Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 TDK Corporation October 31, 2013 Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -1- ◆Consolidated First Half Results of FY March, 2014 Consolidated Full Year Projections of FY March, 2014 Takehiro Kamigama, President and CEO ◆Consolidated 2Q Results of FY March, 2014 Takakazu Momozuka, Corporate Officer ◆Magnetic Application Products Business and Film Application Products Business Atsuo Kobayashi, Executive Vice President ◆Passive Components Business Hiroyuki Uemura, Executive Vice President Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -2- Consolidated First Half Results of FY March, 2014 Consolidated Full Year Projections of FY March, 2014 Takehiro Kamigama President and CEO Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -3- Consolidated First Half Results of FY March, 2014 (Yen billions) Net Sales FY March 2013 Results through 2Q FY March 2014 Results through 2Q (2012.4.1-2012.9.30) (2013.4.1-2013.9.30) 16.8 (3.5) -17.2 4.9% 3.5% (1.4pt) 18.4 17.7 (0.7) -3.8 9.7 6.4 (3.3) -34.0 77.25 50.90 - 20.3 Income before Income Taxes Net Income US$ (JPY) EURO (JPY) Ex-rate impact to Net sales & Operating Income % 17.6 484.7 Operating Income Margin Ex-rate Yen billions 72.7 412.0 Operating Income Earning Per Share (JPY) Change 79.46 100.72 98.88 130.04 - - Deppreciated by 24.4% Deppreciated by 29.1% Net sales:Increased by about 83 billion Yen Operating income:Increased by about 13 billion Yen Note: In accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") No.205-20, "Presentation of Financial Statements - Discontinued Operations", operating results relating to the data tape business are separately presented as discontinued operations in quarterly consolidated statements of income for FY2014. Also reclassifications are made to quarterly consolidated statements of income for FY2013 to conform to the presentation used for FY 2014. ※Discontinued operation (Display business) were deducted in above results Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -4- Basic Strategy ◆FY March 2013: Completed restructuring centered on passive components ◆FY March 2014: Optimize business portfolio and production bases Expect to complete large-scale restructuring during FY March 2014 ◆Basic Policy for Each Business Segment Passive Components TDK has positioned this business as the center of its growth strategy and aims to revitalize it as a pillar of profit of the company Magnetic Application Products Utilize position as an exclusive HDD head specialized manufacturer to create a stable business (Recording Device) Film Application Products (Rechargeable Batteries) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Move to the next growth stage on demand and business domain expansion Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -5- Operating results (Yen billions) Sales (Right) OP (Left) (Yen billions) 25 250 20 200 15 150 Earthquake 10 Thai Flooding 100 5 Lehman shock 50 0 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 0 -5 09/3 10/3 11/3 12/3 13/3 14/3 -60.0 Restructuring Restructuring Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -6- FY March 2014 1H Segment Highlights ◆Passive Components Brackets show year-on-year change : Net sales 236.4 billion yen (up 29.8%), operating income 9.0 billion yen (compared with 5.4 billion yen operating loss in FY March 2013 1H) -Ceramic capacitors returned to profitability -High-frequency components were profitable on a single-month basis in September -Expanded VCM and OIS sales for smartphone cameras ◆Magnetic Application Products: Net sales 179.1 billion yen (up 4.3%), operating income 12.4 billion yen (down 55.2%) -Recording devices (HDD heads) generated operating income within expectations, despite a year-on-year drop in shipments -Magnet operating income declined from FY March 2013 1H when TDK recorded an insurance payout related to flooding in Thailand ◆Film Application Products:Net sales 60.1 billion yen (up 26.9%), operating income 5.1 billion yen (down 27.4%) -Rechargeable battery sales remained strong to smartphones and tablet devices -Continued R&D for expanding rechargeable battery customer base and business domains -Exiting non-core data tape business (*) -Withdrawing from Blu-ray Disc business in FY March 2014 as planned *LTO tape