LINTEC Corporation

LINTECANNUALREPORT

2014

LINTEC CORPORATION
23-23, Honcho, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-0001, Japanwww.lintec-global.com/

For the year ended
March 31, 2014

Annual Report 2014

TOWARDRENEWEDGROWTH
LINTEC

Printed in Japan

LINTEC is pushing forward withthe globalization of its operations that are
centered in Asia, including China and ASEAN
countries, based on its policy of manufacturing
products nearer to customers to ensurea stable supply through local production.
Compared with 10 years ago, our overseas
sales of ¥73.1 billion in the ﬁscal year ended
March 31, 2014, were roughly 3.3 times higher,
and we achieved an overseas sales ratio of
36.0%, a 22.2 percentage point increase overthe decade. We have reached the stage where

FURTHERGLOBAL

we currently have 28 overseas subsidiaries.
Targeting overseas sales that represent
more than 40% of total sales, we will work tofurther extend our production and sales sites
centered on areas where growth is expected.

Domestic
86.2%

Overseas
13.8%
FY2004
Net Sales

Overseas production sites¥158.9billion

LINTEC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

Domestic
64.0%

Overseas
36.0%

Manufacturing and sales of adhesive
products for seals and labels, automobileuse adhesive products, and release papers
for adhesive products

FY2014
Net Sales¥203.2billion

LINTEC INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
Manufacturing and sales of coated ﬁlms for
multilayer ceramic capacitor production

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PROMOTEDEVELOPMENT
Overseas
sales ratio of

36.0%

LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION

LINTEC KOREA, INC.

Manufacturing and sales of adhesive
products for seals and labels and casting
papers for synthetic leather

Manufacturing and sales of electronicsrelated products

PT. LINTEC INDONESIA
Manufacturing and sales of adhesive
products for seals and labels andautomobile-use adhesive products

MADICO, INC.
Manufacturing and sales of window ﬁlms

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Based on its four core technologies—
adhesive applications, surface improvement,
system development, and specialty papers
and release materials production—LINTEC isworking to develop innovative products thatmeet customer needs. Fulﬁlling the corefunction in R&D activities is our ResearchCenter within the Research & Development
Division, which has approximately 200
research personnel. With a complete arrayof the very latest analytical equipment,
pilot coaters, and clean room facilities,
the Research Center collaborates closelywith production engineering divisions todevelop a range of coatings and otherproducts. Making progress with the further
construction of Research Center buildings
and the introduction of state-of-the-art test
and research facilities—the buildings andfacilities are both due for completion inautumn 2015—we are planning to further
enhance our R&D capabilities.

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R&D CAPA
THAT GENCOMPETI

R&D
expenses of¥6.8
billion

BILITIES
ERATE
TIVE ADVANTAGE
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80th
anniversary

LINKINGYOUR DREAMS
to the future through technologies.
We are LINTEC.

This year, LINTEC marks the 80th anniversary of its establishment. Since starting out as a manufacturer of gummed
tape, we have steadily undergone evolution by developing technologies and products that have been ahead of theirtime. Following the merger of three companies in 1990, we greatly expanded the range of our technologies and enteredinto upstream ﬁelds, such as base paper for release papers, and release papers and ﬁlms. Today, as a leading company
in the ﬁeld of adhesive products and specialty papers, LINTEC is launching onto the market a wide range of products.
By blending our characteristic technologies at a high level, we are creating breakthrough products our customers havenever seen before, enabling them to turn their dreams into reality.

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CONTENTS

6 Our Business– 6 Business Overview

8 Our Performance– 8 Performance Highlights

10 Our Management– 10 From the President

16 Our Growth Foundation– 16 R&D Activities andIntellectual Property– 18 Corporate Social Responsibility– 20 Corporate Governance– 22 Corporate Ofﬁcers

23 Financial Section– 23 Management’s Discussion
and Analysis– 25 Operating Risks– 26 Financial Summary– 28 Consolidated Balance Sheets– 30 Consolidated Statements of Income– 30 Consolidated Statements ofComprehensive Income– 31 Consolidated Statements of
Changes in Net Assets– 32 Consolidated Statements ofCash Flows– 33 Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements– 50 Management’s Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting– 51 Report of Independent Auditors– 53 Investor Information

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Our BusinessBusiness Overview

Share of Net Sales

Share of Operating Income

16.6%

18.6%

FY2014FY2014

Net Sales

Operating Income

42.5%

33.7%

¥203.2 billion¥13.8 billion
49.7%

38.9%

Printing and Industrial Materials ProductsElectronic and Optical Products

Paper and Converted Products

Note: Operating income composition data is based on ﬁgures before the elimination of intra-segment transactions.

Printing and Industrial Materials ProductsThis segment consists of Printing and variable information products operations andIndustrial and material operations.
In our Printing and variable information products operations, we conduct the manufactureand sale of adhesive papers and ﬁlms for seals and labels, which are the LINTEC Group’s
mainstay products. Our adhesive ﬁlms perform particularly well, boasting a share of approximately 60% of the domestic market. We are also targeting the expansion of our share in suchoverseas markets as China and Southeast Asia through the enhancement of production andsales bases in these markets.
In our Industrial and material operations, we deal in a wide variety of products, including
automobile-use adhesive products, tapes for bonding components in mobile devices and others,
label system-related equipment, adhesive sheets for outdoor signs and interior ﬁnishing,and even window ﬁlms for saving electricity and glass shatter-prooﬁng purposes for which
demand has been growing in recent years.
Printing and Variable
Information Products Operations
Main Products• Adhesive papers and ﬁlms for seals
and labels• Label printing machines

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Industrial and Material Operations
Main Products• Automobile-use adhesive products• Industrial-use adhesive tapes• Barcode printers• Labeling machines• Window ﬁlms
• Films for outdoor signs and advertising• Interior ﬁnishing mounting sheets

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Please see pages 23-24.

Electronic and Optical ProductsThis segment consists of Advanced materials operations and Optical products operations.
In our Advanced materials operations, we develop and provide such products as specialized
adhesive tapes and related equipment essential in semiconductor manufacturing andmounting processes as well as coated ﬁlms for multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) production and various components for touch screens.
In our Optical products operations, we conduct adhesive processing for optical functionalﬁlms, including polarizing ﬁlms and retardation ﬁlms used to make LCDs; surface improvement processing for polarizing ﬁlms, such as antiglare hard coat processing, which protects
ﬁlms from scratches and reduces reﬂectivity; and the manufacturing of protective ﬁlms forpolarizing ﬁlms.
Advanced Materials Operations

Optical Products Operations

Main Products• Semiconductor-related adhesive tapes
and equipment• Coated ﬁlms for MLCC production• Touch screen-related products

Main Products• Polarizing ﬁlms and retardation ﬁlms
(adhesive processing)• Polarizing ﬁlms
(surface improvement processing)• Protective ﬁlms for polarizing ﬁlms

Paper and Converted ProductsThis segment consists of Fine and specialty paper products operations and Converted
products operations.
In our Fine and specialty paper products operations, we manufacture and sell color
papers for envelopes and colored construction papers, products for which LINTEC holds
the leading share in domestic markets; lint-free papers that are used in places such as clean
rooms that cause hardly any dust even when torn; oil-resistant papers for food packaging;high-grade printing papers with special textures; and high-grade papers for paper products
used for business cards and postcards.
In our Converted products operations, we provide release papers and ﬁlms that protect
the adhesive surfaces of a variety of adhesive products. Additionally, we produce casting
papers that are used as patterning papers for placing designs on synthetic leather. We also
manufacture casting papers for carbon ﬁber composite materials, essential for the processof hardening the ﬁne carbon ﬁber into sheet form. Demand is expected to rise for carbon
ﬁber with increased usage, such as in the bodies of aircraft.
Fine and Specialty Paper Products Operations

Converted Products Operations

Main Products• Color papers for envelopes• Colored construction papers• Special function papers• High-grade printing papers• High-grade papers for paper products

Main Products• Release papers for general-use• Release ﬁlms for optical-related products• Casting papers for synthetic leather• Casting papers for carbon ﬁber
composite materials

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Our Performance

Performance Highlights
LINTEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
Years ended March 31

Financial Data

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars*% change

2014

2013

2012

2014

2014 / 2013

¥203,242¥190,844¥200,905$1,974,758

6.5

Operating income

13,766

10,564

13,975

133,761

30.3

Income before income taxes

12,883

10,836

13,382

125,183

18.9

Net income

8,501

7,681

8,648

82,602

10.7

Return on equity (ROE)

5.8%

5.6%

6.6%

—

—

Net income¥ 114.22¥ 102.83¥ 115.26$ 1.11

11.1

Net assets

2,100.87

1,909.57

1,766.60

20.41

10.0

42.00

34.00

40.00

0.40

23.5

¥ 10,055¥ 10,141¥ 10,079$ 97,700(0.8)

Capital expenditures

4,874

12,293

11,68447,358(60.4)Net cash provided by operating activities

16,30919,61918,910158,466(16.9)Net cash used in investing activities(6,952)(13,966)(12,262)(67,549)

50.2

Net cash used in ﬁnancing activities(8,020)(2,877)(5,099)(77,929)(178.8)Cash and cash equivalents

44,992

40,73936,036437,157

10.4

Total assets

225,073

216,048210,2032,186,874

4.2

Net assets

152,610

143,569

132,847

1,482,805

6.3

2014

2013

2012

2014

2014 / 2013

203

184

169

—

10.3

Number of employees

4,223

4,270

4,286

—

(0.4)

Disabled employee employment ratio (%)

1.79

1.74

1.71

—

—

Net sales

Per share data (yen and dollars)

Cash dividends

Depreciation and amortization

Non-Financial Data

CO2 Emissions (1,000 tons of CO2)

* The U.S. dollar amounts are translated, for convenience only, at the rate of ¥102.92 to U.S.$1, the exchange rate prevailing on March 31, 2014.

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P.26
Financial Summary
Please see pages 26-27.

Net Sales

Operating Income¥ Billion
250¥ Billion
25

203.2

200

20

150

15

100

10

50

5

0

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

0

2014 FY

Net Income / ROE

13.8

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014FYFYNet Income per Share / Cash Dividends per Share¥ Billion
15

%
15

¥
200

12

12

160

40

9

120

114.22 30

6

80

20

3

40

10

0

0

¥
50

42

8.5

9

5.8

6
3
0

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 FY

2005

2006

2007

2008

Net Income

Net Income per ShareROE (right scale)

Cash Dividends per Share (right scale)

Cash Flows

Total Assets / Net Assets¥ Billion
30¥ Billion
250

20

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014FY

0

225.1

200

16.3

10

152.6

150

0

100

(7.0)

–10
–20

2009

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(8.0)

2014FY
FY

50
0

2005

2006

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Total Assets

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net Assets

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014FYNet Cash Used in Financing Activities

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Our Management

From the President

Drawing on my experience, I will direct concerted efforts
toward further growth.
My name is Hiroyuki Nishio, and I was appointed president of LINTEC
Corporation in April 2014. Having inherited a ﬁrm management foundationthat has been built up over many years, I and the rest of LINTEC’s
management team will direct all our efforts toward further growth.
I would like to present a simple rundown of my career. As I had
majored in development engineering at university, for about 18 years
after joining LINTEC I was mainly involved in the building and installationof production facilities. For roughly ﬁve and a half years, I was transferred
to a production subsidiary in the United States and thus was able togain valuable experience overseas, too. Following my return to Japan,
I was assigned to the Corporate Strategic Ofﬁce, where I made use of
the knowledge I had built up when in charge of facilities and was
responsible for the rationalization and consolidation of our production
bases in Japan and overseas production subsidiary start-ups.
Subsequently, under previous president Akihiko Ouchi, I was involved informulating and managing the progress of three times medium-termbusiness plans.
Coinciding with my appointment as president in April, we launched
our new medium-term business plan, LINTEC INNOVATION PLAN 2016
(LIP-2016). In the coming years, as part of my having taken over thehelm of management, I will draw on the experience I have amassed
thus far while reﬁning my sense of management and making rapid andappropriate decisions.
As president, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude
for the ongoing support of all our shareholders and investors.
Looking Back at Our Previous Medium-Term Business Plan

We were unable to achieve the numerical targets amid
a severe management environment.
Firstly, I would like to take a look back at our previous medium-termbusiness plan, LINTEC Innovation Plan III (LIP-III), which ran for thethree years from April 2011. We promoted a raft of measures that had
four key initiatives: strengthen and expand overseas businesses; expand
domestic businesses and increase proﬁtability by optimizing quality,
cost, and delivery (QCD); create original new products that will support
the next generation; and strengthen global management. Our basic
policy was to “achieve sustainable growth and maximize corporate value
through aggressive and bold innovation.” With regard to the numerical10

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targets under LIP-III, we assumed consolidated net sales of ¥260.0 billion andoperating income of ¥26.0 billion and worked to achieve those targets. However,
the management environment in which the Company operates has become severe
due to the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck immediately prior to LIP-III’s
launch, the deepening of the European ﬁnancial crisis, the ﬂoods in Thailand, andan excessively strong yen.
As for the global economy in the ﬁscal year ended March 31, 2014, the ﬁnal ﬁscal
year of LIP-III, the United States continued its economic recovery against a backdropof strong consumer spending, and signs of recovery from a long-term downturn

Net Sales¥ Billion
250

203.2

200
150
100
50

could be seen in Europe. Contrastingly, the pace of growth slowed in emerging

0

economies, such as China and India. Meanwhile, in Japan, there were improvements

2010

2011

2012

2013 2014 FY

in corporate performance, consumer spending, and employment conditions, due tosuch factors as government economic policies and the depreciation of the yen anda recovery in stock prices brought about by the Bank of Japan’s monetary easing
policies, and the gradual economic expansion continued due to such additional
factors as the surge in demand ahead of a consumption tax hike.
As a result of the above factors, sales and income both increased in

Operating Income /Net Income¥ Billion
25
20

comparison with the year ended March 31, 2013, with consolidated net sales up
6.5% year on year, to ¥203.2 billion, operating income up 30.3%, to ¥13.8 billion, andnet income up 10.7%, to 8.5 billion. However, these ﬁgures mean that we were

13.8

15
10

8.5

unable to achieve the numerical targets set under LIP-III.
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New Medium-Term Business Plan LIP-2016 Launched

We are targeting net sales of ¥240.0 billion andoperating income of ¥20.0 billion.

