February 3, 2022

Mitsubishi Corporation

Results for the Nine Months Ended December 2021

February 3, 2022

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(Forward-Looking Statements)

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(Notes Regarding These Presentation Materials)

- Consolidated net income in this presentation shows the amount of net income attributable to owners of the Parent, excluding non-controlling interests.

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Results for the Nine Months Ended December 2021

Nine months ended

Nine months ended

Fluctuation

Revisedforecast for

Progress

the year ending

December 2020

December 2021

(Billion Yen)

March 2022

Consolidated

169.1

644.8

+475.7

820.0

79%

Net Income

Business-related sector

127.9

398.7

+270.8

491.2

81%

Market-related sector*

33.5

247.6

+214.1

347.8

71%

  • Market-relatedsector includes North American shale gas and E&P in Natural Gas segment, Mineral Resources business except for trading and business incubation in
    Mineral Resources segment, and Ships (commercial vessels) in Industrial Infrastructure segment.

Year-over-year fluctuation

Earnings increased 475.7 billion yen year-over-year.

  • In contrast to the previous period, where the negative impact of COVID-19 had a strong impact on earnings, for the nine months ended December 2021, the business environment improved in a wide range of business areas and resource prices increased, as well.
  • Many businesses, such as Automotive, Salmon farming and Steel, as well as both the Mineral Resources and Natural Gas segments, took advantage of this opportunity, leading to a strong result with earnings for the first nine months already exceeding the full-year record high.

(Billion Yen)

Mineral Resources:

+180.3

644.8

Earnings forecast for the year and shareholder returns

Forecast further revised upward to a record high of 820.0 billion yen.

  • Considering resource prices as well as stronger-than-expected progress in the Salmon farming, Automotive and many other businesses, the forecast has been further revised upward by 80.0 billion yen from the forecast released in
    November.
  • 7 of the 10 segments forecast record high earnings.*

Additional shareholder returns are being considered and will be decided by the earnings release for the full year ending March 2022.

  • Additional shareholder returns, including options such as share repurchases, are being considered together with capital and shareholder return policy in the next midterm corporate strategy and will be announced at the release of the financial results for the full year ending March 2022.

Natural Gas:

+64.6

Other:

+127.4

+441.4

(Salmon farming, Steel businesses)

169.1 +34.3

Nine months

Fluctuation of

Increases in

Nine months

ended December

one-off

operating income

ended December

2020

gains/losses

2021

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(Billion Yen)

Mineral Resources Earnings Forecast

Except Mineral

740.0

820.0

Resources

340.0 +16.0 356.0

400.0 +64.0 464.0

ReleasedRevised

Nov. 5

Segments expecting a record high*

Mineral Resources:

356.0

Natural Gas:

102.0

  • Automotive & Mobility: 100.0

Food Industry:

79.0

Petroleum

Chemicals Solution:

39.0

Industrial Materials:

38.0

  • Urban Development: 36.0

*Since the year ended Mar. 2019, when disclosure under the present segments started.

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Year-over-Year Segment Net Income

Consolidated Net Income: Nine months ended December 2020 (FY20 3Q): 169.1

(Billion Yen)

Nine months ended December 2021 (FY21 3Q): 644.8

[YoY +475.7]

FY20

16.6

Natural Gas

3Q

Increased dividend income in the

LNG-related business and increased

FY21

85.1

[+68.5]

earnings in the LNG-related business and

3Q

North American shale gas business.

FY20

3Q

FY21

3Q

(8.7)

Automotive & Mobility

Increased earnings reflecting the one-off

losses at Mitsubishi Motors in the

85.8

[+94.5]

previous year, as well as increased

earnings from Mitsubishi Motors and the

Asian automotive business.

FY20

1.2

3Q

FY21

31.9 [+30.7]

3Q

FY20

22.4

3Q

FY21

37.0 [+14.6]

3Q

FY20

54.8

3Q

FY21

3Q248.0

[+193.2]

  • Industrial Materials

Increased earnings in the

Steel business and the North American plastic building materials business.

  • Petroleum & Chemicals Solution

Increased earnings in the LPG-related business and the Petrochemicals business.

  • Mineral Resources

Increased market prices in the Australian metallurgical coal business, increased dividend income in the Copper business and increased earnings in the Iron ore business.

