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Bridgestone Corporation Announces
Revised Financial Projections for Fiscal 2011
Tokyo (May 13, 2011) - Based on recent performance trends, the company’s results throughthe first quarter and its assessment of the global economy for the remainder of the year,
Bridgestone Corporation (the “company”) today announced revisions to its consolidated
financial projections for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 (the projections werepreviously announced on February 18, 2011). The revisions are as follows.
Revisions to consolidated financial projections for the first half of the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2011 (January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2011)(Reference)(Revised)First half of
FY2011projection(February 18)
First half of
FY2011projection

First half of
FY2010Results

Increase (decrease)¥ million
1,480,000¥ million
1,470,000¥ million
10,000%0.7¥ million
1,385,991

Operating income (loss)

72,00045,00027,00060.078,423Ordinary income (loss)

64,00037,00027,00073.0

67,958Net income (loss)

35,00023,00012,00052.2

44,503

Net income per share

yen
44.72

yen
29.39

--

yen
56.74

Net sales

Revisions to full-year consolidated financial projections for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2011 (January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011)(Reference)(Revised)
FY2011projection(February 18)
FY2011projection

FY2010Results

Increase (decrease)

Net sales¥ million
3,190,000¥ million
3,180,000¥ million
10,000%0.3¥ million
2,861,615

Operating income (loss)

167,000140,000

27,00019.3

166,450

Ordinary income (loss)

151,000

124,000

27,00021.8

147,905

Net income (loss)

94,00082,00012,00014.6

98,913

Net income per shareyen
120.10yen
104.77--yen
126.19Reasons for the revision
The company anticipates its operating income, ordinary income and net income of the firsthalf of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, will exceed the previous financial
projection primarily as a result of initiatives to reduce expenses while enhancing quality andsafety, and raising the selling-prices of tires in overseas markets.
Accordingly, the company revises its full-year consolidated financial projections for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2011 that reflects only the revisions to financial projections for thefirst half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. Meanwhile, the company is notrevising its consolidated financial projections for the second half of the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2011, from its previous financial projection announced on February 18, 2011.
The company expects to update its full-year consolidated financial projections for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2011 after reviewing the second half of the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2011 by the time the company announces consolidated results for the secondquarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
Note to ensure appropriate use of forward-looking statements
The preceding descriptions of projections and plans are “forward-looking statements,” which
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Those variables could cause theBridgestone Group’s actual performance and results to differ from management’s projections
and plans.