0

2010

2011

2012

2013 2014 FY

Operating Income
Net Income

The LINTEC Group formulated its medium-term business plan LIP-2016, the ﬁnal
year of which is recognized as being the ﬁscal year starting April 2016 and ending
March 31, 2017, as efforts toward a return to a growth path are essential in order togrow and develop into the future. The basic policy set under LIP-2016 is to “return
to a growth path through active management and continuous innovation.” There isa strong sense that we are once again making a new start with an aggressive attitude
in order to further deepen the spirit of innovation rooted in all of the Group’s
employees, and build a strong corporate structure that will not be substantiallyaffected by severe management environments.
There are ﬁve key initiatives stated under the new medium-term business plan,
the ﬁrst of which is to “further promote global development.” Under LIP-III, we had
worked to strengthen our production and sales systems with a particular emphasis
on Asian markets, but under LIP-2016 we will fully utilize each of these bases and,P.23

in addition to assessing market trends, work to further bolster production and

Performance by Operational Segment
For details of performanceby operational segment, please see“Performance by Operational Segment”
on page 23.

sales bases. For the Group to achieve growth over the medium to long term,

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Our Management

From the President

Overview of LIP-2016(From April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017)

Basic policies

Return to a growth path through active management
and continuous innovation
Key initiatives
1. Further promote global development(1) Expand overseas businesses with a particular focus on Asian region(2)Establishﬁ rm business foundations in new regions

2. Create innovative new products that will support the next generation(1) Explore new markets and demand by creating new products(2)Enhance the base of our research and development in order to create new products

3. Transform into a robust corporate structure(1) Strengthen cost competitiveness(2)Select and concentrate our management resources

4. Promote strategic M&A(1) Clarify the targets that are suited to a growth strategy(2)Strengthen the system to promote M&A

5. Foster human resources(1) Secure and foster global human resources(2)Implement continuous stratiﬁed training

Major numerical targets (on a consolidated basis)
Net sales:

240.0

¥

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Operating income:billion

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20.0

¥

billionOperating proﬁt margin:More than

8

%

ROE:

More than8%

overseas sales expansion will be essential. In emerging economies and elsewhere,
we will aim to increase sales to existing customers and acquire new customers by,for example, planning and developing products that fulﬁll the needs of eachmarket, while again taking up the challenge of targeting an overseas sales ratio of
more than 40%, something that we were unable to achieve under LIP-III. The
Company will also embark on full-scale market research in regions where growthis expected, such as in Eastern Europe and South America, where the Company
has yet to make any inroads into the respective markets, and advance the creationof a future-oriented business foundation.
The second key initiative is to “create innovative new products that will support
the next generation.” Needless to say, this is the key that will determine the future
growth of the LINTEC Group. Naturally, it will be our policy to further deepen ourcore technologies and enterprisingly acquire new technologies from outside theCompany, while fostering new business pillars by linking those technologies.
In particular, our focus will include ﬁelds related to electronics and automobiles or,alternatively, environment- and energy-related businesses. We will also steadily
induce growth in new buds, including a promising high barrier ﬁlm*1 as an element

Carbon nanotube sheet

in next-generation displays and the carbon nanotube*2 sheeting technology that
we expect to be utilized for certain electrodes in high-capacity electricity storage
devices. Also, having invested around ¥6.0 billion, we are increasing our R&D
buildings and installing the latest experimental research facilities, which aretargeted for completion in autumn 2015. By accelerating the process times from
R&D to volume production, we will work to establish an edge in the market and tocreate innovative products.
The third key initiative is to “transform into a robust corporate structure” that is
capable of generating a certain level of proﬁt even in a severe business environment.
Established in April 2013, the Cost Innovation Division had been producing results

Illustration showing planned new research
center buildings after completion

and was reformed in April 2014 as the Cost Innovation Ofﬁce under the directcontrol of top management to strengthen its activities. We are planning to work on
optimizing the full gamut of processes, from raw material procurement to thedelivery of products to customers, and to improve labor productivity. In addition,
we will be actively implementing build-and-scrap practices for QCD strengthening
by making existing production facilities more efﬁcient and by the installation ofhigh-performance facilities. As part of our plans to select and concentrate ourmanagement resources, we will proceed with rebuilding and reorganizing ourbases inside and outside Japan and invest management resources mainly ingrowth areas.
*1 High barrier ﬁlm:
Film material that maintains a level of transparency roughly equal to that of glass and also has properties thatmake it difﬁcult for water vapor to permeate*2 Carbon nanotube:
Tubular carbon material with a diameter measured at the nano level (one billionth of a meter)

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Our Management

From the President

Operating Proﬁt Margin%
15

The fourth key initiative is to “promote strategic M&A.” Mergers and acquisitions
are an effective means for gaining technologies in new ﬁelds, markets andproduction facilities as well as for bringing in human resources and know-how in

12a short period of time. Not limited to the gaining of new markets and production
sites, our aim is to popularize the LINTEC brand particularly in growth markets, to

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6.8

6

acquire the brand power enjoyed by local companies, and to gain new technologies
that are expected to offer high synergistic effects with the Company’s core technologies. We will conduct active information gathering, centered on the team in

3

charge of M&A that was organized in April 2014, and promote M&A with a view to
0

2010

2011

2012

2013 2014 FY

the early realization of business strategies through speedier decision making.
The ﬁfth and ﬁnal key initiative stated under LIP-2016 is to “foster humanresources.” The securing and fostering of human resources will be crucial for us

ROE

to continue the further strengthening of our global development. We will be focusing%
15

on such areas as the training of staff who will be working at overseas subsidiaries,

12

quarters, and the active recruitment and training of local staff. In addition, we will

the strengthening of the global support system at our corporate division of headwork to further reinforce and make effective use of the in-house training program

9that has been implemented up to now. At the same time, we will adopt the
5.8

6of the management-level employees who will lead the next generation through30

medium- to long-term perspective and encourage the training and strengthening
planned job rotations.

2010

2011

2012

2013 2014 FY

By proactively implementing these measures, we are aiming for net sales of¥240.0 billion, operating income of ¥20.0 billion, and both an operating proﬁt margin
and ROE of more than 8% in the ﬁnal ﬁscal year of LIP-2016, ending March 31, 2017.
Forecasts for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015, First Year of LIP-2016

Following domestic and overseas economic recovery,
we are expecting increased sales and income.
Forecasts for the current ﬁscal year expect that U.S. economic growth willcontinue against a backdrop of robust consumer spending and that the recovery inEurope will be moderate. In contrast, it is anticipated that the decelerating trend
will continue in emerging economies, centered on China. In Japan, it is envisaged
that there will be a temporary drop in consumer spending following the consumption tax hike, but the economy is expected to follow a growth trend. In this economic
environment, in the ﬁscal year ending March 31, 2015, we are forecasting net salesof ¥210.0 billion, up 3.3% year on year, operating income of ¥16.0 billion, up 16.2%,
and net income of ¥10.5 billion, up 23.5%.

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Shareholders Returns

Cash Dividends per Share

We intend to issue dividend payments of ¥44, an increase of ¥2,
in the ﬁscal year ending March 31, 2015.

¥50

LINTEC regards enhancement of return of proﬁts to shareholders as one of its

40

most important management issues and fundamentally aims to provide stable and4430continued returns after consideration of each ﬁscal year’s consolidated performance
while strengthening its management base. Internal reserves are used effectively toreinforce the Company’s ﬁnancial base and provide increased future corporate
value through investment in production facilities and R&D. Adhering to this basic
policy, we issued dividend payments of ¥42 per share for the period ended March
31, 2014. Based on projections of consolidated net income of ¥10.5 billion, we intend

20
10
0

2011

2012

2013

2014 2015 FY
Forecast

to increase dividend payments by ¥2 per share for the current ﬁscal year, to ¥44.
In Closing
The ﬁve key initiatives cited in LIP-2016 look further ahead than the three-year
period of the plan. I believe we will achieve LIP-2016’s numerical targets andcontinue to build a robust foundation toward sustainable growth by inheriting theaggressive management style advocated by my predecessor, former president
Akihiko Ouchi, and having all the Group’s employees tackle these initiatives as one.
We will also endeavor to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR)-based
management to further develop as a company that is highly regarded and trusted
by all of its stakeholders.
In the years ahead, too, please expect greatt things to come from LINTEC, as we
aim to make major leaps on the way to becomingming a yet more forceful, yet more
attractive company.
August 2014

Hiroyuki Nishio
Representative Director,
President, CEO & COO

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Our Growth Foundation

R&D Activities and Intellectual Property

Basic R&D Policy

As a technology-centered company, we realize that strengthening R&D
capabilities is one of our most important management strategies for achieving
sustainable growth. Two approaches help us to create both products that resolve
our customers’ technological issues and products that are unprecedented, innovative,
and lead the market: the developing functional materials and related processing
technologies that leverage our proprietary technological capabilities, and a marketdialog style of research that emphasizes user needs. Going forward, we will further
strengthen our R&D systems to accelerate the speed of product development andcreate new technologies.
R&D Achievements

In the ﬁscal year under review, the R&D expenses incurred by the Group amounted
to a total of ¥6.8 billion. The following is an overview of the principal R&D activities
conducted by each operational segment.
Printing and Industrial Materials Products

Printing and variable information products
We developed VENTI-LABEL as an adhesive ﬁlm that suppresses the blisters
and bubbling of the label due to gas generated from the plastic molding.
By making both the base ﬁlm and the adhesive gas permeable, we retained
the design properties of the ﬁlm and overcame the problem of bubbling formedby the release of the gas.
In printing equipment-related products, our research centers on the developmentof printing machines optimized to the special characteristics of our label materials.
In the ﬁscal year under review, we developed the LPM-400, for which we employeda next-generation sheet transport system. Also featuring automatic preset, theLPM-400 is compatible with wide-width printing and has realized both shorter
setup changeover times and a reduction in paper wastage.
Industrial and material products
We have developed laminate materials that follow the contours of unevensurfaces and are thus optimized for the adhesive sheet used on road surfaces.
Sold throughout Japan as Floor Marking OXZ, the product can be used fora long period of time on asphalt and concrete road surfaces in combination withconventional media (output sheet).
In industrial-machinery related products, our development activities are focusedon labeling systems for the automated application of the adhesive labels that are
our core products. In the ﬁscal year under review, we developed high-speed labelingmachines for the food and pharmaceutical industries as well as the logistics andmail order industries.

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VENTI-LABELElectronic and Optical Products

Semiconductor-related materials
We have newly developed the RAD-3810F/12 vacuum laminator that enables
compatibility with the surface unevenness of the wafers of power devices andthe through-silicon via (TSV) process. We have also made major advances inthe development of the main mechanism units for mounters, laminators, and UV
irradiation equipment that are compatible with the next-generation 450mm wafers.
Optical functional materials
We have developed high-barrier ﬁlms with extremely high gas barrier characteristics
and superior transparency and bend resistance. We have expectations that thesematerials will be useful in reducing the weight and increasing the ﬂexibility of, forexample, electronic paper and organic electroluminescence displays.
Paper and Converted Products

In specialty papers, we have developed a total heat exchanger base paper that
improved productivity and performance. The new paper can be used in injection,
corrugated, and metal molds. We have also developed high-quality base papers forrelease papers that signiﬁcantly improve printability and enhance internal strength.
In release materials, in addition to existing process ﬁlms, which provide a smoothrelease surface, we launched a new process ﬁlm that provides a mat tone releasesurface. This product is suitable for controlling the gloss value and applying the
mat to the cast ﬁlm surface. In addition, we launched a type of product withimproved antistatic performance onto the market, a process ﬁlm for electronic
devices production. The new ﬁlm eliminates defects caused by static electricity
that can arise during the manufacturing processes of electronic devices, such as
the static charge caused by release.
Intellectual Property Activities

The LINTEC Group aims to increase corporate value by developing original productsthat meet customer needs. We therefore rank intellectual property, such as patents,
trademarks, and design rights, as important management resources. While placing
the utmost emphasis on respecting the rights of other companies, the Intellectual
Property Department, Research & Development Division promotes strategic
Companywide intellectual property activities. These activities include seeking to
uncover new invention candidates at R&D sites for the purpose of expanding intellectual property rights, which are the lifeline to a technology-centered company.
Accordingly, while planning the linkage of things such as patent portfolio
building for our foundation and growth business domains, and support for M&A

Patent Applications andApprovals (Japan)
500

301

400

350
280

326
300

210

200

140

100

70

0

2010

2011

2012

activities, with our business strategy, we aim to improve proﬁtability based on

Total Applications

intellectual property.

Approvals (right scale)2013 2014 FY

0

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Our Growth Foundation

Corporate Social Responsibility

Basic Approaches and Promotion System
The LINTEC Group is furthering its activities centered on
corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities that are based on
its company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity.” We have set our

CSR Promotion System As of April 1, 2014
President and CEO
CSR Management Ofﬁce

Corporate Strategic Ofﬁce

basic CSR approaches as, “thorough implementation of corporate
ethics and compliance,” “shareholder- and investor-oriented
management,” “improved customer satisfaction,” “environmentallyfriendly operations,” “social contribution,” and “safety- andhealth-related activities,” and are conducting CSR activities
throughout the Company centered on the CSR Management Ofﬁce,
which reports directly to the president, and its six subcommittees,
which consist of members from all areas of the Company.
In 2011, LINTEC announced its participation in the United
Nations Global Compact. We practice CSR management based

Audit Ofﬁce

Corporate Ethics Committee

Cost Innovation Ofﬁce
Public Relations Ofﬁce

Investor Relations Committee

General Affairs & Personnel Division

Customer Satisfaction Committee

Administration Division
Business Administration Division

Environmental Preservation Committee

Production Division

Social Contribution Committee
Quality Assurance & Environmental
Protection Division

Safety, Disaster Prevention,and Health Committee

Research & Development Division

on global standards, such as ISO 26000, paying attention to suchareas as human rights protection, maintenance of labor standards, environmental consideration, and anti-corruption,with the aim of being a company that is trusted and highly respected by the international community.

Providing Value to Customers
Efforts toward business continuation

The Company is engaged in building a system capable of either continuing or soon
restarting business operations even if struck by a disaster. In March 2014, all the
Company’s bases in Japan and one of its subsidiaries, TOKYO LINTEC KAKO, INC.,
obtained certiﬁcation under ISO 22301:2012, the international standard for business
continuity management (BCM) systems. In the event of a natural disaster or accident occurring that disrupts business operations, we will ensure the safety of ouremployees before promptly recommencing the supply of products. We will work tofurther strengthen and improve our BCM systems to enable us to minimize any
effect on our stakeholders, including our customers.
Conducting thorough quality management

Major Quality Problem Rates
by Fiscal Year
(FY 2004 set as a base of 100)

The LINTEC Group has acquired ISO 9001 certiﬁcation, the international standard

Rate

for quality management systems, for its major sites in Japan and overseas. In

100addition, we are working to further reinforce our quality assurance system by80

expanding ISO 9001 to other departments and acquiring integrated certiﬁcation for
related sites. We also strive to prevent accidents by conducting design reviews,
a method for checking materials under development at each stage of the production
process from the perspective of different divisions. As a result of such initiatives,

60
40

18

20

when comparing major quality problems by year, if FY 2004 is set as a base of 100,18

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problems have declined to 18 by FY 2014.

