TOP 2009 First-half Financial Results and Future Business Strategy Contents 2009 First-half Financial Results Overview of Financial Results for the First Half of 2009 Full-year Forecasts Overview of First Half 2009 Future Business Strategy Back Cover We will explain our results for the first half of 2009. Sales volume was down from a year earlier for beer-type beverages, but we were nevertheless achieved a 0.6% increase in sales revenue, largely as a consequence of adding Amano Jitsugyo and Schweppes Australia to our scope of consolidation. However, our operating profit ended up falling 30% versus the previous year. This was partly due to one-time charges associated with changes to our method of booking depreciation costs, and partly a consequence of our decision to acquire Schweppes Australia at a time of seasonally weak demand in the Southern Hemisphere.