The financial forecast announced on August 8, 2008 has been revised based on recent business trend as follows.

Consolidated financial forecast revision for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009

(April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009)

	Net sales (Millions of yen)	Operating income (Millions of yen)	Ordinary income (Millions of yen)	Net income (Millions of yen)	Net income per share (yen)
Previous forecast(A)	630,000	51,000	55,000	33,000	184.43
Revised forecast(B)	540,000	12,000	16,500	8,000	44.71
Change(B-A)	△90,000	△39,000	△38,500	△25,000	-
Change ratio(%)	△14.3	△76.5	△70.0	△75.8	-
Results for the year ended March 31, 2008	906,091	168,498	172,713	106,271	594.01

Reason for revision

Accompanying the deterioration of supply-demand balance for DRAM and flash memory, the restraints on capital investment by semiconductor manufacturers has exceeded expectations. Given these circumstances, we have revised downward the forecast of consolidated financial results for the fiscal year announced on August 8, 2008, as follows, due to the fact that sales in the main semiconductor production equipment segment are expected to be lower than the previous projection.



Note: The content of the financial forecast as described in this financial statement is based on certain reasonable assumptions, drawing on the information currently available such as the economic situation in Japan and throughout the world and other variable factors that have impact on the financial results of the Company.

These assumptions may be influenced by market conditions, competitive conditions, the introduction of new products and their success or failure, the global condition of the semiconductor industry and other uncertainties. Therefore, actual sales and profit may differ significantly from the forecasts.