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FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.

迅銷有限公司

(Incorporated in Japan with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 6288)

ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2019

AND

RESUMPTION OF TRADING

The board of directors (the "Board") of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. (the "Company" or "Parent") is pleased to announce the consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Group") for the year ended 31 August 2019 together with the comparative figures for the year ended 31 August 2018.

At the request of the Company, trading in its Hong Kong depositary receipts on the Stock Exchange was halted with effect from 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, 10 October 2019, pending the release of this announcement. An application will be made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for resumption of trading in the Hong Kong depositary receipts with effect from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 11 October 2019.

(Amounts are rounded down to the nearest million Japanese yen unless otherwise stated.)

1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS

The consolidated financial results were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

(1) Consolidated Operating Results (1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019)

(Percentages represent year-on-year changes)

Revenue

Operating profit

Profit before

Profit for the year

income taxes

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

of yen

of yen

of yen

of yen

Year ended 31 August 2019

2,290,548

7.5

257,636

9.1

252,447

4.0

178,046

5.1

Year ended 31 August 2018

2,130,060

14.4

236,212

33.9

242,678

25.5

169,373

31.4

Profit attributable

Total comprehensive

Basic earnings

Diluted earnings

to owners

income for the year

per share

per share

of the Parent

Millions

%

Millions

%

Yen

Yen

of yen

of yen

Year ended 31 August 2019

162,578

5.0

155,049

(14.3)

1,593.20

1,590.55

Year ended 31 August 2018

154,811

29.8

180,858

(10.5)

1,517.71

1,515.23

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Ratio of profit to

Ratio of profit before

Ratio of operating

equity attributable to

income taxes to

profit to revenue

owners of the Parent

total assets

%

%

%

Year ended 31 August 2019

18.0

12.7

11.2

Year ended 31 August 2018

19.4

14.5

11.1

(References) Share of profits and losses of associates Year ended 31 August 2019: 562 million yen

Year ended 31 August 2018: 611 million yen

(2) Consolidated Financial Position

Equity

Ratio of equity

Equity per share

attributable

attributable

attributable

Total assets

Total equity

to owners

to owners

to owners

of the Parent

of the Parent

of the Parent

to total assets

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

%

Yen

As at 31 August 2019

2,010,558

983,534

938,621

46.7

9,196.61

As at 31 August 2018

1,953,466

902,777

862,936

44.2

8,458.52

(3) Consolidated Cash Flows

Net cash

Net cash

Cash and cash equivalents

Net cash generated by

generated by/(used in)

used in investing

at the end

operating activities

financing

activities

of year

activities

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

Year ended 31 August 2019

300,505

(78,756)

(102,429)

1,086,519

Year ended 31 August 2018

176,403

(57,180)

198,217

999,697

2. DIVIDENDS

Dividends per share

Ratio of

dividends

First

Second

Third

Total

Payout

to equity

dividends

ratio

attributable

quarter

quarter

quarter

Year-end

Full year

(annual)

(consolidated)

to owners of

period end

period end

period end

the Parent

(consolidated)

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Millions of Yen

%

%

Year ended 31 August 2018

-

200.0

-

240.0

440.0

44,886

29.0

5.6

Year ended 31 August 2019

-

240.0

-

240.0

480.0

48,987

30.1

5.4

Year ending 31 August 2020 (forecast)

-

250.0

-

250.0

500.0

29.2

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3. CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS RESULTS PROJECTION FOR YEAR ENDING 31 AUGUST 2020 (1 SEPTEMBER 2019 TO 31 AUGUST 2020)

(% shows rate of increase/decrease from previous year)

Basic earnings

Profit before

Profit attributable to

per share

Revenue

Operating profit

attributable

income taxes

owners of the Parent

to owners

of the Parent

Millions of

%

Millions of

%

Millions of

%

Millions of

%

Yen

yen

yen

yen

yen

Year ending 31 August

2,400,000

4.8

275,000

6.7

275,000

8.9

175,000

7.6

1,714.65

 2020

* Notes

(1)

Changes in principal subsidiaries (i.e., changes in specified subsidiaries):

None

  1. Changes in accounting policies and accounting estimates:

(i)

Changes in accounting policies to conform with IFRS:

Yes

(ii)

Other changes in accounting policies:

None

(iii)

Change in accounting estimates:

None

  1. Total number of shares outstanding (common stock)

(i)

Number of shares outstanding

 (including treasury stock)

As at 31 August 2019

106,073,656 shares

As at 31 August 2018

106,073,656 shares

(ii)

Number of treasury stock

As at 31 August 2019

4,011,921 shares

As at 31 August 2018

4,053,872 shares

(iii)

Average number of

For the year ended

For the year ended

 shares outstanding

31 August 2019

102,045,645 shares

31 August 2018

102,002,997 shares

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(REFERENCE INFORMATION) NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS

The non-consolidated financial results were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Japan.

(1) Non-consolidated Operating Results (1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019)

(Percentages represent year-on-year changes)

Net sales

Operating profit

Ordinary profit

Profit

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

of yen

of yen

of yen

of yen

Year ended 31 August 2019

184,935

(4.2)

119,090

(12.8)

106,666

(23.6)

106,780

(12.6)

Year ended 31 August 2018

193,044

38.0

136,519

45.3

139,660

20.9

122,158

90.1

Net income per share

Diluted net income per share

Yen

Yen

Year ended 31 August 2019

1,046.40

1,044.66

Year ended 31 August 2018

1,197.59

1,195.63

(2) Non-consolidated Financial Position

Total assets

Net assets

Ratio of shareholders'

Net assets

equity to total assets

per share

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

%

Yen

As at 31 August 2019

1,059,021

522,372

48.8

5,059.60

As at 31 August 2018

993,413

463,229

46.1

4,489.50

(References) Shareholders' equity

As at 31 August 2019: 516,391 million yen

As at 31 August 2018: 458,017 million yen

  • This annual results announcement is not subject to auditing procedures pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan.
  • Explanation and other notes concerning proper use of consolidated business results projection:
    Statements made in these materials pertaining to future matters including business projections are based on information currently available to the Company and certain assumptions determined to be reasonable. Actual business results may vary substantially depending on a variety of factors.

