Corrections (February 17, 2016 23:50 Tokyo time)

Corrections (February 17, 2016 23:50 Tokyotime)

2016/02/17

Bridgestone Corporation corrects the followings in the Consolidated Financial Statement for FY2015 and Financial Results Review Meeting for FY 2015 (Presentation slides) dated February 17, 2016. Details are provided and indicated by the underline as below.

Consolidated Financial Statement for FY2015

In (2) Analysis of Financial Position on page 5, in (Cash flows from operating activities), in the fourth line in the paragraph, "These contributors offset a decrease in income taxes paid of ¥126.8 billion, compared with ¥128.0 billion during the prior year." was corrected to "These contributors offset income taxes paid of ¥126.8 billion, compared with ¥128.0 billion during the prior year."
In 2. BRIDGESTONE Group's Major Subsidiaries and Business Relation Flowchart on page 7, the note in the bottom of the page; "*Merger of 2 diversified products sales companies BRIDGESTONE DIVERSIFIED PRODCUTS EAST CO., LTD. has merged with BRIDGESTONE DIVERSIFIED PRODCUTS WEST CO., LTD. and was renamed BRIDGESTONE DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS JAPAN CO., LTD. on January 1, 2016." was removed.
In 3. Management Policies on page 8, the date on the last line of the page was corrected to Oct. 14, 2015 from Oct. 24, 2015.
In (4) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows on page 16, the figure of Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiaries in the Current Year column was corrected to 43,505 from (43,505). The figure indicates loss, not gain.

Financial Review Meeting for FY 2015 (Presentation slides)

In Contents on page 2, the year of 2. Consolidated Projections for Fiscal 2015 was corrected to Fiscal 2016.
In B/S and C/F Highlights for Fiscal 2015 on page 8, the figure of Cash Flow by Operating Activities in the FY 2015 column was corrected to 553.9 from 533.9.

Date: February 17, 2016 23:50 Japan Standard Time

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Bridgestone Corporation (BSJ), headquartered in Tokyo, is the world's largest tire and rubber company. In addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.