business for data centers Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -7- Full Year Projections of FY March 2014 (Yen billions) FY March 2013 Full Year Results FY March 2014 Full Year Projections Change % Yen billions 844.2 930.0 85.8 10.2 21.7 30.0 8.3 38.2 2.6% 3.2% 0.6pt - 19.2 28.0 8.8 45.8 Net Income 1.2 13.0 11.8 983.3 Earning Per Share (JPY) 9.50 103.34 - - Net Sales Operating Income Operating Income Margin Income before income taxes ●No change in full year projections for FY March 2014 compared with that of April 26, 2013 ●Average yen exchange rates forecast from 3Q of FY March 2014 onward US$: ¥90 (same as previous assumption) EURO: ¥118 (same as previous assumption) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -8- Dividends Forecast of FY March 2014 TDK keeps initial dividends forecast (on April 26) unchanged. Dividend forecast per a common share Interim dividend 30 yen Year-end dividend 40 yen (forecast) Annual dividend Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 70 yen (forecast) Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 -9- Consolidated 2Q Results of FY March, 2014 Takakazu Momozuka Corporate Officer Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 10 - Consolidated 2Q Results of FY March, 2014 (Yen billions) FY March 2013 2Q Results FY March 2014 2Q Results (2012.7.1-2012.9.30) (2013.7.1-2013.9.30) Net Sales Operating Income Change Yen billions % 205.0 249.8 44.8 21.9 11.1 12.4 1.3 11.7 5.4% Operating Income Margin - (0.4pt) 5.0% Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes 9.5 12.7 3.2 33.7 Income from continuing Operations 6.5 9.2 2.7 41.5 Loss from discontinued operations -0.1 -3.2 (3.1) - Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 1.2 -0.1 (1.3) - Net Income 5.3 6.0 0.7 Earning Per Share (JPY) 41.74 47.95 US$ (JPY) 78.67 98.28 99.02 131.11 EURO (JPY) Ex-rate impact to Net sales & Operating Income 13.2 - - Deppreciated by 25.9% Deppreciated by 33.4% Net sales:Increased by about 43.2 billion Yen Operating income:Increased by about 7.2 billion Yen Note: Data tape business is presented as discontinued operation in above results Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 11 - Breakdown of Operating Income Changes (2Q) (Yen billions) Operating income : +1.3 Changes in sales +1.9 Rationalization, cost reduction +4.4 Sales price Reduction -10.2 11.1 Benefits from Restructuring +1.8 SG&A expenses decrease (including restructuring cost decrease by 1.6) +1.4 Proceed from insurance of Thai flooding -5.2 12.4 Exchange fluctuation (US$=Yen 99.02) +7.2 FY March 2014 2Q FY March 2013 2Q ※Discontinued operation (Data tape business) were deducted in above results Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 12 - Restructuring Progress ■FY March 2014 Planned Restructuring Promote business portfolio review ◇Exit non-core businesses ・Withdraw from LTO business (Planning to end production in 2H and exit) ・Withdraw from Blu-ray Disc business (Planned for 2H) Optimize production bases ◇Further integrate bases worldwide (Planned for 2H) (Targeting bases not already announced for integration) ■Restructuring costs Incurred approx. 3.7 billion yen in 1H of planned 10.0 billion yen restructuring costs for FY March 2014 (announced end of April) ■Expected benefits Still projecting benefits announced at the end of April of approx. 8.0 billion yen in FY March 2015 Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 13 - Segment Information YoY Change (C)-(A) QoQ Change (C)-(B) 2Q of FY 2013 Jul 1- Sep 30, 2012 (A) 1Q of FY 2014 Apr 1- Jun 30, 2013 (B) 2Q of FY 2014 Jul 1- Sep 30, 2013 (C) Yen billions Capacitor 29.2 33.7 35.1 5.9 20.2 1.4 4.2 Inductive Device 29.6 35.0 35.5 5.9 19.9 0.5 1.4 Other Passive Comp 31.7 48.3 48.8 17.1 53.9 0.5 1.0 90.6 117.0 119.4 28.8 31.8 2.4 2.1 55.8 27.6 60.2 26.0 66.3 10.5 18.8 6.1 10.1 26.6 (1.0) -3.6 0.6 2.3 83.4 25.8 86.2 27.0 92.9 33.1 9.5 11.4 6.7 7.8 7.3 28.3 6.1 22.6 5.2 205.0 4.7 234.9 4.4 249.8 (0.8) -15.4 (0.3) -6.4 44.8 21.9 14.9 6.3 (2.5) 2.8 6.2 8.7 - 3.4 121.4 13.2 4.6 (5.4) -40.9 3.2 69.6 2.0 (0.8) (1.8) -36.0 1.2 60.0 Other 5.0 (0.5) 7.8 3.2 (0.8) (0.3) - 0.0 - 8.6 (4.2) 16.4 (4.0) 1.2 7.9 7.8 90.7 Corporate and Eliminations 15.2 (4.1) 0.1 - 0.2 - 11.1 4.4 12.4 1.3 11.7 8.0 181.8 (Yen billions) Net Sales Passive Components Recording Divices