2004

2011

2012

2013 2014 FY

Please see our CSR website fordetailed information about
our CSR activities.
http://www.lintec-global.com/csr/

Together with Employees
Respecting human rights and diversity

The LINTEC Group avoids discriminatory treatment of employees based on race,
creed, gender, education, nationality, religion, or age, thereby respecting the diversityof individuals. In the areas of recruitment and employment, the Group complies
thoroughly with labor laws and regulations, including the prohibition of unfair discrimination, child labor, and harassment, and is pushing forward with the creation of
workplace environments where all employees can happily and actively do their jobs.
Awareness of corporate ethics

The LINTEC Group produces Code of Conduct Guidelines, a booklet that is
a compilation of pointers on day-to-day behavior, so that each and every employee
remains in compliance with legal, ethical, and social standards. Published in thebooklet are Group action guidelines, including internal control guidelines, covering
12 codes of conduct, such as the offering of products and services that contributeto society, fair and transparent business dealings, and compliance with various
national and international laws and regulations. Translated into seven languages,
the booklet is distributed to all employees, including those outside Japan.

Code of conduct guidelines

Environmental Preservation
Environmental management

The LINTEC Group has set up environmental management systems that conformwith the ISO 14001 international standard at its major sites in Japan and overseas.
We are now actively advancing plans to have our overseas bases certiﬁcated in
an integrated manner. In addition to LINTEC INDUSTRIES (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD.
in Malaysia in September 2013 and LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (TAIWAN),
INC. in March 2014, we have completed the integrated certiﬁcation of 22 sites in Japanand overseas. By making progress in obtaining global integrated certiﬁcation foroverseas Group companies, we will strengthen efforts toward Companywide
environmental preservation.
Reducing environmental impact

Engaged in minimizing the impact manufacturing can have on the environment,
the LINTEC Group is naturally striving to reduce its energy usage, CO2 emissions,and waste. However, we are also engaged in reducing both the organic solventsused when applying adhesives or release agents to substrates and the amount ofwater used when manufacturing paper. In addition, we are working to reduce thevolatile organic compounds (VOCs) released into the air by installing exhaust-gas
treatment facilities at each of our plants.

Exhaust-gas treatment facility

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Our Growth Foundation

Corporate Governance

Basic Philosophyof its oversight systems. Consisting of four board members,

LINTEC believes that the fundamentals of corporate governancetwo of whom are its outside auditor, the Audit & Supervisory

are to achieve thorough legal compliance, to increase manage-

Board in principle holds a monthly meeting. By sharing thement transparency and promote corporate ethics, and to makeresults of the business audits performed by each auditor,

prompt decisions and effectively execute operations. By enhancing

the auditors reinforce checks on the decisions of directors

and reinforcing corporate governance, we aim to further

and operational execution of the Company’s management.

increase our corporate value and joint proﬁts with shareholders.
Internal Control Systems
Corporate Governance System

LINTEC is working to ensure the continual effective functioning

LINTEC has set the term of ofﬁce for directors at one yearof internal control systems in order to accomplish appropriate

to make their responsibilities toward shareholders clearer.

accounting, comply with laws and regulations, protect company

Also, through implementation of the executive ofﬁcer system,

property, and increase efﬁciency of business operations.

we have separated the directors, who make important

As part of our efforts, we have set up the Audit Ofﬁce, which

management decisions, from the executive ofﬁcers, who aremonitors internal control systems and performs process

responsible for executing operations. Consisting of ten directors

audits, working together with audit & supervisory board

and two outside directors, the Board of Directors generally

members to provide advice on the construction and operation

holds a meeting once a month to ensure speedy managementof internal management systems from a position that isdecisions and operational execution amid a ﬂuctuating manage-

independent from operational divisions.

ment environment. Management meetings are also held once

We have also established the CSR Management Ofﬁce,

a month, attended by directors, executive ofﬁcers, and others.

which reports directly to the president and uniﬁes and promotes

Through the holding of such meetings, we are working toa variety of areas, including thorough implementation ofdevelop optimal management strategies.

corporate ethics, product quality control, environmental

Additionally, LINTEC employs an audit & supervisory board

preservation measures, and investor relations.

system and ensures swift management and the effectiveness

General Meeting of Shareholders
Appointment /Dismissal

Appointment /Dismissal

Appointment /Dismissal

Management decision

CSR Management Ofﬁce• Corporate Ethics Committee• Investor Relations Committee• Customer Satisfaction Committee• Environmental Preservation
Committee• Social Contribution Committee• Safety, Disaster Prevention,and Health Committee

ReportingBoard of Directors(Directors)

Account /Operational
Auditing

Guidance /Promotion

Audit &
Supervisory
Board

Cooperation

President

Management Meeting(Directors and Executive Ofﬁcers)

Administrative, Marketing, Production,
and Technical Divisions; Domestic
and Overseas Subsidiaries
Operational execution

20

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Audit Ofﬁce
Internal
Auditing(Internal Control)

Cooperation

Account
Auditing

Independent
Auditors

Internal
Control
Auditing

Risk Management System

LINTEC has established Companywide General Risk Management
Rules, as well as a risk management system for minimizing
inﬂuence and damage to corporate value if a major problem

Outside directors
Name

ShinichiSato

Because he is able to apply his accumulated rich knowledge
and experience as a current director at Nippon Paper Industries
Co., Ltd., to the Company’s management

Satoshi
Ohoka

Because he is able to apply his long years of policy-based ﬁnanceexperience, his rich international experience, his specialist
academic experience, and his knowledge and experience gained
as an outside director in different industries from the Company
to the Company’s managementarises. It has also implemented and oversees Information
Security Management Rules and Trade Secret Management
Rules for the protection and management of information.

Reason for selection as outside director

There are also Companywide risk assessments centered on
the CSR Management Ofﬁce.

Outside audit & supervisory board members
Name

Limited Liability Contracts

In accordance with Article 427, paragraph 1 of the Companies

Toru
NozawaBecause he is able to apply his knowledge and experience fromhis director experience, and many years of business experienceat the administrative division of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.,to the Company’s auditing system

Kazumi
Idogawa

Because he is able to apply his accumulated specialist knowledge
and experience as a certiﬁed public accountant to the Company’s
auditing system

Act, LINTEC has entered into a contract with its individual
outside directors and audit & supervisory board membersthat limits liability for compensation for damages underReason for selection as outside audit & supervisory board member

Article 423, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. Based on thiscontract, liability for compensation for damages is limited to¥10 million or the minimum liability amount stipulated by law,whichever is greater.

Remuneration of Corporate Ofﬁcers
Total remuneration by corporate ofﬁcer type
Total remuneration by typeInternal Audits and Audit &Corporate ofﬁcer type

Total
remuneration

Directors(excluding outside directors)

the Audit Ofﬁce also inspects the legality and compliance with

Audit & supervisoryboard members

internal regulations of operational execution processes and results.

(excluding outside audit &supervisory board members)

In addition, in accordance with audit policy, planning, andOutside ofﬁcers

Number ofpeoplereceiving
Bonuses remuneration

Basic
remuneration

Stock
options

406

310

22

73

10

36

36

―

―

2

16

16

―

―

4

(Millions of yen)Supervisory Board Members’ Audits

Regularly performing audits of divisions, worksites, and plants,(Millions of yen)separation of duties, audit & supervisory board members attend
Board of Directors’ meetings and management meetings,
expressing opinions and listening to the views of directors andDirector remuneration, consisting of basic remuneration,

the internal audit division, and also attend other major meetings

stock options, and bonuses, is decided at Board of Directors’

and review important documents. Additionally, they work together

meetings, based on each director’s duties and responsibilities

with the internal audit division and independent auditors towithin totals approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders.

audit all aspects of directors’ activities, receiving reports from

Where necessary, the Remuneration Assessment Advisoryindependent auditors and traveling to subsidiaries as necessary

Committee provides advice and makes suggestions to theto receive operations reports.

president and CEO about decisions regarding the assessment
and remuneration of directors.

Outside Directors and Outside Audit &Audit & supervisory board member remuneration isSupervisory Board Members

decided through the collective deliberation of the auditors,

LINTEC has selected Shinichi Sato and Satoshi Ohoka

based on each member’s duties and responsibilities within

as outside directors and Toru Nozawa and Kazumi Idogawa as

totals approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders.

outside audit & supervisory board members.

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Our Growth Foundation

Corporate Officers
As of June 26, 2014

Representative Director, Chairman and CEO

Outside Directors

Shinichi Sato
Akihiko Ouchi

Managing Executive Ofﬁcer, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Representative Director, President, CEO and COO

Satoshi Ohoka
Lecturer, Chuo University, Graduate School of Commerce
Outside Director, Ryobi Limited
Member of LINTEC Independent Committee

Hiroyuki Nishio
Director, Vice President Executive Ofﬁcer, CFO
Hitoshi Asai
General Manager, Administration Div. andCorporate Strategic Ofﬁce,
in charge of General Affairs & Personnel Div.

Director, Vice President Executive Ofﬁcer

Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Keita Yoshikawa
Toshio Yamamoto
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Toru Nozawa
Executive Ofﬁcer, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Kazumi Idogawa
Certiﬁed Public Accountant

Shigeru Kawasaki
General Manager, Business Administration Div.

Directors, Senior Managing Executive Ofﬁcers

Managing Executive Ofﬁcers
Seiji Takemura
General Manager, Cost Innovation Ofﬁce

Toshikazu Yamada
Plant Manager, Tatsuno Plant, Production Div.

Koji Ichihashi

Koichi Kimura

Assistant General Manager, Business Administration Div.

General Manager, Quality Assurance & Environmental Protection Div.

Gohei Kawamura
Chairman & President, LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION

Kenji Kobayashi
General Manager, Research & Development Div.

Koji Koyama
General Manager, Production Div.,in charge of Quality Assurance & Environmental Protection Div.

Directors, Managing Executive Ofﬁcers

Tsunetoshi Mochizuki
General Manager, General Affairs & Personnel Div. and Human Resource Dept.

Executive Ofﬁcers
Shuji Morikawa
General Manager, Industrial & Material Operations, Business Administration Div.

Takehiko Wakasa
Plant Manager, Chiba Plant, Production Div.

Junichi Nishikawa
Plant Manager, Kumagaya Plant, Production Div.

Makoto Iiumi
Assistant General Manager, Business Administration Div.

Toru Onishi
Plant Manager, Mishima Plant, Production Div. and General Manager, Administration Dept.

Kazuyoshi Ebe
General Manager, Optical Products Operations,
Business Administration Div.,in charge of Shingu Plant, Production Div.

Norio Murata
General Manager, Osaka Branch Ofﬁce, Business Administration Div.,in charge of Western Japan

Makoto Hattori

22

Takashi Nakamura

General Manager, Advanced Materials Operations, Business Administration Div.

General Manager, Fine & Specialty Paper Products Operations,
Business Administration Div.,in charge of Converted Products Operations

Shigeru Uematsu

LINTEC ANNUAL REPORT 2014

General Manager, Public Relations Ofﬁce

Financial Section

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Revenues and Expenses

Materials Products segment were up 4.2% year on year, to ¥86.3 billion,

In the ﬁscal year under review, consolidated net sales increased 6.5%

and operating income dropped 3.8%, to ¥2.3 billion.

year on year, to ¥203.2 billion. This increase was largely attributable tothe strong sales performance in Asia of adhesive products for seals andElectronic and Optical Products

labels in Printing and variable information products operations, andAdvanced materials operations experienced the effect of burgeoning

signiﬁcant sales growth in both Advanced materials and Optical productsmartphone and tablet demand on semiconductor-related adhesive

operations, due to the effect of burgeoning smartphone and tablet demand.

tapes, for which there was signiﬁcant sales growth in Taiwan andAlthough impacted by rising raw material and fuel prices as a result

Singapore, and semiconductor-related equipment sales were alsoof the yen’s depreciation, gross proﬁt increased 11.9% year on year, tosolid. Coated ﬁlms for multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) production¥45.2 billion, due to such factors as the increased sales and the reduced

also performed ﬁrmly due to the effect of increasing demand forstocking costs at foreign subsidiaries following the yen’s depreciation.

smartphones and tablets.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 5.4%, to ¥31.5

In optical products operations, in addition to a recovery in demand forbillion. As a result, operating income increased 30.3%, to ¥13.8 billion.

ﬂat-screen TVs in the latter half of the ﬁscal year under review, LCD-

Due to such factors as an increase in non-operating expenses, income

related adhesive products also recorded strong sales performance due

before income taxes increased 18.9%, to ¥12.9 billion, and income taxes

to the effects of the expanding smartphone and tablet demand.
As a result of the above, net sales in the Electronic and Opticalincreased 39.0%, to ¥4.4 billion, owing to an increase in dividend
income from overseas consolidated subsidiaries. Consequently, net

Products segment were up 9.4% year on year, to ¥79.1 billion, andincome for the ﬁscal year under review amounted to ¥8.5 billion, a

operating income increased 114.2%, to ¥6.8 billion.

year-on-year increase of 10.7%.
Net income per share increased from ¥102.83 in the previous ﬁscal
year to ¥114.22, and return on equity (ROE) increased from 5.6% to 5.8%.

Paper and Converted Products
In Fine and specialty paper products operations, there was favorable
sales performance in color papers for envelopes, due to such special

Performance by Operational Segment

demand as the launch of the Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA)

Printing and Industrial Materials Products

and a spike in demand prior to a consumption tax hike. In addition,

In Printing and variable information products operations, in addition

construction material papers, recorded solid sales.

to favorable logistic-related sales of adhesive papers and ﬁlms for

In Converted products operations, sales of casting papers forseals and labels in Japan, sales of products for medicines and foodcarbon ﬁber composite materials for aircraft use were favorable; sales

were also solid. Overseas, strong sales performances were recorded

for sports and leisure use were solid. Furthermore, both castingin Asia, centered on China and Southeast Asia.

papers for synthetic leather and release papers for adhesive products
reported solid sales.

