Edgar Filing: MITSUI & CO LTD

Form 6-K

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of November 16, 2009

Commission File Number 09929

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

2-1, Ohtemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 16, 2009


MITSUI & CO., LTD.

By:		/s/ Junichi Matsumoto
Name:		Junichi Matsumoto
Title:		Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer

Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements

for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009

English translation of quarterly consolidated financial statements for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, which were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed as part of the Quarterly Securities Report with the Director of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance of Japan on November 13, 2009.

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Financial Highlights

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries

As of or for the Periods Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and as of or for the Year Ended March 31, 2009


	Billions of Yen
	Six-month period ended September 30, 2009			Six-month period ended September 30, 2008			Three-month period ended September 30, 2009		Three-month period ended September 30, 2008		As of or for the Year ended March 31, 2009
For the Period and the Year:
Revenues	¥	2,007		¥	3,333		¥	1,027	¥	1,807	¥	5,535
Gross Profit	¥	345		¥	629		¥	178	¥	354	¥	1,016
Operating Income^*2	¥	76		¥	311		¥	42	¥	188	¥	395
Equity in Earnings of Associated Companies—Net	¥	56		¥	120		¥	25	¥	58	¥	120
Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd	¥	73		¥	241		¥	16	¥	137	¥	178
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	¥	329		¥	69		¥	—	¥	—	¥	583
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	¥	(40	)	¥	(192	)	¥	—	¥	—	¥	(291	)

At Period-End and Year-End:
Total Assets	¥	—		¥	—		¥	8,295	¥	9,718	¥	8,364
Total Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Shareholders’ Equity	¥	—		¥	—		¥	2,076	¥	2,232	¥	1,882
Total Equity	¥	—		¥	—		¥	2,305	¥	2,491	¥	2,111
Cash and Cash Equivalents	¥	—		¥	—		¥	1,385	¥	805	¥	1,148
Long-term Debt, Less Current Maturities	¥	—		¥	—		¥	2,866	¥	2,862	¥	2,841

	Yen
Amounts per Share:
Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.:
Basic	¥	39.98		¥	132.24		¥	8.51	¥	75.51	¥	97.59
Diluted	¥	39.91		¥	131.79		¥	8.50	¥	75.31	¥	97.32
Total Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Shareholders’ Equity	¥	—		¥	—		¥	1,137.71	¥	1,225.84	¥	1,033.22

*1.	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

*2.	Operating income is comprised of our (a) gross profit, (b)selling, general and administrative expenses and (c) provision for doubtful receivables, as presented in the Statements of Consolidated Income.

*3.

The consolidated financial statements have been adjusted due to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810-10-65, “Transition Related to FASB Statement No.160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51,” which was formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 160.

*4.

Tax effects on investments in associated companies which were formerly included in “Equity in Earnings of Associated Companies—Net” are included in “Income Taxes” for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 and the three-month period ended September 30, 2009. Amounts for the six-month period ended September 30, 2008, the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 and the year ended March 31, 2009 have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries

September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009


	Millions of Yen
	September 30, 2009			March 31, 2009
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ( Notes 1, 3 and 12)	¥	1,385,371		¥	1,147,809
Time deposits		4,422			5,645
Marketable securities ( Notes 1, 3 and 12)		5,626			18,097
Trade receivables :
Notes and loans, less unearned interest		265,145			298,677
Accounts		1,370,920			1,412,022
Associated companies		157,192			169,115
Allowance for doubtful receivables ( Note 1)		(18,439	)		(18,165	)
Inventories ( Notes 1 and 9)		529,367			592,530
Advance payments to suppliers		98,531			98,772
Deferred tax assets—current ( Note 1)		42,651			29,969
Derivative assets ( Notes 1, 10 and 12)		191,963			329,897
Other current assets		248,002			334,769

Total current assets		4,280,751			4,419,137

Investments and Non-current Receivables ( Note 1):
Investments in and advances to associated companies ( Notes 3, 6 and 12)		1,314,602			1,275,490
Other investments ( Notes 3 and 12)		1,006,735			957,219
Non-current receivables, less unearned interest ( Notes 10 and 12)		462,276			486,412
Allowance for doubtful receivables		(54,579	)		(51,883	)
Property leased to others—at cost, less accumulated depreciation		206,609			199,204

Total investments and non-current receivables		2,935,643			2,866,442

Property and Equipment—at Cost ( Note 1):
Land, land improvements and timberlands		162,230			165,249
Buildings, including leasehold improvements		366,752			344,392
Equipment and fixtures		901,143			867,323
Mineral rights		154,223			154,246
Vessels		32,754			35,754
Projects in progress		160,042			153,923

Total		1,777,144			1,720,887
Accumulated depreciation		(822,121	)		(774,597	)

Net property and equipment		955,023			946,290

Intangible Assets, less Accumulated Amortization ( Note 1)		92,000			96,505

Deferred Tax Assets—Non-current ( Note 1)		17,678			21,011

Other Assets		13,879			14,858

Total	¥	8,294,974		¥	8,364,243

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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	Millions of Yen
	September 30, 2009			March 31, 2009
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Short-term debt	¥	312,886		¥	454,059
Current maturities of long-term debt ( Note 10)		397,061			373,197
Trade payables:
Notes and acceptances		37,660			51,048
Accounts		1,259,047			1,292,520
Associated companies		34,026			39,243
Accrued expenses:
Income taxes ( Note 1)		36,830			46,576
Interest		18,078			20,504
Other		64,442			89,704
Advances from customers		127,873			132,116
Derivative liabilities ( Notes 1, 10 and 12)		94,496			180,533
Other current liabilities ( Notes 1 and 8)		91,163			112,990

Total current liabilities		2,473,562			2,792,490

Long-term Debt, less Current Maturities ( Note 10)		2,866,363			2,841,301

Accrued Pension Costs and Liability for Severance
Indemnities ( Note 1)		33,362			33,814

Deferred Tax Liabilities—Non-current ( Note 1)		299,780			256,085

Other Long-Term Liabilities ( Notes 1, 8, 10 and 12)		316,555			329,107

Contingent Liabilities ( Note 8)
Equity:
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Shareholders’ equity ( Note 1)
Common stock—no par value		341,482			339,627
Authorized, 2,500,000,000 shares;
issued, 1,829,153,527 in 2009. 9 and 1,824,928,240 shares in 2009. 3
Capital surplus		434,825			434,188
Retained earnings:
Appropriated for legal reserve		53,651			48,806
Unappropriated		1,554,189			1,486,201
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ( Note 1):
Unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities ( Note 3)		101,193			44,263
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(333,920	)		(384,618	)
Defined benefit pension plans		(64,798	)		(68,683	)
Net unrealized gains and losses on derivatives ( Note 10)		(4,177	)		(12,459	)

Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(301,702	)		(421,497	)

Treasury stock, at cost: 4,320,375 in 2009. 9 and 3,770,220 shares in 2009. 3		(6,306	)		(5,662	)

Total Mitsui & Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity		2,076,139			1,881,663

Noncontrolling interests ( Note 1)		229,213			229,783

Total equity		2,305,352			2,111,446

Total	¥	8,294,974		¥	8,364,243

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Statements of Consolidated Income

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries

For the Six-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008


	Millions of Yen
	Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009		Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008
Revenues ( Notes 1, 10 and 12):
Sales of products	¥	1,746,236	¥	2,944,856
Sales of services		184,482		284,094
Other sales		76,249		103,675

Total revenues		2,006,967		3,332,625

[

Total Trading Transactions ( Notes 1 and 6)

Six-month period ended September 30, 2009 ¥ 5,355,872 million

Six-month period ended September 30, 2008 ¥ 8,973,117 million

]


Cost of Revenues ( Notes 1, 10 and 12)
Cost of products sold		1,565,420			2,572,265
Cost of services sold		64,056			85,945
Cost of other sales		32,866			45,728

Total cost of revenues		1,662,342			2,703,938

Gross Profit		344,625			628,687

Other Expenses (Income):
Selling, general and administrative ( Notes 1 and 4)		264,627			312,101
Provision for doubtful receivables ( Note 1)		4,472			5,786
Interest income ( Notes 1 and 10)		(16,310	)		(23,703	)
Interest expense ( Notes 1 and 10)		25,764			42,073
Dividend income		(17,956	)		(38,906	)
Gain on sales of securities—net ( Notes 1 and 3)		(3,766	)		(18,467	)
Loss on write-down of securities ( Notes 1, 3 and 12)		18,751			24,746
Gain on disposal or sales of property and equipment—net		(755	)		(5,160	)
Impairment loss of long-lived assets ( Notes 1 and 12)		1,430			1,133
Impairment loss of goodwill ( Notes 1 and 12)		3,108			—
Other expense—net ( Notes 8 and 10)		9,480			18,896

Total other expenses		288,845			318,499

Income before Income Taxes and Equity in Earnings		55,780			310,188

Income Taxes ( Note 1):		34,405			158,582

Income before Equity in Earnings		21,375			151,606
Equity in Earnings of Associated Companies—Net ( Notes 1 and 12)		56,014			119,657

Net Income before Attribution of Noncontrolling Interests ( Note 1)		77,389			271,263
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests ( Note 1)		(4,554	)		(30,715	)

Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ( Note 1)	¥	72,835		¥	240,548


	Yen
	Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009			Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008
Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per Share ( Notes 1 and 5):
Basic	¥	39.98		¥	132.24

Diluted	¥	39.91		¥	131.79

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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For the Three-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008


	Millions of Yen
	Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009		Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008
Revenues ( Notes 1, 10 and 12):
Sales of products	¥	890,231	¥	1,597,935
Sales of services		93,754		145,819
Other sales		42,782		63,000

Total revenues		1,026,767		1,806,754

[

Total Trading Transactions ( Notes 1 and 6)

Three-month period ended September 30, 2009 ¥ 2,729,537 million

Three-month period ended September 30, 2008 ¥ 4,685,220 million

]


Cost of Revenues ( Notes 1, 10 and 12)
Cost of products sold		798,890			1,383,396
Cost of services sold		33,398			43,376
Cost of other sales		16,569			26,275

Total cost of revenues		848,857			1,453,047

Gross Profit		177,910			353,707

Other Expenses (Income):
Selling, general and administrative ( Notes 1 and 4)		131,845			161,383
Provision for doubtful receivables ( Note 1)		3,660			4,789
Interest income ( Notes 1 and 10)		(7,848	)		(13,011	)
Interest expense ( Notes 1 and 10)		10,809			22,384
Dividend income		(7,717	)		(14,290	)
Gain on sales of securities - net ( Notes 1 and 3)		(1,546	)		(12,055	)
Loss on write-down of securities ( Notes 1, 3 and 12)		15,963			14,118
Gain on disposal or sales of property and equipment - net		(494	)		(2,932	)
Impairment loss of long-lived assets ( Notes 1 and 12)		999			660
Impairment loss of goodwill ( Notes 1 and 12)		3,108			—
Other expense - net ( Notes 8 and 10)		10,094			7,732

Total other expenses		158,873			168,778

Income before Income Taxes and Equity in Earnings		19,037			184,929

Income Taxes ( Notes 1 and 7):		30,686			87,986

(Loss) Income before Equity in Earnings		(11,649	)		96,943
Equity in Earnings of Associated Companies—Net ( Notes 1 and 12)		25,192			57,590

Net Income before Attribution of Noncontrolling Interests ( Note 1)		13,543			154,533
Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests ( Note 1)		1,970			(17,069	)

Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ( Note 1)	¥	15,513		¥	137,464


	Yen
	Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009			Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008
Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per Share ( Notes 1 and 5):
Basic	¥	8.51		¥	75.51

Diluted	¥	8.50		¥	75.31

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Statements of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries

For the Six-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008


	Millions of Yen
	Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009			Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008
Common Stock:
Balance at beginning of period
Shares issued: 2009.09—1,824,928,240 shares; 2008.09—1,820,183,809 shares	¥	339,627		¥	337,544
Common stock issued upon conversion of bonds
Shares issued: 2009.09—4,225,287 shares; 2008.09—4,728,465 shares		1,855			2,076

Balance at end of period
Shares issued: 2009.09—1,829,153,527 shares; 2008.09—1,824,912,274 shares	¥	341,482		¥	339,620

Capital Surplus:
Balance at beginning of period	¥	434,188		¥	432,245
Conversion of bonds		1,850			2,069
Gains on sales of treasury stock		—			101
Other		(1,213	)		—

Balance at end of period	¥	434,825		¥	434,415

Retained Earnings:
Appropriated for Legal Reserve:
Balance at beginning of period	¥	48,806		¥	47,463
Transfer from unappropriated retained earnings		4,845			7,320

