NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd Lowers Consolidated Full-year Outlook for FY 2013; Cancels Year-end Dividend for FY 2013

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd announced that it has lowered the consolidated full-year outlook for revenue from JPY 136,000 million to JPY 130,000 million, operating profit (loss) from JPY 1,100 million to JPY (400 million), net profit (loss) from JPY 0 to JPY (3,800 million) and earning per share (loss) from JPY 0.00 to JPY (16.47), and has reaffirmed the outlook for ordinary profit (loss) at JPY (200 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. The negative outlook is mainly due to bad business circumstance. The Company also announced that it has canceled the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. The latest dividend forecast was an undetermined value disclosed on July 31, 2012.