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1. Business Results

(1) Analysis of Business Results for the year ended 31 August 2019

The Fast Retailing Group achieved record levels of revenue and profit in fiscal 2019, or the twelve months from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019. Consolidated revenue totaled 2.2905 trillion yen (+7.5% year-on-year) and operating profit reached 257.6 billion yen (+9.1% year-on-year). This impressive performance was due largely to strong results from UNIQLO International, and significant increases in both revenue and profit of our GU casual fashion brand. The consolidated gross profit margin declined by 0.4 points year-on-year in fiscal 2019, and the selling, general and administrative expense ratio improved by 0.1 points. In addition, a net foreign-exchange loss of

13.1 billion yen was recorded under finance income/costs as the appreciation in the yen currency over the financial year reduced the equivalent yen value of our long-term holdings of foreign-currency denominated assets. As a result, profit before income taxes of fiscal 2019 expanded to 252.4 billion yen (+4.0% year-on-year) and profit attributable to owners of the Parent increased to 162.5 billion yen (+5.0% year-on-year).

Capital expenditure increased by 15.8 billion yen year-on-year in fiscal 2019 to 85.2 billion yen (including finance leases). Breaking down the capital expenditure figure: 13.6 billion yen was invested at UNIQLO Japan, 31.6 billion yen at UNIQLO International, 9.0 billion yen at GU, 2.7 billion yen at Global Brands, and 28.0 billion yen in systems, etc. In addition to investing in new UNIQLO International and GU stores, more funding was channeled into IT investment under our Groupwide transformative Ariake Project, and installing self-checkouts at UNIQLO stores.

The Group's medium-term vision is to become the world's number one apparel retailer. In pursuit of this aim, we are focusing our efforts on expanding UNIQLO International, as well as our GU brand and our global e-commerce operation. We continue to increase UNIQLO store numbers in each market and area in which we operate, and open global flagship stores and large-format stores in major cities around the world to instill deeper and more widespread empathy for UNIQLO's LifeWear concept. Within the UNIQLO International segment, Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Southeast Asia are generating growth as the key pillars of our Group's business. In terms of our GU operation, in addition to expanding the GU store network primarily in Japan, we are working to establish GU's position as the brand that offers fun fashion at amazingly low prices. We are also aiming to further expand our e-commerce operation, after global online sales rose to 258.3 billion yen in fiscal 2019, 11.6% of total sales.

UNIQLO Japan

UNIQLO Japan reported rise in revenue and fall of profit in fiscal 2019, with revenue totaling 872.9 billion yen (+0.9 % year-on-year) and operating profit totaling 102.4 billion yen (-13.9%year-on-year).Full-yearsame-store sales, including online sales, expanded by 1.0% year-on-year. In the first half of the fiscal year from 1 September 2018 through 28 February 2019, same-store sales contracted by 0.9% year-on-year on the back of sluggish sales of Winter ranges during the warm winter weather. However, same-store sales picked up by 3.5% year-on-year in the second half from 1 March 2019 to 31 August 2019 on the back of strong sales of Summer items such as T-shirts, UT graphic T-shirts,UV-cut parkas and Kando pants. Full-year online sales increased by 32.0% year-on-year to 83.2 billion yen, and the online sales proportion of total revenue rose from 7.3% to 9.5%. On the profit front, the gross profit margin contracted by 1.7 points year-on-year, adversely affected by the warm winter and an early rundown of excess Spring Summer inventories. However, as a result of that early rundown, total inventories was greatly reduced at the end of August 2019 compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the full-year selling, general and administrative expense ratio increased by 0.4 points year-on-year. Breaking that figure down into first and second-half performance, increased inventories resulted in a higher distribution cost ratio in the first half. However, the efficiencies gained through using RFID IC tags helped reduce in-store personnel costs and outsourcing costs in the second half, resulting in improvement in the second-half selling, general and administrative expense ratio.

UNIQLO International

In fiscal 2019, revenue from the UNIQLO International segment topped 1 trillion yen for the first time, and the segment reported a consistently high operating profit margin of 13.5 %. Overall, UNIQLO International revenue and profit both increased significantly over the fiscal year, with revenue totaling 1.0260 trillion yen (+14.5% year-on-year) and operating profit increasing to 138.9 billion yen (+16.8% year-on-year).

Breaking down the strong UNIQLO International performance into individual markets, UNIQLO Greater China reported strong gains in both revenue and profit, with revenue expanding by 14.3% year-on-year to 502.5 billion yen and operating profit rising by 20.8% year- on-year to 89.0 billion yen. The region's same-store sales continued to rise as local support for the UNIQLO LifeWear clothing concept grew, and UNIQLO successfully established its position as the region's No.1 apparel brand. The region's online sales also expanded by a buoyant 30% year-on-year in fiscal 2019. Both revenue and profit of UNIQLO Southeast Asia & Oceania expanded by approximately 20% year-on-year in fiscal 2019, with revenue reaching the 170 billion yen. However, both revenue and profit declined at UNIQLO South Korea. Elsewhere, UNIQLO USA managed to significantly reduce its operating loss in fiscal 2019. UNIQLO Europe achieved rising revenue and profit, with sales reaching the 100 billion yen, and the Russian operation continuing to generate especially strong revenue and profit gains.

