TOP 2009 First-half Financial Results and Future Business Strategy Contents 2009 First-half Financial Results Future Business Strategy First-half Sales of Beer-type Beverages Sales Forecasts for Beer-type Beverages Beer Brand Strategy Happoshu and New Genre Brand Strategy Other Alcohol Category Results and Future Strategy Streamlining Marketing Costs Asahi Soft Drinks Busiiness Overview and Future Strategy Food and Healthcare Business Overview and Future Strategy Overseas Business Overview and Future Strategy Growth of Tingyi-Asahi-Itochu Beverages Holding Co. Ltd. Acquisition of Schweppes Australia Investment in Tsingtao Brewery Back Cover Asahi Food and Healthcare and Wakodo both boosted their sales revenue thanks to solid contributions from their mainstay brands, and are also on track to beat their full-year profit targets despite up-front investments in advertising and sales promotion. Amano Jitsugyo, which we acquired last June, booked increased profit on higher sales revenue as it helped to streamline and enhance supply chain management throughout our entire group, thereby contributing to the overall growth of our food business. We will continue to exploit intra-group synergies in this business throughout second half with a view to achieving faster growth and improved profitability.