In Industrial and material operations, sales of motorcycle- andautomobile-use adhesive products were ﬁrm, centered on Southeast

As a result of the above, net sales in the Paper and Converted

Asia, but sales of window ﬁlms decreased in the United States and Asia.

Products segment were up 5.9% year on year, to ¥37.8 billion, andoperating income dropped 6.7%, to ¥4.6 billion.

As a result of the above, net sales in the Printing and Industrial
Net Sales

Operating Income¥ Billion¥ Billion

190.8

Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products+3.5

Paper andConverted Products+2.1

Adjustment
–0.0

203.2
Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products
10.6–0.1

Electronic and
Optical Products
+6.8

13.8

Paper andConverted Products–0.3Electronic and
Optical Products
+3.7
2013

2014

FY

2013

2014 FY

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Financial Section

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Financial Condition

Cash Flows[Assets]

Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2014, amounted to ¥45.0

Total assets as of March 31, 2014, were ¥225.1 billion, an increase ofbillion, an increase of ¥4.3 billion, or 10.4%, compared with the end of¥9.0 billion compared with the end of the previous ﬁscal year.

the previous ﬁscal year.

The main reasons for the increase were as follows:· Cash and deposits+¥6.6 billion[Cash ﬂows from operating activities]· Trade notes and accounts receivable+¥ 1.7 billion

Cash ﬂows from operating activities decreased ¥3.3 billion compared· Inventories+¥3.0 billion

with the previous ﬁscal year. The main reasons for the decrease were

· Property, plant and equipment, net–¥3.5 billion

as follows:· Income before income taxes+¥2.0 billion[Liabilities]· Increase (decrease) in accrued pension costs–¥0.2 billion

Total liabilities as of March 31, 2014, were ¥72.5 billion, roughly on par· Increase (decrease) in net deﬁned beneﬁt liability+¥0.9 billion

with the end of the previous ﬁscal year. The main components of this· Decrease (increase) in trade notes and accounts receivable–¥3.9 billion

result were as follows:· Trade notes and accounts payable–¥1.8 billion· Decrease (increase) in inventories–¥2.0 billion· Income taxes (paid) refund–¥1.2 billion· Current liabilities–other–¥1.0 billion· Accrued pension costs–¥14.1 billion· Net deﬁned beneﬁt liability+¥16.4 billion[Cash ﬂows from investing activities]
Cash ﬂows from investing activities increased ¥7.0 billion compared[Net Assets]with the previous ﬁscal year. The main reasons for the increase wereNet assets as of March 31, 2014, were ¥152.6 billion, an increase of ¥9.0

as follows:

billion compared with the end of the previous ﬁscal year. The main

· Payments into time deposits–¥ 1.1 billion

reasons for the increase were as follows:· Proceeds from withdrawal of time deposit–¥2.0 billion· Retained earnings+¥5.6 billion· Purchase of property, plant and equipment+¥8.3 billion· Treasury stock–¥5.0 billion· Purchase of intangible assets+¥0.6 billion· Foreign currency translation adjustments+¥9.1 billion· Purchase of shares of subsidiaries+¥0.7 billion· Remeasurements of deﬁned beneﬁt plans–¥ 1.1 billion[Cash ﬂows from ﬁnancing activities]
Cash ﬂows from ﬁnancing activities decreased ¥5.1 billion comparedwith the previous ﬁscal year. The main reason for the decrease was
as follows:· Purchase of treasury stock

Net Assets

143.6

Cash Flows

Share
subscription
rights+0.0¥ Billion

Total
shareholders’equity+0.6¥ Billion

152.6
Minority
interests
+0.1

40.7

Total accumulated
other comprehensive
income
+8.3

2013

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2014 FY

2013

Effect of
Increase in cash and cash
exchange rateequivalents from newlychange on cash consolidated subsidiaryand cash+0.0
equivalents
45.0
+3.0

Net cashused ininvesting Net cash
Net cash activities
used inprovided by–7.0
ﬁnancing
operatingactivities
activities
–8.0
+16.3

Decrease in
cash and cash
equivalents resulting
from exclusionof subsidiaries
from consolidation
–0.1
2014

FY

Operating Risks

The following is a summary of risks that could affect the LINTEC Group’s(4) Outbreaks of contagious diseases

operations. This summary provides speciﬁc examples of major risks(5) Unpredictable changes in laws and regulations, such as thosethat are anticipated, but it does not include all risks.

involving tax systems, foreign exchange, or customs(6) Problems arising between the Group and its business associates

1. Changes in Economic Conditions

or in the collection of accounts receivable due to differences in

The Group’s operations include development in a wide range ofcultures or business practices

industries. Therefore, domestic and overseas economic conditions affect
the Group’s operations directly and indirectly. As a result, future trends

6. New Product Developmentin economic conditions could affect the Group’s business results.

The Group pursues R&D activities with a view to realizing comprehensive

Further, world trends in the electronics industry affect the Group’s

technological capabilities that cater to market demand and bringing

new businesses in the ﬁeld of electronics-related products. Future

to market competitive, high-value-added products. Accordingly, theelectronics industry trends could affect the Group’s business results.

Group is stepping up allocations of management resources to increase
its number of researchers and to pursue such initiatives as joint research

2. Changes in Selling Prices
Due to intense competition in both the domestic and overseas

with other companies and academic institutions.
However, there is no guarantee that such investment of management

markets in which the Group operates, the Group may be unable toresources in R&D will result in the development of new products ormaintain selling prices to preserve sufﬁcient earnings or sales share.

increase operating income. Due to such factors as extended development

Furthermore, the Group’s business results could be affected byperiods, it could become necessary to discontinue development, and if

difﬁculties related to cost reductions aimed at maintaining proﬁts andproduct development costs cannot be recovered, it could affect therecovering its share by reﬁning customer services.

Group’s business results.

3. Changes in Raw Material Prices

7. Intellectual Property Rights

The Group uses a great deal of pulp for paper, petrochemical products, and

The Group takes necessary measures to protect intellectual property

other raw materials and fuels. The prices of these materials and fuelsrights in Japan and overseas for various original production technologies

ﬂuctuate in accordance with market conditions, such as inventories

that it has developed. However, legal measures alone do not provide

and the supply-demand balance. The Group purchases raw materials

complete protection, possibly preventing the Group from effectively

in light of careful monitoring of market trends. However, a dramatic

protecting the rights it has obtained. Furthermore, in the event thatchange in raw material prices could affect the Group’s business results.

a lawsuit is ﬁled by a third party regarding intellectual property rights
infringement associated with the Group’s products, the Group’s business4. Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates

results could be affected.

The Group conducts foreign currency-denominated procurement andsales overseas as well as ﬁnance transactions between both domestic

8. Signiﬁcant Lawsuits

and overseas Group companies. Therefore, changes in foreign

In conducting business in Japan and overseas, the Group may be subject

exchange rates could affect the Group’s business results.

to lawsuits or other claims related to product liability, environmental,
or intellectual property rights issues. Lawsuits or claims, depending

5. Overseas Operations

on their content, could affect the Group’s business results.

The Group conducts manufacturing and business operations in markets
worldwide. In these countries, the following events could affect the

9. Legal and Regulatory Systems

Group’s business results.

In the countries in which it conducts business operations, the Group is(1) Political instability or a deterioration in security due to such factors

subject to various legal and regulatory systems, and the Group is working

as terrorism, a political change, or a coup d’étatto ensure rigorous compliance with these systems. In the event that the(2) Labor disputes, such as those involving strikes or boycotts

systems are strengthened or changed, the Group’s business activities(3) Infrastructure failures, such as those related to electric power,

could be restricted or the Group’s business results could be affected.

water, or communications

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Financial Section

Financial Summary
LINTEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
Years ended March 31

2014

2013

2012

2011

For the year:
Net sales
Operating income% of net sales
Income before income taxes
Net income
Return on equity
Return on assets¥203,242
13,766
6.8%
12,883
8,501
5.8%
6.0%

¥190,844
10,564
5.5%
10,836
7,681
5.6%
5.2%

¥200,905
13,975
7.0%
13,382
8,648
6.6%
6.5%

¥212,733
20,8899.8%
19,565
13,62210.9%
9.7%

Per share data (yen):
Net income
Net assets
Cash dividends¥ 114.22
2,100.87
42.00¥ 102.83
1,909.57
34.00¥ 115.26
1,766.60
40.00¥ 180.21
1,715.78
40.00

Depreciation and amortization
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities¥10,055(5,508)16,309(6,952)(8,020)¥ 10,141(13,823)
19,619(13,966)(2,877)¥ 10,079(8,760)18,910(12,262)(5,099)¥10,178(8,237)23,307(9,926)(2,820)At year-end:
Current assets
Current liabilities
Working capital
Cash and cash equivalents
Property, plant and equipment, net
Long-term debt, less current portion% of shareholders’ equity
Total assets
Net assets% of total assets¥149,396
54,82094,57544,99261,456——225,073
152,61067.3%¥138,505
56,911
81,59340,73964,915——
216,048
143,569
66.0%¥137,229
62,07575,15336,03662,273——
210,203132,84762.8%¥132,891
60,46572,42635,18861,888——206,188
130,576
62.9%

76,564,240
4,223

76,564,240
4,270

76,564,240
4,286

76,564,240
4,198¥86,310
79,14352,781¥82,785
72,37252,061¥90,143
73,92553,225¥91,936
81,19355,317

2,290
6,846
4,645

2,380
3,196
4,980

5,213
3,942
4,846

7,990
6,732
6,129

Number of shares outstanding
Number of employees
Segment information:
Net sales:
Printing and Industrial Materials ProductsElectronic and Optical Products
Paper and Converted Products
Segment income:Printing and Industrial Materials ProductsElectronic and Optical Products
Paper and Converted Products(Supplementary information)
Effective the year ended March 31, 2011, the “Accounting Standard for Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ)
Statement No. 17, issued by ASBJ on March 27, 2009) and the “Guidance on Accounting Standard for Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (ASBJ Guidance
No. 20, issued by ASBJ on March 21, 2008) have been applied.
Since it is impracticable to restate segment information of the ﬁscal years of 2010 and before complying revised accounting standards for segment information, only reportable segment
information for the year ended March 31, 2011 onward have been presented.

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Millions of yen, except per share data, number of shares, and number of employees

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

¥189,348
11,576
6.1%
11,399
7,284
6.2%
6.1%

¥194,901
8,498
4.4%
5,215
3,391
2.9%
3.0%

¥202,297
14,8947.4%
13,191
9,308
8.0%
6.6%

¥192,723
14,798
7.7%
14,298
10,2389.5%
7.7%¥180,334
13,618
7.6%
13,214
9,011
9.2%
7.7%

¥171,689
12,370
7.2%
11,838
7,759
9.0%
7.1%

¥ 96.36
1,596.37
24.00¥ 44.86
1,497.58
20.00¥ 123.15
1,598.30
24.00¥ 135.44
1,489.87
18.00¥ 118.34
1,370.85
16.00¥ 108.76
1,226.28
14.00¥10,537(7,777)22,259(9,253)(3,454)¥11,286(9,584)
12,979(9,752)(2,300)¥ 9,011(14,700)
17,739(15,071)(769)¥ 7,701(11,646)
13,734(12,200)(68)¥ 6,823(12,715)
17,005(13,199)(2,789)¥ 6,216(8,699)
11,163(8,964)(411)¥121,451
58,65462,79725,387
63,33754
0.0%
195,656
121,502
61.7%¥ 95,937
43,65552,282
15,37067,010107
0.1%
172,854
113,93065.5%¥120,028
67,631
52,397
17,31573,711201
0.2%
204,852
121,635
59.4%¥117,531
67,95049,581
15,55068,377280
0.3%
198,526
113,397
57.1%¥104,433
57,74846,685
13,766
63,176347
0.3%
181,158
104,36257.6%¥ 97,510
54,816
42,694
9,191
56,411429
0.5%
169,590
92,76854.7%

76,564,240
4,037

76,564,240
3,987

76,564,240
3,802

76,564,240
3,708

76,564,240
3,537

76,564,240
3,421

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

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Financial Section

Consolidated Balance Sheets
LINTEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
March 31, 2014 and 2013ASSETS

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars(Note 1)

2014

2013

2014

Current assets:¥ 51,212¥ 44,603

Trade notes and accounts receivable (Notes 4, 14)

63,48861,791

616,871

Inventories (Note 3)

30,55427,531

296,871

Deferred tax assets (Note 19)

1,922

2,307

18,682

Other

2,308

2,530

22,431

(89)

(259)

(871)

149,396

138,505

1,451,579

Cash and deposits (Notes 12, 14)

Allowance for doubtful accounts
Total current assets$

497,593

Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 7, 8, 9, 10, 13):
Buildings and structures

63,90961,424620,962

Machinery, equipment and vehicles

112,819

109,006

1,096,189

Land

10,395

10,382

101,005

354

1,023

3,441

10,957

10,844

106,466

Construction in progress
Other

198,436

192,682

1,928,065(136,979)(127,767)(1,330,936)

61,45664,915597,129

2,794

3,047

27,155Investment securities (Notes 14, 15)

3,594

3,370

34,924

Net defined benefit asset (Note 17)

366

―

3,559

Deferred tax assets (Note 19)

5,940

5,047

57,721

Other

1,798

1,334

17,479Allowance for doubtful accounts

(275)

(171)

(2,674)

Accumulated depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, net
Intangible assets (Note 13):
Investments and other assets:

Total investments and other assets

11,4259,580

111,010

Total non-current assets

75,676

77,543735,294¥ 225,073¥ 216,048$ 2,186,874

Total assets
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated ﬁnancial statements.