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In terms of new-store activity, UNIQLO International opened its first store in the Netherlands in Amsterdam in September 2018, followed by a first store in Denmark in Copenhagen in April 2019, a first store in Italy in Milan in September 2019, and a first store in India in Delhi in October 2019. All these new stores got off to a strong start.

GU

The GU business segment achieved a record performance in fiscal 2019, with revenue climbing to 238.7 billion yen (+12.7% year-on- year) and operating profit more than doubling to 28.1 billion yen (+139.2% year-on-year).Full-yearsame-store sales increased on the back of our decisions to switch the focus of GU's product mix to mass fashion trends and to strengthen GU marketing. The label's trendy oversized sweatshirts, knitwear, and T-shirts proved standout hit products recording sales of several million units each. GU's full-year gross profit margin improved significantly on the back of narrower discounting, and a lower cost of sales resulting from early submission of orders and aggregate purchasing of raw materials. GU's operating profit margin also improved by a considerable 6.2 points year-on- year to 11.8%.

Global Brands

Global Brands revenue declined but profit increased in fiscal 2019. While revenue declined to 149.9 billion yen (-2.9%year-on-year), the segment reported an operating profit of 3.6 billion yen, compared to a 4.1 billion yen operating loss reported in the previous year following the recording of 9.9 billion yen in impairments losses on Comptoir des Cotonniers and other labels. The Theory fashion operation reported a rise in both revenue and profit on the back of stable growth. While our Japan-based PLST brand reported a rise in revenue, operating profit came in flat due to the higher costs of increased new store openings. Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam. tam and J Brand reported continued losses for the fiscal year ended 31 August, 2019.

Sustainability

In keeping with our key sustainability message "Unlocking the power of clothing," Fast Retailing aims to develop commercial operations that contribute to the sustainable development of the environment and global society through our core clothing business. Fast Retailing's sustainability activities seek to promote human rights, environmental protection, and broader social contributions across six clear material areas. In October 2018, Fast Retailing signed the United Nations Global Compact outlining the principles that corporations should adhere to in the fields of human rights, working standards, environment, and anti-corruption advocated by the UN. Then, in May 2019, Fast Retailing formed a global partnership with UN Women to help improving the status of women within the apparel industry.

Material Area 1: Create new value through products and services - Fast Retailing Group's Jean's Innovation Center, which is responsible for jeans-related research and development, has developed the technology to greatly reduce the amount of water used in jeans processing. We intend to apply this technology to all jeans produced and sold under all Group brands by 2020, and to expand our production of jeans.

Material Area 2: Respect human rights in our supply chain - Fast Retailing set up a Human Rights Committee in July 2018 to address human rights issues across our entire supply chain spanning not only Fast Retailing, but all our production partner bases as well. We seek to resolve any significant issues reported by partner factory employees via our hotline, such as wage-related problems or sexual harassment, by asking partner factories to make improvements, working together with local NGOs, or exploring other means of action.

Material Area 3: Respect the environment - In February 2019, we publicly committed to establish science-based targets (SBT) to help achieve long-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions based on targets laid out in the Paris Agreement on climate change. In July 2019, we announced our intention to reduce shopping bags and product packaging volumes, and to switch to more environment- conscious alternatives. Our current aim is to reduce the amount of single-use plastic used in our shopping bags and product packaging across all Group companies worldwide by approximately 7,800 tons (85% of the total) in 2020.

Material Area 4: Strengthen communities - In October 2018, we distributed approximately 18,000 items of clothing aid to victims of the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake. In November 2018, we donated approximately 90,000 items of clothing to refugees and displaced persons from Venezuela in Columbia through our All-Product Recycling Initiative. In addition, UNIQLO and GU store managers and employees continue to serve as instructors of our school outreach program that seeks to help children deepen their understanding of international issues, and was presented with the award for excellence at the Career Education Awards sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Material Area 5: Support employee fulfillment - We continue to support the active participation of female employees in the workplace, setting up a diversity promotion team in June 2019, and working to reform our human resources systems and implement empowering training programs. We have also introduced a partnership system as part of our LGBT support initiatives and broader drive to respect employee diversity and build a comfortable working environment.

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Material Area 6: Corporate governance - In December 2018, we disclosed our fundamental policy on tax affairs along with initiatives to prevent compliance-related corruption on our governance webpage. In August 2019, we established a Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee to discuss and advise the Board of Directors on important items relating to Fast Retailing corporate governance, such as the requirements and policy relating to nomination of candidates for director and auditor, requirements relating to the Company's chief executive officer, and smooth management succession planning.

(2) Financial Positions

Total assets as at 31 August 2019 were ¥2.0105 trillion, which was an increase of ¥57 billion relative to the end of the preceding consolidated fiscal year. The principal factors were an increase of ¥86.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents, an increase of ¥9.1 billion in Other financial assets, a decrease of ¥54.2 billion in inventories, and an increase of ¥14.1 billion in intangible assets.

Total liabilities as at 31 August 2019 were ¥1.027 trillion, which was a decrease of ¥23.6 billion relative to the end of the preceding consolidated fiscal year. The principal factors were a decrease of ¥22.7 billion in trade and other payables, a decrease of ¥12.8 billion in other current financial liabilities, an increase of ¥9.3 billion in other current liabilities.