FY20

32.3

3Q

FY21

71.3 [+39.0]

3Q

FY20

14.9

3Q

FY21

27.5 [+12.6]

3Q

FY20 (0.4)

3Q

FY21

3Q 4.0 [+4.4]

  • Food Industry

Improved earnings in the Salmon farming business.

  • Consumer Industry

Increased earnings in the Convenience store business and the Tire-related business.

  • Power Solution

Improved earnings in the Overseas power business.

FY20

17.4

3Q

FY21

25.4 [+8.0]

3Q

  • Industrial Infrastructure

Increased gains on sales of vessels in the Commercial vessels business and increased earnings reflecting the one-off losses in the previous year.

FY20

10.9

3Q

FY21

30.3 [+19.4]

3Q

  • Urban Development

Increased fund evaluation profit and disposal gains of assets in the Real estate development business, despite

impairment losses on the sale of an

aircraft leasing company.

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Cash Flows

Nine months ended

Nine months ended

December 2020

December 2021

Operating

847.9

cash flows 848.2

622.4

446.9

Investing

cash flows

Underlying

(180.4)

operating

(314.9)

cash flows

(after repayments

of lease liabilities)*1

Adjusted free cash flows*2

+132.0+667.8

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Breakdown of cash flows

(Billion Yen)

Underlying

Investing cash flows

operating

Adjusted free

cash flows

New/Sustaining

Sales and

Net

cash flows

(after repayments

Investments

Collection

of lease liabilities)

Year ended

672.1

(1,051.4)

550.7

(500.7)

171.4

Ref.

March 2020

Year ended

625.2

(803.4)

446.1

(357.3)

267.9

March 2021

Nine months

848.2

(180.4)

667.8

ended December

(533.5)

353.1

2021

Main items included in Investing CF for the nine months ended December 2021

New/Sustaining Investments

Sales and Collection

Copper business (Mineral Resources)

Australian metallurgical coal business

(Mineral Resources)

North American real estate business

LNG-related business (Natural Gas)

(Urban Development)

European integrated energy business

North American shale gas business (Natural Gas)

(Power Solution)

Aircraft leasing business (Urban Development)

Convenience store business (Consumer Industry)

North American real estate business

(Urban Development)

Asian real estate business (Urban Development)

*1 Underlying operating cash flows (after repayments of lease liabilities)

Operating cash flows excluding changes in working capitals

(=Net income (including non-controlling interests) - DD&A - profits and losses related to investing activities - equity in earnings of affiliated companies not recovered through dividends

  • allowance for bad debt etc. - deferred tax) whilst including repayments of lease liabilities

*2 Adjusted free cash flows

Total of Underlying operating cash flows (after repayments of lease liabilities) and Investing cash flows

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Segment Forecasts for the Year Ending March 2022

Consolidated Net Income: Forecast released on November 5:

740.0

(Billion Yen)

Revised forecast:

820.0

[+80.0]

Rlsd. on 11/5

92.0

Natural Gas

Increased earnings and transaction profits

in the LNG-related business.

Rlsd.

88.0

Automotive & Mobility

on 11/5

Increased earnings in the Asian

automotive business.

Revised

Rlsd. on 11/5

Revised

Rlsd. on 11/5

102.0

[+10.0]

33.0

38.0 [+5.0]

34.0

  • Industrial Materials

Increased earnings in the North American plastic building materials business.

  • Petroleum & Chemicals Solution

Revised

100.0

[+12.0]

Rlsd.

60.0

Food Industry

on 11/5

Increased earnings in the

Salmon farming business.

Revised

79.0 [+19.0]

Rlsd.

19.0

Consumer Industry

on 11/5

-

Revised

Rlsd. on 11/5

Revised

Rlsd. on 11/5

Revised

Increased transaction profits in the

39.0[+5.0]

Petrochemicals business.

  • Mineral Resources

340.0 Increased dividend income in the Copper

business and earnings in the Iron ore

356.0 business, despite a decrease in transaction volumes offsetting increased market prices in

[+16.0] the Australian metallurgical coal business.

20.0

Industrial Infrastructure

Increased earnings in the Commercial vessels

business.

27.0 [+7.0]

Revised

19.0 [-]

Rlsd.

43.0

Power Solution

on 11/5

-

Revised

43.0 [-]

Rlsd.

36.0

Urban Development

on 11/5

-

Revised

36.0 [-]

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