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KIRIN BREWERY COMPANY, LIMITED August 10, 2004
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2004 (UNAUDITED)

 
(English Translation)
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2004

 
KIRIN BREWERY COMPANY, LIMITED
10-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (URL http://www.kirin.co.jp/english/)
  Code No.: 2503
  Shares Listed: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo
  Representative: Mr. Koichiro Aramaki, President
  For further information, please contact: Mr. Hideo Mori, General Manager,
     Communications Dept.
     Telephone: 81- 3- 5540- 3450 from overseas
  Date of the Board of Directors' Meeting for the semi-annual operation results: August 10, 2004
Whether US GAAP is applied: None

1. Business results and financial positions for the first half of the current fiscal year
  (January 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004) [Unit: Japanese yen (¥) ]
(1) Results of operations:
(Fractions less than ¥1 million have been omitted.)
  Sales
(¥ millions)
Percentage change
(%)
Operating income
(¥ millions)
Percentage change
(%)
Ordinary income
(¥ millions)
Percentage change
(%)
6 months ended June 30, 2004 759,449 3.6 44,871 19.4 42,420 8.7
6 months ended June 30, 2003 732,812 0.7 37,576 11.2 39,015 29.0
Year ended December 31, 2003 1,597,509   101,555   94,676  

  Net income
(¥ millions)
Percentage change
(%)
Net income per share primary
(¥)
Net income per share diluted
(¥)
6 months ended June 30, 2004 14,227 2.1 14.73 -
6 months ended June 30, 2003 13,931 35.0 14.42 -
Year ended December 31, 2003 32,395   33.27 -
Notes : (1) Equity in earnings of affiliates:
      June 30, 2004 ¥ 653 million  
      June 30, 2003 ¥ 2,479 million  
      December 31, 2003 ¥(2,189) million  
  (2) Average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period(Consolidated):
      June 30, 2004 966,033,979 shares  
      June 30, 2003 966,404,828 shares  
      December 31, 2003 966,305,073 shares  
  (3) Change in accounting policies: None
  (4) Percentage change means the ratio of increase or decrease in each item of business results for the 6 months ended June 30, 2004 to those for the 6 months ended June 30, 2003.

(2) Financial positions:
  Total assets
(¥ millions)
Shareholders' equity
(¥ millions)
Ratio of shareholders' equity to total assets
(%)
Shareholders' equity per share
(¥)
June 30, 2004 1,756,290 832,102 47.4 861.34
June 30, 2003 1,712,634 780,951 45.6 808.16
December 31, 2003 1,787,867 803,882 45.0 831.84
Notes : Number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding (Consolidated):
    June 30, 2004 966,052,951 shares  
    June 30, 2003 966,337,168 shares  
    December 31, 2003 966,091,780 shares  

(3) Cash flows:
  Cash flows
from operating activities
(¥ millions)
Cash flows
from investing activities
(¥ millions)
Cash flows
from financing activities
(¥ millions)
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period
(¥ millions)
6 months ended June 30, 2004 23,102 (26,057) (19,955) 106,866
6 months ended June 30, 2003 23,528 (35,737) (19,271) 74,136
Year ended December 31, 2003 118,430 (62,867) (30,018) 129,978

(4)Scope of consolidation and application of equity method :
  Consolidated subsidiaries: 311 companies
  Subsidiaries applied by the equity method: -
  Affiliates applied by the equity method: 14 companies

(5)Changes in scope of consolidation and application of equity method :
  Consolidation: Increase 5 companies,   Decrease 3 companies
  Equity method: Increase 1 company,   Decrease 2 companies
2. Forecast of business results for the current fiscal year (January 1, 2004-December 31, 2004)
  Sales
(¥ millions)
Ordinary income
(¥ millions)
Net income
(¥ millions)
Year ending December 31, 2004 1,680,000 102,000 43,000
Notes : Forecasted net income per share ¥ 44.25:
  Forecasted operating income ¥ 106,000 million
Refer to Page 10 for the assumptions and other matters related to the above forecast.

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