Total net assets as at 31 August 2019 were ¥983.5 billion, which was an increase of ¥80.7 billion relative to the end of the preceding consolidated fiscal year. The principal factors were an increase of ¥113.6 billion in retained earnings and a decrease of ¥40.4 billion in other components of equity.

(3) Cash Flows Information

Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 August 2019 had increased by ¥86.8 billion from the end of the preceding consolidated fiscal year, to ¥1.0865 trillion.

(Operating Cash Flows)

Net cash generated by operating activities for the year ended 31 August 2019 was ¥300.5 billion, which was an increase of ¥124.1 billion (+70.4 % year-on-year) from the year ended 31 August 2018.

The principal factors were ¥13.1 billion of net foreign exchange (an increase of ¥15.2 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018), a decrease of ¥38.1 billion in inventories (an increase of ¥217.6 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018), a decrease of ¥16.4 billion in trade and other payables (a decrease of ¥26.1 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018), a decrease of ¥2.9 billion in other assets (an increase of ¥15.9 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018), an increase of ¥36.8 in other liabilities (a decrease of 109.9 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018) and income taxes paid ¥74.2 billion (an increase of ¥12.4 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018).

(Investing Cash Flows)

Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended 31 August 2019 was ¥78.7 billion, which was an increase of ¥21.5 billion (+37.7

  • year-on-year)from the year ended 31 August 2018. The principal factors were an increase of ¥11.3 billion in amounts withdrawn from bank deposits with original maturity over three months or longer, net of amounts deposited (an increase of ¥7 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018), payments for property, plant and equipment of ¥41.5 billion (an increase of ¥9.6 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018), and payments for intangible assets ¥24.1 billion (an increase of ¥7.6 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018).

(Financing Cash Flows)

Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended 31 August 2019 was ¥102.4 billion, which was an increase of ¥300.6 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018. The principal factors were ¥249.3 billion proceeds from issuance of corporate bonds in last fiscal year, ¥30 billion in proceeds from repayment of redemption of bonds (an increase of ¥30 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018), dividends paid to owners of the Parent was ¥48.9 billion (an increase of ¥10.7 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018) and repayments of lease obligations was ¥11.3 billion (an increase of ¥5.4 billion from the year ended 31 August 2018).

(4) Outlook for the Coming Year

In fiscal 2020, the Fast Retailing Group expects to achieve consolidated revenue of ¥2.4 trillion (+4.8% year-on-year), operating profit of

  • 275.0 billion (+6.7% year-on-year), profit before income taxes of ¥275.0 billion (+8.9% year-on-year) and profit attributable to owners of the Parent of ¥175.0 billion (+7.6% year-on-year). Incidentally, based on applying IFRS 16, the forecast for operating profit included a boost effect of approximately 3%.

All of the Fast Retailing Group's four business segments are expected to generate increases in both revenue and profit in fiscal 2020. We forecast the overall Fast Retailing Group network will expand to a total 3,745 stores by the end of August 2020: 817 stores (including franchise stores) at UNIQLO Japan, 1,520 stores at UNIQLO International, 445 stores at GU and 963 stores at Global Brands.

2. Basic Concept Regarding Selection of Accounting Standards

The Group has adopted IFRS to the Group's consolidated financial statements since the year ended 31 August 2014.

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3. Consolidated Financial Statements

(1) Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(Millions of yen)

As at 31 August

As at 31 August

Notes

2018

2019

ASSETS

 Current assets

  Cash and cash equivalents

999,697

1,086,519

  Trade and other receivables

52,677

60,398

  Other financial assets

35,359

44,473

  Inventories

464,788

410,526

  Derivative financial assets

35,519

14,787

  Income taxes receivable

1,702

1,492

  Other assets

7

28,353

19,975

  Total current assets

1,618,097

1,638,174

 Non-current assets

  Property, plant and equipment

7

155,077

162,092

  Goodwill

7

8,092

8,092

  Intangible assets

7

46,002

60,117

  Financial assets

79,476

77,026

  Investments in associates accounted for using

   the equity method

14,649

14,587

  Deferred tax assets

26,378

33,163

  Derivative financial assets

-

9,442

  Other assets

7

5,691

7,861

  Total non-current assets

335,368

372,384

 Total assets

1,953,466

2,010,558

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

LIABILITIES

 Current liabilities

  Trade and other payables

214,542

191,769

  Other financial liabilities

171,854

159,006

  Derivative financial liabilities

6,917

2,985

  Current tax liabilities

21,503

27,451

  Provisions

11,868

13,340

  Other liabilities

72,722

82,103

  Total current liabilities

499,410

476,658

 Non-current liabilities

  Financial liabilities

502,671

499,948

  Provisions

18,912

20,474

  Deferred tax liabilities

13,003

8,822

  Derivative financial liabilities

-

3,838

  Other liabilities

16,690

17,281

  Total non-current liabilities

551,277

550,365

 Total liabilities

1,050,688

1,027,024

EQUITY

 Capital stock

10,273

10,273

 Capital surplus

18,275

20,603

 Retained earnings

815,146

928,748

 Treasury stock, at cost

(15,429)

(15,271)

 Other components of equity

34,669

(5,732)

 Equity attributable to owners of the Parent

862,936

938,621

 Non-controlling interests

39,841

44,913

 Total equity

902,777

983,534

Total liabilities and equity

1,953,466

2,010,558

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  1. Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Consolidated statement of profit or loss

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

Notes

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Revenue

3

2,130,060

2,290,548

Cost of sales

(1,080,123)

(1,170,987)

Gross profit

1,049,936

1,119,561

Selling, general and administrative expenses

4

(797,476)

(854,394)

Other income

5

3,385

4,533

Other expenses

5,7

(20,244)

(12,626)