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LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars(Note 1)

2014

2013

2014

Current liabilities:¥ 41,286¥ 43,124$ 401,150

Short-term borrowings (Notes 14, 26)

1,510

1,430

14,671

Accrued income taxes (Notes 14, 19)

2,594

1,931

25,211

73

46

717

Trade notes and accounts payable (Notes 4, 14)

Provision for directors’ bonuses

9,355

10,37890,90454,82056,911

532,656

Accrued pension costs (Note 17)―

14,136―

Provision for environmental measures

132

132

1,288

Net defined benefit liability (Note 17)

16,375―

159,106

Other

1,133

1,297

11,017

Total non-current liabilities

17,641

15,566

171,412

Total liabilities

72,462

72,478704,069

225,430

Other (Notes 14, 16)
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities:

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 2)
Net assets:
Shareholders’ equity (Note 25):
Common stock:
Authorized: 300,000,000 shares in 2014 and 2013
23,201

23,201

Capital surplus

26,83026,830260,691

Retained earnings

104,771

99,1981,017,986

Issued: 76,564,240 shares in 2014 and 2013

Less: treasury stock, at cost:
4,436,436 shares in 2014 and 1,869,676 shares in 2013
Total shareholders’ equity(7,754)(2,752)(75,340)

147,048

146,478

1,428,767

Accumulated other comprehensive income
Net unrealized holding gain on securities

355

213

3,454

Foreign currency translation adjustments

5,236(3,843)50,880

―

(213)

―

Remeasurements of defined benefit plans (Note 17)(1,110)―(10,785)

Total accumulated other comprehensive income

Adjustment regarding pension obligations of consolidated overseas subsidiaries

4,482(3,843)43,549

Share subscription rights (Note 18)

148

113

1,443

Minority interests

930

822

9,043

Total net assets

152,610

143,569

1,482,805

Total liabilities and net assets¥225,073¥216,048$2,186,874

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Financial Section

Consolidated Statements of Income
LINTEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

Millions of yen

2014

2013

2014

¥203,242
158,005
45,236
31,47013,766¥190,844
150,432
40,411
29,847
10,564$1,974,758
1,535,223
439,534
305,772
133,761

261
59
52
39
399
305
1,118

251
228
50
10
543
220
1,304

2,543
577
513
384
3,877
2,968
10,865

13
379
938
388
1,719
13,165

57
345
339
145
887
10,981

126
3,689
9,117
3,770
16,703
127,923

28
21
49

44
—
44

275
209
485

308
23
—
332
12,883——
189
189
10,836

2,993
232
—
3,225
125,183

4,449
(55)
4,394
8,489
(12)
8,501

3,419
(256)
3,162
7,673
(7)
7,681

43,236(536)
42,70082,482(119)82,602ASSETSNet sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses (Notes 5, 6)
Operating income
Non-operating income:Interest income
Dividend income
Rent income
Gain on sales of noncurrent assets
Foreign exchange gains
Other income
Total non-operating income
Non-operating expenses:
Interest expenses
Loss on retirement of noncurrent assets
Compensation expenses
Other expenses
Total non-operating expenses
Ordinary income
Extraordinary gain:
SubsidyGain on sales of noncurrent assets (Note 7)
Total extraordinary gain
Extraordinary loss:
Impairment loss (Note 10)
Loss on sales of noncurrent assets (Note 8)
Loss on retirement of noncurrent assets (Note 9)
Total extraordinary losses
Income before income taxes
Income taxes (Note 19):
Current
Deferred
Total income taxes
Income before minority interests
Minority interests
Net income (Note 25)

Thousands of
U.S. dollars(Note 1)¥¥$

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
LINTEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

Millions of yen

ASSETS
Income before minority interests
Other comprehensive income (Note 11)
Net unrealized holding gain on securities
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Adjustment regarding pension obligations of consolidated overseas subsidiaries
Total other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income(Comprehensive income attributable to:)Shareholders of the parent
Minority interests
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated ﬁnancial statements.

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Thousands of
U.S. dollars(Note 1)

2014

2013

2014

¥ 8,489¥ 7,673$ 82,482

140
9,221
127
9,489
¥17,978

95
5,750
(52)
5,794
¥13,468

1,364
89,5991,240
92,204$174,687

17,848130

13,442
25

173,418
1,269

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
LINTEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

Thousands

Millions of yen
Shareholders’ equity

Balance as at April 1, 2012

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Number ofshares ofcommonstock

Commonstock

CapitalsurplusRetainedearnings

Net
Total unrealized
Treasury shareholders’ holding gain
stock
equity on securities

76,564¥23,201¥26,830¥94,281¥(2,750)¥141,561¥117

Adjustment
regardingpension
Total
Foreign obligations of Remeasure- accumulated
currency consolidated
ments of other comSharetranslation
overseas
defined prehensive subscription
adjustments subsidiaries benefit plansincomerights¥(9,561)¥(160)—¥(9,604)¥94

Minority
interests

Total net
assets¥796¥132,847

Changes during the year:
Cash dividends(2,763)(2,763)(2,763)

Net income

7,681

7,681

7,681

(1)

(1)

(1)

0

0

0

Purchase of treasury stock
Disposal of treasury stock0

Net changes in items other
95

5,717

(52)

—

5,760

19

25

5,805

Total changes during the year

than shareholders’ equity
—

—

0

4,917

(1)

4,916

95

5,717

(52)

—

5,760

19

25

10,722

Balance as at March 31, 2013

76,564¥23,201¥26,830¥99,198¥(2,752)¥146,478¥213¥(3,843)¥(213)—¥(3,843)

¥113

¥822

¥143,569

Changes during the year:
Cash dividends(2,838)(2,838)Net income

8,501

8,501

8,501

(5,001)(5,001)

(90)

(90)

(5,001)

Purchase of treasury stock(90)

Change of scope of consolidation(2,838)Net changes in items other
142

9,080

213

(1,110)

8,326

35

108

8,469

570

142

9,080

213

(1,110)

8,326

35

108

9,040

¥(7,754) ¥147,048¥355¥5,236—¥(1,110)¥4,482¥148¥930¥152,610

than shareholders’ equity
Total changes during the year

—

—

—

5,572

Balance as at March 31, 2014

76,564¥23,201¥26,830¥104,771(5,001)Thousands

Thousands of U.S. dollars (Note 1)
Shareholders’ equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income
Adjustment
regardingpension
Total
Foreign obligations of Remeasure- accumulated
ments of other comSharecurrency consolidated
overseas
defined prehensive subscription
translation
adjustments subsidiaries benefit plansincomerightsNumber ofshares ofcommonstock

Commonstock

CapitalsurplusRetainedearnings

Net
Total unrealized
Treasury shareholders’ holding gain
stock
equity on securities

76,564$225,430$260,691$963,841$(26,740) $1,423,223

Cash dividends(27,578)(27,578)

Net income

82,60282,60282,602(48,599)(48,599)

(879)

(879)

Balance as at April 1, 2013

$2,072$(37,346)$(2,074)—$(37,348)$1,102

Minority
interests

Total net
assets$7,988 $1,394,965

Changes during the year:(48,599)

Purchase of treasury stock(879)

Change of scope of consolidation(27,578)

Net changes in items other
1,382

88,226

2,074(10,785)

80,898340

1,055

82,295

5,544

1,382

88,226

2,074(10,785)

80,898340

1,055

87,839$(75,340) $1,428,767$3,454$50,880—(10,785)$43,549$1,443than shareholders’ equity
Total changes during the year——

Balance as at March 31, 2014

76,564$225,430—

54,144$260,691 $1,017,986(48,599)$9,043 $1,482,805

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated ﬁnancial statements.

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Financial Section

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
LINTEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
Years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013ASSETSCash flows from operating activities:
Income before income taxes
Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of goodwill
Amortization of negative goodwill
Increase (decrease) in accrued pension costs
Increase (decrease) in net defined benefit liability
Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts
Interest and dividend income
Interest expenses
Loss (gain) on sales of property, plant and equipment
Loss on retirement of property, plant and equipment
Decrease (increase) in trade notes and accounts receivable
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Increase (decrease) in trade notes and accounts payable
Loss (gain) on sales of investment securities
Loss on valuation of membership
Impairment loss
Other, net
SubtotalInterest and dividend income received
Interest expenses paid
Income taxes (paid) refund
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments into time deposits
Proceeds from withdrawal of time deposits
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of intangible assets
Purchase of investment securities
Proceeds from sales of investment securities
Purchase of shares of subsidiaries
Purchase of investments in capital of subsidiaries
Payments of loans receivableCollection of loans receivable
Other, net
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
Cash dividends paid
Purchase of treasury stock
Repayments of lease obligation
Other, net
Net cash used in financing activities
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Increase in cash and cash equivalents from newly consolidated subsidiary
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents resulting from exclusion of subsidiaries
from consolidation
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year (Note 12)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated ﬁnancial statements.

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Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars(Note 1)

2014

2013

2014

¥12,883
10,055
70
(8)
—
945
(80)
(321)
13
(24)
331
127
(1,133)(3,136)
(0)
—
308
(26)
20,004302(13)(3,984)16,309¥ 10,836
10,141
57
(11)
161
—
(1)
(479)
57
(8)
432
4,044
853
(3,231)
(2)
0
—
(889)
21,960495(57)(2,778)
19,619$125,183
97,700
688
(81)
—
9,191
(780)
(3,121)
126
(238)
3,220
1,240
(11,016)(30,477)
(1)
—
2,993
(258)
194,3692,935(127)(38,711)
158,466(9,369)7,927(5,508)
400
(139)
(2)
3
(29)
—
(302)
3
66
(6,952)(8,286)
9,916(13,823)
10
(788)
(2)
4
(775)
(79)
(70)
160
(231)
(13,966)(91,041)
77,025(53,522)
3,894(1,356)
(23)
31
(286)
—
(2,943)30
642(67,549)

50(2,841)(5,001)(227)—(8,020)2,979
4,315
40,73919

110(2,759)(1)(226)
0(2,877)
1,927
4,703
36,036—

485(27,605)(48,599)(2,210)—(77,929)
28,94541,933395,840
192(83)¥44,992—¥ 40,739(808)$437,157

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Lintec Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
March 31, 2014

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies(a) Basis of presenting financial statements
LINTEC Corporation (the “Company”) maintains its accounting records
and prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance withaccounting principles generally accepted in Japan, which are different incertain respects as to the application and disclosure requirements ofInternational Financial Reporting Standards. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been compiled from the consolidated
financial statements prepared by the Company as required by the
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan.
In addition, the notes to the consolidated financial statements include
information which is not required under accounting principles generally
accepted in Japan but is presented herein as additional information.
For the convenience of the readers, the accompanying consolidated
financial statements have been presented in U.S. dollars by translating
all Japanese yen amounts at the rate of ¥102.92=U.S.$1, the prevailingexchange rate as of March 31, 2014. This translation should not be
construed as a representation that the Japanese yen amounts could be
converted into U.S. dollars at this or any other rate of exchange.
As permitted under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act ofJapan, amounts of less than one million yen have been omitted. As a result,
the totals shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements
do not necessarily agree with the sum of the individual amounts.
Certain reclassifications of previously reported amounts have been
made to conform to the consolidated financial statements for the year
ended March 31, 2014 presentation.
(b) Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accountsof the Company and its 23 significant subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014,
but exclude subsidiaries whose total assets, retained earnings, net sales
and net income are not material in relation to the comparable amounts inthese statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Goodwill is amortized over periods of the estimated useful economic
lives (mainly 5 years) on a straight-line basis. Negative goodwill incurredprior to the year ended March 31, 2010 is amortized for 5 years on astraight-line basis.
Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, which are not consolidated or
accounted for by the equity method, are carried at cost. Where there has
been a permanent decline in the value of such investments, the Company
has written down the investments.
Certain subsidiaries are consolidated on the basis of fiscal period
ending December 31, which differ from that of the Company. The necessary
adjustments are made to the financial statements of such subsidiaries toreflect any significant transactions from their respective fiscal year ends
to March 31.
(c) Foreign currency translation
Receivables, payables and securities denominated in foreign currencies
are converted into Japanese yen at the exchange rates at fiscal year end.
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded based on the prevailingexchange rate on the transaction dates and the resulting translation gains
or losses are included in statements of income.
In respect of the financial statement items of overseas subsidiaries, allassets and liabilities accounts are translated into Japanese yen by
applying the exchange rates in effect at the fiscal year end. All income andexpense accounts are translated into Japanese yen by applying the
average exchange rate during the fiscal year.
Translation differences after allocating to minority interest for portions
attributable to minority interest are reported as foreign currency translation
adjustments in a separate component of net assets in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets.

(d) Investment securities
Securities with market value are stated at fair value, and changes in fairvalue are recorded as a separate component of net assets at an amount,net of tax, and the moving average method is used to calculate the originalcost. Securities without market value are stated at cost determined by themoving average method.
(e) Inventories
Inventories mainly apply the cost method based on the weighted-averagemethod, which determines the amount of the inventories shown on the
consolidated balance sheets by writing them down based on the decreasein their profitability.
Machinery applies the cost method based on the specific identification
method, which determines the amount of the inventories shown on the
consolidated balance sheets by writing them down based on the decreasein their profitability.
(f) Property, plant and equipment (Excluding leased assets)
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation in the
Company is principally computed by the declining-balance method overthe estimated useful lives of the respective assets except for the buildings
acquired on or after April 1, 1998, for which the straight-line method is used.
Depreciation in its consolidated foreign subsidiaries is computed by thestraight-line method over the useful lives of the respective assets.
The significant useful lives are summarized as follows:
Buildings and structures
2 — 50 years
Machinery, equipment and vehicles
3 — 17 years(g) Intangible assets (Excluding leased assets)
Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization.
Capitalized costs of software for internal use and other intangible assets
are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated lives (5 years).
(h) Leases
Leased assets arising from finance lease transactions which transfer
ownership to the lessee are depreciated as the same as the owned
property, plant and equipment.
Leased assets arising from finance lease transactions which do nottransfer ownership to the lessee are depreciated to a residual value ofzero by the straight-line method using the contract term as the useful life.
(i) Allowance for doubtful accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts is provided at the amount of estimateduncollectible accounts, based on individual collectability with respect toidentified doubtful receivables and past experience of doubtful receivables.
(j) Provision for directors’ bonuses
Bonus to directors is accrued at the year end and to be paid in thefollowing year when such bonuses are attributable.
(k) Accounting method for retirement benefits(1) Method of attributing expected retirement benefits to periods
In calculating retirement benefit obligations, the straight-line basis isused to attribute expected retirement benefits to periods through theend of the fiscal year.
(2) Method of calculating actuarial gain and loss and prior service cost
Actuarial gain and loss are amortized in the year following the year
in which the gain or loss is recognized primarily by the straight-line
method principally over 15 years. Prior service cost is being amortizedby the straight-line method principally over 15 years.
(l) Provision for environmental measures
The provision for environmental measures is estimated and recorded toprovide for future potential costs, such as costs related to removal anddisposal of toxic substances based on related legal requirements.
(m) Accounting for consumption taxes
Transactions subject to consumption taxes are recorded at amounts
exclusive of consumption taxes.