Balance at end of period	¥	53,651		¥	54,783

Unappropriated:
Balance at beginning of period	¥	1,486,201		¥	1,397,313
Net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ( Note 1)		72,835			240,548
Cash dividends paid to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. shareholders		—			(41,788	)
Transfer to retained earnings appropriated for legal reserve		(4,845	)		(7,320	)
Losses on sales of treasury stock		(2	)		—

Balance at end of period	¥	1,554,189		¥	1,588,753

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (After Income Tax Effect) ( Note 1):
Balance at beginning of period	¥	(421,497	)	¥	(25,775	)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ( Note 3)		56,930			(52,364	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		50,698			(82,791	)
Defined benefit pension plans		3,885			1,436
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives ( Note 10)		8,282			(19,724	)

Balance at end of period	¥	(301,702	)	¥	(179,218	)

Treasury Stock, at Cost:
Balance at beginning of period	¥	(5,662	)	¥	(5,130	)
Purchases of treasury stock		(650	)		(1,262	)
Sales of treasury stock		6			283

Balance at end of period	¥	(6,306	)	¥	(6,109	)

Total Mitsui & Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity	¥	2,076,139		¥	2,232,244

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Statements of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity—(Continued)

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries

For the Six-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008


	Millions of Yen
	Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009			Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008
Noncontrolling Interests ( Note 1):
Balance at beginning of period	¥	229,783		¥	243,976
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest shareholders		(7,642	)		(9,382	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		4,554			30,715
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (after income tax effect) ( Note 3)		4,446			(11,728	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (after income tax effect)		(1,796	)		(2,184	)
Defined benefit pension plans (after income tax effect)		(6	)		—
Net unrealized losses on derivatives (after income tax effect) ( Note 10)		(71	)		(714	)
Other		(55	)		8,268

Balance at end of period	¥	229,213		¥	258,951

Total Equity:
Balance at beginning of period	¥	2,111,446		¥	2,427,636
Conversion of bonds		3,705			4,145
(Losses) gains on sales of treasury stock		(2	)		101
Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests		77,389			271,263
Cash dividends paid to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Shareholders		—			(41,788	)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest shareholders		(7,642	)		(9,382	)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (after income tax effect) ( Note 3)		61,376			(64,092	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (after income tax effect)		48,902			(84,975	)
Defined benefit pension plans (after income tax effect)		3,879			1,436
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives (after income tax effect) ( Note 10)		8,211			(20,438	)
Sales and purchases of treasury stock		(644	)		(979	)
Other		(1,268	)		8,268

Balance at end of period	¥	2,305,352		¥	2,491,195

Comprehensive Income :
Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests ( Note 1)	¥	77,389		¥	271,263

Other comprehensive income (after income tax effect) ( Note 1):
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ( Note 3)		61,376			(64,092	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		48,902			(84,975	)
Defined benefit pension plans		3,879			1,436
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives ( Note 10)		8,211			(20,438	)

Comprehensive income before attribution of noncontrolling interests ( Note 1)		199,757			103,194
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests ( Note 1)		(7,127	)		(16,089	)

Comprehensive income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ( Note 1)	¥	192,630		¥	87,105

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries

For the Six-Month Periods ended September 30, 2009, 2008


	Millions of Yen
	Six-Month Period ended September 30, 2009			Six-Month Period ended September 30, 2008
Operating Activities:
Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests ( Note 1)	¥	77,389		¥	271,263
Adjustments to reconcile net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		70,808			70,594
Pension and severance costs, less payments		6,149			3,331
Provision for doubtful receivables		4,472			5,786
Gain on sales of securities - net		(3,766	)		(18,467	)
Loss on write-down of securities		18,751			24,746
Gain on disposal or sales of property and equipment - net		(755	)		(5,160	)
Impairment loss of long-lived assets		1,430			1,133
Impairment loss of goodwill		3,108			—
Deferred income taxes		(11,350	)		20,298
Equity in earnings of associated companies, less dividends received		(4,441	)		(58,320	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables		107,302			(4,761	)
Decrease (increase) in inventories		53,033			(90,483	)
Decrease in trade payables		(62,883	)		(15,358	)
Decrease in accrued expenses		(37,659	)		(8,972	)
Decrease (increase) in advance payments to suppliers		3,774			(91,123	)
(Decrease) increase in advances from customers		(18,736	)		97,536
Decrease (increase) in derivative assets		104,039			(34,264	)
Decrease in derivative liabilities		(45,599	)		(50,324	)
Decrease in other current assets - income tax receivables		57,995			2,271
Other - net		5,728			(50,243	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		328,789			69,483

Investing Activities:
Net decrease in time deposits		1,217			2,660
Investments in and advances to associated companies		(25,816	)		(138,971	)
Sales of investments in and collection of advances to associated companies		23,705			43,642
Acquisitions of other investments		(15,716	)		(42,593	)
Proceeds from sales of other investments		48,496			58,438
Increase in long-term loan receivables		(35,140	)		(45,573	)
Collection of long-term loan receivables		38,576			41,117
Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment		(87,288	)		(135,456	)
Proceeds from sales of property leased to others and property and equipment		12,253			26,411
Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net cash acquired		—			(1,208	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(39,713	)		(191,533	)

Financing Activities :
Net (decrease) increase in short-term debt		(139,653	)		92,571
Proceeds from long-term debt		320,470			133,350
Repayments of long-term debt		(230,384	)		(142,497	)
Purchases of treasury stock - net		(16	)		(880	)
Payments of cash dividends and others		(8,189	)		(49,395	)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(57,772	)		33,149

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents		6,258			(5,165	)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents		237,562			(94,066	)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		1,147,809			899,264

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	¥	1,385,371		¥	805,198

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

I. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are stated in Japanese yen, the currency of the country in which Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) is incorporated and principally operates.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Effect has been given in the consolidated financial statements to adjustments which have not been entered in Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries’ (collectively, the “companies”) general books of account maintained principally in accordance with accounting practices prevailing in the countries of incorporation. Major adjustments include those relating to accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, accounting for certain investments including non-monetary exchange of investments and effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on foreign-currency-denominated available-for-sale debt securities, accounting for warrants, accounting for pension costs and severance indemnities, recognition of installment sales on the accrual basis of accounting, accounting for business combinations, accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, accounting for asset retirement obligations, accounting for consolidation of variable interest entities, accounting for leasing, accounting for stock issuance costs, and accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.

Effective July 1, 2009, the companies adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC” or collectively “The Codification”) 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,” which was formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 168, and the accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the Codification. The companies have also included some references to superseded U.S. accounting standards for better guidance for users of the consolidated financial statements.

Total trading transactions, as presented in the accompanying Statements of Consolidated Income, are voluntary disclosures as permitted by ASC 605-45, “Revenue Recognition—Principal Agent Considerations,” which was formerly FASB Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 99-19, and represent the gross transaction volume or the aggregate nominal value of the sales contracts in which the companies act as principal and transactions in which the companies serve as agent. Total trading transactions should not be construed as equivalent to, or a substitute or a proxy for, revenues, or as an indicator of the companies’ operating performance, liquidity or cash flows generated by operating, investing or financing activities. The companies have included the gross transaction volume information because similar Japanese trading companies have generally used it as an industry benchmark. As such, management believes that total trading transactions are a useful supplement to the results of operations information for users of the consolidated financial statements.

II. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries, the variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company or one of its subsidiaries is a primary beneficiary, and its proportionate share of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of certain of its oil and gas producing, and mining unincorporated joint ventures in which the companies own an undivided interest in the assets, and pursuant to the joint venture agreements, are severally liable for their share of each liability. The VIEs are defined by ASC 810, “Consolidation,” which was formerly FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46 (revised December 2003).

The difference between the cost of investments in VIEs which are not a business and the equity in the fair value of the net assets at the dates of acquisition is accounted for as an extraordinary gain or loss while the excess of the cost of investments in other subsidiaries that meet the definition of a business over the equity in the fair value of the net assets at the dates of acquisition is accounted for as goodwill.

Certain subsidiaries with a second-quarter-end on or after June 30, but prior to the parent company’s second-quarter-end of September 30, are included on the basis of the subsidiaries’ respective second-quarter-ends.

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Foreign currency translation

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries and associated companies are translated into Japanese yen at the respective period-end exchange rates. All income and expense accounts are translated at average rates of exchange. The resulting translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Japanese yen at period-end exchange rates with the resulting gains and losses recognized in earnings.

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents are defined as short-term (original maturities of three months or less), highly liquid investments which are readily convertible into cash and have no significant risk of change in value including certificates of deposit, time deposits, financing bills and commercial papers with original maturities of three months or less.

Allowance for doubtful receivables

An impairment loss for a specific loan deemed to be impaired is measured based on the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

An allowance for doubtful receivables is recorded for all receivables not defined as specific loan based primarily upon the companies’ credit loss experiences and an evaluation of potential losses in the receivables.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting mainly of commodities and materials for resale, are stated at the lower of cost, principally on a specific-identification basis, or market.

Derivative instruments and hedging activities

In accordance with ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” which was formerly SFAS No. 133, all derivative instruments are recognized and measured at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The accounting for changes in the fair value depends on the intended use of the derivative instruments and their resulting hedge designation.

The companies enter into derivative commodity instruments, such as future, forward, option and swap contracts, as a means of hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of inventories and unrecognized firm commitments and the exposure to variability in the expected future cash flows from forecasted transactions, principally for non-ferrous metals, crude oil and agricultural products.

Changes in the fair value of derivative commodity instruments, designated and effective as fair value hedges, are recognized in sales of products or cost of products sold as offsets to changes in the fair value of the hedged items. Changes in the fair value of derivative commodity instruments, designated and effective as cash flow hedges, are initially recorded as other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings as sales of products or cost of products sold when the hedged transactions affect earnings. Changes in the fair value of the ineffective portion are recognized in sales of products or cost of products sold immediately.

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Changes in the fair value of derivative commodity instruments, for which hedge requirements are not met under ASC 815, are currently recognized in sales of products or cost of products sold without any offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged items.

The Company and certain subsidiaries also enter into agreements for derivative commodity instruments as a part of their trading activities. These derivative instruments are marked to market and gains or losses resulting from these contracts are reported in other sales.

Changes in the fair value of all open positions of precious metals traded in terminal (future) markets are recognized in other sales in order to reflect the fair value of commodity trading transactions consisting of inventories, unrecognized firm commitments and derivative commodity instruments as a whole.

The companies enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements, foreign exchange forward contracts, currency swap agreements, and interest rate and currency swap agreements as a means of hedging their interest rate and foreign exchange exposure.

Changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements, designated and effective as fair value hedges for changes in the fair value of fixed-rate financial assets or liabilities attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate, are recognized in interest income and expense as offsets to changes in the fair value of hedged items. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements, designated and effective as cash flow hedges for changes in the cash flows of floating-rate financial assets or liabilities attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate, are initially recorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings as interest income and expense when the hedged transactions affect earnings. Changes in the fair value of the ineffective portion are recognized in interest income and expense immediately.

Changes in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts and currency swap agreements, designated and effective as cash flow hedges for changes in the cash flows of foreign-currency-denominated assets or liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments and forecasted transactions attributable to changes in the related foreign currency exchange rate, are initially recorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings as foreign exchange gains or losses when the hedged transactions affect earnings. Changes in the fair value of the ineffective portion are recognized in foreign exchange gains or losses immediately.

Changes in the fair value of interest rate and currency swap agreements, designated and effective as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges for changes in the fair values or cash flows of foreign-currency-denominated assets or liabilities attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate or the related foreign currency exchange rate are recorded as either earnings or other comprehensive income depending on the treatment of foreign currency hedges as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges.

Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments, for which hedge requirements are not met under ASC 815, are currently recognized in interest income and expense for interest rate swap agreements and in foreign exchange gains or losses for foreign exchange forward contracts, currency swap agreements and interest rate and currency swap agreements.

The Company and certain subsidiaries also enter into agreements for certain derivative financial instruments as a part of their trading activities. These derivative instruments are marked to market and the related gains or losses are reported in other sales.

The companies use derivative instruments and non-derivative financial instruments in order to reduce the foreign currency exposure in the net investment in a foreign operation. The foreign currency transaction gains or losses on these instruments, designated as and effective as hedging instruments, are deferred and recorded as foreign currency translation adjustments within other comprehensive income to the extent they are effective as hedge. These amounts are only recognized in income upon the complete or partial sale of the related investment or the complete liquidation of the investment.