Share of profit and loss of associates accounted for

 using the equity method

611

562

Operating profit

236,212

257,636

Finance income

6

9,693

12,293

Finance costs

6

(3,228)

(17,481)

Profit/(loss) before income taxes

242,678

252,447

Income taxes

(73,304)

(74,400)

Profit for the year

169,373

178,046

Profit/(loss) for the year attributable to:

 Owners of the Parent

154,811

162,578

 Non-controlling interests

14,562

15,467

169,373

178,046

Earnings per share

 Basic (yen per share)

8

1,517.71

1,593.20

 Diluted (yen per share)

8

1,515.23

1,590.55

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Profit for the year

169,373

178,046

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income taxes

 Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

  Financial assets measured at fair value through

   other comprehensive income/(loss)

-

(734)

 Total items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

-

(734)

 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

  Net fair value gain/(loss) on available-for-sales financial assets

   during the year

34

-

  Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

(6,285)

(33,649)

  Cash flow hedges

17,735

11,398

  Share of other comprehensive income of associates

-

(11)

Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

11,484

(22,262)

 Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income taxes

11,484

(22,997)

Total comprehensive income for the year

180,858

155,049

Attributable to:

 Owners of the Parent

165,378

140,900

 Non-controlling interests

15,480

14,148

 Total comprehensive income for the year

180,858

155,049

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  1. Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity For the year ended 31 August 2018

(Millions of yen)

Other components of equity

Foreign

Share of other

Equity

Treasury

Available-

currency

Cash-flow

comprehensive

attributable

Non-

Capital

Retained

stock, at

for-sale

translation

hedge

income of

to owners of controlling

Total

Capital stock

surplus

earnings

cost

reserve

reserve

reserve

associates

Total

the Parent

interests

equity

As at 1 September 2017

10,273

14,373

698,584

(15,563)

2

21,806

2,293

-

24,102

731,770

30,272

762,043

Net changes during the year

 Comprehensive income/(loss)

  Profit/(loss) for the year

-

-

154,811

-

-

-

-

-

-

154,811

14,562

169,373

  Other comprehensive income/(loss)

-

-

-

-

34

(6,376)

16,909

-

10,567

10,567

917

11,484

 Total comprehensive income/(loss)

-

-

154,811

-

34

(6,376)

16,909

-

10,567

165,378

15,480

180,858

 Transactions with the owners

  of the Parent

  Acquisition of treasury stock

-

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

(1)

  Disposal of treasury stock

-

1,169

-

136

-

-

-

-

-

1,306

-

1,306

  Dividends

-

-

(38,248)

-

-

-

-

-

-

(38,248)

(7,840)

(46,088)

  Share-based payments

-

857

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

857

-

857

Increase in equity due to capital

 increase by consolidated subsidiary

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

173

173

  Changes in ownership interests in

   subsidiaries without losing control

-

1,874

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,874

1,754

3,629

 Total transactions with

  the owners of the Parent

-

3,901

(38,248)

134

-

-

-

-

-

(34,212)

(5,911)

(40,124)

Total net changes during the year

-

3,901

116,562

134

34

(6,376)

16,909

-

10,567

131,165

9,568

140,734

As at 31 August 2018

10,273

18,275

815,146

(15,429)

37

15,429

19,202

-

34,669

862,936

39,841

902,777

For the year ended 31 August 2019

(Millions of yen)

Other components of equity

Financial assets

measured

at fair value

Foreign

Share of other

Equity

through other

currency

comprehensive

attributable to

Non-

Retained

Treasury stock, comprehensive

translation

Cash-flow

income of

owners of the

controlling

Total

Capital stock

Capital surplus

earnings

at cost

income/(loss)

reserve

hedge reserve

associates

Total

Parent

interests

equity

As at 1 September 2018

10,273

18,275

815,146

(15,429)

37

15,429

19,202

34,669

862,936

39,841

902,777

Net changes during the year

 Comprehensive income/(loss)

  Profit/(loss) for the year

-

-

162,578

-

-

-

-

-

-

162,578

15,467

178,046

  Other comprehensive income/(loss)

-

-

-

-

(734)

(29,359)

8,427

(11)

(21,678)

(21,678)

(1,318)

(22,997)

 Total comprehensive income/(loss)

-

-

162,578

-

(734)

(29,359)

8,427

(11)

(21,678)

140,900

14,148

155,049

 Transactions with the owners

  of the Parent

  Acquisition of treasury stock

-

-

-

(2)

-

-

-

-

-

(2)

-

(2)

  Disposal of treasury stock

-

1,558

-

159

-

-

-

-

-

1,718

-

1,718

  Dividends

-

-

(48,976)

-

-

-

-

-

-

(48,976)

(9,218)

(58,195)

  Share-based payments

-

769

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

769

769

  Incorporation of a new subsidiary

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

239

239

  Changes in ownership interests in

   subsidiaries without losing control

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

353

353

  Transfer to non-financial assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

(18,723)

-

(18,723)

(18,723)

(451)

(19,175)

 Total transactions with

  the owners of the Parent

-

2,328

(48,976)

157

-

-

(18,723)

-

(18,723)

(65,215)

(9,076)

(74,292)

Total net changes during the year

-

2,328

113,602

157

(734)

(29,359)

(10,296)

(11)

(40,402)

75,685

5,071

80,757

As at 31 August 2019

10,273

20,603

928,748

(15,271)

(697)

(13,929)

8,906

(11)

(5,732)

938,621

44,913

983,534

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(4) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

Note

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Cash flows from operating activities