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Financial Section(n) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are composed of cash and time deposits,
all of which are low-risk, short-term financial instruments readily
convertible into cash.
(o) Research and development costs
Research and development costs are charged to income when incurred.
(p) Income taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences
between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and aremeasured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the
differences are expected to reverse.
(q) Shareholders’ equity
The Corporation Law of Japan provides that an amount equal to 10%of the amount to be distributed as distributions of capital surplus (otherthan the capital reserve) and retained earnings (other than the legal
reserve) be transferred to the capital reserve and the legal reserve,
respectively, until the sum of the capital reserve and the legal reserve
equals 25% of the common stock account. Such distributions can be madeat any time by resolution of the shareholders or by the Boardof Directors if certain conditions are met, but neither the capital reserve
nor the legal reserve is available for distributions.
(r) Changes in accounting principles
Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits (The Accounting Standards
Board of Japan (ASBJ) Statement No. 26, issued by the ASBJ on May 17,
2012, hereinafter referred to as “Retirement Benefits AccountingStandards”) and Guidance on Accounting Standard for Retirement
Benefits (ASBJ Guidance No. 25, issued by the ASBJ on May 17, 2012,
hereinafter referred to as “Retirement Benefits Guidance”) are applied
from the end of this consolidated fiscal year (excluding provisions set forthin the main clause in Article 35 of Retirement Benefits AccountingStandards and the main clause in Article 67 of Retirement Benefits
Guidance), and the accounting method is changed to the method where
the amount obtained by deducting the amount of plan assets from theretirement benefit obligations is included in the net defined benefit liability
and based on this change, unrecognized actuarial gain and loss andunrecognized prior service cost are included in net defined benefit liability.
Application of the Retirement Benefits Accounting Standards, etc. arein accordance with the transitional treatment set forth in Article 37 of the

Retirement Benefits Accounting Standards and at the end of this consolidated fiscal year, the amount affected by such changes is deducted fromthe remeasurements of defined benefit plans of the accumulated othercomprehensive income.
As a result, ¥1,590 million (U.S. $15,456 thousand) is included in the net
defined benefit liability as of March 31, 2014, and the accumulated othercomprehensive income and minority interests decreased by ¥1,024 million(U.S. $9,951 thousand) and ¥21 million (U.S. $213 thousand), respectively.
Due to the application of the Retirement Benefits Accounting Standards,
etc., “adjustment regarding pension obligations of consolidated overseas
subsidiaries” presented previously under a separate heading in the
consolidated balance sheet and the consolidated statements of changes
in shareholders’ equity is included in “remeasurements of defined benefit
plans” from the end of this consolidated fiscal year.
In addition, the impact of this change on per share data can be foundunder Note 25, “Amounts Per Share.”(s) Accounting standards issued but not yet applied• Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits(ASBJ Statement No. 26, issued on May 17, 2012)• Guidance on Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits(ASBJ Guidance No. 25, issued on May 17, 2012)(1) Overview
Based on viewpoints to improve the financial reporting and international movement, the standard and guidance have been revised mainly
for the accounting method to calculate unrecognized actuarial gain orloss and unrecognized prior service cost, the calculation method for
retirement benefit obligations and service cost, and the enhancementof disclosure.
(2) Application schedule
The amendment of the method for calculating retirement benefit
obligations and service cost will be adopted from the beginning of theyear ending March 31, 2015.
(3) Effect of application
The effect of applying the standard and guidance is currently underassessment.

2. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries had unused lines of credit for short-term financing aggregating ¥21,301 million (U.S. $206,975 thousand)and ¥30,488 million at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
3. Inventories
Finished goods and merchandise, work in process, and raw materials and supplies as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Finished goods and merchandise2014¥ 9,560

2013¥ 8,4062014$ 92,895

Work in process

11,70011,294

113,683

Raw materials and supplies

9,292

7,831

90,292¥30,554¥27,531$296,871

ASSETS

Total

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4. Notes Maturing as of the End of the Fiscal Year
Notes maturing as of the end of the fiscal year are settled on the clearing date. In addition, accounts receivable and payable with due date that is the last day of the
fiscal year are also settled on the clearing date. As the last day of the previous fiscal year was a non-business day of financial institutions, the following amounts ofreceivables and payables maturing as of March 31, 2013 were included in the ending balance.
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Trade notes and accounts receivable

2014
¥―

2013
¥5,173

2014$―

Trade notes and accounts payable

―

8,323

―

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2013¥ 4,8122014$ 48,980

ASSETS

5. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Major items included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:2014¥ 5,041ASSETSTransportation and warehousing expenses

(53)

86

(522)

6,830

6,356

66,362

Provision for retirement benefits

―

545

―

Retirement benefit expenses

507

―

4,932

Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts
Salaries and allowances

80

46

778

1,057

880

10,275

Research and development expenses

6,849

7,263

66,554Other

11,157

9,856

108,411¥31,470¥29,847$305,772

Provision for directors’ bonuses
Depreciation

Total

6. Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses, all of which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses, for the years ended March 31, 2014 and2013 were ¥6,849 million (U.S.$66,554 thousand) and ¥7,263 million, respectively.
7. Gain on Sales of Noncurrent Assets
Gain on sales of noncurrent assets was related to sales of buildings and structures for the year ended March 31, 2014.
8. Loss on Sales of Noncurrent Assets
Loss on sales of noncurrent assets was related to sales of land for the year ended March 31, 2014.
9. Loss on Retirement of Noncurrent Assets
Loss on retirement of noncurrent assets was principally related to retirement of buildings and structures for the year ended March 31, 2013.
10. Impairment Loss on Property, Plant and Equipment
The Company has recognized impairment loss on the following classes of assets for the year ended March 31, 2014:
Major use

Location

Pressure-sensitive adhesive related
products manufacturing equipment

Higashi Agatsuma town, Gunma

Paper related products manufacturing
equipment

Kumagaya city, Saitama

Total

Category

Machinery, equipment and vehicles

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars¥153$1,4941

14

Subtotal¥155$1,508

Machinery, equipment and vehicles¥152$1,484¥308$2,993

Other

Circumstances leading to the recognition of impairment loss in the statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2014 were that above assets areplanned to stop operation or be disposed for the reason of becoming too old and production shutdown.
The impairment loss for these assets was measured based on the net realizable value or the nominal value of the idle assets.

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11. Comprehensive Income
Reclassification adjustment and tax effect of other comprehensive income for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

2013

2014

¥ 196

¥ 137

$ 1,906

(0)

(2)

(1)

196

134

1,905

Tax effect

(55)

(38)

(540)

Net unrealized holding gain on securities

140

95

1,364

9,221

5,750

89,599

―

—

—

9,221

5,750

89,599ASSETSNet unrealized holding gain on securities:
Amount incurred during the fiscal year
Reclassification adjustment
Prior to deducting tax effectForeign currency translation adjustments:
Amount incurred during the fiscal year
Reclassification adjustment
Prior to deducting tax effect

―

—

—

9,221

5,750

89,599Amount incurred during the fiscal year

62

(201)

612

Reclassification adjustment

138

116

1,347
1,959

Tax effectForeign currency translation adjustments
Adjustment regarding pension obligations of consolidated overseas subsidiaries:

Prior to deducting tax effect

201

(84)

Tax effect

(73)

31

(718)

Adjustment regarding pension obligations of consolidated overseas subsidiaries

127

(52)

1,240

¥9,489¥5,794$92,204

Total other comprehensive income

12. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Reconciliation between cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statements of cash flows and cash and deposits in the consolidated balance
sheets as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

ASSETSCash and deposits
Time deposits with maturity of more than 3 months
Cash and cash equivalents

2014¥51,212

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2013¥44,6032014$497,593(6,219)(3,863)(60,435)¥44,992¥40,739$437,157

Assets and liabilities related to finance lease transactions newly recognized for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, were ¥93 million(U.S. $909 thousand) and ¥177 million, respectively.
13. Leases(Lessee’s accounting)For finance lease transactions that transfer ownership, leased assets recognized as property, plant and equipment are mainly production facilities for theyears ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
For finance lease transactions that do not transfer ownership, leased assets recognized as property, plant and equipment are mainly production facilities and vehicles, and those recognized as intangible assets are mainly software for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
The minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

ASSETS
Due within 1 year
Due after 1 year
Total

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2014
¥144

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2013
¥120

2014
$1,400

263

48

2,558

¥407

¥168

$3,95914. Financial Instruments
1. Status of financial instruments(1) Policy regarding financial instruments
The LINTEC Group (the “Group”) limits the scope of its cash and fundmanagement activities to short-term deposits and has a policy of relying
principally on bank borrowings.
The Group makes use of derivatives only to reduce risk of foreign
currency exchange fluctuations and has a policy of not engaging in derivative transactions for speculative purposes.
(2) Details of financial instruments and associated risk andrisk management system
In the course of its business activities, the Group is exposed to credit
risk arising from trade notes and accounts receivable that are
outstanding from its customers. Regarding the risk pursuant to theinternal regulations for managing its credit exposure and tradereceivables, due dates and balances are managed appropriately foreach customer, to mitigate risks of uncollectible accounts.

Investment securities are stocks being exposed to market price risk,
and these are mainly the stocks of companies with which the Group hasbusiness relationships and it periodically confirms the market value.
All of the trade payables—trade notes and accounts payable—are due
within 1 year.
The Company has commitment line contracts with financial institutions
and the borrowings are raised mainly for business activities and capital
investments.
The Group is exposed to liquidity risk from its business-related obligations and borrowings but the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
prepare and implement financing plans to manage the liquidity risk.
The Group conducts and manages such transactions based on internal
rules and regulations. Director of administration division is in charge ofmanaging derivative transactions and related reports are submitted to top
management for each case. In addition, the contract amounts of derivativetransactions described below in Note 16, “Derivatives,” does not represent themarket risk associated with derivative transactions.

2. Estimated fair value and other matters related to financial instruments
Carrying value on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 along with their fair value and the variance were shown in the following
table.
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

2014

ASSETS(1) Cash and deposits(2) Trade notes and accounts receivable(3) Investment securities
Other securities(4) Trade notes and accounts payable(5) Short-term borrowings(6) Accrued income taxes

Carrying value

Estimated
fair value

Variance¥ 51,212
63,488¥ 51,212
63,488¥——2,001(41,286)(1,510)(2,594)2,001(41,286)(1,510)(2,594)————

Carrying value

Estimated
fair value

Variance$ 497,593
616,871$ 497,593
616,871$——

19,447(401,150)(14,671)(25,211)

19,447(401,150)(14,671)(25,211)————

Note: Figures shown in parentheses are liability items.
Millions of yen

ASSETS(1) Cash and deposits(2) Trade notes and accounts receivable(3) Investment securities
Other securities(4) Trade notes and accounts payable(5) Short-term borrowings(6) Accrued income taxes(7) Derivative instruments

2013
Carrying value

Estimated
fair value

Variance¥44,603
61,791¥44,603
61,791¥——

1,816(43,124)(1,430)(1,931)(15)

1,816(43,124)(1,430)(1,931)
(15)

—
—
—
—
—

Note: Figures shown in parentheses are liability items.
Note 1: Method of computing the estimated fair value of ﬁnancial instruments, securities andderivative instruments(1) Cash and deposits; (2) Trade notes and accounts receivable
Since these items are settled in a short period of time and have estimated fair values
that are virtually the same as the carrying value on the ledger, the carrying value has
been used.
(3) Investment securities
The market value of investment securities is determined by the price of the stock
traded on an exchange market.
(4) Trade notes and accounts payable; (5) Short-term borrowings; (6) Accrued income taxes
Since these items are settled in a short period of time and have estimated fair values
that are virtually the same as the carrying value on the ledger, the carrying value has
been used.
(7) Derivative instruments
Please see Note 16, “Derivatives.”

Note 2: Financial instruments for which obtaining an estimated fair value is deemed to be
extremely difﬁcult:Millions of yen

Unlisted stocks

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

2013

2014

Carrying value

Carrying value

Carrying value¥1,592¥1,554$15,476

The unlisted stocks in the preceding table do not have market values, and as estimating
their future cash ﬂows is deemed to be extremely difﬁcult, they are not included in the abovetable “(3) Investment securities.”
Note 3: Planned redemption amounts after the balance sheet date for held-to-maturity
securities and receivables were as follows:
Millions of yen

Cash and deposits
Trade notes and accounts
receivable
Total

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

2013

2014

Within 1 year

Within 1 year

Within 1 year

¥ 51,180¥ 44,570$ 497,282

63,488¥114,668

61,791¥106,362

616,871$1,114,154

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15. Marketable and Investment Securities
The carrying value and acquisition cost of other securities as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

ASSETS
Carrying value

Acquisition cost

Unrealized gain
(loss)

Carrying value

Acquisition cost

Unrealized gain
(loss)

Stocks¥1,473

¥ 910

¥563

$14,312$ 8,842$5,470

Bonds

—

—

—

—

—

—

Other

—

—

—

—

—

—

¥1,473

¥ 910

¥563

$14,312$ 8,842$5,470Stocks

¥ 528

¥ 576

¥ (47)$ 5,135$ 5,598$ (463)

Bonds

—

—

—

—

—

—

Other

—

—

—

—

—

—

Subtotal

¥ 528

¥ 576

¥ (47)$ 5,135$ 5,598$ (463)Total¥2,001¥1,486¥515$19,447$14,440$5,006

Description

Securities whose carrying value
exceeds their acquisition cost
Subtotal
Securities whose acquisition costexceeds their carrying value

Millions of yen

ASSETS

2013
Carrying value

Acquisition cost

Unrealized gain
(loss)

Stocks¥1,370

¥ 908

¥ 462

Bonds

—

—

—

Other

—

—

—

¥1,370

¥ 908

¥ 462

Stocks

¥ 445

¥ 590

¥(145)

Description

Securities whose carrying value
exceeds their acquisition cost
Subtotal
Securities whose acquisition costexceeds their carrying value

Bonds

—

—

—

Other

—

—

—

Subtotal

¥ 445

¥ 590

¥(145)

Total¥1,816¥1,499¥ 317

16. Derivatives
No specific disclosure for derivative transactions has been made as of March 31, 2014 because of its immateriality.
Derivative transactions to which the Company did not apply hedge accounting as of March 31, 2013 were as follows:(Currency related)
Millions of yen

2013
Contract amounts
Total

Over 1 year

Estimated
Fair value

Sell: U.S. dollars (buy Japanese yen)

¥313

¥—

¥ (5)

¥(5)

Buy: Japanese yen (sell U.S. dollars)

207

—

(10)

(10)

¥521

¥—

¥(15)

¥(15)

Nature of transaction

Off-market transactions

Forward exchange contracts to:

Total

Note: Method of computing the estimated fair value is based on information provided by ﬁnancial institutions at the end of the ﬁscal year.