For the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows, cash flows from derivative commodity instruments and derivative financial instruments that qualify for hedge accounting are included in the same category as the items being hedged.

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Debt and marketable equity securities

The companies classify debt and marketable equity securities, at acquisition, into one of three categories: held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading.

Securities are classified as trading securities and carried at fair value only if the companies possess those securities for the purpose of purchase and sale. Unrealized holding gains and losses are included in net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Debt securities are classified as held-to-maturity and measured at amortized cost in the Consolidated Balance Sheets only if the companies have the positive intent and ability to hold those securities to maturity. Premiums and discounts amortized in the period are included in interest income.

Debt and marketable equity securities other than those classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and carried at fair value with related unrealized holding gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity on a net-of-tax basis.

For other than a temporary decline in the value of debt and marketable equity securities below their cost or amortized cost, the investment is reduced to its fair value, which becomes the new cost basis of the investment. The amount of the reduction is reported as a loss for the year in which such determination is made. Various factors, such as the extent which the cost exceeds the market value, the duration of the market decline, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the intent and ability to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value, are reviewed to judge whether the decline is other than temporary.

The cost of debt and marketable securities sold is determined based on the moving-average cost method.

Non-marketable equity securities

Non-marketable equity securities are carried at cost. When other than a temporary decline in the value of such securities below their cost occurs, the investment is reduced to its fair value and an impairment loss is recognized. Various factors, such as the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, are reviewed to judge whether it is other than temporary.

The cost of non-marketable equity securities sold is determined based on the moving-average cost method.

Investments in associated companies

Investments in associated companies (20% to 50%-owned corporate investees, corporate joint ventures, and less than 20%-owned corporate investees over which the companies have the ability to exercise significant influence) and noncontrolling investments in general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies are accounted for under the equity method, after appropriate adjustments for intercompany profits and dividends. The differences between the cost of such investments and the companies’ equity in the underlying fair value of the net assets of associated companies at the dates of acquisition are recognized as equity method goodwill.

For other than a temporary decline in the value of investments in associated companies below the carrying amount, the investment is reduced to its fair value and an impairment loss is recognized.

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Leasing

The companies are engaged in lease financing consisting of direct financing leases and leveraged leases, and in operating leases of properties. For direct financing leases, unearned income is amortized to income over the lease term at a constant periodic rate of return on the net investment. Income on leveraged leases is recognized over the life of the lease at a constant rate of return on the positive net investment. Initial direct costs are deferred and amortized using the interest method over the lease period. Operating lease income is recognized as other sales over the term of underlying leases on a straight-line basis.

The companies are also lessees of various assets. Rental expenses on operating leases are recognized over the respective lease terms using the straight-line method.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost.

Depreciation of property and equipment (including property leased to others) is computed principally under the declining-balance method for assets located in Japan and under the straight-line method for assets located outside Japan, using rates based upon the estimated useful lives of the related property and equipment. Mineral rights are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives using the straight-line method or the unit-of-production method.

Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the useful life of the improvement or the term of the underlying lease.

Significant renewals and additions are capitalized at cost. Maintenance and repairs, and minor renewals and betterments are charged to expense as incurred.

Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets to be held and used or to be disposed of other than by sale are reviewed, by using undiscounted future cash flows, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flow is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized. Such impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. Long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

Business combinations

In accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” which was formerly SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), the acquisition method of accounting which requires the measurement of the fair value of whole acquired company included noncontrolling interests is used for all business combinations from April 1, 2009. The companies separately recognize and report acquired intangible assets as goodwill or other intangible assets. Any excess of fair value of acquired net assets over cost arising from a business combination is recognized as a gain on a bargain purchase.

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. Identifiable intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment,” which was formerly SFAS No. 144. Any identifiable intangible asset determined to have an indefinite useful life is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Others,” which was formerly SFAS. 142, until its useful life is determined to be no longer indefinite.

Equity method goodwill is reviewed for impairment as part of an other than temporary decline in the value of investments in associated companies below the carrying amount in accordance with ASC 323, “Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures,” which was formerly Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18.

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Oil and gas producing activities

Oil and gas exploration and development costs are accounted for using the successful efforts method of accounting. The costs of acquiring properties, costs of drilling and equipping exploratory wells, and costs of development wells and related plant and equipment are capitalized, and amortized using the unit-of-production method. Exploratory well costs are expensed, if economically recoverable reserves are not found. Other exploration costs, such as geological and geophysical costs, are expensed as incurred.

In accordance with ASC 360, proved properties are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If the proved properties are determined to be impaired, an impairment loss is recognized based on the fair value. Unproved properties are assessed annually for impairment in accordance with ASC 932-360-35-11, “Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas—Property, Plant, and Equipment—Subsequent Measurement—Unproved Properties,” which was formerly SFAS No. 19, with any impairment charged to expense. The companies make a comprehensive evaluation and record impairment of unproved property based on undiscounted future net cash flow approach, as well as taking into consideration various factors, such as remaining mining rights periods, examples of sales and purchase in neighboring areas, drilling results and seismic interpretations.

Mining operations

Mining exploration costs are expensed as incurred until the mining project has been established as commercially viable by a final feasibility study. Once established as commercially viable, costs are capitalized as development costs and are amortized using either the unit-of-production method or straight-line method based on the proven and probable reserves.

In open pit mining operations, it is necessary to remove overburden and other waste materials to access mineral deposits. The costs of removing waste materials are referred to as “stripping costs.” During the development of a mine, before production commences, such costs are generally capitalized as part of the development costs. Removal of waste materials continues during the production stage of the mine. Such post-production stripping costs are variable production costs to be considered a component of mineral inventory costs and are recognized as a component of costs of products sold in the same period as the related revenues from the sales of the minerals. Depending on the configuration of the mineral deposits, the post-production stripping costs could lead to a lower of cost or market inventory adjustment.

Asset retirement obligations

The companies record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. When the liability is initially recorded, the companies capitalize the related cost by increasing the carrying amount of the long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset.

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Pension and severance indemnities plans

The company and certain subsidiaries have defined benefit pension plans and severance indemnities plans covering substantially all employees other than directors. The costs of defined benefit pension plans and severance indemnities plans are accrued based on amounts determined using actuarial methods. The company and certain subsidiaries recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit plan as an asset or liability in the statement of financial position. In addition, the company and certain subsidiaries have defined contribution pension plans. The costs of defined contribution pension plans are charged to expenses when incurred.

Guarantees

In accordance with ASC 460, “Guarantees,” which was formerly FIN No. 45, the companies recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken for the guarantee.

Revenue recognition

The companies recognize revenues when they are realized or realizable and earned. Revenues are realized or realizable and earned when the companies have persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the goods have been delivered or the services have been rendered to the customer, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. In addition to this general policy, the following are specific revenue recognition policies:

Sales of products

Sales of products include the sales of various products as a principal in the transactions, the manufacture and sale of a wide variety of products such as metals, chemicals, foods and general consumer merchandise, the development of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, oil and gas, and the development and sale of real estate. The companies recognize those revenues at the time the delivery conditions agreed with customers are met. These conditions are usually considered to have been met when the goods are received by the customer, the title to the warehouse receipts is transferred, or the implementation testing is duly completed.

For long-term construction contracts such as railroad projects, depending on the nature of the contract, revenues are accounted for by the percentage-of-completion method if estimates of costs to complete and extent of progress toward completion of long-term contracts are reasonably dependable, otherwise the companies use the completed contract method.

The Company and certain subsidiaries enter into buy/sell arrangements, mainly relating to transactions of crude oil and petroleum products. Under buy/sell arrangements, which are entered into primarily to optimize supply or demand requirements, the Company and certain subsidiaries agree to buy (sell) a specific quality and quantity of commodities to be delivered at a specific location and/or time while agreeing to sell (buy) the same quality and quantity of the commodities at a different location and/or time to the same counterparty. The buy/sell arrangements are reported on a net basis in the Statements of Consolidated Income.

Sales of services

Sales of services include the revenues from trading margins and commissions related to various trading transactions in which the companies act as a principal or an agent. Specifically, the companies charge a commission for the performance of various services such as logistic and warehouse services, information and communication services, and technical support. For some back-to-back sales and purchase transactions of products, the companies act as a principal and record the net amount of sales and purchase prices as revenues. The companies also facilitate conclusion of the contracts between manufacturers and customers and deliveries for the products between suppliers and customers. Revenues from service related businesses are recorded as revenues when the contracted services are rendered to third-party customers pursuant to the agreements.

Other sales

Other sales principally include the revenues from leasing activities of real estate, rolling stock, ocean transport vessels, equipment and others, the revenues from derivative commodity instruments and derivative financial instruments held for trading purposes, and the revenues from external consumer financing.

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Research and development expenses

Research and development costs are charged to expenses when incurred.

Advertising expenses

Advertising costs are charged to expenses when incurred.

Income taxes

Income tax expense is based on reported earnings before income taxes. Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for tax purposes and tax loss carryforwards. These deferred taxes are measured using the currently enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the temporary differences or tax loss carryforwards are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

In accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which was formerly FIN48, the companies recognize and measure uncertainty in income taxes. Interests and penalties incurred in relation to income taxes are reported in current income taxes in the Statements of Consolidated Income.

Net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per share

Basic net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per share reflects the potential dilution as a result of issuance of shares upon conversion of the companies’ convertible bonds.

Subsequent events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through November 13, 2009.

III. RECLASSIFICATION

Tax effects on investments in associated companies which were formerly included in “Equity in Earnings of Associated Companies—Net (After Income Tax Effect)” are included in “Income Taxes” for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 and the three-month period ended September 30, 2009. At the same time, the line item “Equity in Earnings of Associated Companies—Net (After Income Tax Effect)” has been changed to “Equity in Earnings of Associated Companies—Net.” Amounts for the six-month period ended September 30, 2008 and the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

The consolidated financial statements have been adjusted due to the adoption of ASC 810-10-65, “Transition Related to FASB Statement No.160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No.51,” which was formerly SFAS No.160.

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IV. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The companies have the policy of presenting the results of discontinued operations (including operations of a subsidiary that either has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale) as a separate line item in the Statements of Consolidated Income under income from discontinued operations—net (after income tax effect).

The figures of discontinued operations during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 were immaterial to the companies’ financial position and results of operations, and as a result, were not reclassified in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

V. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

FASB Accounting Standards Codification

Effective July 1, 2009, the companies adopted ASC 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,” which was formerly SFAS No. 168.

ASC 105 defines the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“The Codification”) as the single source of authoritative accounting principles. Rules and interpretive releases issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) are also sources of authoritative accounting principles for SEC registrants. The Codification reorganizes existing U.S. accounting standards by topic, and supersedes all existing U.S. accounting standards.

The adoption of this topic had no impact on the companies’ financial position and results of operations.

Fair value measurements

Effective April 1, 2009, the companies adopted ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which was formerly SFAS No. 157, for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis.

ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

Effective April 1, 2009, the companies also adopted the new provisions in ASC 820, which was formerly FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-4. These provisions provide guidance for determining whether a market that was formerly active has become inactive and a transaction is not orderly in order to apply the fair value measurement provisions of ASC 820.

The effect of the adoption of this topic on the companies’ financial position and results of operations was immaterial.

Business combinations

Effective April 1, 2009, the companies adopted ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” which was formerly SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007).

ASC 805 establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase. ASC 805 also requires disclosures to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination.

Effective April 1, 2009, the companies also adopted the new provisions in ASC 805-20, “Business Combinations—Identifiable Assets and Liabilities, and Any Noncontrolling Interest,” which require an asset or liability arising from a contingency in a business combination to be recognized at fair value if fair value can be reasonably determined.

The effect of the adoption of this topic on the companies’ financial position and results of operations was immaterial.

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Noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements

Effective April 1, 2009, the companies adopted ASC 810-10-65, “Consolidation—Transition Related to FASB Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51.”

ASC 810-10-65 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.

As a result of the adoption of this section, noncontrolling interests, which were previously referred to as minority interests and classified between liabilities and shareholders’ equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, are included as a separate component of total equity. In addition, the items on the Statement of Consolidated Income, the Statement of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity and the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows have been adjusted accordingly. The companies have also retrospectively applied the presentation and disclosure provisions of this section, and have made reclassifications and format changes on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2009, and the Statement of Consolidated Income, the Statement of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity and the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the period ended September 30, 2008.

Subsequent events

Effective April 1, 2009, the companies adopted ASC 855, “Subsequent Events,” which was formerly SFAS No. 165.

ASC 855 establishes general accounting and disclosure standards for events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Entities are required to disclose the date through which subsequent events and transactions were evaluated, as well as whether that date is the date financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

The adoption of this topic had no impact on the companies’ financial position and results of operations.

Recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments

Effective April 1, 2009, the companies adopted ASC 320-10-65, “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities—Overall—Transition Related to FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.”

ASC 320-10-65 requires an entity to recognize the credit component of an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security in earnings and the noncredit component in other comprehensive income when the entity does not intend to sell the security and it is more likely than not that the entity will not be required to sell the security prior to recovery. This section also expands the disclosure requirements for other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities.

The effect of the adoption of this section on the companies’ financial position and results of operations was immaterial.

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2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

For the six-month period ended September 30, 2009

The business combinations which were completed during the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 were immaterial.

For the six-month period ended September 30, 2008

The following is the primary business combination, which was completed during the six-month period ended September 30, 2008.

Moeco Thai Oil Development Co., Ltd.

Mitsui Oil & Exploration Co., Ltd. (“MOECO”), a 54.6% owned subsidiary of the Company as of September 30, 2009, agreed with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan to acquire an additional 50% ownership interest in Moeco Thai Oil Development Co., Ltd. (“MOT”) for ¥9,000 million on June 30, 2008 as a result of the successful bid at general public bidding on June 13, 2008. After satisfying the closing conditions, MOECO completed the acquisition process on July 15, 2008. Since MOECO’s ownership of voting shares of MOT increased to 80%, MOT, which had been previously accounted for under the equity method, became a subsidiary of MOECO. Subsequently, MOECO agreed with Toyo Engineering Corporation, a 23% owned associated company of the Company accounted for under the equity method as of September 30, 2009, to sell 10% of ownership interests in MOT on August 11, 2008. MOECO completed the sale of the interests on September 25, 2008 and MOECO’s ownership of voting shares of MOT decreased to 70%.

MOT has 5% interest in the Block B12/27 in the Gulf of Thailand and is engaged in natural gas and condensate exploration, development and production projects. The Company positions its energy businesses as a significant strategic business sector and continues to strengthen its revenue base by acquiring new oil and natural gas assets and replacing its reserves in wider areas including Southeast Asia in addition to the Middle East, Sakhalin and Oceania areas. This acquisition of a controlling interest in MOT is consistent with the Company’s core strategy.

The purchase price was determined based on the expected future cash flows MOT will generate. The consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended September 30, 2008 include the operating result of MOT as a subsidiary from the date of acquisition.

Pro forma results of operations for the above business combination have not been presented because the effects were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

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3. MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Debt and marketable equity securities

At September 30 and March 31, 2009, the fair value and gross unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities and the amortized cost, fair value and gross unrealized holding gains and losses on held-to-maturity debt securities were as follows:

Such gross unrealized gains and losses do not include those attributable to noncontrolling interests.


	Millions of Yen
			Unrealized holding gains (losses)
	Fair value		Gains		Losses			Net
September 30, 2009:
Available-for-sale:
Marketable equity securities	¥	457,325	¥	171,638	¥	(2,560	)	¥	169,078
Debt securities, consisting principally of preferred stock that must be redeemed		82,796		20		(6,561	)		(6,541	)

March 31, 2009:
Available-for-sale:
Marketable equity securities	¥	398,676	¥	112,381	¥	(20,780	)	¥	91,601
Debt securities, consisting principally of preferred stock that must be redeemed and convertible debt		86,788		19		(16,001	)		(15,982	)


	Millions of Yen
			Unrealized holding gains (losses)
	Amortized cost		Fair value		Gains		Losses	Net
September 30, 2009:
Held-to-maturity debt securities, consisting principally of preferred stock that must be redeemed	¥	1,349	¥	1,349	¥	0	—	¥	0

March 31, 2009:
Held-to-maturity debt securities, consisting principally of preferred stock that must be redeemed	¥	2,656	¥	2,656	¥	0	—	¥	0

At March 31, 2009, the carrying amounts of available-for-sale securities, with original maturities of three months or less, and included in cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were ¥1,498 million. The companies did not have such carrying amounts at September 30, 2009.

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At September 30 and March 31, 2009, the fair value and gross unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss positions, were as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Less than 12 months					12 months or more
	Fair value		Unrealized holding losses			Fair value		Unrealized holding losses
September 30, 2009:
Available-for-sale:
Marketable equity securities	¥	21,680	¥	(2,560	)		—		—
Debt securities, consisting principally of preferred stock that must be redeemed		361		(25	)	¥	71,520	¥	(6,536	)

Total	¥	22,041	¥	(2,585	)	¥	71,520		(6,536	)

March 31, 2009:
Available-for-sale:
Marketable equity securities	¥	71,166	¥	(20,780	)		—		—
Debt securities, consisting principally of preferred stock that must be redeemed		63,033		(16,001	)		—		—

Total	¥	134,199	¥	(36,781	)		—		—

The companies’ investments in available-for-sale securities in an unrealized holding loss position consisted primarily of marketable equity securities and preferred stock that must be redeemed. The unrealized losses on marketable equity securities were due principally to a temporary decline in the stock market. The companies evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuer of the equity securities in relation to the severity and duration of impairment. Based on that evaluation and the companies’ ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable period of time sufficient for a forecasted recovery of fair value, the companies did not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2009.

The unrealized losses on preferred stock that must be redeemed were due to a devaluation of foreign currencies against the yen in the foreign exchange market. The companies evaluated the prospects of the foreign exchange market for the period of maturity of the stock. Based on that evaluation, the companies did not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2009.

For the six-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, losses of ¥15,482 million and ¥21,875 million, respectively, were recognized on write-downs of available-for-sale securities to reflect the decline in market value considered to be other-than-temporary.

For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, losses of ¥15,378 million and ¥12,980 million, respectively, were recognized on write-downs of available-for-sale securities to reflect the decline in market value considered to be other-than-temporary.

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The portion of net trading gains and losses for the six-month periods that relates to trading securities still held at September 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Net trading losses	¥	(12	)	¥	(18	)

The portion of net trading gains and losses for the three-month periods that relates to trading securities still held at September 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Net trading losses	¥	(10	)	¥	(5	)

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the gross realized gains and losses on those sales for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are shown below:


	Millions of Yen
	September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Proceeds from sales	¥	9,503		¥	11,610

Gross realized gains	¥	4,058			4,142
Gross realized losses		(4	)		(120	)

Net trading gains	¥	4,054		¥	4,022

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the gross realized gains and losses on those sales for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are shown below:


	Millions of Yen
	September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Proceeds from sales	¥	7,368		¥	6,182

Gross realized gains	¥	3,346		¥	2,314
Gross realized losses		(2	)		(19	)

Net trading gains	¥	3,344		¥	2,295

Debt securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at September 30, 2009 mature as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Available-for-sale				Held-to-maturity
	Amortized cost		Aggregate fair value		Amortized cost		Aggregate fair value
Contractual maturities:
Within 1 year	¥	4,767	¥	4,742	¥	1,235	¥	1,235
After 1 year through 5 years		51,329		47,092		114		114
After 5 years through 10 years		33,241		30,962		—		—
After 10 years		—		—		—		—

Total	¥	89,337	¥	82,796	¥	1,349	¥	1,349

The actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities shown above because certain issuers may have the right to redeem debt securities before their maturity.

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Investments other than debt and marketable equity securities

Investments other than investments in debt and marketable equity securities consisted primarily of non-marketable equity securities and non-current time deposits and amounted to ¥541,653 million and ¥550,809 million at September 30 and March 31, 2009, respectively. The estimation of the corresponding fair values at those dates was not practicable, as the fair value for all the individual non-marketable securities held by the companies was not readily determinable at each balance sheet date.

Investments in non-marketable equity securities are carried at cost; however, if the fair value of an investment has declined and such decline is judged to be other-than-temporary, the investment is written down to its estimated fair value.

Losses on write-downs of these investment securities recognized to reflect the declines in fair value considered to be other-than-temporary were ¥3,270 million and ¥2,872 million, for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Losses on write-downs of these investment securities recognized to reflect the declines in fair value considered to be other-than-temporary were ¥586 million and ¥1,139 million, for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The aggregate carrying amount of the companies’ non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the cost method totaled ¥491,312 million and ¥499,924 million at September 30 and March 31, 2009, respectively.

4. PENSION COSTS AND SEVERANCE INDEMNITIES

Net periodic pension costs of the companies’ defined benefit pension plans for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 and three-month period ended September 30, 2009 included the following components:


	Millions of Yen
	Six-month period ended September 30, 2009
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	¥	4,499
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		3,156
Expected return on plan assets		(3,932	)
Amortization of prior service cost		(16	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		6,360

Net periodic pension costs	¥	10,067


	Millions of Yen
	Three-month period ended September 30, 2009
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	¥	2,065
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		1,574
Expected return on plan assets		(1,967	)
Amortization of prior service cost		0
Amortization of net actuarial loss		3,182

Net periodic pension costs	¥	4,854

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5. NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO MITSUI & CO., LTD. PER SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of basic net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per share to diluted net income attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per share for the six-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:

Six-Month Period Ended
September 30, 2009

Six-Month Period Ended
September 30, 2008

Net income
(numerator)

Shares
(denominator)

Per share
amount

Net income
(numerator)

Shares
(denominator)

Per share
amount

Millions of
Yen

In Thousands

Yen

Millions of
Yen

In Thousands

Yen

Basic Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per Share:

Net income available to common shareholders

72,835

1,821,650

39.98

240,548

1,819,012

132.24

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

Japanese yen convertible bonds

3,441

6,043

Adjustments of effect of dilutive securities of associated companies

)

(31

)

Diluted Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per Share:

Net income available to common shareholders after effect of dilutive securities

72,835

1,825,091

39.91

240,531

1,825,055

131.79

Three-Month Period Ended
September 30, 2009

Three-Month Period Ended
September 30, 2008

Net income
(numerator)

Shares
(denominator)

Per share
amount

Net income
(numerator)

Shares
(denominator)

Per share
amount

Millions of
Yen

In Thousands

Yen

Millions of
Yen

In Thousands

Yen

Basic Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per Share:

Net income available to common shareholders

15,513

1,822,211

8.51

137,464

1,820,361

75.51

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

Japanese yen convertible bonds

2,698

4,535

Adjustments of effect of dilutive securities of associated companies

)

(31

)

Diluted Net Income Attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. per Share:

Net income available to common shareholders after effect of dilutive securities

15,513

1,824,909

8.50

137,438

1,824,896

75.31

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6. SEGMENT INFORMATION


	Millions of Yen
Six-month period ended September 30, 2009 :	Iron & Steel Products			Mineral & Metal Resources		Machinery & Infrastructure Projects		Chemical		Energy		Foods & Retail			Consumer Service & IT			Logistics & Financial Markets
Total trading transactions:	¥	465,357		¥	332,913	¥	665,027	¥	806,762	¥	959,129	¥	909,801		¥	210,937		¥	74,737

Gross profit	¥	16,855		¥	32,243	¥	44,093	¥	33,746	¥	68,774	¥	42,460		¥	26,457		¥	24,739

Operating income (loss)	¥	(561	)	¥	24,475	¥	4,883	¥	8,454	¥	41,636	¥	11,627		¥	(6,434	)	¥	10,652

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies	¥	1,732		¥	14,458	¥	18,407	¥	84	¥	14,884	¥	4,869		¥	(3,911	)	¥	2,659

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	¥	1,542		¥	31,798	¥	19,813	¥	5,189	¥	30,984	¥	(6,496	)	¥	(5,420	)	¥	1,073

Total assets at September 30, 2009	¥	432,845		¥	820,607	¥	1,336,337	¥	552,667	¥	1,473,932	¥	609,792		¥	534,433		¥	401,798

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2009	¥	22,895		¥	424,317	¥	316,440	¥	30,525	¥	161,942	¥	84,863		¥	103,290		¥	21,660

Depreciation and amortization	¥	1,472		¥	4,829	¥	4,573	¥	3,635	¥	37,430	¥	2,967		¥	2,572		¥	1,805

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment	¥	1,120		¥	17,482	¥	18,671	¥	4,456	¥	28,125	¥	2,766		¥	1,899		¥	879


	Millions of Yen
Six-month period ended September 30, 2009 :	Americas			Europe, the Middle East and Africa			Asia Pacific		Total		All Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Total trading transactions:	¥	516,825		¥	213,538		¥	199,608	¥	5,354,634	¥	1,241		¥	(3	)	¥	5,355,872

Gross profit	¥	33,286		¥	7,729		¥	13,494	¥	343,876	¥	351		¥	398		¥	344,625

Operating income (loss)	¥	2,948		¥	(3,163	)	¥	1,953	¥	96,470	¥	(2,432	)	¥	(18,512	)	¥	75,526

