Fiscal 2009 marked the final year of our Third Medium-Term Management Plan. Amid an increasingly
challenging business environment marred by weak consumer spending, we moved to strengthen our Group
management base with the goal of establishing a growth and earnings base for our next phase as a company.
These efforts resulted in record-high net income for a ninth consecutive term.
From 2010, we embarked on the Medium-Term Management Plan 2012. In the plan we give highest
priority to improving the profitability of existing businesses, while also further enhancing business and
capital alliances in Japan and overseas. Our success here will be vital to realizing our Long-Term Vision.