Other Magnetic Application Products Magnetic Application Products Film Application Products Other Total Passive Components Operating Income Magnetic Application Products Film Application Products Sub total Total Operating Income margin Ex- US$ rate EURO Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 5.4% 1.9% 5.0% Yen 78.67 Yen 98.74 Yen 99.02 Yen 98.28 Yen 128.96 Yen 131.11 -0.4pt % Yen billions - +3.1pt % - ※Discontinued operation (Data tape business) were deducted in above results Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 14 - Financial Position (Yen billions) March End, 2013 June End, 2013 Sep End, 2013 Change 1,169.6 1,224.0 1,220.7 Total Liability 589.0 615.0 617.2 2.2 Stockholders's Equity 561.2 588.7 588.6 (0.1) (comprehensive income) (159.0) (127.0) (126.1) 0.9 Stockholders's Equity ratio 48.0% 48.1% 48.2% Cash and Cash equivalents(*1) 223.5 244.8 242.5 (2.3) Interest-bearing Debt(*2) 295.6 304.4 294.5 (9.9) Net Cash(*3) (72.1) (59.6) (52.0) 7.6 Total Asset (3.3) +0.1pt *1: Cash and Cash equivalents + Short-term investments *2: Short-term debt + Current installments of long-term debt + Long-term debt, excluding current installments *3: Cash and Cash equivalents - Interest-bearing Debt FY March 2013 Results through 2Q FY March 2014 Results through 2Q Capital Expenditures 44.0 29.3 (14.7) Depreciation and amotization 36.1 41.2 5.1 (Yen billions) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Change Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 15 - Magnetic Application Products Business Film Application Products Business Atsuo Kobayashi Executive Vice President Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 16 - Magnetic Application Products Business Recording Device ●HDD market FY March 2013 : About 570 million units (TDK’s estimation) FY March 2014 : About 540 million units (TDK’s forecast, increased by 10 million units from the forecast in July) ●Shipment index Recording Device Sales (Left, including HDD Head (HGA) and HDD Suspention) HDD Head Shipment Index (Right) (Yen billions) 60 40 59.9 55.8 100 90 20 60.2 66.3 Projection 98 0 Forex $/¥ 57.6 60.2 (shipment index) 71 74 81 81 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 80.27 78.67 81.17 92.20 98.74 90.02 90.00 FY March 2013 Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 FY March 2014 Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 17 - Magnetic Application Products Business HDD Market Projections by Application (Configuration) Data Center PC ・Expect HDD numbers to be flat for next 2 to 3 years ・Change in applications within the HDD market →PC market is shrinking, while data center market is expanding ・HDDs used in data centers use many HDD heads (8 to 10) *HDDs for PCs use 1 to 4 HDD heads HDD Head Market Shipment Projections Data Center The number of heads used per HDD is expected to increase PC (TDK estimates as of October 2013) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 18 - Magnetic Application Products Business Other Magnetic Application Products ●Magnet ・Market slow to recover (for HDDs and industrial equipment) ・Consolidated overseas production sites from 4Q to 1Q (Europe JV sites, China contract sites) ・Incurred one-time expenses associated with site consolidation in 1Q ・Expected earnings recovery could fall behind due to delay in launching consolidated site in China in 2Q ¾Expand sales of rare earth-free magnets Dy-free neodymium magnets Rare earth-free high-performance ferrite magnets ¾Improve profitability by improving productivity Integrate production in China of wet-molded ferrite magnets Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 19 - Film Application Products Business Film Application Products ●Energy Devices (Rechargeable Batteries) ◇Business environment polymer batteries) (Lithium セラミック 9Lithium batteries account for 25-30% of market コンデンサ 9Annual shipment growth rate above 20% LiB Market Projections by Product type(Configuration) (Battery cell q'ty for Consumer market) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Rapid increase in lithium polymer battery share for mobile and IT devices CY11 CY12 CY13 Laminated Prism CY14 CY15 CY16 Cylindrical ◇Medium- to long-term direction 9Respond flexibly to market changes and demands by strengthening business base with a vertically integrated