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First - and Second-Quarter Reports INVESTORS’ NOTE for Year Ending March 2014 NOV. 2013 No.37 Security code Top Message To Our Shareholders Implementing “New Strategic Direction —Charting a New Path Toward Sustainable Growth” to Maximize Our Value as a Sogo Shosha Ken Kobayashi President and CEO Consolidated Operating Results for the Six Months Ended September 2013 (From April 1 to September 30, 2013) Achieved 62% of Full-Year Net Income Forecast Earnings Higher on a Year-Over-Year Basis I am pleased to address the shareholders In the first six months of the year ending of Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) through March 2014, the U.S. economy continued this newsletter. to experience a modest recovery, and in Let me begin by reporting on our Europe there were signs that the economy consolidated operating results for the six had bottomed out. Meanwhile, emerging months ended September 2013. economies, while also showing signs of 2 3 Top Message To Our Shareholders Dividend bottoming out in some quarters, generally rate of 62% of our full-year net income lacked strength in internal demand, forecast. The highlight of this result is that Two-Staged Dividend Policy Introduced resulting in a continued slowdown in all segments reported higher net income. growth. The Japanese economy, on the In the Machinery Group, automobile- ¥30 Interim Dividend per Share other hand, saw a moderate recovery, with related businesses performed steadily, the government policies underpinning the particularly in Asia, and the Metals Group For the three-year period from the year In accordance with this policy, we plan economy. Internal demand, including saw earnings rebound following the end ending March 2014, we have introduced to pay an annual dividend of at least ¥60 personal consumption, was also robust. of strike action at the Australian resource- a two-staged dividend policy with a per share providing that we achieve our Against this backdrop, net income related subsidiary (coking coal). We will base and a variable portion in order to ¥400 billion full-year net income forecast. for the six months ended September continue to work as one to achieve our provide a stable dividend to shareholders MC has decided to pay an interim dividend 2013 was ¥248.4 billion, up 30% on ¥400 billion full-year net income forecast. regardless of changes in the business of ¥30 per share, as forecasted. a year-over-year basis, achievement environment. Net Income by Business Group Net Income and Dividend per Share (Billion yen) (Amounts less than ¥0.1 billion have been rounded) (Billion yen) (Yen) 450 Global Environmental & Net income (Left scale) Annual ordinary dividend per share (Right scale) Infrastructure Business 700.0 70 400 Industrial Finance, 14 Logistics & Development 60~ 600.0 60 20 Energy Business 65 65 350 Metals 52 500.0 50 Machinery 55 300 132 Chemicals 400.0 38 Forecast 40 Living Essentials 250 7.9 Adjustment and Eliminations 11.2 300.0 30 200 5.4 60 400 9.3 97.5 200.0 20 150 71 * Figures for the six months ended 100.0 10 93.2 22.8 248.4 September 2012 have been stated 100 on the basis of the new organization 190.4 structure following an internal 13.3 50.6 30 corporate reorganization in April 2013. 0 0 50 31.6 19.6 * Global Environmental & Infrastructure Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ending 63 Business shows earnings of 13.6 24.7 infrastructure-related businesses. March 2009 March 2010 March 2011 March 2012 March 2013 March 2014 0 23.3 14.1 10 0.7 Interim dividend (yen) 36 17 26 32 25 30 Year-end dividend (yen) 16 21 39 33 30 30 Six months ended Six months ended Year ending Prospective Annual dividend (yen) 52 38 65 65 55 ¥60~ dividend Sept. 2012 Sept. 2013 March 2014 (Forecast) Consolidated dividend payout ratio 23% 23% 23% 24% 25% 25% Consolidated dividend payout ratio is rounded Net income, as used in this INVESTORS' NOTE, refers to net income attributable to MC, excluding non-controlling interests. 4 Also, shareholders’ equity refers to total MC shareholders’ equity, excluding non-controlling interests. 5 Top Message To Our Shareholders Progress With “New Strategic Direction” Maximizing Mitsubishi Corporation’s Value to Achieve Our Circa 2020 Growth Vision In May 2013, we launched the New Among these policies, we have set Strategic Direction, aiming for robust forth a market strategy “Targeting Asia”, growth as a sogo shosha. which aims to developing business The New Strategic Direction marks globally by leveraging our shift towards President Kobayashi explaining the New Strategic Direction for penetration within the company. a shift from a conventional midterm Asian markets. Eyeing fast-growing Asia, management plan approach, one we are building a global supply chain, and centered on a three-year financial target. at the same time developing businesses is to reshape our business portfolio for Under the Midterm Corporate Instead, we have laid out a vision circa in the region with strong local roots. For realizing our circa 