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies	¥	84		¥	625		¥	1,980	¥	55,871	¥	—		¥	143		¥	56,014

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	¥	(5,588	)	¥	(1,038	)	¥	13,494	¥	85,351	¥	1,144		¥	(13,660	)	¥	72,835

Total assets at September 30, 2009	¥	491,653		¥	156,884		¥	264,453	¥	7,075,401	¥	2,838,098		¥	(1,618,525	)	¥	8,294,974

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2009	¥	26,593		¥	15,349		¥	83,438	¥	1,291,312	¥	582		¥	22,708		¥	1,314,602

Depreciation and amortization	¥	4,599		¥	453		¥	331	¥	64,666	¥	319		¥	5,823		¥	70,808

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment	¥	5,966		¥	410		¥	369	¥	82,143	¥	203		¥	4,942		¥	87,288

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Millions of Yen

Six-month period ended September 30, 2008
(As Restated) :

Iron &
Steel
Products

Mineral &
Metal
Resources

Machinery &
Infrastructure
Projects

Chemical

Energy

Foods &
Retail

Consumer
Service & IT

Logistics &
Financial
Markets

Total trading transactions:

846,356

818,746

1,070,013

1,380,433

1,648,071

1,040,358

479,885

107,605

Gross profit

34,324

91,769

62,138

55,070

167,126

42,056

46,139

34,234

Operating income (loss)

16,553

84,254

14,700

26,951

138,465

10,505

(2,446

)

14,198

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies

3,701

77,886

10,476

6,028

20,722

1,578

2,320

(6,073

)

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

9,285

91,962

17,131

3,971

83,103

5,357

(4,691

)

1,214

Total assets at September 30, 2008

686,868

1,001,520

1,535,186

845,918

1,782,007

702,599

697,407

623,750

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2008

26,970

479,330

375,110

43,765

139,211

70,858

118,993

23,187

Depreciation and amortization

1,077

3,758

5,019

4,542

37,407

3,184

3,049

1,886

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment

3,671

24,160

20,887

4,666

48,569

3,206

3,301

1,075


	Millions of Yen
Six-month period ended September 30, 2008 (As Restated) :	Americas		Europe, the Middle East and Africa			Asia Pacific		Total		All Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Total trading transactions:	¥	1,000,735	¥	258,875		¥	320,059	¥	8,971,136	¥	1,748		¥	233		¥	8,973,117

Gross profit	¥	65,199	¥	12,851		¥	17,204	¥	628,110	¥	2,807		¥	(2,230	)	¥	628,687

Operating income (loss)	¥	26,657	¥	(229	)	¥	3,387	¥	332,995	¥	(95	)	¥	(22,100	)	¥	310,800

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies	¥	3,155	¥	(286	)	¥	168	¥	119,675	¥	38		¥	(56	)	¥	119,657

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	¥	13,927	¥	2,944		¥	24,388	¥	248,591	¥	3,571		¥	(11,614	)	¥	240,548

Total assets at September 30, 2008	¥	726,863	¥	278,820		¥	273,937	¥	9,154,875	¥	2,918,584		¥	(2,355,659	)	¥	9,717,800

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2008	¥	44,983	¥	24,840		¥	57,784	¥	1,405,031	¥	2,614		¥	15,489		¥	1,423,134

Depreciation and amortization	¥	5,272	¥	653		¥	386	¥	66,233	¥	364		¥	3,997		¥	70,594

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment	¥	7,837	¥	12,883		¥	420	¥	130,675	¥	211		¥	4,570		¥	135,456

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	Millions of Yen
Three-month period ended September 30, 2009 :	Iron & Steel Products			Mineral & Metal Resources		Machinery & Infrastructure Projects		Chemical		Energy		Foods & Retail			Consumer Service & IT			Logistics & Financial Markets
Total trading transactions:	¥	240,364		¥	175,830	¥	338,888	¥	412,214	¥	504,788	¥	456,537		¥	114,687		¥	43,631

Gross profit	¥	8,083		¥	18,066	¥	22,123	¥	14,952	¥	34,254	¥	20,312		¥	14,657		¥	14,860

Operating income (loss)	¥	(1,313	)	¥	14,088	¥	1,087	¥	1,934	¥	20,429	¥	4,753		¥	(2,024	)	¥	7,888

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies	¥	359		¥	7,007	¥	10,096	¥	340	¥	6,830	¥	2,422		¥	(4,882	)	¥	1,671

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	¥	127		¥	12,125	¥	6,769	¥	610	¥	15,154	¥	(11,408	)	¥	(5,499	)	¥	1,038

Total assets at September 30, 2009	¥	432,845		¥	820,607	¥	1,336,337	¥	552,667	¥	1,473,932	¥	609,792		¥	534,433		¥	401,798

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2009	¥	22,895		¥	424,317	¥	316,440	¥	30,525	¥	161,942	¥	84,863		¥	103,290		¥	21,660

Depreciation and amortization	¥	748		¥	2,432	¥	2,295	¥	1,705	¥	17,773	¥	1,480		¥	1,427		¥	883

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment	¥	599		¥	8,657	¥	7,054	¥	3,041	¥	12,689	¥	1,348		¥	959		¥	380


	Millions of Yen
Three-month period ended September 30, 2009 :	Americas			Europe, the Middle East and Africa			Asia Pacific		Total		All Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Total trading transactions:	¥	248,394		¥	114,249		¥	79,293	¥	2,728,875	¥	667		¥	(5	)	¥	2,729,537

Gross profit	¥	19,642		¥	4,270		¥	6,771	¥	177,990	¥	(235	)	¥	155		¥	177,910

Operating income (loss)	¥	4,566		¥	(1,818	)	¥	1,065	¥	50,655	¥	(1,383	)	¥	(6,867	)	¥	42,405

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies	¥	160		¥	148		¥	1,070	¥	25,221	¥	—		¥	(29	)	¥	25,192

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	¥	(3,013	)	¥	(1,001	)	¥	6,062	¥	20,964	¥	1,387		¥	(6,838	)	¥	15,513

Total assets at September 30, 2009	¥	491,653		¥	156,884		¥	264,453	¥	7,075,401	¥	2,838,098		¥	(1,618,525	)	¥	8,294,974

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2009	¥	26,593		¥	15,349		¥	83,438	¥	1,291,312	¥	582		¥	22,708		¥	1,314,602

Depreciation and amortization	¥	2,276		¥	222		¥	160	¥	31,401	¥	189		¥	2,924		¥	34,514

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment	¥	2,842		¥	145		¥	163	¥	37,877	¥	82		¥	3,125		¥	41,084

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	Millions of Yen
Three-month period ended September 30, 2008 (As Restated) :	Iron & Steel Products		Mineral & Metal Resources		Machinery & Infrastructure Projects			Chemical		Energy		Foods & Retail		Consumer Service & IT			Logistics & Financial Markets
Total trading transactions:	¥	456,634	¥	416,254	¥	534,783		¥	697,828	¥	906,405	¥	520,272	¥	255,259		¥	59,338

Gross profit	¥	16,658	¥	50,772	¥	33,943		¥	27,587	¥	92,099	¥	22,388	¥	26,344		¥	19,930

Operating income (loss)	¥	7,598	¥	46,515	¥	8,740		¥	13,475	¥	74,848	¥	6,500	¥	2,715		¥	8,259

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies	¥	2,415	¥	47,950	¥	(4,320	)	¥	2,138	¥	10,576	¥	391	¥	1,375		¥	(3,319	)

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	¥	3,492	¥	55,590	¥	1,238		¥	2,498	¥	52,531	¥	2,186	¥	(2,568	)	¥	(1,683	)

Total assets at September 30, 2008	¥	686,868	¥	1,001,520	¥	1,535,186		¥	845,918	¥	1,782,007	¥	702,599	¥	697,407		¥	623,750

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2008	¥	26,970	¥	479,330	¥	375,110		¥	43,765	¥	139,211	¥	70,858	¥	118,993		¥	23,187

Depreciation and amortization	¥	508	¥	1,871	¥	2,242		¥	2,402	¥	20,158	¥	1,598	¥	1,466		¥	913

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment	¥	1,084	¥	10,917	¥	6,565		¥	2,957	¥	27,887	¥	2,215	¥	1,904		¥	496


	Millions of Yen
Three-month period ended September 30, 2008 (As Restated) :	Americas		Europe, the Middle East and Africa			Asia Pacific			Total		All Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Total trading transactions:	¥	542,294	¥	136,715		¥	158,468		¥	4,684,250	¥	732		¥	238		¥	4,685,220

Gross profit	¥	45,971	¥	8,876		¥	9,456		¥	354,024	¥	1,302		¥	(1,619	)	¥	353,707

Operating income (loss)	¥	25,487	¥	2,132		¥	1,855		¥	198,124	¥	(177	)	¥	(10,412	)	¥	187,535

Equity in earnings (losses) of associated companies	¥	1,271	¥	(802	)	¥	(85	)	¥	57,590	¥	24		¥	(24	)	¥	57,590

Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.	¥	11,841	¥	2,565		¥	12,808		¥	140,498	¥	1,799		¥	(4,833	)	¥	137,464

Total assets at September 30, 2008	¥	726,863	¥	278,820		¥	273,937		¥	9,154,875	¥	2,918,584		¥	(2,355,659	)	¥	9,717,800

Investments in and advances to associated companies at September 30, 2008	¥	44,983	¥	24,840		¥	57,784		¥	1,405,031	¥	2,614		¥	15,489		¥	1,423,134

Depreciation and amortization	¥	2,607	¥	263		¥	251		¥	34,279	¥	141		¥	1,679		¥	36,099

Additions to property leased to others and property and equipment	¥	3,776	¥	12,110		¥	282		¥	70,193	¥	122		¥	2,680		¥	72,995

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Notes:

(1)

“All Other” includes business activities which primarily provide services, such as financing services and operations services to external customers and/or to the companies and associated companies. Total assets of “All Other” at September 30, 2009 and 2008 consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents and time deposits related to financing activities, and assets of certain subsidiaries related to the above services.

(2)	Net income (loss) attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of “Adjustments and Eliminations” includes income and expense items that are not allocated to specific reportable operating segments, such as certain expenses of the corporate departments, and eliminations of intersegment transactions.

Net loss attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of “Adjustments and Eliminations” for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 includes (a) ¥8,949 million in general and administrative expenses of the corporate departments excluding pension costs, (b) a charge of ¥3,247 million for pension related items, and (c) a charge of ¥3,081 million related to tax items including adjustments of difference between actual tax rate and intercompany tax rate, and so on (all amounts are after income tax effects).

Net loss attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of “Adjustments and Eliminations” for the six-month period ended September 30, 2008 includes (a) ¥10,387 million in general and administrative expenses of the corporate departments excluding pension costs, (b) a charge of ¥2,382 million for pension related items, and (c) a charge of ¥1,192 million related to tax items including adjustments of difference between actual tax rate and intercompany tax rate, and so on (all amounts are after income tax effects).

Net loss attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of “Adjustments and Eliminations” for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 includes (a) ¥3,860 million in general and administrative expenses of the corporate departments excluding pension costs, (b) a charge of ¥1,529 million for pension related items, and (c) a charge of ¥2,506 million related to tax items including adjustments of difference between actual tax rate and intercompany tax rate, and so on (all amounts are after income tax effects).

Net loss attributable to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of “Adjustments and Eliminations” for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 includes (a) ¥4,474 million in general and administrative expenses of the corporate departments excluding pension costs, (b) a charge of ¥1,247 million for pension related items, and (c) a charge of ¥663 million related to tax items including adjustments of difference between actual tax rate and intercompany tax rate, and so on (all amounts are after income tax effects).

(3)	Transfers between operating segments are made at cost plus a markup.

(4)	Operating income (loss) reflects the companies’ (a) gross profit, (b) selling, general and administrative expenses, and (c) provision for doubtful receivables, as presented in the Statements of Consolidated Income.

(5)

Effective for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, Mitsui & Co. Financial Services (Australia) which was formerly operating under “Asia Pacific” segment, was transferred to “All Other” with the aim to optimize the in-house banking operation. In accordance with this change, “All Other” in operating segment information for the six-month period and the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 includes the information of Mitsui & Co. Financial Services (Australia). Also the operating segment information for the six-month period and the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 has been restated to conform to the current period presentation.

7. INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rates were 161.2% and 47.6% for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was mostly due to the increase in the ratio of income tax effect recorded for equity in earnings of associated companies against “Income before Income Taxes and Equity in Earnings,” as well as the establishment of valuation allowances for the deferred tax assets recorded for impairment losses on securities.

