million, and raised its consolidated mid-year outlook for operating profit from JPY 20,000 million to JPY 23,000 million, ordinary profit from JPY 20,000 million to JPY 24,500 million, net profit from JPY 9,000 million to JPY 12,500 million and earning per share from JPY 33.63 to JPY 46.70 for the fiscal year ending March 2012. This is due to the high Japanese yen, as well as the decreased selling and general administrative expenses.