 Profit before income taxes

242,678

252,447

 Depreciation and amortization

45,055

48,476

 Impairment losses

7

12,376

3,444

 Interest and dividends income

(7,560)

(12,293)

 Interest expenses

3,169

4,369

 Net foreign exchange (gain)/loss

(2,132)

13,107

 Share of profit and loss of associates accounted for using

  the equity method

(611)

(562)

 Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

1,176

650

 Increase in trade and other receivables

(2,852)

(6,302)

 (Increase)/Decrease in inventories

(179,469)

38,145

 Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables

9,758

(16,426)

 (Increase)/Decrease in other assets

(13,053)

2,932

 Increase in other liabilities

146,867

36,881

 Others, net

1,819

1,719

 Cash generated from operations

257,220

366,589

 Interest and dividends income received

7,409

10,533

 Interest paid

(2,393)

(3,848)

 Income taxes paid

(86,725)

(74,263)

 Income taxes refunded

892

1,493

 Net cash generated by operating activities

176,403

300,505

Cash flows from investing activities

 Amounts deposited into bank deposits with original maturities

  of three months or longer

(63,490)

(103,619)

 Amounts withdrawn from bank deposits with original maturities

  of three months or longer

59,185

92,252

 Payments for property, plant and equipment

(31,962)

(41,567)

 Payments for intangible assets

(16,532)

(24,177)

 Payments for lease and guarantee deposits

(4,773)

(7,490)

 Proceeds from collection of lease and guarantee deposits

3,064

4,304

 Others, net

(2,671)

1,541

 Net cash generated used in investing activities

(57,180)

(78,756)

(continued)

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(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Cash flows from financing activities

 Proceeds from short-term loans payable

1,767

17,145

 Repayment of short-term loans payable

(1,596)

(16,789)

 Repayment of long-term loans payable

(3,308)

(4,433)

 Proceeds from issuance of corporate bonds

249,319

-

 Payment for redemption of corporate bonds

-

(30,000)

 Dividends paid to owners of the Parent

(38,244)

(48,975)

 Capital contributions from non-controlling interests

3,803

592

 Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

(7,827)

(8,773)

 Repayments of lease obligations

(5,918)

(11,377)

 Others, net

224

182

 Net cash generated by/(used in) financing activities

198,217

(102,429)

 Effect of exchange rate changes on the balance of cash held

  in foreign currencies

(1,545)

(32,496)

 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

315,894

86,822

 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year

683,802

999,697

 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year

999,697

1,086,519

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  1. Notes regarding Going Concern Assumptions Not applicable.
  2. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 1. Changes in Accounting Policies

(1) Application of IFRS 9: Financial instruments

(i) Financial instruments: Classification and measurement

The Group began classifying equity instruments that previously were classified as "Available-for-sale financial assets" as "Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income" from the beginning of the consolidated fiscal year ended 31 August 2019. The Group has chosen not to apply the full retrospective application of IFRS 9 on the consolidated financial statements for the consolidated fiscal year ended 31 August 2018 in accordance with the transition provisions set out in IFRS 9.

  1. Financial instruments: Impairment
    The Group has changed the recognition of impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost to recognize a loss allowance for expected credit losses on those financial assets.
  2. Financial instruments: Hedge accounting

The Group applies IFRS 9 hedge accounting standards and considers the fulfillment of specific hedge accounting requirements under IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, and IFRS 9 as incremental parts of a consistent hedge accounting policy.

The application of IFRS 9 has no significant impact on the financial position and financial performance of the Group during the year ended 31 August 2019.

(2) Application of IFRS 15: Revenue from contracts with customers

The Group recognizes revenue in accordance with IFRS 15 by applying the following five-step approach:

Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Step 3: Determine the transaction price

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

The Group, as a global clothing retailer, recognizes revenue when it satisfies its performance obligation by transferring the promised goods to the customer. An asset is transferred when the customer obtains control of that asset. In addition, the Group recognizes revenue at the amount of the promised consideration that the customer would pay in accordance with a contract, less the sum of discounts, rebates and refunds or credits.

The application of IFRS 15 has no significant impact on the financial position and financial performance of the Group during the year ended 31 August 2019.

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2. Segment Information

(1) Description of reportable segments

The Group's reportable segments are components for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the Board to make decisions about the allocation of resources and to assess performance.

The Group's main retail clothing business is divided into four reportable operating segments: UNIQLO Japan, UNIQLO International, GU and Global Brands, each of which is used to frame and form the Group's strategy.

The main businesses covered by each reportable segment are as follows:

UNIQLO Japan : UNIQLO clothing business within Japan

UNIQLO International : UNIQLO clothing business outside of Japan

GU : GU brand clothing business in Japan and overseas

Global Brands : Theory, PLST, COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS, PRINCESSE TAM.TAM and J Brand clothing operations

  1. Segment revenue and results Year ended 31 August 2018

(Millions of yen)

Reportable segments

Consolidated

UNIQLO

Others

Adjustments

Statement of

UNIQLO Japan

International

GU

Global Brands

Total

(Note 1)

(Note 2)

Profit or Loss

Revenue

864,778

896,321

211,831

154,464

2,127,395

2,664

-

2,130,060

Operating profit/(losses)

119,040

118,897

11,774

(4,115)

245,596

240

(9,624)

236,212

Segment income/

 (losses) (i.e., profit

 before income taxes)

119,685

119,172

11,572

(4,248)

246,182

250

(3,755)

242,678

Other disclosure:

 Depreciation and

  amortization

9,448

18,693

5,463

3,137

36,744

12

8,298

45,055

 Impairment losses (Note 3)

415

944

268

9,962

11,590

-

785

12,376

(Note 1) "Others" includes the real estate leasing business, etc.