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8. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

I. GUARANTEES

The table below summarizes the companies’ guarantees as defined in ASC460, “Guarantees,” at September 30 and March 31, 2009. The maximum potential amount of future payments represents the amounts without consideration of possible recoveries under recourse provisions or from collateral held or pledged that the companies could be obliged to pay if there were defaults by guaranteed parties or there were changes in an underlying which would cause triggering events under market value guarantees and indemnification contracts. Such amounts bear no relationship to the anticipated losses on these guarantees and indemnifications, and they greatly exceed anticipated losses.

The companies evaluate risks involved for each guarantee in an internal screening procedure before issuing a guaranty and regularly monitor outstanding positions and record adequate allowance to cover losses expected from probable performance under these agreements. The companies believe that the likelihood to perform guarantees which will materially affect the consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the companies is remote at September 30, 2009.

Millions of Yen

Expire
within
1 year

Expire
after
1 year

Total
amount
outstanding

Recourse
provisions/
collateral

Maximum
potential
amount of
future
payments

Carrying
amount of
liabilities

Expire
no later
than

September 30, 2009:

Type of guarantees:

Financial guarantees:

Guarantees for third parties

93,765

47,986

141,751

28,111

177,977

949

2040

Guarantees for associated companies

7,415

59,014

66,429

6,036

93,557

2,930

2045

Guarantees to financial institutions for employees’ housing loans

—

5,845

—

5,845

—

2034

Total

101,180

112,845

214,025

34,147

277,379

3,879

Performance guarantees

1,401

5,569

6,970

3,342

7,300

—

2013

Market value guarantees:

Obligation to repurchase bills of exchange

43,162

—

43,162

40,271

43,162

—

2010

Minimum purchase price guarantees

—

8,207

—

8,207

270

2014

Residual value guarantees of leased assets

1,267

8,046

9,313

—

9,313

—

2013

Total

44,429

16,253

60,682

40,271

60,682

270

Derivative instruments

16,077

3,842

19,919

—

19,919

2,485

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Millions of Yen

Expire
within
1 year

Expire
after
1 year

Total
amount
outstanding

Recourse
provisions/
collateral

Maximum
potential
amount of
future
payments

Carrying
amount of
liabilities

Expire
no later
than

March 31, 2009:

Type of guarantees:

Financial guarantees:

Guarantees for third parties

32,091

101,428

133,519

27,854

188,036

1,322

2040

Guarantees for associated companies

9,889

64,137

74,026

7,023

127,528

2,998

2045

Guarantees to financial institutions for employees’ housing loans

—

6,493

—

6,493

—

2033

Total

41,980

172,058

214,038

34,877

322,057

4,320

Performance guarantees

1,402

9,928

11,330

3,653

11,330

2013

Market value guarantees:

Obligation to repurchase bills of exchange

35,979

612

36,591

30,660

36,591

—

2010

Minimum purchase price guarantees

—

8,936

—

8,936

357

2014

Total

35,979

9,548

45,527

30,660

45,527

357

Derivative instruments

28,569

5,401

33,970

—

33,970

5,231

(1) Financial guarantees

The companies provide various types of guarantees to the benefit of third parties and related parties principally to enhance their credit standings, and would be required to execute payments if a guaranteed party failed to fulfill its obligation with respect to a borrowing or trade payable.

Categories of financial guarantees are as follows:

Guarantees for third parties

The companies guarantee, severally or jointly with others, indebtedness of certain customers and suppliers in the furtherance of their trading activities.

Guarantees for associated companies

The companies, severally or jointly with others, issue guarantees for associated companies for the purpose of furtherance of their trading activities and credit enhancement of associated companies.

Guarantees to financial institutions for employees’ housing loans

As a part of the benefits program for its employees, the Company issues guarantees to financial institutions for employees’ housing loans. The maximum duration of the guarantees is 25 years. The Company obtains a mortgage on the employees’ assets, if necessary.

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(2) Performance guarantees

Main items of performance guarantees are contractual guarantees of Toyo Engineering Corporation and other companies regarding plant construction contracts executed under the name of the guaranteed parties in the Middle East and other regions. The Company has pledged bank guarantees and performance bonds to the project owners, and in case that Toyo Engineering Corporation failed to fulfill the contractual obligation, the project owners would execute bank guarantees and performance bonds to claim compensation for damages. A certain performance bond ceased to be pledged at September 30, 2009.

In the furtherance of its trading activities, a certain subsidiary has issued guarantees for the performance of contracts to a customer. The subsidiary would be required to make payment if a guaranteed party failed to fulfill its obligation, however it is not practicable to determine the maximum potential amount of future payment and the amount is not represented since the amount to be compensated is not specified in those guarantees. No liability is recorded since the companies believe that the likelihood of those guarantees to be performed is considered to be remote at September 30 and March 31, 2009.

(3) Market value guarantees

Obligation to repurchase bills of exchange

In connection with export transactions, the Company issues bills of exchange, some of which are discounted by its negotiating banks. If a customer failed to fulfill its obligation with respect to the bills, the Company would be obligated to repurchase the bills based on the banking transaction agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments is represented by the aggregate par value of the bills discounted by the banks, and the recourse provisions and collateral are represented by the amount backed by letters of credit from the issuing banks of the customers.

Minimum purchase price guarantees

To support financing activities of a partner of the joint venture which owns interests in oil & gas producing fields, a certain subsidiary has committed to bid a certain amount in the sale of the partner’s stock by the bank which provides finance for the partner if the partner defaulted. The Company provides marketing services of aircraft for domestic and overseas airline companies, and as a part of such businesses, the Company issues market value guarantees on the aircraft for certain customers.

Residual Value guarantees of leased assets

As lessees in operating lease contracts, a certain subsidiary has issued residual value guarantees on the leased locomotives. On the date of expiration of operating lease contracts, in case of sales of those leased locomotives to the third party, the subsidiary will be responsible for making up any shortfall between an actual sales price and the guaranteed price for sales of those leased locomotives to the third party.

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(4) Derivative instruments

Certain derivative contracts, including written put options and credit default swaps, meet the accounting definition of guarantees under ASC460, “Guarantees,” when it is probable that the counterparties have underlying assets or liabilities related to the derivative contracts.

The companies consider the business relationship with counterparties and other circumstances in deciding whether it is probable that the counterparties have underlying assets or liabilities, and did not include the derivative contracts with certain financial institutions and traders.

ASC460, “Guarantees,” does not require disclosure about derivative contracts if such contracts permit or require net settlement and the companies have no basis for concluding that it is probable that the counterparties have underlying assets or liabilities.

The companies have written put options as a part of their various derivative transactions related to energy, non-ferrous metals, precious metals and grain. The aggregation of notional amounts computed based on the strike prices and quantities of written options are disclosed as the total amount outstanding and the maximum potential amount of future payments. The carrying amount of liabilities is represented by the fair value of such written options recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The companies manage the market and credit risks on these derivative instruments by monitoring fair values against loss limits and credit lines, and generally the maximum potential amount of future payments as stated above greatly overstates the companies’ exposure to market and credit risks.

(5) Indemnification contracts

Indemnification for cargo delivery

The companies issued Discharging Letter of Indemnification (“DLOI”) to shipping companies for international trading activities. The maximum potential amount of future payments can not be estimated since the amount to be compensated is not specified in DLOI. No liability is recorded since the companies believe that there is little likelihood to incur any loss from DLOI.

Joint obligation under membership agreement in commodity exchanges

The companies are members of major commodity exchanges in Japan and overseas. In connection with these memberships, the companies provide guarantees to the exchanges. Under the membership agreements, if a member becomes unable to satisfy its obligations to the exchange, the other members would be required to meet such shortfalls apportioned among the non-defaulting members in a prescribed manner. The companies’ maximum potential amount of future payments related to these joint obligations is not quantifiable, however no liability is recorded since the companies believe that there is little likelihood to be required to make any payments under these obligations.

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(6) Product warranties

Certain subsidiaries provide warranties, in relation to their sales of products, including residential houses and automobiles, for the performance of such products during specified warranty periods, and they are responsible for repair or payments of compensation against the claims by the customers regarding defects in performance or function. Estimated warranty costs are accrued at the time the products are sold based on the historical claim experiences.

Mitsui Bussan House-Techno, Inc., a 100% subsidiary engaged in the custom-made house building business, exited from the business due to the downturn of the business environment caused by declining demand, however, the companies retained the obligation for the future maintenance service, because Bussan Housing Maintenance Co., Ltd. a 100% subsidiary, inherited the obligation of periodical inspection and maintenance service for a certain period after the completion.

A tabular reconciliation of changes in the estimated liabilities for the product warranties for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Balance at beginning of the period	¥	6,534		¥	7,639
Payments made in cash or in kind		(67	)		(668	)
Accrual for warranties issued during the period		431			1,045
Changes in accrual related to pre-existing warranties		(499	)		(523	)

Balance at end of the period	¥	6,399		¥	7,493

II. LITIGATION

Various claims and legal actions are pending against the companies in respect of contractual obligations and other matters arising out of the conduct of the companies’ business. Appropriate provision has been recorded for the estimated loss on claims and legal actions. In the opinion of management, any additional liabilities will not materially affect the consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.

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9. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The companies are involved with VIEs which mainly engage in leasing and financing activities within the Machinery & Infrastructure Projects, Energy and Logistics & Financial Markets Segments.

When evaluating whether the companies are the primary beneficiary of a VIE and must therefore consolidate the VIE, we perform a qualitative analysis that considers the design of the VIE, the nature of the companies’ involvement and the variable interests held by other parties. If that evaluation is inconclusive as to which party absorbs a majority of the VIE’s expected losses or residual returns, a quantitative analysis is performed to determine who is the primary beneficiary.

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The VIEs that have been consolidated by the companies in accordance with ASC810, “Consolidation,” are described by groups aggregated by similar characteristics of risks and rewards of each VIE as follows (excluding consolidated VIEs where the companies also hold a majority of the voting interests in the entity unless the activities of the VIE are primarily related to securitizations, other forms of asset-backed financings, or single-lessee leasing arrangements):

As lessees in lease contracts concluded with a lessor that has been established for those lease contracts in Europe, certain subsidiaries have issued residual value guarantees of the leased vessels. On the date of expiration of lease contracts, such subsidiaries will either purchase the leased assets at a fixed price or be responsible for making up any shortfall between the actual sales price and the guaranteed value. The lessor of the leased vessels is a VIE (“Leasing VIE”), and the companies have consolidated the lessor as the primary beneficiary. The lessor is financed mainly by bank borrowings.

In addition, the companies hold senior investment securities without voting rights of VIEs whose operations are real estate development (“Real estate development VIEs”), as of September 30 and March 31, 2009. The companies also hold a majority of the voting interest in a VIE whose primary activity is chartering a vessel, which is a single-lessee leasing arrangement (“Vessel chartering VIE”), as of September 30 and March 31, 2009. These VIEs are financed mainly by issuance of bond, issuance of stock including preferred securities, a combination of these, or borrowings.

The total assets of the Leasing VIE as of September 30 and March 31, 2009 are ¥10,921 million and ¥11,900 million, respectively; the total assets of the Real estate development VIEs as of September 30 and March 31, 2009 are ¥5,143 million and ¥4,943 million, respectively; and the total assets of the Vessel chartering VIE as of September 30 and March 31, 2009 are ¥3,305 million and ¥3,682 million, respectively.

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The consolidated real estate which includes land and buildings was pledged as collateral for Real estate development VIEs’ long-term debt and was classified as real estate for sale, included in inventories in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the carrying amounts as of March 31, 2009 were ¥4,745 million. The consolidated Real estate development VIEs do not pledge any of their assets as collateral as of September 30, 2009.

The companies did not provide any financial or other support to the VIEs that they were not previously contractually obligated to provide for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 and for the year ended March 31, 2009.

The creditors or beneficial interest holders of the consolidated VIEs do not have recourse to the general credit of the companies, except for the aforementioned residual value guarantees of the Leasing VIE.

The companies held beneficial interests without voting rights of VIEs whose operations are investment management (“Investment management VIEs”), as of March 31, 2009. The total assets of the Investment management VIEs as of March 31, 2009 were ¥6,371 million. The Investment management VIEs which the companies consolidated as of March 31, 2009 ceased to be consolidated during the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 due to the companies’ withdrawal of interest in the VIEs. The effect on the companies’ consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 was immaterial.

