For Immediate Release

July 31, 2015

Sumitomo Chemical Reports
Consolidated Financial Results
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
The Sumitomo Chemical Group’s consolidated financial results for the first quarter
ended June 30, 2015 were as follows. Sales decreased by ¥0.3 billion compared withthe same period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥556.6 billion. The Group posted
operating income of ¥33.2 billion, ordinary income of ¥49.8 billion and net income
attributable to owners of the parent of ¥34.0 billion, all representing year-on-yearincreases.
The Sumitomo Chemical Group’s financial results by business segment for the firstquarter ended June 30, 2015 were as follows.
Petrochemicals & Plastics
Market prices of petrochemical products and synthetic resins declined because oflower feedstock prices. Shipments of petrochemical products and synthetic resinsdecreased due to a change in the commercial distribution channel for petrochemical
products from Petro Rabigh and the restructuring of the petrochemical business at
the Chiba Works. The weaker yen had a positive effect on sales from overseas
subsidiaries in yen terms. As a result, the segment’s sales decreased by ¥29.1 billion
compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥198.5 billion.
Operating income improved by ¥7.4 billion, to ¥6.9 billion, due to higher profit
margins.
Energy & Functional Materials
Sales of aluminum and resorcinol, a raw material for adhesives, declined due to adecrease in shipments. Market prices for synthetic rubber dropped due to lower raw
materials prices. As a result, the segment’s sales decreased by ¥2.1 billion comparedwith the same period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥46.5 billion. The operating loss
increased by ¥0.4 billion, to ¥1.3 billion.

IT-related Chemicals
Although selling prices of polarizing film used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) andtouchscreen panels declined, shipments of these products increased due to growthin demand. The weaker yen had a positive effect on sales from overseas subsidiaries
in yen terms. As a result, the segment’s sales increased by ¥12.0 billion comparedwith the same period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥110.1 billion. Due to lower selling
prices, however, operating income, at ¥8.6 billion, was almost unchanged from thesame period of the previous fiscal year.
Health & Crop Sciences
Sales of the feed additive methionine rose sharply due to higher market prices. As aresult, including the positive effect of the weaker yen, the segment’s sales increasedby ¥8.2 billion compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥82.0billion. Operating income grew by ¥10.0 billion, to ¥16.1 billion.

Pharmaceuticals
In Japan, sales rose slightly as a decrease in shipments of patent-expired originatordrugs was covered by an increase in shipments of Aimix® (anti-hypertension drug)and other drugs. In North America, sales of Latuda® (atypical antipsychotic)
increased. The weaker yen had a positive effect on sales from overseas subsidiaries
in yen terms. As a result, the segment’s sales grew by ¥8.4 billion from the same
period of the previous fiscal year, to ¥106.2 billion. Operating income decreased by¥4.4 billion, to ¥5.8 billion, due to higher marketing and research-and-development
costs.
OthersIn addition to the above five segments, the Sumitomo Chemical Group engages insupplying electrical power and steam, providing services for the design, engineering,and construction management of chemical plants, providing transport andwarehousing, and conducting materials and environmental analysis. The segment’s
sales increased by ¥2.4 billion compared with the same period of the previous fiscal
year, to ¥13.4 billion. Operating income grew by ¥1.1 billion, to ¥1.1 billion.
(Note) Change in Business Segment Classification Methods
Due to Sumitomo Chemical’s organizational reform as of April 1, 2015, the Basic Chemicals
Segment was eliminated, and businesses in this segment were split up and transferred to thePetrochemicals & Plastics Segment and the Energy & Functional Materials Segment, which wasestablished as a new business segment. In addition, some of the businesses in the
Petrochemicals & Plastics Segment were transferred to the Energy & Functional Materials
Segment.
Inorganic chemicals, raw materials for synthetic fibers, organic chemicals, and methyl
methacrylate, which had been included in the Basic Chemicals Segment, were transferred to the
Petrochemicals & Plastics Segment. Alumina products, aluminum, functional materials,additives, and dyes, which had also been included in the Basic Chemicals Segment, weretransferred to the Energy & Functional Materials Segment. In addition, synthetic rubber, which
had been included in the Petrochemicals & Plastics Segment, was transferred to the Energy &Functional Materials Segment. One of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, formerlycategorized under the Health & Crop Sciences Segment, has been categorized into the Energy &Functional Materials Segment.

Summary of Consolidated Results(1) Results of Operations:

Net sales
Operating income
Ordinary income
Income before income taxes
and minority interests
Net incomeNet income attributable tonon-controlling interests
Net income attributable toowners of the parent

Net income per 1,000 shares

Comprehensive income(2) Financial Position:
Total assets
Total net asset(3) Cash Flows:

Cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period(4) Results of Operations byBusiness Segment:
Net sales
Petrochemicals & Plastics
Energy ＆ Functional Materials
IT-related Chemicals
Health & Crop Sciences
Pharmaceuticals
OthersOperating income (loss)
Petrochemicals & Plastics
Energy ＆ Functional Materials
IT-related Chemicals
Health & Crop Sciences
Pharmaceuticals
OthersAdjustments

3 Months ended
June 30，2015
Yen (Millions)
USD (Thousands)*1
556,587
4,545,423
33,190271,049
49,751
406,296

3 Months ended
June 30，2014
Yen (Millions)
556,881
19,07026,13554,936
41,905

448,640
342,221

27,40018,9597,947

64,9004,905

33,958277,321

14,054

Yen
20,778

USD*1
170

Yen
8,598

Yen (Millions)
60,798USD (Thousands)*1496,513

Yen (Millions)
14,078

As of June 30, 2015
Yen (Millions)
USD (Thousands)*1
2,957,488
24,152,617
1,166,887
9,529,498

As of March 31, 2015
Yen (Millions)
2,880,396
1,118,216

3 Months ended
June 30，2015
Yen (Millions)
USD (Thousands)*1(3,723)(30,404)752
6,141
45,301
369,955
245,917
2,008,305

3 Months ended
June 30，2014
Yen (Millions)(17,493)(20,577)
56,650149,675

3 Months ended
June 30，2015
Yen (Millions)
USD (Thousands)*1

3 Months ended
June 30，2014
Yen (Millions)*2

198,461
46,504110,075
82,011
106,174
13,362556,587

1,620,751
379,780
898,938
669,751
867,080
109,123
4,545,423

227,595
48,63398,062
73,842
97,781
10,968556,881

6,940(1,288)
8,592
16,122
5,812
1,129(4,117)
33,19056,676(10,519)
70,167
131,662
47,464
9,220(33,621)271,049

(446)
(876)
8,838
6,078
10,1982(4,724)
19,070(Note)*1:U.S. dollar amounts are translated from yen, for convenience only, at the rate of¥122.45= $1 prevailing on June 30, 2015.
*2:New business segmentation is applied to consolidated results of previous year.