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Bridgestone Corporation Announces the Difference between
Financial Projections and Actual Results for the First Half of Fiscal 2011,
and Revised Financial Projections for Fiscal 2011
Tokyo (August 8, 2011) – Bridgestone Corporation (the “company”) today announced
information detailing the difference between its consolidated financial projections for the firsthalf of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 (the projections were previouslyannounced on May 13, 2011), and its consolidated financial results for the first half of thefiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
Based on recent performance trends, the company’s results through the first half of 2011 andits assessment of the global economy for the remainder of the year, the company today
announced revisions to its full-year consolidated financial projections for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2011 (the projections were previously announced on May 13, 2011).
The revisions are as follows.
The difference between consolidated financial projections and actual results for the first halfof the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 (January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2011)(Reference)First half of
FY2011
results(May13)First half ofFY2011
projection

First half ofFY2010
Results

Increase (decrease)

Net sales¥ million
1,459,125¥ million
1,480,000¥ million(20,875)%(1.4)¥ million
1,385,991

Operating income (loss)

93,62872,00021,62830.0

78,423

Ordinary income (loss)

91,88064,00027,88043.6

67,958Net income (loss)

54,11535,00019,11554.6

44,503

Net income per share

yen
69.14

yen
44.72

--yen
56.74

Revisions to the full-year consolidated financial projections for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2011 (January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011)(Reference)(Revised)
FY2011projection(May 13)
FY2011projection

FY2010Results

Increase (decrease)

Net sales¥ million
3,130,000¥ million
3,190,000¥ million(60,000)%(1.9)¥ million
2,861,615

Operating income (loss)

194,000

167,000

27,00016.2

166,450

Ordinary income (loss)

180,000

151,000

29,00019.2

147,905

Net income (loss)

115,000

94,00021,00022.3

98,913

Net income per shareyen
146.93yen
120.10--yen
126.191/2

Reasons for the difference and the revision
Actual results of operating income, ordinary income, and net income for the first half of thefiscal year ending December 31, 2011, exceeded the projections previously announced on
May 13, 2011, as a result of initiatives to reduce expenses while enhancing quality andsafety, and the strategic sales of more profitable tires.
The company also reviewed its consolidated financial projections for the second half of thefiscal year ending December 31, 2011, which were not updated on May 13, 2011, andrevised its full-year consolidated financial projections for 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.

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