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For the year ended
March 31, 2013

LINTECGrowth
Sustained
Driven byOurStrengths

BusinessnessModeldelOurUniqueStrengths

Founded in 1927, LINTEC is a comprehensive manufacturer of adhesive products andspecialty papers. Our mainstay adhesive papers and ﬁlms for seals and labels are used in
an array of products around you, including daily necessities, food, medicine, stationery, andconsumer electronics. LINTEC’s products are not limited to only the seals and labels ﬁeld,
as it has steadily extended its engagement with the industrial world through window ﬁlms
for applying to window glass, sheet materials for outdoor signs and interior ﬁnishing, andautomobile-use adhesive products.

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Furthermore, the Group’s performance is currently being strongly driven by products
leveraging cutting-edge adhesive and release technologies based on the development resultsof the above items, such as semiconductor-related tapes, optical functional ﬁlms for LCDs,
and coated ﬁlms for electronic component production, which are enjoying increased demand
due to greater usage of smartphones and tablets. Rather than remaining in one specializedpart of the market, by handling a wide variety of products including these kinds of growing ﬁelds
we are building a business structure that is more resilient to changes in economic conditions.

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R&DCapabilities

As a technology-centered company, LINTEC is supplying various sheet materials making
use of precise thin-ﬁlm coating technologies as well as designing and developing adhesives
and surface coatings. It is also working on related equipment for attaching and removingadhesive products and performing printing. By offering label printing machines, labelingmachines, electronic devices, and other such items alongside a broad spectrum of adhesive
products within a total package, we are meeting a wide range of customer needs.

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GlobalExpansion
From its launch of label printing machines and adhesive products onto the Chinese market
in 1974, LINTEC has steadily been globalizing its operations. Presently it is focusing efforts
on further expanding its network centered on rapidly growing markets in Asia, including
China, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and India.
In line with these efforts, we are actively cultivating globally-oriented staff.

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CorporateCulture
The spirit of valuing free discussion and communication has been handed down as a tradition
at LINTEC. While we place a priority on harmonious teamwork, our corporate culture
respects the creative ideas of individual employees. These ideas have been the driving force
behind LINTEC’s development of high-value-added products. We are achieving continuedgrowth through all LINTEC employees proactively striving to create innovation, rather thanbeing satisﬁed with the current state of affairs.

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Linking
your dreams
to the future through technologies.
We are LINTEC.
Linkage + Technology = LINTEC
Reﬂected in our company name, LINTEC—formed from “linkage” and “technology”—
our entire workforce is strongly committed to linking people with technologies
to create new value. Our four characteristic technologies are adhesive applications,surface improvement, system development, and specialty papers and release materials
production, and by blending these at a high level, we are creating products andtechnologies our customers have never seen before, enabling them to turn their
dreams into reality. Further, our goal is to implement corporate social responsibility(CSR) -based management to further develop as a company that is highly regarded andtrusted by all of its stakeholders.

Contents
6 Our Business- 6 Business Overview
8 Our Performance- 8 Performance Highlights
10 Our Management- 10 From the President
14 Our Growth Foundation- 14 R&D Activities and Intellectual Property- 18 Corporate Social Responsibility- 20 Corporate Governance- 22 Corporate Ofﬁcers
23 Financial Section
50 Investor Information

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