business model 9Expand business domains - Batteries for eco-cars - Batteries for storage batteries Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 20 - Passive Components Business Hiroyuki Uemura Executive Vice President Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 21 - Passive Components Business Quarterly Performance of Passive Components Business (Yen billions) OP (Left) 10 (Yen billions) Sales (Right) 125 7.5 5 100 2.5 0 75 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q -2.5 ・Consolidated production sites -5 ・Reviewed unprofitable products ・Reviewed production outsourcing -7.5 ・Divested idle assets ・Recognized impairment losses on -10 facilities, etc. Implemented restructuring actions 50 Returned to profitability from 1Q 25 -12.5 -15 為替レート $/¥ 0 81.74 77.96 77.35 2012/3 Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 79.27 80.27 78.67 81.17 92.20 2013/3 Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 98.74 99.02 2014/3 Oct 31, 2013 - 22 - Passive Components ●Measures to Further Improve Profitability ◆Ceramic capacitors -Continue to bolster products for auto market ◆Inductive devices -Flexibly respond to customer requests with a full lineup of thin film, wire-wound coil and multi-layered products ◆High-frequency components -Aim to expand healthy SAW (discrete products) sales further by increasing production -Continue design-in activities for modular products -Step up reference activities to IC manufacturers ◆Piezoelectric material products (VCM, OIS) -Orders strong for use in smartphones in China; secure steady orders for optical image stabilizers (OIS), which are expected to be adopted going forward. ◆Productivity improvements -Optimize ceramic capacitor production lines (Improve productivity further following site consolidation, launch integrated production line from materials to products) -Continue to improve production processes for high-frequency components (Dispatch head business process engineers) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 23 - Supplementary Data Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 24 - FY March 2014 Projections –Capex, Depreciation, R&DTDK keeps initial projections (April. 26) unchanged. (Yen billions) Capital expenditure Depreciation R&D 120 99.7 100 80 85.6 78.6 73.0 77.3 79.9 77.9 84.0 60 52.6 52.6 53.9 11/3 12/3 13/3 57.0 40 20 0 11/3 12/3 13/3 14/3 Projections Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 11/3 12/3 13/3 14/3 Projections Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 14/3 Projections - 25 - Quarterly sales and operating income by segment FY March 2014 FY March 2013 Yen billions 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Net Sales Capacitors 31.4 29.2 26.6 30.7 Total 118.0 Inductive Devices 28.2 29.6 30.6 31.2 Other Passive Components 31.8 31.7 36.0 91.5 90.6 Recording Devices 59.9 Other Magnetic Application Products 1Q 2Q 33.7 35.1 119.6 35.0 35.5 42.5 142.1 48.3 48.8 93.1 104.4 379.6 117.0 119.4 55.8 60.2 57.6 233.5 60.2 66.3 28.3 27.6 24.0 24.5 104.4 26.0 26.6 Magnetic Application Products 88.2 83.4 84.2 82.1 337.9 86.2 92.9 Film Application Products 21.6 25.8 30.9 26.9 105.2 27.0 33.1 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.4 21.4 4.7 4.4 207.0 205.0 213.3 218.8 844.1 234.9 249.8 Passive Components Other Total Operating Income Passive Components (2.9) (2.5) (1.8) (3.9) (11.1) 2.8 6.2 Magnetic Application Products 14.6 13.2 7.5 1.8 37.1 4.6 7.8 Film Application Products 2.1 5.0 3.6 1.8 12.5 2.0 3.2 (0.4) (0.5) (0.6) (0.3) (1.8) (0.8) (0.8) 13.3 15.2 8.8 (0.6) 36.7 8.6 16.4 (4.2) (4.1) (3.7) (3.0) (15.0) (4.2) (4.0) 5.0 (3.6) 21.7 4.4 Other Sub-total Corporate and Eliminations Total Ex-rate ¥/USD ¥/EURO 9.2 11.1 4Q Total 12.4 80.27 78.67 81.17 92.20 83.03 98.74 99.02 103.18 98.28 105.28 121.74 107.05 128.96 131.11 Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 3Q Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 26 - Breakdown of Operating Income Changes (First half) (Yen billions) 20.3 Benefits from Restructuring +4.2 Operating income : -3.5 Changes in sales -2.6 Rationalization, cost reduction +6.9 Sales price Reduction -18.1 Proceed from insurance of Thai flooding -5.4 SG&A expenses decrease (including restructuring cost decrease by 1.1) +0.1 16.8 Exchange Rare earth fluctuation material price (US$=Yen 98.88) Fluctuation +13.0 -1.6 FY March 2014 First Half FY March 2013 First Half ※Discontinued operation (Display business) were deducted in above results Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 27 - Cash Flow FY March 2013 First Half (Yen billions) Results FY March 2014 First Half Results Remarks Increased 13.6 billion yen Operating Cash Flow 43.7 57.3 <Main increase factor> Increase in trade payables: 7.2 billion yen Increase in depreciation: 5.1billion yen Decrease in inventory: 6.3 billion yen <Main decrease factor> Decrease in net income: 4.5 billion yen Decreased 27.3 billion yen <Main increase factor> ・Increase in purchase of short-term investments: 3.3 billion yen Investing Cash Flow (50.3) Free Cash Flow (6.6) decrease factor> (23.0) <Main ・Decrease in capital expenditure: 14.7 billion yen ・Increase in proceeds from sale and maturity of short-term investments: 9.4 billion yen 34.3 Increased 40.9 billion yen Decreased 28.2 billion yen <Main increase factor> ・Increase in repayment of long-term debt: 30.3 billion yen Financing Cash Flow 6.8 decrease factor> (21.4) <Main ・Decrease in short-term debt: 39.0 billion yen ・Acquisition of noncontrolling interests: 14.0 billion yen ・Decrease in proceeds from long-term debt: 6.3 billion yen Effect of exchange rate chagens on cash and cash equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents (9.2) 157.9 Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. 8.8 235.4 Increased 18.0 billion yen Increased 77.5 billion Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 28 - Annual Sales by applications Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. (FY2009/Mar – FY2013/Mar) Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 29 - Passive Components Business Annual sales by applications (FY2009/Mar –FY2013/Mar) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 30 - Quarterly sales by applications (1Q of FY March 2013 –2Q of FY March 2014) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 31 - Passive Components Business quarterly sales by applications (1Q of FY March 2013 –2Q of FY March 2014) Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 32 - Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 33 - Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 34 - Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements This material contains forward-looking statements, including projections, plans, policies, management strategies, targets, schedules, understandings and evaluations, about TDK or its group companies (TDK Group). These forward-looking statements are based on the current forecasts, estimates, assumptions, plans, beliefs and evaluations of TDK Group in light of information currently available to it, and contain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. TDK Group therefore wishes to caution readers that, being subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, TDK Group’s actual results, performance, achievements or financial position could be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, and TDK Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the issue of this material except as provided for in laws and ordinances. The electronics markets in which TDK Group operates are highly susceptible to rapid changes. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that can have significant effects on TDK Group include, but are not limited to, shifts in technology, fluctuations in demand, prices, interest and foreign exchange rates, and changes in economic environments, conditions of competition, laws and regulations. Also, since the purpose of these materials is only to give readers a general outline of business performance, many numerical values are shown in units of a billion yen. Because original values, which are managed in units of a million yen, are rounded off, the totals, differences, etc. shown in these materials may appear inaccurate. If detailed figures are necessary, please refer to our financial statements and supplementary materials. Copyright© 2013 TDK Corporation. All rights reserved. Performance Briefings First Half of Fiscal Year March, 2014 Oct 31, 2013 - 35 - Text data including Q&A of performance briefing will be uploaded on following site http://www.global.tdk.com/ir/ir_events/conference/2014/2q_1.htm