2020 vision. Guided by Strategy 2012, the three-year midterm 2020 as a long-term goal, and have example, while continuing to provide a this policy, we will reshuffle our assets, management plan that ended in March adopted a “future pull” approach that will stable supply of resources to Japan, we and at the same time actively invest 2013, our overarching goal was to create lead the path toward our vision. With our will secure and develop supply sources in new businesses. Besides resource sustainable corporate value. We are business models and external business in Australia, the U.S., Russia, West Africa fields such as the LNG business in the continuing this concept under the New environment changing dynamically, we and elsewhere, and also create an Asia- U.S., we have already begun working Strategic Direction—we are pursuing believed we had to formulate strategy based marketing hub. By establishing a on some new initiatives in non-resource the maximization of our value as a sogo from a longer-term perspective. Thus we supply structure that covers the whole fields as well. These include strengthening shosha by striving to create economic formulated the management policies and of Asia and taking other steps, we will our grain procurement ability in Brazil value, societal value and environmental initiatives for the next three years through capture growth in Asia (Please see the and participating in offshore electric value. After announcing the New the year ending March 2016 as the basis Special Feature on pages 14-19). transmission business in Europe (Please Strategic Direction, I have been touring for achieving our long-term objectives. In terms of business strategy, our policy see Business Highlights on pages 10-13). the MC offices in Japan and overseas to explain the concepts and aspirations behind this new policy in my own words. I believe these efforts have penetrated the message of New Strategic Direction company-wide. As always, thank you for your understanding and support. November 2013 Ken Kobayashi President and CEO U.S. LNG business (Photo courtesy of Sempra) Brazilian grain storage and marketing business Offshore electric transmission business in Europe 6 7 Results for the Six Months Ended September 2013 Results for the Six Months Ended September 2013 Operating Transactions Operating Income [¥Trillion] [¥Billion] (Numbers indicate year-on-year changes) 24.0 240.0 20.90 Operating Transactions ¥10,847.1 billion (+12%) 195.0 18.0 180.0 Gross profit ¥544.3 billion (+11%) 12.0 10.85 120.0 Operating income ¥84.3 billion (+51%) 9.65 84.3 6.0 60.0 55.7 Net income ¥248.4 billion (+30%) 0 0 Dividend per share ¥30 +¥5 Six months Six months Forecast for Six months Six months Forecast for ( ) ended ended the year ending ended ended the year ending Sept. 2012 Sept. 2013 Mar. 2014 Sept. 2012 Sept. 2013 Mar. 2014 Other indexes and figures Year Ended Mar. 2013 Six months ended Sept. 2013 Net Income Net Income per Share [¥Billion] [¥] (*) 450.0 300.00 •Net debt-to-equity ratio 1.0 times ⇨ 1.0 times 400.0 242.73 •Net interest-bearing liabilities ¥4,335.8 billion ⇨ ¥4,490.0 billion •Shareholders’ equity ¥4,179.7 billion ⇨ ¥4,451.7 billion 300.0 200.00 248.4 150.77 190.4 115.66 Main reasons for change in shareholders’ equity 150.0 100.00 • Net income (+¥248.4 billion) • Improvement in foreign currency translation adjustments (+¥113.1 billion) • Payment of dividends (△¥49.4 billion) 0 0 Six months Six months Forecast for Six months Six months Forecast for ended ended the year ending ended ended the year ending Sept. 2012 Sept. 2013 Mar. 2014 Sept. 2012 Sept. 2013 Mar. 2014 * Net interest-bearing liabilities = Gross interest-bearing liabilities (bank borrowings, corporate bonds, commercial paper, etc.) that must be repaid with interest, minus cash and cash equivalents. The ratio is in comparison to shareholders' equity and is a measure of financial soundness. Total Assets and Shareholders’ Equity Shareholders’ Equity per Share [¥Trillion] [¥] 18.0 3,200 Total Assets Shareholders’ Equity 15.00 2,701 14.41 14.67 2,538 Year Ending March 2014 Forecasts 13.5 2,400 (Numbers indicate year-on-year changes) 9.0 1,600 Net income ¥400.0 billion (+11%) 4.5 4.18 4.45 4.55 800 Dividend per share ¥60~ +¥5~ ( ) 0 0 Mar. 31, 2013 Sept. 30, 2013 Forecasts for Mar. 31, 2013 Sept. 30, 2013 the year ending Mar. 2014 8 9 Business Highlight ■ Global Environmental & Infrastructure Business Group ■ Living Essentials Group Reaches Agreement for Construction of Strengthen Grain Procurement System New International Airport in Mongolia in Brazil In May 2013, MC and Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) reached Image of the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport In September 2013, MC Brazilian subsidiary Agrex do an agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia Brasil acquired an additional 60% of issued shares in to construct the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport in Ulaanbaatar International Airport will vastly increase the number Los Grobo Ceagro do Brasil S.A.