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The Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan Explanatory Meeting Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. Chairman Hiroyuki Suzuki Index I Results and Reflections on the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan P.2 II Overview of the Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan


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The Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan Explanatory Meeting

Chairman Hiroyuki Suzuki

Index I Results and Reflections on the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan P.2 II Overview of the Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan P.15 III (Reference) Business Environment Surrounding the Group P.34

March 28, 2018

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Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

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I Results and Reflections on the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan

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I-1 Targets and Results of the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan

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Final year of the Third Medium-Term Management Plan

Results

Final year of the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan

FY2014 Results FY2015 Results FY2016 Results FY2017 Projections FY2017 Targets Net sales (billion yen)

152.7 144.9 137.2 153.4 185.0

Operating income (billion yen)

17.7 17.0 24.5 19.6 22.5

Operating margin

11.6% 11.7% 17.8% 12.8% 12%

ROE

3.9% 4.7% 7.4% 5.7% 6.5% and over

Shareholder return ratio (3-year average)

52.2% (3-year average) 255.2% 49.6% 48.6% 70% and over (3-year average) 81.6% (3-year average)

Return of profit to society (3-year average)

¥14 million (3-year average)

¥21 million ¥22 million ¥23.5 million

¥21 million (3-year average) ¥22.16 million (3-year average)

Targets achieved

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Comparison of Domestic/Overseas Plans and Results

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1) Net sales: There was a considerable target shortfall due to the less-than-planned sales volume and a considerable drop in steel price 2) Operating income: Although the target was achieved both domestically and overseas in FY2016, there was a shortfall in FY2015 and FY2017 3) Operating margin: The target was achieved in FY2016 and FY2017 due to a recovery in revenue from overseas 4) ROE: Although the target was achieved with 7.4% in FY2016, ROE for FY2017 ended at 5.7% due to a decrease in income 5) Targets for shareholder return ratio and social contribution were achieved

(billion yen)

Targets Results Targets Results Targets Results

Total net sales

174.2 145.0 180.5 137.2 185.0 153.4

Domestic

103.5 91.4 107.3 88.7 108.5 96.3

Overseas

70.7 53.6 73.2 48.5 76.5 57.1

(U.S.)

36.1 25.8 36.7 22.4 39.6 26.6

(Asia)

34.6 27.7 36.5 26.1 36.9 30.5

Total operating income

20.5 17.0 21.9 24.5 22.5 19.6

Domestic

18.0 17.3 18.6 19.7 19.1 16.6

Overseas

2.5 (0.3) 3.3 4.8 3.4 3.0

(U.S.)

1.1 (1.0) 1.7 2.2 1.7 2.0

(Asia)

1.4 0.6 1.6 2.6 1.7 1.0

Operating margin

11.8% 11.7% 11.8% 17.9% 12.2% 12.8%

Domestic

17.4% 18.8% 17.3% 22.2% 17.6% 17.2%

Overseas

3.5%

  • 0.6%

4.5% 9.9% 4.5% 5.3%

Exchange rate (yen)

115 121.05 115 108.84 115 112.37

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017

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Capital Policy Targets and Progress

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Targets of final year of the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2017) Average shareholder return ratio during the three years → 70% and over; FY2017 ROE → 6.5% and over

3.9% 5.0% 3.6% 5.0% 6.1% 3.9% 4.7% 7.4% 5.7% 70.3% 53.7% 130.4% 61.5% 50.5% 46.9% 255.2% 49.6% 48.6%

0.0% 50.0% 100.0% 150.0% 200.0% 250.0% 300.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0%

FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 (Projections)

ROE Shareholder return ratio

Shareholder return ratio: 3-year average of 81.6%

(Note) FY2015: A buyback of 2 million shares and a decrease in net income due to impairment of securities holdings raised the shareholder return ratio to 255% (Note)

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I-2 Results and Reflections

1) Domestic Results

  • i. Capital investments were made to streamline production and to strengthen the sales

bases of Maruichi Kohan Ltd. (The total investment amount was ¥12.5 billion.)

  • ii. The Osaka Plant was consolidated into the Sakai Plant. (March 2016)

2) Results and Reflections Overseas

  • i. MOST launched operations in the upper west coast of the U.S. and Canada
  • ii. Leavitt remained in the black due to the recovery in U.S. steel market conditions and
  • ther factors.
  • iii. The three U.S. companies decided to replace facilities and establish new lines.
  • iv. SUNSCO (HCM) had issues concerning sales capabilities and stable operation of

facilities in Vietnam and was unable to keep the business in the black.