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Unrealized
gain (loss)

LINTEC ANNUAL REPORT 201417. Retirement Benefits
The Company and its domestic subsidiaries sponsor a corporate pension fund under the Japanese Defined Benefit Corporate Pension Law and retirement plans for their employees. Certain foreign consolidated subsidiaries have defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans.
The following summarizes information related to retirement benefits for the year ended March 31, 2014.
1. Retirement benefit plans(1) Reconciliation statement for the beginning balance and the ending balance of retirement benefit obligations
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars¥36,6632014$356,236

Service cost

1,432

13,919Interest cost

506

4,925

Actuarial gains (losses)(947)(9,202)Retirement benefits paid

ASSETS
Retirement benefit obligations at beginning of the period(1,197)(11,630)

Increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation

272

2,647

Other

56

548

¥36,788$357,444

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars¥18,1652014$176,501

Retirement benefit obligations at end of the period
Note: For some of the consolidated subsidiaries, the simpliﬁed method is used to calculate retirement beneﬁt obligations.

(2) Reconciliation statement for the beginning balance and the ending balance of plan assets

ASSETS
Plan assets at beginning of the period
Expected return on plan assets
Actuarial gains (losses)

647

6,289

1,720

16,717

Contributions from the employer

768

7,470

Retirement benefits paid

(734)

(7,139)

Increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation
Plan assets at end of the period

211

2,059

¥20,779$201,897(3) Reconciliation statement for the ending balance of retirement benefit obligations and plan assets and net defined benefit liability or asset recorded in
the consolidated financial statements
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Retirement benefit obligations of a funded pension plan

¥ 23,081

2014$ 224,264

Plan assets(20,779)(201,897)

ASSETS

2,301

22,366Retirement benefit obligations of an unfunded pension plan

13,706133,180

Net amount of liabilities and assets recorded in the consolidated balance sheet

16,008

155,547

Net defined benefit liability

16,375

159,106

Net defined benefit asset(366)(3,559)¥ 16,008$ 155,547

Net amount of liabilities and assets recorded in the consolidated balance sheet

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Financial Section(4) Components of retirement benefit expenses
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars¥1,432

2014$13,919ASSETS
Service cost
Interest cost

506

4,925

Expected return on plan assets(647)(6,289)Amortization of actuarial losses (gains)

670

6,511

Amortization of prior service cost(284)

(2,762)32

320¥1,711$16,625

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars¥(1,397)2014$(13,576)

Other
Retirement benefit expenses for the defined benefit plan
Notes: i. Retirement beneﬁt expenses of consolidated subsidiaries using the simpliﬁed method are included in service cost.
ii. Employee’s contributions to the corporate pension fund are not included in service cost.

(5) Remeasurements of defined benefit plans
Breakdown of items (before the tax effect) recorded in remeasurements of defined benefit plans are as follows:

ASSETS
Unrecognized prior service cost

3,113

30,249¥ 1,715$ 16,672

Unrecognized actuarial losses (gains)
Total(6) Items related to plan assets
1. Breakdown of major items
The fair value of plan assets, by major category, as a percentage of total plan assets as of March 31, 2014 was as follows:
Bonds

2014
40.9%

Stocks44.0%

Cash on hand and in banks

11.7%

ASSETS

3.4%

Other

100.0%

Total

2. Method for determining the long-term expected rate of return on plan assets
In determining the long-term expected rate of return on plan assets, estimates are considered based on the current and expected allocationof plan assets and the long-term current and expected rate of return from the various assets comprising the plan assets.
(7) Major actuarial assumptions as of March 31, 2014 were as follows:
Discount rate

2014
Mainly 1.5%

Long-term expected rate of return on plan assets

Mainly 3.5%

ASSETS

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2. Defined contribution plan
Some of the consolidated subsidiaries contributed ¥125 million (U.S. $1,223 thousand) to the defined contribution plan.
The following summarizes information related to retirement benefits for the year ended March 31, 2013.
(1) Actuarial present value of projected benefit obligations and unfunded status as of March 31, 2013 were as follows:
Millions of yen

2013¥(36,663)

ASSETS
Actuarial present value of projected benefit obligations
Plan assets

18,165

Unfunded accrued pension costs(18,498)

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

6,043

Unrecognized prior service cost

(1,681)

Net retirement benefit obligation recognized in the consolidated balance sheet(14,136)

Accrued pension costs¥(14,136)

Note: For some of the consolidated subsidiaries, the simpliﬁed method is used to calculate retirement beneﬁt obligations.

(2) Components of pension and severance cost for the year ended March 31, 2013 were as follows:
Millions of yen

2013¥1,258ASSETS
Service cost
Interest cost

667

Expected return on plan assets(559)

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

540

Prior service cost

(244)

Other

109

Total

¥1,771

Notes: i. Employee’s contributions to the corporate pension fund are not included in service cost.
ii. Retirement beneﬁt expenses of consolidated subsidiaries using the simpliﬁed method are included in service cost.
iii. “Other” in the above table is payment of contribution for deﬁned contribution plan.

(3) Major assumptions at the beginning of the year ended March 31, 2013 were as follows:2013
Mainly 1.3%

ASSETS
Discount rate
Expected rate of return on plan assets

Mainly 3.5%

Allocation method of pension costs

Straight-line method

Term of amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss

15 years

Term of amortization of prior service cost

15 years

18. Stock Option Plan
Components of stock-based compensation expense for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

ASSETS
Cost of sales
Selling, general and administrative expenses

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014
¥ 6

2013
¥ 3

2014
$ 58

29

15

282

The following table summarizes contents of stock options as of March 31, 2014:
The first share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period

The Company
August 10, 2006
Directors, 17
Common stock 10,500 shares
August 25, 2006
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of
director of the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 26, 2006 to August 25, 2026

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The second share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period
The third share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period
The fourth share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period
The fifth share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period
The sixth share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period

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The Company
August 9, 2007
Directors, 17
Common stock 9,300 shares
August 24, 2007
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of directorof the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 25, 2007 to August 24, 2027

The Company
August 8, 2008
Directors, 14
Common stock 9,800 shares
August 25, 2008
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of directorof the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 26, 2008 to August 25, 2028

The Company
August 7, 2009
Directors, 14
Common stock 15,000 shares
August 24, 2009
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of directorof the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 25, 2009 to August 24, 2029

The Company
August 9, 2010
Directors, 16
Common stock 14,100 shares
August 24, 2010
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of directorof the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 25, 2010 to August 24, 2030

The Company
August 9, 2011
Directors, 8Common stock 7,600 shares
August 24, 2011
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of directorof the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 25, 2011 to August 24, 2031

The seventh share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period
The eighth share subscription rights
Name of Company
Date of approval of the Board of Directors
Position and number of grantees
Class and number of stocks
Date of grantCondition and settlement of rights
Period of providing service for stock options
Exercise period

The Company
August 8, 2012
Directors, 8 and Executive Officers, 12
Common stock 15,900 shares
August 23, 2012
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of director
or executive officer of the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 24, 2012 to August 23, 2032

The Company
August 7, 2013
Directors, 10 and Executive Officers, 12
Common stock 22,000 shares
August 22, 2013
Persons who have received allotment of share subscription rights must hold the position of director
or executive officer of the Company at the time of grant.
—
From August 23, 2013 to August 22, 2033

The following tables summarize the scale and movement of stock options for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:(Non-vested stock options)

Stock options outstanding
at April 1, 2013
Stock options granted
Forfeitures
Conversion to exercisablestock options
Stock options outstandingat March 31, 2014

The first sharesubscription rights

The second sharesubscription rights

The third sharesubscription rights

The fourth sharesubscription rights

The fifth sharesubscription rights

The sixth sharesubscription rights

The seventh sharesubscription rights

The eighth sharesubscription rights

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
22,000
—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

22,000

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

The first sharesubscription rights

The second sharesubscription rights

The third sharesubscription rights

The fourth sharesubscription rights

The fifth sharesubscription rights

The sixth sharesubscription rights

The seventh sharesubscription rights

The eighth sharesubscription rights

6,000

5,500

9,300

14,20012,7007,600

15,900

—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—

22,000
—
—

6,000

5,500

9,300

14,20012,7007,600

15,90022,000(Vested stock options)

Stock options outstanding
at April 1, 2013
Conversion from notexercisable stock options
Stock options exercised
Forfeitures
Stock options outstandingat March 31, 2014

The following table summarizes the price information of stock options as of March 31, 2014:

Exercise price
Average market price of thestock at the time of exercise
Fair value at the date of grant

The first sharesubscription rights

The second sharesubscription rights

The third sharesubscription rights

The fourth sharesubscription rights

The fifth sharesubscription rights

The sixth sharesubscription rights

The seventh sharesubscription rights

The eighth sharesubscription rights

¥1

¥1

¥1

¥1

¥1

¥1

¥1

¥1

—
2,788

—
1,947

—
1,481

—
1,726

—
1,474

—
1,303

—
1,203

—
1,595

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The fair value of stock options granted during the year ended March 31, 2014 was valued by using the Black Scholes option pricing model with thefollowing assumptions:
The eighth sharesubscription
rights36.035%10 years¥34
0.766%

Volatility
Expected remaining period
Expected dividend
Risk free interest rate

The expected remaining period for stock options is assumed to be the mid-point of the exercise period.
19. Income Taxes
1. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are subject to a number of taxes based on income which, in the aggregate, resulted in a statutory tax
rate of approximately 38.01% for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Income taxes of the foreign consolidated subsidiaries are based generally
on-the tax rates applicable in their countries of incorporation. The effective tax rates reflected in the consolidated statements of income for the years
ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 differ from the statutory tax rate for the following reasons:

ASSETS
Statutory tax rate
Effect of:Permanently non-deductible expenses for income tax purposes such as entertainment expenses
Permanently non-taxable income for income tax purposes such as dividend income
Municipal Tax
The difference of tax rates applied to foreign subsidiaries
Tax deduction in accordance with special tax measures
Decrease of valuation allowance for such as net operating loss carryforward
Consolidating adjustment of dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries
Effect of revised corporate tax rate
Other, net
Effective tax rate

2014
38.01%

2013
38.01%

0.65(12.13)0.42(9.00)(3.42)
1.67
12.66
0.91
4.34
34.11%

0.81(9.32)
0.50(7.59)(3.53)
0.60
9.69
—
0.01
29.18%

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2013

2014

775
144
122
5,014
—
585
343
155
236
103
687
8,166
(178)
7,987

$ 7,267
1,632
1,440
—
55,501
6,052
2,972
1,237
3,352
2,125
6,223
87,804(1,562)
86,241

(165)
(104)
(472)
(269)
(70)
(1,081)¥ 6,906(1,558)(1,552)(5,182)(5,106)(1,448)(14,848)$ 71,393

2. The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

2014

ASSETS
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued bonuses
Accrued enterprise taxes
Operating loss carryforwards
Accrued pension costs
Net defined benefit liability
Research and development cost
Loss on valuation of inventories
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Unrealized gain
Excess depreciation expense
Other
Gross deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance
Deferred tax liabilities:
Revaluation of fixed assets in accordance with special tax measures
Net unrealized holding gain on securities
Depreciation expense of subsidiaries
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries
Other
Net deferred tax assets

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¥

747
167
148
—
5,712
622
305
127
345
218
640
9,036
(160)
8,876

(160)
(159)
(533)
(525)
(149)
(1,528)¥ 7,347¥

Note: The net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were included in the following items on the consolidated balance sheets:
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Current assets-Deferred tax assets

2014¥1,9222013¥2,307

2014$18,682

Noncurrent assets-Deferred tax assets

57,721ASSETS

5,940

5,047

Current liabilities-Other

29

32

283

Noncurrent liabilities-Other

486

416

4,727

3. Adjustments of deferred tax assets and liabilities due to the change of statutory tax rate
The “Act for the Partial Amendment of the Income Tax Act” was promulgated on March 31, 2014, according to which the Special Reconstruction
Corporation Tax will no longer be imposed from the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2014 and onward. As a result, the effective statutory tax rate used tomeasure the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities was changed from 38.01% to 35.64% for the temporary differences expected to be realized or
settled during the consolidated fiscal year starting from April 1, 2014.
Due to the change, the net amount of deferred tax assets decreased by ¥117 million (U.S. $1,142 thousand), and deferred income taxes increased by¥117 million (U.S. $1,142 thousand) for the year ended March 31, 2014.
20. Business Combinations
There is no business combination for the year ended March 31, 2014.
21. Asset Retirement Obligations
There is no asset retirement obligation as of March 31, 2014 and 2013.
22. Rental Property
No specific disclosure for rental property has been made as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 because of its immateriality.
23. Segment Information
1. Overview of reportable segments(1) Decision procedures for reportable segments
The business segments of our group are subject to periodic review, because each of them provides its own financial information separately from otherbusiness units of our group and the board of directors not only makes a decision on allocation of management resources, but also evaluates the performance of them.
Our group consists of 6 business segments, each of which develops comprehensive strategies and conducts business activities in overseas anddomestic markets.
Based on product manufacturing methods and similarity of the markets where the products are introduced, we aggregate these business segments
into 3 distinguishable units, such as “Printing and Industrial Materials Products,” “Electronic and Optical Products,” and “Paper and Converted
Products,” to include in this report.
(2) Products and services handled in each segment
Products and services handled in each segment were as follows:
Reportable segments

Main products and services

Printing and Industrial Materials
Products

Adhesive products for seals and labels, Label printing machines, Barcode printers, Labeling machines, Automobile-use
adhesive products, Industrial-use adhesive tapes, Window films, Films for outdoor signs and advertising, Interior
finishing mounting sheets

Electronic and Optical Products

Semiconductor-related tapes, Semiconductor-related equipment, Coated films for multilayer ceramic capacitor
production, LCDs-related adhesive products

Paper and Converted Products

Color papers for envelopes, Colored construction papers, Special function papers, High-grade printing papers,
High-grade papers for paper products, Release papers for general-use, Release films for optical-related products,
Casting papers for synthetic leather, Casting papers for carbon fiber composite materials

2. Method of calculating sales and income (loss), assets, and other items by reportable segment reported
The reported information regarding business segments is processed mostly following the accounting procedures listed in “Significant Accounting
Policies” used as basis for preparing consolidated financial statements.
The profits of the segments reported are based on operating income.
The values for internal sales and transfers conducted between segments are given based on the market price for transactions between consolidated
companies, and on the first cost for transactions within the same company.

