April 5, 2011
NEWS RELEASE
Name of Listed Company:
Code:

TSUMURA & Co.

4540

Head Office Address: 2-17-11 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Contact:

Position: Head of Corporate Communications Dept.
Name: Terukazu Kato
Telephone:81-3-6361-7100

Impact from "the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake"

We, Tsumura & Co., sincerely deliver our most heartfelt sympathy to the afflicted people and ourdeepest condolences to the tolls and their families affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
occurred on March 11, 2011.
This is the grand report as of today on the damaged situation and its business impact from thedisaster, following the reports of “1st to 8th” updated continually in our homepage.
NOTES
1. Safety of Employees
Safety of all employees in Tsumura Group are confirmed.
2. Impact on the Production Facilities, etc.
1) Ibaraki Plant (Location: 3586 Yoshiwara, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki)
Part of the production lines of Kampo products have been suspended even today.
Although there is no serious damage on the plant buildings and facilities, and because theproduction system and process of Kampo products in the plant are complex and huge,machinery adjustments and safety inspections, etc. have been implemented continually.
Part of the production process such as packaging was started on April 4.

The powdering

process would be started in Mid-April, and then, most of the Kampo production process will bestarted gradually aiming to by early May.

2) Ishioka Center (Location: 7-2, Kashiwabara, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki)
The Center has the functions of installation, processing and conditioning, quality control,
storage of Kampo crude drug, and shipment of processed Kampo crude drug to the Plant.
Most of the Center functions have been resumed today.

All functions will be resumed

completely aiming to by Mid-April.
3) Laboratory (Location: 3586 Yoshiwara, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki)
The functions of the Analysis Center in the Laboratory are quality tests of Kampo crude drug
and Kampo products.

There was no serious damage in the Laboratory.

Along with thecheckups on the precision equipments progressed, the various tests were started gradually,
and the whole system was resumed on March 28.
4) East Japan Logistic Center (Location: 1584-8, No, Gyoda-shi, Saitama)
The Center has shipping function of medical products to East-Japan.
There was no serious damage received. It has started its operations with schedule
modification and adjustment due to the scheduled blackouts.
3. Situation of Kampo Products Supply
In the Ibaraki Plant, the packaging process has been resumed since April 4.

Kampo products

are shipped gradually after the final process of the Kampo preparations completed.

Besides,due to the partial change of the production schedule, some of the Kampo products which wereprepared in the Ibaraki Plant have already been produced in the Shizuoka Plant, and be shipped
gradually from today.

We sincerely express our gratitude for your supportive understanding on

this best-effort product supply conditions.
4. Impact on Business Performance
We consider the impact to our Group from the disaster on the business performance of Fiscal
Year Ending March 2011 minor at this moment.