  • v. KUMA started operations of the Bangalore Plant and greatly expanded sales by

establishing additional large-diameter tube lines.

  • vi. The launch of MPST’s new plant for automobiles and motorcycles was decided.

3) Capital Policy and Social Contributions

  • i. High dividend payout was made, and the shareholder return ratio target was achieved.
  • ii. Social contributions were made in Japan and overseas to the fields of

education, culture, sports, medical care, and others.

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Capital Investment Results: Domestic: ¥12.5 billion; Overseas: ¥4.7 billion

Major capital investments during the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan Domestic

 Relocation of Yokohama Sales Office of Maruichi Kohan: ¥1.9 billion  Sakai Plant: Renovation of No. 1 Unit and terminal piers: ¥1.5 billion  Shikoku Maruichi: Solar power generation equipment: ¥0.65 billion  Tokyo Plant: Renewal of No. 1 Unit: ¥0.5 billion  Relocation of Hokuriku Sales Office of Maruichi Kohan: ¥1.2 billion  Construction of new Tokyo Plant (cutting-to-size plant): ¥0.35 billion

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Overseas  MMX: No. 2 Plant: ¥0.8 billion  MAC: Facilities renewal: ¥0.6 billion  KUMA : 4-inch mill: ¥0.2 billion  SUNSCO: 2-inch mill: ¥0.2 billion

Trends in the amount of capital investment and depreciation (hundred million yen)

Capital investment (Domestic) Capital investment (Overseas) Depreciation (Domestic) Depreciation (Overseas) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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October 2015 Relocation of Yokohama Sales Office of Maruichi Kohan March 2016 Completion of consolidation of Osaka plants into Sakai plant April 2016 Began selling power, solar power generation equipment at the Shikoku Plant August 2016 Completion of renewal construction of No. 1 Unit at Tokyo Plant August 2017 Completion of renewal construction of galvanizing line at the Takuma Plant (Implemented in three construction phases from 2015) November 2017 Relocation of Hokuriku Sales Office of Maruichi Kohan (Added new plans to the Fourth Medium- Term Management Plan. Began operation on November 13) January 2018 Completion of renewal construction of No. 1 Unit at the Sakai Plant (Mill, cutter, chamfering machine) (Implemented in three construction phases from 2015) January 2018 Completion of renewal construction of No. 1 Slitter at the Sakai Plant

Domestic Capital Investment

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・ Acquired structural tube division of Evraz NA

  • INC. in March 2015

・ Expanded business in the U.S. and Canada by further enhancing “Production Where Demand Exists” in the U.S. in cooperation with MAC (Los Angeles) and Leavitt (Chicago)

MAC (Los Angeles, California) Leavitt (Chicago, Illinois) MOST (Portland, Oregon) MOST

MOST in the U.S.: Expanding sales on the U.S. West Coast and in Canada

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Trends in business performance (including HANOI) (Unit: million US$)

Net sales

Operating income

161 (3) 205 2 256 (2) 196 5

December 2016 Results

202 17

December 2017 Projections

226 (1) 277 5

Fourth Medium-Term Plan (Dec. 2017) Targets

December 2015 December 2014 December 2012 December 2013

Announced in November 2017

  • i. FY2016: Although a significant surplus was

posted due to a recovery in steel market conditions, a deficit was posted in FY2017

  • ii. Unable to keep the business in the black due

to the impact of protectionism in the export markets (U.S., Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, etc.) and issues concerning the sales capabilities and stable operation of facilities in Vietnam ⇒ Issues for the next Medium-Term Plan

SUNSCO (HCM) in Vietnam: Unable to keep business in the black

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  • February 2015 No. 2 plant began
  • peration
  • August 2017

Purchased an adjacent 10,000m2-area to build a cutting plant

  • No. 1 plant
  • No. 2 plant

Purchased area

MMX in Mexico: Continuing necessary investment in motorcycle related business

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  • June 2015

Bangalore Plant began

  • peration
  • February 2017 4-inch mill for large-

diameter tubes began

  • peration

Bangalore Plant 2-inch mill 4-inch mill for large-diameter tubes

KUMA in India: Continuing necessary investment in automobile and motorcycle related businesses

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MAC (the U.S.) Leavitt Chicago Plant (the U.S.) ISTW Semarang Plant (Indonesia) Maruichi Metal Product (Foshan) Co., Ltd. (China) ISTW Jakarta Plant (Indonesia) SUNSCO (Vietnam) KUMA (India) Manesar Plant SUNSCO (Hanoi) (Vietnam)

