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July 26, 2010

Kirin Revises Non-consolidated Earnings Forecasts for the Interim Period of Fiscal Year 2010

Tokyo, July 26, 2010—Kirin Holdings Company, Limited ("Kirin") has revised its non-consolidated earnings results forecast for the interim period of fiscal year 2010, (previously announced on February 10, 2010) in consideration of its recent business performance and other factors, as follows:


1. Revision of Non-consolidated Earnings Forecasts for the Interim Period of Fiscal Year 2010
(January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010)

Non-consolidated
Unit: million Japanese yen
  Sales Operating
income
Ordinary
income
Net income Net income per share
(Yen)
Previously announced forecast (A) 50,000 34,000 33,000 28,000 ¥29.37
New forecast (B) 43,000 29,000 24,000 26,000 ¥27.28
Change (B−A) -7,000 -5,000 -9,000 -2,000
Change (%) -14.0 -14.7 -27.3 -7.1

2. Reasons for the revision

The revision is due to smaller dividend income from affiliates than initially forecast.
Note, however, that as the current non-consolidated earnings revision is due mainly to revision of dividends from affiliates, there will be little impact on the consolidated forecasts.
There is no change to the non-consolidate forecast for the fiscal year 2010(previously announced on February 10, 2010).