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Nine Month Period of Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010 Nine Month Period of Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010 Reference Materials February 8, 2010 1 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Statements made in this document with respect to SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. and its consolidated subsidiaries' (together, “SQUARE ENIX GROUP") plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs are forward-looking statements about the future performance of SQUARE ENIX GROUP. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of information available to it at the time these material were drafted and,,, therefore, the reader should not p lace undue reliance on them. Also, the reader should not assume that statements made in this document will remain accurate or operative at a later time. A number of factors could cause actual results to be materially different from and worse than those discussed in forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but not limited to: 1. changes in economic conditions affecting our operations; 2. fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar and the Euro; 3. SQUARE ENIX GROUP’s ability to continue to win acceptance of our products and services, which are offered in hig hly competitive mark et s ch aract eri zed b y th e conti nuous i nt rod ucti on of new prod uct s and services, rapid developments in technology, and subjective and changing consumer preferences; 4. SQUARE ENIX GROUP’s ability to expand international success with a focus on our businesses; and 5. regulatory developments and changes and our ability to respond and adapt to those changes. The forward-looking statements regarding earnings contained in these materials were valid at the time these materials were drafted. SQUARE ENIX GROUP assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, includinggpj forecasts or projections, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise. The financial information presented in this document is prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles in Japan. 2 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Smooth Progress in Operating Income Oppgerating Income by yQ( Quarter (Billions of Yen) 30 0.6 25 4Q Forecast 6.3 3.6 20 3.6 8.3 4Q 15 19.9 9.4 10.5 8.2 3Q Act 343.4 1H Act 10 9.1 7.7 13.1 5 383.8 929.2 979.7 949.4 6.0 2.3 2.5 0 -0.5 04. 3 05. 3 06. 3 07. 3 08. 3 09. 3 10. 3E -5 3 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Nine Month Results and Full-Year Projections of Operating Income by Segment 9 month Full Yr. Forecast (Billions of Yen) Actual (from May ‘09) 18.1 Result/Projection 1Q (¥1.0 bil) Games 72% 2Q ¥11.4 bil 3Q ¥7.7 bil 25.0 (3Q Final Fantasy XIII contribution in Japan) Result/Projection IthIn the severe bus iness env ironmen t, Amusement 2.0 achievement of efficiencies allowed 3.2 62% profitable business structure in 3Q Result/Projection Continued good sales of comics and PblitiPublication 313.1 stra tegy guid eb ook s on a bi g title drove 2.5 122% performance above plan Result/Projection Mobile Phone Content 3.2 Results in line with projection 454.5 70% Result/Projection Exceeded full year projection in 1Q due Merchandising 1.7 211% to contribution from a CG animated film. 0.8 Additional profit from 3Q. Result/Projection -6.6 Eliminations Continuous efficiency improvement -11.0 or Unallocated 60% -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 4 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Major Title Lineup: Jan. through Mar. 2010 (as of February 8, 2010) Release Date Title Regions Platforms (Scheduled) STAR OCEAN 4 Japan, February 4 (Japan) -THE LAST HOPE- PS3 February 9 (NA) INTERNATIONAL NA, EU February 12 (EU) PC March 2 (()NA) March 5 (()EU) SUPREME COMMANDER 2 NA, EU PC/Xbox360 Xbox360 March 16 (NA) March 19 (EU) FINAL FANTASY XIII NA, EU PS3/Xbox360 March 9 March 23 (NA) Just Cause 2 NA, EU PS3/Xbox360/PC March 26 (EU) KINGDOM HEARTS Japan PSP January 9 Birth by Sleep DRAGON QUEST VI Japan DS January 28 ・ ・ NA: North America ・ 5 SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD..
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