Non-consolidated Variable Interest Entities

The VIEs that are not consolidated because the companies are not the primary beneficiary, but in which the companies have significant variable interests, are described as follows:

The companies are involved with and have significant variable interests in a number of VIEs that have been established to finance crude oil and LNG producing plants and equipment or to finance subordinated debts by providing guarantees or subordinated loans to the VIEs. Those VIEs provide financing for customers located principally in Latin America, Middle East, and Southeast Asia in the form of leases and loans. These entities are financed mainly by bank borrowings and issuance of stock including preferred securities.

The total assets of the VIEs and the companies’ maximum exposure to loss as of September 30, 2009 are ¥1,669,762 million and ¥112,542 million, respectively. The total assets of the VIEs and the companies’ maximum exposure to loss as of March 31, 2009 were ¥1,728,170 million and ¥123,871 million, respectively. The total assets of the VIEs reflect the most current information available to the companies.

The amount of maximum exposure to loss represents a loss that the companies could incur from the variability in value of the leased assets, from financial difficulties of the customers or from other causes without consideration of possible recoveries through insurance and the like. In addition, the amount bears no relation to the loss anticipated to be incurred from the companies’ involvement with the VIEs and is considered to greatly exceed the anticipated loss.

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10. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The companies are exposed to market risks related to foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices in the ordinary course of business.

In order to offset or reduce these risks, the companies use derivative instruments, such as foreign exchange forward contracts, currency swap agreements, interest rate swap agreements, commodity future, forward, option and swap contracts, to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value or expected future cash flows of recognized assets and liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments or forecasted transactions. The companies also use non-derivative financial instruments, such as foreign-currency-denominated debt, to hedge the foreign currency exposure in the net investment in a foreign operation.

The notional amounts of the companies’ derivative instruments as of September 30 and March 31, 2009 were as follows:


	Billions of Yen
	September 30 , 2009		March 31 , 2009
Foreign exchange contracts	¥	2,242	¥	3,207
Interest rate contracts		2,289		1,927
Other contracts		4		23

Total derivative notional amounts	¥	4,535	¥	5,157

Commodity derivative contracts, among others, mainly consist of oil and natural gas commodity options, commodity swaps, and commodity futures held by a subsidiary in Europe. The notional amount of commodity derivative contracts held by the subsidiary was ¥28,428 billion and ¥48,883 billion as of September 30 and March 31, 2009, respectively.

Foreign currency exchange rate risk hedging activities

The companies use derivative instruments, such as foreign exchange forward contracts, currency swap agreements and interest rate and currency swap agreements, to fix the expected future cash flows from foreign-currency-denominated receivables and payables resulting from selling and purchasing activities in currencies other than the local currency and long-term financing transactions as part of the companies’ global operations in many countries. The companies also use non-derivative financial instruments, such as foreign-currency-denominated debt, in order to hedge the foreign currency exposure in the net investment in a foreign operation.

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Interest rate risk hedging activities

The companies use interest rate swap agreements and interest rate and currency swap agreements to diversify the sources of fund raising, reduce fund-raising costs, fix the expected future cash flows from long-term financial assets and liabilities with floating interest rates and reduce the exposure to changes in the fair value of long-term financial assets and liabilities with fixed interest rates.

Commodity price risk hedging activities

The companies use derivative instruments, such as commodity future, forward, option and swap contracts, to reduce the exposure to changes in the fair value of inventories and unrecognized firm commitments and to fix the expected future cash flows from forecasted transactions in marketable commodities, such as non-ferrous metals, crude oil and agricultural products.

Risk management policy

The companies have strictly separated the trading sections from the sections that record the results and positions of derivative instruments and are responsible for cash settlement and account confirmation with counterparties. Risk management sections classify the derivative transactions into trading transactions and hedging transactions. The distinction between trading and hedging transactions is strictly managed by affirming the correspondence with the hedged items for transactions for hedging purposes. Furthermore, these risk management sections comprehensively monitor, evaluate and analyze the positions of derivative instruments and report the results periodically to the Company’s executive officers in charge of risk management. Based on these reports, the executive officers assess derivative instruments and the market risks surrounding these instruments, and establish the companies’ risk management policy regarding derivative instruments.

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Fair value hedges

Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments designated as hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of recognized assets or liabilities or unrecognized firm commitments are recorded in earnings together with changes in the fair value of the corresponding hedged items attributable to the hedged risks.

The net gain or loss recognized in earnings representing the amount of the hedges’ ineffectiveness and the component of the derivative instruments’ gain or loss excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness were immaterial for the six-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2009.

The amount of net gain or loss recognized in earnings when a hedged firm commitment no longer qualifies as a fair value hedge was immaterial for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2009.

The companies include the gain and loss on the hedged items in the same line item as the offsetting loss or gain on the derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments.

The following table presents the gain/(loss) on hedged items and derivative instruments designated and qualifying in fair value hedge included within the statement of consolidated income for the six-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2009:


Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Millions of Yen
Income statement location	Hedged items	Gain (loss) on hedged items			Hedging instruments	Gain (loss) on hedging instruments
Interest expense	Long-term debt	¥	(4,420	)	Interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts	¥	4,439
Other expense - net	Long-term debt		(3,104	)	Foreign exchange contracts		4,098

Total		¥	(7,524	)		¥	8,537


Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Millions of Yen
Income statement location	Hedged items	Gain (loss) on hedged items			Hedging instruments	Gain (loss) on hedging instruments
Interest expense	Long-term debt	¥	(3,705	)	Interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts	¥	3,672
Other expense - net	Long-term debt		(2,467	)	Foreign exchange contracts		3,621

Total		¥	(6,172	)		¥	7,293

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Cash flow hedges

Changes in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts, currency swap agreements and interest rate and currency swap agreements designated as hedging instruments to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows of recognized assets or liabilities, unrecognized firm commitments and forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies are initially recorded as other comprehensive income (“OCI”) to the extent they are effective. The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) are reclassified into earnings when earnings are affected by the hedged items.

Changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as hedging instruments to reduce the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows of floating-rate financial assets and liabilities are initially recorded as OCI to the extent they are effective. The amounts in AOCI are reclassified into earnings as interest income and expense when earnings are affected by the hedged items.

Changes in the fair value of commodity forward and swap contracts designated as hedging instruments to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows of the marketable commodities are initially recorded as OCI to the extent they are effective.

The amounts in AOCI are reclassified into earnings as sales of products or cost of products sold when earnings are affected by the hedged transactions.

The ineffective portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss and the component of the derivative instruments’ gain or loss excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness are reported in earnings immediately. If the hedged forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period, gain or loss on the hedging instrument reported in AOCI is reclassified into earnings. These amounts were immaterial for the six-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2009.

The estimated net amount of the existing gains or losses in AOCI at September 30, 2009 that is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is a net gain of ¥4,648 million.

The maximum length of time over which the companies are hedging their exposure to the variability in expected future cash flows for forecasted transactions (excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments) is 19 months. Foreign exchange forward contracts are used as hedging instruments for the forecasted transactions.

Hedges of the net investment in a foreign operation

The foreign currency transaction gain or loss on the derivative instrument and the non-derivative financial instrument that is designated as, and is effective as, hedging instruments to hedge the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation is recorded as foreign currency translation adjustments within OCI to the extent it is effective as a hedge.

Derivative instruments for trading purposes and risk management policy

The Company and certain subsidiaries use derivative instruments such as foreign exchange forward contracts, interest rate swap agreements and commodity future, forward, swap and option contracts for trading purposes. The Company’s executive officers in charge of risk management have set strict position and loss limits for these instruments. Independent back offices and middle offices strictly separated from trading sections (front offices) monitor, evaluate and analyze the position of trading transactions and market risks. Those results are periodically reported to the executive officers. Among others, VaR (Value at Risk: Statistical measure of the potential maximum loss in the fair value of a portfolio resulting from adverse market movements in the underlying risk factors such as foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices, over a defined period, within a certain confidence level) is used to measure the market risks of derivative instruments for trading purposes.

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The following table presents the fair value of derivative instruments included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30 and March 31, 2009:

Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments under ASC No. 815 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”


	Millions of Yen
Derivative instruments	Balance sheet location	September 30, 2009		March 31, 2009		Balance sheet location	September 30, 2009		March 31, 2009
Derivative instruments	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value		Fair value
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative assets	¥	14,183	¥	8,276	Derivative liabilities	¥	1,998	¥	2,669
	Non-current receivables, less unearned interest		17,280		13,960	Other Long-Term Liabilities		3,457		1,865
Interest rate contracts	Derivative assets		763		537	Derivative liabilities		285		766
	Non-current receivables, less unearned interest		26,129		25,600	Other Long-Term Liabilities		5,737		7,762
Commodity contracts	Derivative assets		1,073		5,611	Derivative liabilities		387		1,814
	Non-current receivables, less unearned interest		—		—	Other Long-Term Liabilities		485		—

Total		¥	59,428	¥	53,984		¥	12,349	¥	14,876

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments under ASC No. 815 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”


	Millions of Yen
Derivative instruments	Balance sheet location	September 30, 2009		March 31, 2009		Balance sheet location	September 30, 2009		March 31, 2009
Derivative instruments	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value		Fair value
Foreign exchange contracts	Derivative assets	¥	27,984	¥	32,032	Derivative liabilities	¥	31,633	¥	43,513
	Non-current receivables, less unearned interest		17,864		8,361	Other Long-Term Liabilities		23,216		12,003
Interest rate contracts	Derivative assets		1,648		246	Derivative liabilities		2,939		119
	Non-current receivables, less unearned interest		7,240		583	Other Long-Term Liabilities		8,474		2,700
Commodity contracts	Derivative assets		1,447,197		4,380,103	Derivative liabilities		1,390,707		4,350,322
	Non-current receivables, less unearned interest		978,671		1,381,968	Other Long-Term Liabilities		981,579		1,374,221
Credit contracts	Derivative assets		6		—	Derivative liabilities		—		221
	Non-current receivables, less unearned interest		—		—	Other Long-Term Liabilities		2		—

Total		¥	2,480,610	¥	5,803,293		¥	2,438,550	¥	5,783,099

“The above balance sheet caption “Non-current receivables, less unearned interest” has been corrected due to immaterial error in the prior year end.

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Non-derivative designated as hedging instruments under ASC No. 815 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”


	Millions of Yen
Hedging instruments	Balance sheet location	September 30, 2009		March 31, 2009
Hedging instruments	Balance sheet location	Carrying amount		Carrying amount
Foreign-currency-denominated debt	Current maturities of long-term debt	¥	50,087	¥	12,782

	Long-term Debt, less Current Maturities		85,827		77,670

Total		¥	135,914	¥	90,452

The following tables present the amount affecting the Statements of Consolidated Income for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2009:

Derivative instruments in ASC No. 815 fair value hedging relationships


Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Millions of Yen
Derivative instruments	Location of gain (loss) recognized in income of derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	Interest expense	¥	1,045
	Other expense (income) - net		4,098
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		3,394

Total		¥	8,537


Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Millions of Yen
Derivative instruments	Location of gain (loss) recognized in income of derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	Interest expense	¥	470
	Other expense (income) - net		3,621
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		3,202

Total		¥	7,293

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Derivative instruments in ASC No. 815 cash flow relationships


	Millions of Yen
Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Effective portion							Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effective testing
Derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivative instruments			Location of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income			Location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	¥	8,832		Sales of products	¥	5,476
				Other expense (income) - net		(3,544	)
Interest rate contracts				Interest expense		(259	)
Commodity contracts		(1,089	)	Sales of products		4,293		Sales of products	¥	118

				Cost of products sold		(38	)

Total	¥	7,743			¥	5,928			¥	118


	Millions of Yen
Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Effective portion							Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effective testing
Derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivative instruments			Location of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income			Location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	¥	(940	)	Sales of products	¥	4,081
				Cost of services sold		182
				Other expense (income) - net		(4,886	)
Interest rate contracts				Interest expense		185
Commodity contracts		(461	)	Sales of products		4,235		Sales of products	¥	118

				Cost of products sold		(2,194	)	Cost of products sold		(228	)

Total	¥	(1,401	)		¥	1,603			¥	(110	)

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Derivative instruments and hedging instruments in ASC No. 815 net investment hedging relationships


	Millions of Yen
Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Effective portion						Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effective testing
Derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivative instruments		Location of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income			Location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	¥	4,755	Other expense (income) - net	¥	(201	)	Interest expense	¥	(187	)
Foreign-currency-denominated debt		10,685					Other expense (income) - net		(332	)

Total	¥	15,440		¥	(201	)		¥	(519	)