Asia Americas

Maruichi Metal Product (Tianjin) Co.,

  • Ltd. (China)

J-Spiral (Vietnam) Maruichi Metal Product Wuhan Branch (China) MARUICHIMEX (Mexico) ISTW Cikarang Plant (Indonesia)

AMX (Mexico) MOST (the U.S.) KUMA (India) Bangalore Plant MPST (Philippines)

Scheduled to begin operation in 2019 : Began operation / expansion decided during the Fourth Medium-Term Plan

Overseas Production Facilities

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Major initiatives in FY2017 (●Continuing ●New)

 Sponsoring the 69th Shōsōin Exhibition (from FY2012)  Support for NPO Asia Prevention of Blindness Association (from FY2015)  Sponsoring Osaka Philharmonic Association (from FY2015)  Support for “iPS Cell Research Fund” at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University (from FY2015)  Sponsoring the “Theater of the Heart” activities of Shiki Theatre Company (from FY2015)  Sponsoring “Heisei Osaka Amanogawa Legend 2017” (from FY2016)

  • Sponsoring “2025 Japan World Expo Committee”

Support promotional activities for Osaka/Kansai to host the 2025 World Expo (Official Supporter)

  • Support for students of Bal Niketan Senior Secondary School in India (KUMA)

Provide scholarships equivalent to an annual tuition at a senior secondary school in the Pilani ward in the state of Rajasthan for 200 students recommended by the school on the basis of their marks and families’ financial situation

  • Support for KANSAI Tourism Bureau

Support activities to advance Kansai-wide initiatives to promote tourism, with the aim of revitalizing the industry in Kansai

  • Support for relocation of RMH Osaka-Suita

Support for relocation of an accommodation facility in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, for families of children hospitalized at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, to Northern Osaka Health and Biomedical Innovation Town (KENTO)

Providing approximately 0.5% of nonconsolidated net income after payment of dividends for cultural, educational, sports, environmental protection, and other activities in local communities in Japan and overseas

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Social Contribution

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II Overview of the Fifth Medium- Term Management Plan

(April 2018 – March 2020)

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II-1 Business Environment Surrounding the Group

  • i. Japan: While there will be no sharp decline in the economy, steel demand

is not expected to increase.

  • ii. Foreign countries: The U.S. economy will continue to remain strong

and sustain a moderate growth. Emerging countries are expected to continue to achieve a high growth.

  • iii. The shift to overseas will continue in the automobile industry.

Preparations for the shift to electric vehicles need to be started.

  • iv. Owing to the steady economy in each country, there will be no major

downturn in the steel price.

  • v. “Increasing profitability,” “increasing labor productivity,” and “procuring

human resources” are the issues facing enterprises.

  • vi. An exchange rate of 110 yen/US$ is assumed.

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II-2 Targets of the Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan

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FY2017 (Projections) FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Targets

Net sales (billion yen)

153.4 164.5 170.0 175.0

Operating income (billion yen)

19.6 18.9 19.6 24.0

Operating margin

12.8% 11.5% 11.5% 13.7%

ROE

5.7% 5.3% 5.5% 6.5%

Shareholder return ratio

49.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0%

Social contribution (million yen)

23.5 30 30 30

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Consolidated Business Results Projections

by segment

売上高 比 率 営業利益 比 率 売上高 比 率 営業利益 比 率 日 本 96,305 62.8% 16,429 83.8% 106,000 60.6% 18,400 76.7% 北 米 26,557 17.3% 1,956 10.0% 32,000 18.3% 2,600 10.8% ア ジ ア 30,538 19.9% 1,215 6.2% 37,000 21.1% 3,000 12.5% 調整額 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 合 計 153,400 100.0% 19,600 100.0% 175,000 100.0% 24,000 100.0%

【単位 百万円】

2018 年 3 月 期 予 想 第 5 次 中 計 2021 年3 月期 目標

18 [Unit: million yen] Projections for Year Ending March 31, 2018 Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan Targets for Year Ending March 31, 2021 Net sales Ratio Operating income Ratio Net sales Ratio Operating income Ratio Japan North America Asia

Reconciliations

Total

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Net sales target: FY2020: ¥175.0 billion

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Net sales: Increase net sales by expanding sales volume overseas and by recovering sales prices in Japan and overseas

Net sales/Foreign net sales ratio (¥hundred million, %)