(Note 2) "Adjustments" mainly includes revenue and corporate expenses which are not allocated to individual reportable segments.

(Note 3) For details on Impairment losses, please refer to Note "7. Impairment Losses."

Year ended 31 August 2019

(Millions of yen)

Reportable segments

Consolidated

UNIQLO

Others

Adjustments

Statement of

UNIQLO Japan

International

GU

Global Brands

Total

(Note 1)

(Note 2)

Profit or Loss

Revenue

872,957

1,026,032

238,741

149,939

2,287,671

2,877

-

2,290,548

Operating profit/(losses)

102,474

138,904

28,164

3,685

273,228

122

(15,715)

257,636

Segment income/

 (losses) (i.e., profit

 before income taxes)

101,393

139,624

27,968

3,570

272,557

123

(20,233)

252,447

Other disclosure:

 Depreciation and

  amortization

10,357

19,861

5,432

2,525

38,177

11

10,287

48,476

 Impairment losses (Note 3)

574

1,979

364

302

3,220

-

223

3,444

(Note 1) "Others" includes the real estate leasing business, etc.

(Note 2) "Adjustments" mainly includes revenue and corporate expenses which are not allocated to individual reportable segments.

(Note 3) For details on Impairment losses, please refer to Note "7. Impairment Losses."

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3. Revenue

The Group performs global retail clothing operations through both physical stores and e-commerce channels. The following is a breakdown of total revenue by major regional market operation.

Year ended 31 August 2019

Revenue

Percent of Total

(Millions of yen)

(%)

Japan

872,957

38.1

Greater China

502,565

21.9

Other parts of Asia & Oceania

306,510

13.4

North America & Europe

216,956

9.5

UNIQLO (Note 1)

1,898,990

82.9

GU (Note 2)

238,741

10.4

Global Brands (Note 3)

149,939

6.5

Others (Note 4)

2,877

0.1

Total

2,290,548

100.0

(Note 1) Revenue is classified by nation or region based on customer location.

The designated countries and regions are classified as follows:

Greater China:

Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Other parts of Asia & Oceania:

South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia

North America & Europe:

United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Russia,

Germany, Belgium, Spain,

Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark

(Note 2) Main national and regional market: Japan

(Note 3) Main national and regional markets: North America, Europe, Japan

(Note 4) The "Others" category includes real estate leasing operations.

4. Selling, General and Administrative expenses

The breakdown of selling, general and administrative expenses for each year is as follows:

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 Advertising and promotions

70,310

74,436

 Rental expenses

191,813

197,840

 Depreciation and amortization

45,055

48,476

 Outsourcing

41,005

46,197

 Salaries

285,105

301,456

 Others

164,186

185,987

Total

797,476

854,394

5. Other Income and Other Expenses

The breakdowns of other income and other expenses for each year are as follows:

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Other income

 Others

3,385

4,533

Total

3,385

4,533

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(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Other expenses

 Foreign exchange losses (Note)

1,450

6,020

 Losses on retirement of property, plant and equipment

1,176

650

 Impairment losses

12,376

3,444

 Others

5,241

2,510

Total

20,244

12,626

(Note) Currency adjustments incurred in the course of operating transactions are included in "other expenses".

6. Finance Income and Finance Costs

The breakdowns of finance income and finance costs for each year are as follows:

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Finance income

 Foreign exchange gains (Note)

2,132

-

 Interest income

7,545

12,202

 Others

15

90

Total

9,693

12,293

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Finance costs

 Foreign exchange losses (Note)

-

13,107

 Interest expenses

3,169

4,369

 Others

58

4

Total

3,228

17,481

(Note) Currency adjustments incurred in the course of non-operating transactions are included in "finance income" or "finance costs".

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7. Impairment Losses

During the year ended 31 August 2019, the Group recognized impairment losses on certain store assets and goodwill, etc., due to reductions in profitability of the respective cash-generating units.

The breakdown of impairment losses by asset type is as follows:

(Millions of yen)

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Buildings and structures

2,029

2,375

Furniture and equipment

205

271

Leased assets (Note 1)

99

501

 Subtotal impairment losses on property, plant and equipment

2,335

3,148

Software

174

239

Goodwill

7,792

-

Trademark

(Note 2) 1,657

-

Other intangible assets

415

55

 Subtotal impairment losses on goodwill and other intangible assets

10,039

295

Other current assets (short-term prepayments)

0

-

Other non-current assets (long-term prepayments)

0

0

 Total impairment losses

12,376

3,444

(Note 1) Leased assets include furniture, equipment and carrier.

(Note 2) 1,657 million yen represented impairment losses on trademark of the Helmut Lang brand.

The Group's impairment losses during the year ended 31 August 2019 amounted to 3,444 million yen, compared with 12,376 million yen during the year ended 31 August 2018, and are included in "other expenses" on the consolidated statement of profit or loss.

Year ended 31 August 2018

(1) Property, plant and equipment

Out of total impairment losses amounting to 12,376 million yen, 1,725 million yen represented write downs of the carrying amounts of store assets to the recoverable amounts, mainly due to a reduction in profitability of certain stores, including flagship stores.

The grouping of assets is based on the smallest cash-generating unit that independently generates cash inflow. In principle, each store, including flagship stores, is considered as an individual cash-generating unit and recoverable amounts thereof are calculated based on value in use.

The value in use is calculated based on cash flow projections with estimates and growth rates compiled by management at a discount rate of 7.5%. Theoretically, the projected cash flows cover a five-year period, and do not use a growth rate that exceeds the long-term average market growth rate. The pre-tax discount rate calculation is based on the weighted-average cost of capital.

