Maruha Nichiro : Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the 3rd quarter of Fiscal 2016

Summary of Consolidated Financial Results For the Third Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2017 (Based on Japanese GAAP)

Company name: Maruha Nichiro Corporation

Stock exchange listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section

February 6, 2017

Stock code: 1333 URL http://www.maruha-nichiro.co.jp/english/ Representative:

Title: President

Name: Shigeru Ito

Inquiries: Toru Sakamoto

General Manager of Investor Relations & Public Relations Department

Phone: [phone]

Scheduled date for fling the quarterly report: February 13, 2017 Scheduled date for Commencement of Dividend Payments: -

Preparation of Explanatory Materials for Financial Results: Yes Information Meetings Arranged Related to Financial Results: No

(Yen in millions, rounded down)

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2017 (April 1, 2016- December 31, 2016)
2. Consolidated Result of Operations (cumulative)

   (% figures denote year-on-year change)

   Net Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Profit attributable to owners of parent
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2017	Millions of yen	％	Millions of yen	％	Millions of yen	％	Millions of yen	％
   	675,379	-1.1	25,474	70.4	26,326	63.5	16,671	84.3
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ended March, 2016	683,013	2.3	14,952	52.9	16,106	32.7	9,048	3.1

   (Note) Comprehensive Income: Third Quarter of the year ending March, 2017 ¥12,678million (60.9 %)

   Third Quarter of the Year ended March, 2016 ¥ 7,880million (-46.5%)

   Profit per Share	Diluted Profit Per Share
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2017 3rd Quarter of the Year Ended March, 2016	Yen 316.73 171.90	Yen - -

3. Consolidated Financial Position

   Total Assets	Net Assets	Equity Ratio
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2017	Millions of yen	Millions of yen	％
   	531,461	115,589	18.0
   Year Ended March, 2016	485,973	105,666	17.5

   (Reference) Shareholders' Equity: ¥95,744 million (Third Quarter of the Year Ending March,2017),

   ¥85,197million (Year Ended March, 2016)

4. Dividends

   Annual Dividends per Share
   1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	Year End	Total
   Year Ended March, 2016 Year Ending March, 2017	Yen - -	Yen -	Yen -	Yen 30.00	Yen 30.00
   Year Ending March, 2017 (Estimate)	30.00	30.00

   (Note) Revisions of dividend projections in the current quarter : yes / No

5. Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2017 (April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017)

6. (% figures denote change from the same period in the previous year)

   Net Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Profit attributable to owners of parent		Profit per Share
   Full year	Millions of yen 870,000	％ -1.7	Millions of yen 26,000	％ 53.2	Millions of yen 27,000	％ 57.7	Millions of yen 14,000	％ 241.7	Yen 265.97

   (Note) Revisions of the forecast in the current quarter : yes / No

   • Note

   • Major changes among subsidiaries during period under review : yes / No

   • Application of concise accounts procedures specific to the preparation of quarterly

     Consolidated financial statements

     : yes /No

   • Changes in accounting principles, changes in accounting estimates, and retrospective restatements

   • Changes due to revisions in accounting standards, etc. : yes / No

   • Changes other than (i) : yes / No

   • Changes in accounting estimates : yes / No

   • Retrospective restatements : yes / No

     Third Quarter of Fiscal 2016	52,656,910	Fiscal 2015	52,656,910
     Third Quarter of Fiscal 2016	21,372	Fiscal 2015	17,463
     Third Quarter of Fiscal 2016	52,637,729	Third Quarter of Fiscal 2015	52,641,742

   • Number of shares issued (common shares)

   • Number of shares issued at the end of the period (including treasury stock)

   • Number of treasury stock at the end of the period

   • Average number of shares issued during the term

   • Status of Performance of Quarterly Review Procedures

     At the time of this document's release, the quarterly review procedures under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act had not been completed.

   • Explanation of the appropriate use of business forecasts and other remarks

   Business forecasts contained in this report are based on information available to the Company and on a certain assumption the Company considers reasonable on the date of this report's announcement, and it does not constitute the Company's intention to promise the accomplishment of the forecasts. Due to unforeseen circumstances, however, actual results may differ significantly from such forecasts due to various risks and uncertainties which include, but are not limited to, global economic environment, intensified sales competition, fluctuations in exchange rate and interest rate, etc.

   (How to obtain the explanatory materials for financial results)

   The explanatory material for financial results is available on the Company's website from Monday, February 6, 2017.

   This document is an excerpt translation of the original Japanese Document and is only for reference purpose. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the original Japanese document, the latter shall prevail.