AEON CO., LTD. Amends Consolidated Full-year Outlook and Year-end Dividend Forecast for FY 2012

AEON CO., LTD. announced that it has raised its consolidated full-year outlook for revenue from JPY 5,100,000 million to JPY 5,170,000 million, operating profit from JPY 175,000 million to JPY 195,000-205,000 million, ordinary profit from JPY 183,000 million to JPY 200,000-210,000 million, net profit from JPY 50,000 million to JPY 63,000-68,000 million and earning per share from JPY 65.35 to JPY 82.34-88.87, for the fiscal year ending February 2012. The Company raised the outlook due to the increased sales and the contribution of two new acquired subsidiaries. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts were expecting the Company to report full-year revenue of JPY 5,118.13 billion and earning per share of JPY 66.77. In addition, the Company has raised its year-end dividend forecast from JPY 21 million to JPY 23 million, for the fiscal year ending February 2012.