Domestic net sales U.S. Asia Foreign net sales ratio 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Increase in overseas net sales related to building materials from 2009

2.1-fold increase

1.8-fold increase 20

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Net sales for overseas building materials (Consolidated subsidiaries) (US$ thousand)

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8.8-fold increase 6.6-fold increase

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Net sales for overseas automobiles and motorcycles (Consolidated subsidiaries) (US$ thousand)

Increase in net sales related to overseas automobiles and motorcycles from 2009

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Operating income target: ¥24.0 billion; Operating margin target: 13.7%

22 Operating income: Increase income by widening spread in Japan and overseas, and increase income by expanding operations overseas Operating margin: Maintain high profitability in Japan and increase margin overseas

Operating income/Foreign operating income ratio (¥hundred million, %)

Domestic operating income

U.S. Asia Foreign operating income ratio 2009

Trends in operating margin

Overseas Japan Overall

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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ROE target: FY2020: 6.5% Shareholder return ratio (excluding share buybacks) target: 50% and over

Social contribution target: Provide approximately 0.5% of nonconsolidated net income after payment of dividends (¥30 million/year) for cultural, educational, medial care, sports, environmental protection, and other activities in local communities in Japan and overseas

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Shareholder return ratio (excluding share buybacks) and ROE (%)

Shareholder return ratio (excluding share buybacks) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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II-3 Major Initiatives of the Fifth Medium-Term Management Plan

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Major Initiatives (1)

  • 1. Commitments in Japan
  • i. Maintaining high profitability and further strengthening sales capabilities
  • ii. Responding to the shortage of workers and increasing productivity

・Increasing production and clerical work efficiency using IoT and AI Adoption of IoT in production lines; Introduction of AI-based business software for accounting/personnel/administrative operations ・Replacement of facilities, and review of recruitment policy and work styles Promoting the acquisition of paid leave; Reducing overtime work ・Use of female human resources and foreigners

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Capital Investment Plans for the Next 3 Years

(Domestic: ¥13.0 billion; Overseas: ¥8.0 billion)

Major capital investment plans ・Japan: Sakai: Renewal of electrical substation facilities, renewal of SR; Tokyo: Renewal of slitter; Takuma: Renewal of rolling line; Nagoya: Renewal of 6-inch mill refining process/new installation

  • f small-diameter tube mill; Maruichi Kohan Ltd.: Upgrade of warehouses at sales bases, etc.

・Overseas: The three U.S. companies: Renewal/establishment of 2-inch mill lines; MAC: Construction of warehouse; MOST: Construction of additional building; MMX and SUNSCO (HNI): Construction of additional building; KUMA: Enhancement of production capabilities; MPST in Philippines: Construction of a new plant; SUNSCO (HCM): Enhancement of cold-rolling facilities, etc.

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Trends in the amount of capital investment and depreciation (hundred million yen)

Capital investment (Domestic) Capital investment (Overseas) Depreciation (Domestic) Depreciation (Overseas)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Major Initiatives (2)

2) Commitments Overseas

  • i. Three U.S. companies: Expanding operations using newly established or replaced facilities

and by further strengthening marketing capabilities Leavitt/MAC: Enhancing quality and productivity of small-diameter pipes MOST: Begin production and sales of small-diameter pipes; Expand product lineup

  • ii. SUNSCO(HCM): Keeping in the black is the foremost issue in the overseas business

Reviewing unprofitable businesses; Strengthening domestic sales capabilities mainly for pipes that are unaffected by trade policies of export destinations; Reducing costs by improving facility operating rates and yield, and streamlining personnel in back-office divisions ⇒ keeping in the black

  • iii. Automobiles and motorcycles: Implementing capital investments and strengthening sales

capabilities in line with the expanded production in each country

  • iv. Procuring talented local human resources and further level enhancement.

Facilitating the replacement of employees dispatched from the head office with local human resources

  • v. Using overseas revenue to increase profit redistribution in Japan in the form of dividend,

royalty, or the like

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Three U.S. companies: Further strengthening marketing capabilities using replaced or newly established facilities

  • i. Leavitt: Renewal of 2-inch mill line (operation scheduled to start in June 2018)
  • ii. MAC: Construction of additional warehouse (4,600m2) (to be completed

in March 2018) Renewal of 2-inch mill line (to be completed in December 2018)

  • iii. MOST: Construction of additional plant

(3,250m2) (to be completed in April 2018) and construction of additional 2-inch mill line (operation scheduled to start in October 2018)