The main cash-generating units for which impairment losses were recorded are as follows:

Operating segment

Cash-generating unit

Type

UNIQLO Japan

UNIQLO CO., LTD. stores

Buildings and structures

UNIQLO International

UNIQLO EUROPE LTD., etc., stores

Buildings and structures

GU

G.U. CO., LTD., etc., stores

Buildings and structures

Global Brands

COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS S.A.S, etc., stores

Buildings and structures

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(2) Goodwill

Impairment losses related to the COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS business

Out of the total impairment losses amounting to 12,376 million yen, 7,792 million yen represented impairment losses on goodwill of the COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS business. The carrying amounts of goodwill of the cash-generating units related to the COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS business after recognition of the impairment losses were written down to zero yen.

The recoverable amounts from goodwill related to the COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS business were calculated based on fair value less costs of disposal.

Fair value less costs of disposal is determined by taking into account the following two approaches:

The terminal value of the business plus the 3-year discounted cash flow projections were based on plans approved by management. The fair value measurement is calculated based on the post-tax discount rate. The post-tax discount rate is calculated at 13.6% based on the weighted-average cost of capital of the cash-generating units (income approach).

In addition, deviation from the amount of future cash flows or predictions about implementation timing is primarily reflected in the discount rate. Furthermore, the cash flows beyond the 10-year period are extrapolated using a 1% growth rate taking into account the long- term average market growth rate.

Year ended 31 August 2019

(1) Property, plant and equipment

Out of total impairment losses amounting to 3,444 million yen, 3,148 million yen represented write downs of the carrying amounts of store assets to the recoverable amounts, mainly due to a reduction in profitability of certain stores, including flagship stores.

The grouping of assets is based on the smallest cash-generating unit that independently generates cash inflow. In principle, each store, including flagship stores, is considered as an individual cash-generating unit and recoverable amounts thereof are calculated based on value in use.

The value in use is calculated based on cash flow projections with estimates and growth rates compiled by management at a discount rate of 15.9. Theoretically, the projected cash flows cover a five-year period, and do not use a growth rate that exceeds the long-term average market growth rate. The pre-tax discount rate calculation is based on the weighted-average cost of capital.

The main cash-generating units for which impairment losses were recorded are as follows:

Operating segment

Cash-generating unit

Type

UNIQLO Japan

UNIQLO CO., LTD. stores

Buildings and structures

UNIQLO International

UNIQLO EUROPE LTD., etc., stores

Buildings and structures

GU

G.U. CO., LTD., etc., stores

Buildings and structures

Global Brands

COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS S.A.S, etc., stores

Buildings and structures

(2) Goodwill

Not applicable.

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8. Earnings per share

Year ended 31 August 2018

Year ended 31 August 2019

Equity per share attributable to owners

8,458.52

Equity per share attributable to owners

9,196.61

 of the Parent (Yen)

 of the Parent (Yen)

Basic earnings per share for the year (Yen)

1,517.71

Basic earnings per share for the year (Yen)

1,593.20

Diluted earnings per share for the year (Yen)

1,515.23

Diluted earnings per share for the year (Yen)

1,590.55

(Note) The basis for calculation of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the year is as follows:

Year ended

Year ended

31 August 2018

31 August 2019

Basic earnings per share for the year

 Profit attributable to owners of the Parent for the year

154,811

162,578

  (Millions of yen)

 Profit not attributable to common shareholders (Millions of yen)

-

-

 Profit attributable to common shareholders (Millions of yen)

154,811

162,578

 Average number of common stock outstanding during the year

102,002,997

102,045,645

  (Shares)

Diluted earnings per share for the year

 Adjustment to profit (Millions of yen)

-

-

 Increase in number of common stock (Shares)

167,434

169,956

 (Number of share subscription rights included in the increase)

(167,434)

(169,956)

9. Subsequent Events Not applicable.

4. Others

Changes in officers

  1. Change in representative Not applicable.
  2. Other changes in executives scheduled for 28 November 2019

Changes in directors assume approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders for the 58th fiscal term, scheduled to be held on 28 November 2019.

(i) Candidates for reappointment as directors

 Director Tadashi Yanai  (current Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer)  Director Toru Hambayashi  (current Director)

 Director Nobumichi Hattori  (current Director)

 Director Masaaki Shintaku  (current Director)  Director Takashi Nawa  (current Director)  Director Naotake Ohno  (current Director)  Director Takeshi Okazaki  (current Director)  Director Kazumi Yanai  (current Director)  Director Koji Yanai  (current Director)

 Note: Tadashi Yanai is expected to be reappointed Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer after re-election by the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 28 November 2019.

Toru Hambayashi, Nobumichi Hattori, Masaaki Shintaku, Takashi Nawa, and Naotake Ohno are External Directors as stipulated in Article 2-15 of the Companies Act.

  1. Candidate for new appointment as statutory auditor
     Statutory Auditor Masumi Mizusawa

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5. Resumption of Trading

At the request of the Company, trading in its Hong Kong depositary receipts on the Stock Exchange was halted with effect from 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, 10 October 2019 pending the release of this announcement. An application will be made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for resumption of trading in the Hong Kong depositary receipts with effect from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 11 October 2019.

On Behalf of the Board

FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.

Tadashi Yanai

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Japan, 10 October 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Executive Director is Tadashi Yanai, the Non-executive Directors are Takeshi Okazaki, Kazumi Yanai and Koji Yanai, the Independent Non-executive Directors are Toru Hambayashi, Nobumichi Hattori, Masaaki Shintaku, Takashi Nawa and Naotake Ohno.

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