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3. Information on sales and income (loss), assets, and other items by reportable segment for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are outlined asfollows:
Millions of yen

2014

ASSETS
Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total¥86,271¥79,139¥37,831¥203,242

39

3

14,94914,992(14,992)—¥86,310¥79,143¥52,781¥218,235¥(14,992)¥203,242¥ 2,290¥ 6,846¥ 4,645¥ 13,782¥(16)¥ 13,766

Depreciation and amortization¥ 3,168¥ 4,069¥ 2,816¥ 10,055¥—¥ 10,055

Amortization of goodwill

¥

¥

¥

¥

¥

—

¥

Adjustments

Consolidation

Net sales
Net sales to external customers
Intra-segment sales and transfers
Total
Segment income¥—¥203,242

Others
70

—

—

70

70

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2014

ASSETS
Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total$838,237$768,941$367,579$1,974,758

379

37

145,258

145,675(145,675)—$838,617$768,979$512,837$2,120,433$(145,675)$1,974,758$ 22,259$ 66,524$ 45,134$ 133,919$(157)$ 133,761

Depreciation and amortization$ 30,790$ 39,541$ 27,368$

97,700$—$97,700

Amortization of goodwill

$

$

$

$

688

$

—

$

688

Adjustments

Consolidation$$1,974,758

Net sales
Net sales to external customers
Intra-segment sales and transfers
Total
Segment income—

Others688——

Notes: i. Segment income adjustments show elimination of the amount of intra-segment transactions.
ii. Segment income is adjusted to be reported as operating income in the consolidated statements of income.
iii. The amounts to be written off as depreciation and amortization of goodwill are allocated among the business segment on the basis of reasonable criteria.
iv. Since companies, ofﬁces, and factories serve as the base for administrative classiﬁcation of segment’s assets, no allocation to the business segment is done.
Millions of yen

2013

ASSETS
Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total¥82,761¥72,352¥35,730¥190,844

24

19

16,33016,375(16,375)—¥82,785¥72,372¥52,061¥207,219¥(16,375)¥190,844¥ 2,380¥ 3,196¥ 4,980¥ 10,557¥

7¥ 10,564

Depreciation and amortization¥ 3,087¥ 4,308¥ 2,745¥ 10,141¥—¥ 10,141

Amortization of goodwill

¥

¥

¥

¥

¥

—

¥

Adjustments

Consolidation

Net sales
Net sales to external customers
Intra-segment sales and transfers
Total
Segment income¥—¥190,844

Others
57

—

—

57

Notes: i. Segment income adjustments show elimination of the amount of intra-segment transactions.
ii. Segment income is adjusted to be reported as operating income in the consolidated statements of income.
iii. The amounts to be written off as depreciation and amortization of goodwill are allocated among the business segment on the basis of reasonable criteria.
iv. Since companies, ofﬁces, and factories serve as the base for administrative classiﬁcation of segment’s assets, no allocation to the business segment is done.

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Related Information
1. Information by product and service
Since the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries disclose the same information in its segment information section, it has been omitted.
2. Information by geographical segment
Millions of yen

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2014

ASSETS
Sales

Japan

Asia

Others

Total

Japan

Asia

OthersTotal¥130,149¥63,023¥10,069¥203,242$1,264,569$612,353$97,835$1,974,758

46,592

12,8552,009

61,456452,701

124,905

19,522

597,129

Property, plant and equipment

Note: Sales information is based on location of customers and it is classiﬁed by country or region.
Millions of yen

ASSETS
Sales

2013
Japan

Asia

OthersTotal¥126,500¥54,953¥9,390¥190,844

51,436

11,635

1,843

64,915

Property, plant and equipment

Note: Sales information is based on location of customers and it is classiﬁed by country or region.

3. Information by principal customers
Millions of yen

ASSETS
Name of the customer

Related reportable segment

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Electronic and Optical Products

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

2013
Sales

2014

¥25,103¥20,638$243,914

Information on impairment losses on noncurrent assets by reportable segment
Millions of yen

2014

ASSETS

Impairment loss

Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total

Consolidation

¥—

¥—

¥—

¥—

¥308

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2014

ASSETS

Impairment loss

Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total

Consolidation

$—

$—

$—

$—

$2,993

Note: Since companies, ofﬁces, and factories serve as the base for administrative classiﬁcation of segment’s assets, no allocation to the segment of the enterprise is done.

There is no impairment loss on noncurrent assets for the year ended March 31, 2013.

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Information related to the amount of amortization of goodwill and the unamortized amount of goodwill by reportable segment
Millions of yen

2014

ASSETS

Unamortized amount of goodwill

Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total

Consolidation

¥—

¥—

¥—

¥—

¥158

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2014

ASSETS

Unamortized amount of goodwill

Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total

Consolidation

$—

$—

$—

$—

$1,538Notes: i. Since the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries disclose the same information of the amount of amortization of goodwill in its segment information section, it has been omitted.
ii. Since companies, ofﬁces, and factories serve as the base for administrative classiﬁcation of segment’s assets, no allocation to the segment of the enterprise is done.

Millions of yen

2013

ASSETS

Unamortized amount of goodwill

Printing andIndustrial Materials
Products

Electronic and
OpticalProducts

Paper andConverted
Products

Total

Consolidation

¥—

¥—

¥—

¥—

¥192

Notes: i. Since the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries disclose the same information of the amount of amortization of goodwill in its segment information section, it has been omitted.
ii. Since companies, ofﬁces, and factories serve as the base for administrative classiﬁcation of segment’s assets, no allocation to the segment of the enterprise is done.

Information on profit arising from negative goodwill by reportable segment
There is no profit arising from negative goodwill for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
24. Related Party Transactions
The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have transactions with NP Trading Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Nippon Paper Group, for the years ended
March 31, 2014 and 2013. The transactions between the companies for the years were as follows:
Millions of yen

For the years
Sales of fine & specialty paper products and converted products
Purchase of stencil, chemicals and equipment

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

2013

2014

¥11,200¥10,269$108,831

6,577

6,159

63,909Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

2013

2014

Trade notes and accounts receivable¥3,913¥4,679$38,029

Trade notes and accounts payable

2,305

2,714

22,397

9

5

94

Yen

U.S. dollars

At year-end

Other liabilities

These related party transactions took place on terms similar to those with third parties.
25. Amounts Per Share
The amounts per share of net assets and net income as of and for the years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
2014

2013

2014

¥2,100.87¥1,909.57$20.41

Net income (basic)

114.22102.83

1.11

Net income (diluted)

114.09102.74

1.11

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The bases for calculation were as follows:(1) Basic and diluted net income per share
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

2014

2013

2014

¥ 8,501—¥ 8,501
74,427¥ 7,681—¥ 7,681
74,695$82,602—$82,60274,427¥¥$ASSETSNet income (basic) per share:
Net income
Amount not attributable to common shareholders
Net income attributable to common shareholders
Weighted-average number of shares issued during the year (thousand)Net income (diluted) per share:
Adjustment of net income related to dilutive securities
Adjustment of dilutive securities (thousand)[Share subscription rights (thousand)]

—
84
[84]

—
65
[65]

—
84
[84]

(2) Net assets per share
Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

2014

2013

2014

¥152,610
1,079
[148]
[930]
¥151,530
72,127¥143,569
935
[113]
[822]
¥142,634
74,694$1,482,805
10,487[1,443][9,043]$1,472,317
72,127ASSETS
Total net assets
Amount deducted from total net assets[Share subscription rights][Minority interests]
Net assets attributable to shares of common stock
Number of shares of common stock outstanding used in calculation of net assets per share (thousand)Note: As stated in Note 1 (r), “Changes in accounting principles,” Retirement Beneﬁts Accounting Standards, etc. have been adopted and applied in accordance with the transitional treatment
set forth in Article 37 of the Retirement Beneﬁts Accounting Standard. As a result, net assets per share for the current ﬁscal year decreased by ¥14.20 (U.S. $0.14).

26. Short-Term Borrowings, Long-Term Debt and Other Interest-Bearing Debts
Short-term bank loans are represented generally by 30-day or 90-day notes issued by the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to banks at annualinterest rates from 0.35% to 0.72% at March 31, 2014 and from 0.36% to 0.82% at March 31, 2013.
Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Millions of yen

ASSETS

2014

2013

2014

Short-term bank loans
Current portion of long-term debt

¥1,510—¥1,510¥1,430—¥1,430$14,671—$14,671

Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars

Other interest-bearing debts as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:

ASSETS
Short-term lease obligation
Long-term lease obligation

2014

2013

2014

¥183
503

¥212
626

$1,786
4,890

Planned repayment amounts after the balance sheet date (March 31, 2014) for long-term debt and lease obligation are as follows:
Millions of yen

Thousands of U.S. dollars

2014

Lease obligation

Over 1 year
within 2 years

Over 2 years
within 3 years

Over 3 years
within 4 years

Over 4 years
within 5 years

Over 1 year
within 2 years

Over 2 years
within 3 years

Over 3 years
within 4 years

Over 4 years
within 5 years

¥156

¥132

¥104

¥72

$1,524$1,290$1,019$704

27. Subsequent Event
The following distribution of retained earnings was approved at a meeting of the board of directors held on May 8, 2014.
Millions of yen

Thousands of
U.S. dollars¥1,514$14,7172014

ASSETSCash dividends (¥21 per share)

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Management’s Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting

Basic Framework of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Hiroyuki Nishio, Representative Director, President, CEO and COO of LINTEC Corporation, and Hitoshi Asai, Director, Vice President Executive Officer &Chief Financial Officer of LINTEC Corporation, are responsible for designing and operating adequate internal control over financial reporting for consolidated financial statements of LINTEC Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”) in accordance with the basic framework set forth in“Standards and Practice Standards for Management Assessment and Audit concerning Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” issued by BusinessAccounting Council.
Internal control achieves its objectives to a reasonable extent given that all individual components of internal control are integrated and function
as a whole. Internal control over financial reporting for consolidated financial statements may not completely prevent or detect misstatements in financial reporting.
Scope of Assessment, Assessment Date and Assessment Procedure
We assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the accompanying consolidated financial statements asof March 31, 2014 in accordance with the standards for assessment of internal control over financial reporting generally accepted in Japan. For thisassessment, we first evaluated the company-level controls which would have a material impact on the reliability of overall financial reporting on aconsolidated basis. We then selected the process-level controls to be assessed based on the results of the company-level control assessment.
For the process-level control assessment, we evaluated the effectiveness of internal control by analyzing processes in scope, identifying key controls thatwould have a material impact on the reliability of the financial reporting, and assessing the design and operation of such key controls.
We determined the scope of assessment by selecting consolidated subsidiaries based on their materiality of impact on the reliability of financial
reporting. We determined their materiality of impact by considering both quantitative and qualitative aspects. The scope of our process-level control
assessment was determined based on the results of our assessment of company-level controls, which included its 13 consolidated subsidiaries.
We excluded 11 consolidated subsidiaries from the scope of the company-level control assessment since their quantitative and qualitative impacts weredeemed insignificant.
For the purpose of determining the scope of process-level controls assessment, we selected 1 consolidated subsidiary as “Significant Business
Locations,” which contributed approximately two thirds of the Company’s net sales on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. For
the Significant Business Locations, we primarily included business processes related to sales, accounts receivable, and inventory in the scopeof assessment as the aforementioned accounts were closely associated with the Company’s business objectives. In addition, we included certain
business processes in the scope of assessment not only from “Significant Business Locations” but also from all subsidiaries and affiliates, which wererelated to significant accounts involving estimates and management’s judgment or include high-risk operations and/or transactions, as “businessprocesses with a material impact on financial reporting.”
Assessment Result
Based on the results of our assessment with the above mentioned scope, date and procedures, we concluded that Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2014 was effective.

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Investor Information
As of March 31, 2014

Head Ofﬁce
23-23, Honcho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0001, Japan
Phone: +81-3-5248-7711 Fax: +81-3-5248-7760
URL: http://www.lintec-global.com/
Established
October 15, 1934
Fiscal Year-End
March 31
Net Assets¥152,610 million
Common Stock
Authorized: 300,000,000 shares
Issued: 76,564,240 shares
Stock Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange, 1st Section
Securities Code: 7966
Shareholder Register Agent for Common Stock
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
1-4-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8212, Japan
Number of Employees
4,223 (Consolidated)
2,536 (Parent company only)
Major Shareholders
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. ..................................................................... 30.1 3%
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES ..................................................................................... 4.22%
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) .............................. 3.28%
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives .. 3.18%
Tamie Shoji .................................................................................................................... 2.49%

Major Subsidiaries
Domestic
LINTEC COMMERCE, INC.*
LINTEC SIGN SYSTEM, INC.*
FUJI-LIGHT, INC.*RENRI, INC.
LINTEC SERVICES, INC.
LINTEC CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC.
PRINTEC, INC.
TOKYO LINTEC KAKO, INC.
OSAKA LINTEC KAKO, INC.
Overseas
LINTEC USA HOLDING, INC.*
MADICO, INC.*
LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.*
LINTEC EUROPE B.V.*
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (EUROPE) GMBH*
LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION*
LINTEC (TIANJIN) INDUSTRY CO., LTD.*
LINTEC PRINTING & TECHNOLOGY (TIANJIN) CORPORATION*
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (SHANGHAI), INC.*
LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (TAIWAN), INC.*
LINTEC HI-TECH (TAIWAN), INC.*
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (TAIWAN), INC.*
LINTEC KOREA, INC.*
LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (KOREA), INC.*
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (KOREA), INC.*
PT. LINTEC INDONESIA*
PT. LINTEC JAKARTALINTEC SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED*
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (PHILIPPINES), INC.
LINTEC PHILIPPINES (PEZA), INC.
LINTEC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.*
LINTEC BKK PTE LIMITED
LINTEC VIETNAM CO., LTD.
LINTEC HANOI VIETNAM CO., LTD.
LINTEC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
LINTEC INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.*
LINTEC INDUSTRIES (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD.*
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
* Consolidated Subsidiary

Ownership and Distribution of Shares

Share Price / Trading Volume
Share Price¥
2,500

Financial Institutions ............................. 17.76%

2,000Securities Companies ............................. 0.46%
Other Companies................................... 34.12%

1,500

Overseas Companies ............................. 24.22%
Individuals and Other ............................ 17.65%

1,000Treasury Stock ......................................... 5.79%

Trading Volume
Million shares

15
12
9
6
3
0

FY2012FY2013

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LINTEC CORPORATION
23-23, Honcho, Itabashi-ku,
Tokyo 173-0001, Japanwww.lintec-global.com/

For the year ended
March 31, 2014

Annual Report 2014

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