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SUNSCO (HCM) in Vietnam Keeping in the black is the foremost issue in the overseas business

  • No. 3: 2-inch mill
  • i. Reviewing unprofitable businesses
  • ii. Strengthening domestic sales capabilities mainly for pipes that

are unaffected by trade policies of export destinations

  • iii. Reducing costs by improving facility operating rates and yield,

and streamlining personnel in back-office divisions ⇒ Keeping in the black

Front: No. 1: 4-inch mill; Back: No. 2: 2-inch mill

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Mexico, Vietnam (Hanoi), Philippines: Capital investments and construction of a new plant in line with the expanded production of automobiles and motorcycles

  • i. MARUICHIMEX S.A. de C.V. (MMX)

Construction of an additional cutting plant by acquiring an adjacent area: approx. 3,150m2

  • ii. SUNSCO (HNI)

Construction of additional plant: approx. 2,700m2

  • iii. Launch of Maruichi Philippines Steel Tube Inc.

(MPST) in Philippines: operation scheduled to start in Spring 2019 Site area of the new plant:approx. 30,000m2; Building: approx. 8,000m2

SUNSCO (HNI) MPST/planned site MMX MPST Conceptual drawing

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Using overseas revenue to increase profit redistribution in Japan in the form of dividend, royalty, or the like

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1404 2062 2284 2287 3071 4399 4908 6000 6867 4241 3518 4185 6130 7008 7725 9000 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2020

Dividends from overseas/Royalty/SV Fee

Royalty/SVFee Dividend

(US$ thousand)

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Major Initiatives (3)

3) Common Commitments in Japan and Overseas

  • i. Increasing labor productivity per working hour and labor cost

・Domestic plants: Renewal of old facilities; Labor saving by automatic

  • peration using IoT technology and optimum operation

and maintenance ・Domestic administrative division: Efficient clerical work and labor saving by introducing new systems incorporating AI technology to accounting/personnel/administrative operations ・Overseas: Increasing productivity by enhancing the level of local human resources

  • ii. Giving further consideration to the environment, enhancing energy

efficiency, and strengthening safety measures (Reducing electricity consumption through a shift to LED lights; Chrome-free production, etc.)

  • iii. Proactively considering M&A and other business investments in Japan and
  • verseas

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Major Initiatives (4)

4) Shareholder-Focused Policy and Social Contribution Policy

  • i. Maintaining a high dividend payout ratio

⇒Continuing dividend policy of “nonconsolidated ordinary income x (1- effective corporate tax rate) x 50%”

Returning the effect of the decrease in the effective corporate tax rate as dividends Maintain minimum dividend of 50 yen per share

  • ii. Social Contribution:Continuing to provide approximately 0.5% of

nonconsolidated net income after payment of dividends as social contribution ・Japan: Continuing contribution to the fields of culture, art, sports promotion, medical care, education, and natural environment protection ・Overseas/Emerging countries: Increasing contributions to poverty eradication, health care, medical care, and education promotion (Vietnam: Supporting the Asia Prevention of Blindness Association India: Offering scholarships to high school students in poor neighborhoods and creating jobs by expanding business)

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III (Reference) Business Environment Surrounding the Group (1) Economic growth forecast by country

The U.S. and emerging countries will maintain comparatively high growth rates. The Japanese economy will recover moderately. (However, the impact of a consumption tax

hike is expected in 2020)

(Source: Prepared based on projections by IMF and others)

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Japan U.S. China India Mexico Vietnam Indonesia Philippines

Projections of economic growth rate

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(2) Trends in domestic demand for steel

Demand for steel in Japan is gradually decreasing over the long term

(Source: Prepared based on a report by The Japan Iron and Steel Federation, etc. Projections for 2021: Documents published by Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) 35

2017

(projections)

2021

(projections)

Demand for steel Production volume of crude steel

Domestic production volume of crude steel / Demand for steel (10 thousand tons)

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(3) Global steel market conditions

The steel price will rise globally in line with the steel price hike in China

(Source: Prepared based on CRU Index report)

US$/mt

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(4) Shift to overseas production by Japanese automobile manufacturers

(Source: Prepared based on a report by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., etc.)

Overseas production volume has nearly doubled from 2009

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Overseas ratio Overseas production Domestic production

Automobile overseas production volume (10 thousand units)

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Plans and forward-looking statements herein are based on the Company’s judgment drawn from currently available information. Please note that actual results may differ significantly from such plans and forward-looking statements due to various important factors.

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