For Immediate Release
July 29, 2015
Company Name: FDK CORPORATION
Representative: Michimasa Mochizuki
President & CEO
Code No.: 6955, Tokyo Stock Exchange Section 2
Contact: Yoshiharu Hirano, General Manager
Corporate Communication OfficeTel: +81-3-5715-7400

Simplified Absorption-type Merger of Consolidated Subsidiary

FDK CORPORATION (“FDK”) announces today that the Board of Directors, at the Board meeting held on
July 29, 2015, resolved the merger of FDK Lithium Ion Capacitor Co., Ltd. (“FDK LIC”), a consolidated
subsidiary of FDK, on October 1, 2015 as follows.
As this merger is going to take place between FDK and a wholly owned subsidiary in the form of simplified
absorption, certain matters and descriptions are omitted from the disclosure below.
Description
1. Purpose of the Merger
FDK decided to organizationally integrate the operation through the merger to manage more efficiently byusing mutual resources and to further strengthen the battery business by deepening the development
cooperation of the power storage devices within the FDK Group.
2. Summary of the Merger
1) Schedule:
July 29, 2015:
July 29, 2015:
October 1, 2015 (planned):

The merger agreement was decided upon by the Boards of Directors.
The merger agreement was signed by the two companies.
Merger date (effective date)

Pursuant to Article 796, Paragraph 2 of the Corporate Act of Japan, FDK is going to execute thissimplified absorption-type merger without obtaining the approval of its general shareholders’ meeting ofFDK, Similarly, pursuant to Article 784, Paragraph 1 of the Corporate Act of Japan, FDK LIC is going toexecute this simplified absorption-type merger without obtaining the approval of its general shareholders’meeting of FDK LIC.
2) Merger method
In this simplified absorption-type merger, FDK will become the surviving company, and FDK LIC will bedissolved upon completion of the merger.
3) Substance of merger-related allotment of shares
In this simplified absorption-type merger, there will be no allotment of shares, cash or the like.
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FDK LIC has not issued any share subscription rights or bonds with share subscription rights.
3. Outline of Parties Involved in the Merger (At July 29, 2015)
Surviving company(1)
Corporate name
FDK CORPORATION(2)Head office address(3)

Representative(4)

Main line ofbusiness
CapitalEstablished
Shares issued andoutstanding
Fiscal year-end
Major shareholders
and equity holding
ratios

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)

Absorbed company
FDK Lithium Ion Capacitor Co.,Ltd.
1-6-41 Konan, Minato-ku,
2281 Washizu, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka
Tokyo JapanJapan
Michimasa Mochizuki,
Kiyohide Tsutsui,President & CEOPresident
Manufacture and sales of batteries Development, manufacture and sales
and electric devicesof lithium ion capacitor
JPY 28,301 million
JPY 915 million
Feb. 1, 1950
Oct. 3, 2011
280,363,026 share

3,068 share

March 31
March 31
Fujitsu Limited 72.39%
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. 1.21%
Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. 0.51%
DAI-ICHI METAL INDUSTRYFDK CORPORATION 100%CO., LTD. 0.46%
FDK’s client stock ownership
0.31%(10) Financial conditions and business performance for the most recent fiscal year
Fiscal year-end
March 31, 2015 (Consolidated)
March 31, 2015 (Non-consolidated)
Total assets
JPY 57,256 million
JPY 915 million
Total net assets
JPY 8,578 million
JPY 118 million
Shareholders’
JPY 28.20 yen
JPY 38,536.43 yenequity per share
Net sales
JPY 76,365 million
JPY 35 million
Operating income
JPY 2,211 million
JPY -1,759 million
Ordinary income
JPY 504 million
JPY -1,759 million
Net income
JPY 961 million
JPY -3,943 million
Net income per
JPY 3.43 yen
JPY -1,285,220.36 yenshare* FDK Lithium Ion Capacitor Co., Ltd. has changed name in July 1, 2015. (Old name is Asahi Kasei FDK
Energy Device Co., Ltd.) Operation Results of FDK Lithium Ion Capacitor Co., Ltd. above, has indicatedthe operating results in the former company name.
4. Status of the Surviving Company following the Merger
No changes will be made to the FDK’s name, head office location, representative titles or names, business-2-

activities, capital, or fiscal year as a result of the Merger.
5. Effects on Business Results
Since this merger is a merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, there will no impact on
FDK’s business forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016.
Reference:Consolidated Financial Forecast for the year ending March 31, 2016 (Announced on July 29, 2015) andConsolidated Financial Results for the FY2014 ended March 31, 2015.
Millions of yen
Profit attributable toOperatingOrdinary
Net sales
owners of parent
incomeincomeConsolidated Financial
80,000
2,300
1,400
1,000
Forecast for the year
ending March 31, 2016
Consolidated Financial
76,3652,211504961Results for the FY2014
ended March 31, 2015.
* With the revision of “Accounting Standards for Business Combinations”, “net income” changed as “profit
attributable to owners of parent” in this section. It is only a change of name and does not change thecontent.

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