	Millions of Yen
Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Effective portion						Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effective testing
Derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivative instruments		Location of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income			Location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	¥	1,301					Interest expense	¥	(187	)
Foreign-currency-denominated debt		8,903					Other expense (income) - net		(367	)

Total	¥	10,204						¥	(554	)

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Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments under ASC No. 815


Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Millions of Yen
Derivative instruments	Location of gain (loss) recognized in income of derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	Other sales	¥	1,682
	Cost of products sold		(800	)
	Interest income		88
	Interest expense		(296	)
	Other expense (income) - net		(14,245	)
Interest rate contracts	Other sales		(1,895	)
	Interest income		157
	Interest expense		(1,657	)
	Other expense (income) - net		(247	)
Commodity contracts	Sales of products		(11,083	)
	Other sales		12,605
	Cost of products sold		(5,373	)
Credit contracts	Other expense - net		(321	)

Total		¥	(21,385	)


Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009	Millions of Yen
Derivative instruments	Location of gain (loss) recognized in income of derivative instruments	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	Other sales	¥	521
	Cost of products sold		(574	)
	Interest income		(52	)
	Interest expense		(159	)
	Other expense (income) - net		(12,959	)
Interest rate contracts	Other sales		(1,014	)
	Interest income		89
	Interest expense		(1,574	)
	Other expense (income) - net		(181	)
Commodity contracts	Sales of products		(6,268	)
	Other sales		13,607
	Cost of products sold		3,560
Credit contracts	Other expense - net		(47	)

Total		¥	(5,051	)

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Credit-risk-related contingent features

Certain of the companies’ derivative instruments mainly for commodity future, forward, option and swap contracts contain provisions that require the companies’ debt to maintain a certain credit rating from each of the major credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s Services. If the credit rating of the companies’ debt is to fall below a designated credit rating, it will be in violation of these provisions, and the counterparties to the derivative instruments can request early termination or demand immediate and ongoing overnight collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position on September 30, 2009, was ¥241,732 million (¥35,721 million on the net basis of liability position after offsetting derivative assets against derivative liabilities in accordance with the adoption of ASC 210-20 “Balance Sheet: Offsetting”, which was formerly FIN No. 39, “Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts, an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 10 and FASB Statement No. 105”) . We have posted collateral of ¥16,350 million in the normal course of business associated with these contracts. If the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements were triggered on September 30, 2009, the aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral and/or the aggregate fair value of assets needed to settle the instrument would be ¥21,985 million.

11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In accordance with the requirements of ASC 825-10-50, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” which was formerly SFAS No. 107, the companies have provided the following fair value estimates and information about valuation methodologies.

Quoted market prices, where available, are used to estimate fair values of financial instruments. However, quoted market prices are not available for a substantial portion of the financial instruments. Accordingly, fair values for such financial instruments are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis or other valuation techniques.

Current financial assets other than marketable securities and current financial liabilities

The carrying amount approximates the fair value of the majority of these instruments because of their short maturities.

Marketable securities and other investments

See Note 3, “MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS” and Note 12, “FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS.”

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Non-current receivables and advances to associated companies

The fair values of non-current receivables, including fixed rate, long-term loans receivable, are estimated by discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates currently being offered for loans or accounts receivable with similar terms to borrowers or customers of similar credit quality and remaining maturities. The carrying amounts of loans with floating rates approximate the fair value.

Long-term debt

The fair values for long-term debt, except for debt with floating rates whose carrying amounts approximate fair value, are estimated by discounted cash flow analysis, using rates currently available for similar types of borrowings with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Financial guarantees and financing commitments

The fair values of financial guarantees are estimated based on the present values of expected future cash flows, considering the remaining terms of the arrangements and the counterparties’ credit standings.

The companies have not estimated the fair values of financing commitments because management does not believe it is practicable to estimate the fair values due to uncertainty involved in attempting to assess the likelihood and timing of commitments being drawn upon, coupled with the lack of an established market. However, management believes the likelihood is remote that material payments will be required under these financing commitments.

Derivative financial instruments

See Note 12, “FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS.”

The estimated fair values of certain financial instruments at September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009 were as follows:

Millions of Yen

September 30, 2009

March 31, 2009

Carrying
amount

Fair value

Carrying
amount

Fair value

Financial Assets (other than derivative financial instruments):

Current financial assets other than marketable securities

3,379,314

3,328,151

Non-current receivables and advances to associated companies

(less allowance for doubtful receivables)

324,403

325,403

358,676

360,390

Financial Liabilities (other than derivative financial instruments):

Current financial liabilities

1,819,939

2,055,416

Long-term debt (including current maturities)

3,412,965

3,468,300

3,408,206

3,476,001

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

The companies’ global operations include a variety of businesses with diverse customers and suppliers, which reduces concentrations of credit risks. The companies deal with selective international financial institutions to minimize the credit risk exposure of derivative financial instruments. Credit risk represents the likelihood that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. Management does not expect any losses as a result of counterparty default on financial instruments. Credit risk is managed through credit line approval by management and by periodically monitoring the counterparties.

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12. Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which was formerly SFAS No.157, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” establishes the fair value hierarchy that may be used to measure fair value which is provided as follows:

Level 1

Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2

Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include the following:

(1)

Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets

(2)

Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active

(3)

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability

(4)

Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means

Level 3

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Valuation Techniques

Primary valuation techniques used for each financial instruments measured at fair value are as follows:

Securities

•

Marketable equity securities and debt securities are measured at fair value.

•

Publicly-traded, marketable equity securities are valued using quoted market prices and classified as level 1.

•

Debt securities, consisting principally of preferred stock that must be redeemed and convertible debt, are valued using a discounted cash flow analysis or quoted prices obtained from third parties, and classified as level 2 or level 3.

•

The financing bills and commercial papers included in Cash and cash equivalents are valued using quoted prices obtained from third parties. These are classified as level 2.

•

In the event of an other-than-temporary decline in fair value of non-marketable equity securities and investments in associated companies, these are measured at fair value. The investments in listed associated companies are valued based on quoted market prices. These are classified as level 1. The investments in unlisted associated companies and non-marketable equity securities are valued based on the net assets value of its investment adjusted using cash flows and other factors that would impact the fair value. These are classified as level 3.

Derivative Instruments

•

Derivative instruments mainly consist of derivative commodity instruments and derivative financial instruments.

•

Exchange-traded derivative commodity instruments valued using quoted market prices are classified as level 1. The valuation for certain derivative commodity instruments is based upon adjusted quoted prices. These derivative commodity instruments are classified as level 2 or level 3 depending on the level of adjustment made.

•

Derivative financial instruments classified as level 2 are mainly valued by a discounted cash flow analysis using foreign exchange and interest rates or quoted prices currently available for similar types of agreements.

Fixed Assets

•

Long-lived assets include tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets.

•

The assets are valued based on independent appraisals, prices for similar assets or discounted future cash flows whichever management considers most appropriate and categorized as level 3.

•

Goodwill classified as level 3 is mainly valued on the basis of the fair value of the subsidiary, which is measured using discounted cash flows or third party valuations.

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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009 are as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Fair value measurements using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting adjustments*			Total fair value
September 30, 2009
Assets:
Equity securities and Debt securities	¥	458,083	¥	82,489	¥	8,786		—		¥	549,358
Derivative assets (current and non-current)		5,166		2,534,046		826		(2,278,635	)		261,403

Total assets	¥	463,249	¥	2,616,535	¥	9,612	¥	(2,278,635	)	¥	810,761

Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities (current and non-current)	¥	9,139	¥	2,425,454	¥	16,306	¥	(2,322,504	)	¥	128,395



	Millions of Yen
	Fair value measurements using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting adjustments*			Total fair value
March 31, 2009
Assets:
Equity securities and Debt securities	¥	398,676	¥	86,788		—		—		¥	485,464
Derivative assets (current and non-current)		2,972		5,849,246		5,059		(5,479,748	)		377,529

Total assets	¥	401,648	¥	5,936,034	¥	5,059	¥	(5,479,748	)	¥	862,993

Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities (current and non-current)	¥	3,638	¥	5,771,858	¥	22,479	¥	(5,607,603	)	¥	190,372

*	Amounts of netting adjustments include the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow the companies to settle positive and negative positions and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.

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Reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 is as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
	Beginning balance			Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized)				Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements		Transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3*			Translation adjustments			Ending balance			The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains
	Beginning balance			Included in earnings			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements		Transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3*			Translation adjustments			Ending balance			or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date
Derivative assets (liabilities) - net	¥	(17,420	)	¥	905		—	¥	6,120	¥	(6,481	)	¥	1,396		¥	(15,480	)	¥	7,025
Equity securities and Debt securities		—			(278	)	—		33		9,613			(582	)		8,786			(278	)

*	The amounts reported in “Transfers into Level 3” are measured using the fair value at the beginning of the period when the transfers occur. The amounts reported in “Transfers out of Level 3” are measured using the fair value at the end of the period when the transfers occur.

Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) included in earnings for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 are recorded in the Statements of Consolidated Income as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Other sales		Cost of products sold			Total gains (losses)
Total gains or (losses) included in earnings for the six months	¥	1,713	¥	(1,086	)	¥	627
Change in unrealized gains or (losses) relating to assets still held at reporting date		8,700		(1,953	)		6,747

Reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 is as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
	Beginning balance			Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized)				Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements		Transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3*			Translation adjustments			Ending balance			The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains
	Beginning balance			Included in earnings			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements		Transfers into and/or (out of) Level 3*			Translation adjustments			Ending balance			or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date
Derivative assets (liabilities) - net	¥	(14,396	)	¥	1,825		—	¥	2,564	¥	(6,496	)	¥	1,023		¥	(15,480	)	¥	4,389
Equity securities and Debt securities		326			(278	)	—		33		9,279			(574	)		8,786			(278	)

*	The amounts reported in “Transfers into Level 3” are measured using the fair value at the beginning of the period when the transfers occur. The amounts reported in “Transfers out of Level 3” are measured using the fair value at the end of the period when the transfers occur.

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Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) included in earnings for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 are recorded in the Statements of Consolidated Income as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Other sales		Cost of products sold			Total gains (losses)
Total gains or (losses) included in earnings for the three months	¥	1,629	¥	(82	)	¥	1,547
Change in unrealized gains or (losses) relating to assets still held at reporting date		4,215		(104	)		4,111

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

Certain non-marketable equity securities and investments in associated companies are written down to fair value if the fair value of these investments has declined and such decline is judged to be other-than-temporary. The investments in listed associated companies are measured at fair value using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Non-marketable equity securities and investments in unlisted associated companies are primarily valued by unobservable inputs based on financial information obtained from counterparties or third parties.

Financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for the six-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 are as follows:


	Millions of Yen
	Fair value		Fair value measurements using					Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009
	Fair value		Level 1		Level 2	Level 3		Total gains or (losses)
Non-marketable equity securities	¥	13,570		—	—	¥	13,570	¥	(3,270	)
Investments in associated companies		24,202	¥	24,202	—		—		(8,158	)


	Millions of Yen
	Fair value		Fair value measurements using					Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009
	Fair value		Level 1		Level 2	Level 3		Total gains or (losses)
Non-marketable equity securities	¥	5,736		—	—	¥	5,736	¥	(586	)
Investments in associated companies		23,148	¥	23,148	—		—		(7,698	)

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment using undiscounted future cash flows whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the assets are impaired to the amount of fair value. Long-lived assets are primarily valued by unobservable inputs based on operating plan reflecting the most recent condition of the long-lived assets or prices for similar assets.

The carrying amount of goodwill is assessed for impairment annually or upon the occurrence of an indicator of impairment. If the implied fair value of goodwill, which is measured on the basis of the fair value of the subsidiary, falls below the carrying amount of goodwill, the impairment loss is recognized in the amount equal to the excess of the carrying amount of goodwill over the implied fair value of goodwill. Goodwill is primarily valued by unobservable inputs based on financial information including business plan of the subsidiary.

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Nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for the six-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2009 are as follows:


	Millions of Yen
			Fair value measurements using				Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009
	Fair value		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total losses
Long-lived assets	¥	2,151	—	—	¥	2,151	¥	(1,430	)
Goodwill		0	—	—		0		(3,108	)


	Millions of Yen
			Fair value measurements using				Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009
	Fair value		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3		Total losses
Long-lived assets	¥	1,665	—	—	¥	1,665	¥	(999	)
Goodwill		0	—	—		0		(3,108	)

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On November 4, 2009, the Board of Directors approved the payment of an interim cash dividend to shareholders of record on September 30, 2009 of ¥7 per share or a total of ¥12,779 million.

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