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Financial Presentation (First Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2015)

FIELDS CORPORATION (August 1, 2014)

1st quarter (4. 2014 – 6. 2014)

The Greatest Leisure for All People JASDAQ Standard 2767


1. Summary of Results for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2015 (Consolidated) P.02

2. Key IP Initiatives P.06

2. (Reference) Pachinko and Pachislot Field P.10

3. Future IP Developments P.13

Index


Summary of Results for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2015 (Consolidated) 1


Consolidated P/L

Year ended March 31, 2014 Year ending March 31, 2015

Q1 Full-Year Q1 YoY Full-Year Forecast

Net sales 5.74 114.90 7.45 +29.8% 100.00

Gross profit margin 2.02 33.81 2.79 +37.6% -

SG&A expenses 5.85 24.02 5.30 (9.5) % -

Operating income (3.82) 9.79 (2.50) - 5.00

Ordinary income (3.75) 9.76 (2.25) - 5.00

Net income (2.29) 5.37 (1.50) - 2.50

PS sales P: Pachinko S: Pachislot

P 12,000 162,000 38,000 +26,000

S 5,000 230,000 5,000 (0)

(Unit: Billion yen)

1. Summary of Results for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2015 (Consolidated)

Change year-over-year: Listed titles unchanged, increase in number of listed pachinko machines (up 26,000 year-over-year)

Compared to forecasts: Progress generally in line with forecasts


Consolidated B/S 1. Summary of Results for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2015 (Consolidated)

Down 31.38 billion yen since the end of the previous fiscal year due to a decrease in notes and accounts receivable—trade and notes and accounts payable—trade

At March 31 2014

At June 30 2014

Increase / Decrease Main factors for increase/decrease

Current assets 66.92 35.92 (31.00) Decrease in notes and accounts receivable — trade

Tangible fixed assets 12.10 12.37 +0.27 Increase by purchase of land for building new branch offices

Intangible fixed assets 4.36 4.36 +0.00 Investments and other assets 21.47 20.81 (0.66) Decrease in investment securities

Total assets 104.86 73.48 (31.38)

Current liabilities 41.73 13.02 (28.70) Decrease in notes and accounts payable — trade and decrease in accrued income taxes

Fixed liabilities 4.38 4.16 (0.22) Decrease in net defined benefit liability

Net assets 58.75 56.29 (2.45) Decrease in retained earnings

Total liabilities and net assets 104.86 73.48 (31.38)

(Unit: Billion yen)


Consolidated Cash Flows 1. Summary of Results for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2015 (Consolidated)

3.2014 Q1

3.2015 Q1 Analysis of main factors

Operating cash flows (9.35) (8.93) Loss before income taxes and minority interests Decrease in notes and accounts receivable — trade Decrease in notes and accounts payable — trade Income taxes paid

(2.26) 23.51

(25.92) (1.92)

Investing cash flows (1.09) (0.54) Expenditures for purchase of intangible fixed assets Expenditures for purchase of tangible fixed assets Proceed from payment of loans

(0.46) (0.25)

0.55

Financial cash flows (1.24) (1.17) Dividends payments Repayment of short-term borrowings

(0.79) (0.32)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

23.30 29.58

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

11.61 18.93

(Unit: Billion yen)

Cash and cash equivalents decreased 10.65 billion yen over the end of the previous fiscal period due to net loss, income taxes paid and other for the quarter


2 Key IP Initiatives


IP Main initiatives Remarks

Created

“HERO’S” IP 5 new works published

9 works published as comic books

Screen version

“HERO’S” IP

MJP Rebroadcasts begun July 2014 –

Sailor Zombie TV drama of “HERO’S Monthly” broadcast in conjunction with an arcade game April 2014 –

Other 5 works to be brought to the screen

Ultraman series Start of broadcast of “Ultraman Ginga S” July 2014 –

Tsuburaya IP Cross-media development underway, including screen versions

Other Planning and production of “Appleseed Alpha” July 2014 – (release in North America)

Merchandising

AKB48 Release of “AKB48MusicGame” May 2014 – (cumulative total of 1 million DL)

Other Acquisition of licensing agent rights for “Uglydoll” July 2014

Key IP Initiatives 2. Key IP Initiatives

Promote cultivating and commercialization of IP acquired, owned and created


Topics (1): SOUL ReVIVER 2. Key IP Initiatives

Start of Hollywood project to make a live action film from “SOUL ReVIVER,” which runs in “HERO’S Monthly”

■Overview of live action film project Fields, All Nippon Entertainment Works, Inc. (ANEW) and Bedford

Falls Productions have begun joint script development with the aim of producing a live action film.

ANEW, which is promoting the Hollywood expansion of Japanese content, provides support for this joint script planning and development from the perspective of both the Japan and US sides.

■ Script • Collaboration by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick

* SOUL ReVIVER A fantasy action comic with writing, configuration and character design by Tohru Fujisawa, original author of “GTO,” and drawing by Manabu Akishige.

* All Nippon Entertainment Works, Inc. (ANEW) A company that was established with the aim of working cooperatively with holders of Japanese content and Hollywood studios and global film companies and jointly producing entertainment targeting a global market.

* Bedford Falls Productions A Hollywood film production company run by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick and known for the films “The Last Samurai” and “Blood Diamond”.

©ヒーローズ


■ Links between comics, film and games

Sailor Zombie

Pop horror works for young people Cross-media development

beginning in April 2014 in “HERO'S Monthly” and as a TV drama and an arcade game

Appleseed Alpha • SF action adventure movie • Planning and production in

cooperation with US Sony Pictures • Film released in North America in

July 2014

Ultraman Ginga S

• Second new TV series, following Ultraman Ginga

• Broadcast from July 2014 every Tuesday at 6:00 pm on TV Tokyo network 6 channels as part of “New Ultraman Retsuden”.

• Goods also being developed by BANDAI Co., Ltd.

Uglydoll • Character marketed in 23 countries

around the world and particularly popular in the US.

• Won the Specialty “Toy of the Year” award in 2006 that is prestigious in the US toy industry

• Merchandising rights obtained for Japan in July 2014

©「セーラーゾンビ」製作委員会 ©円谷プロ ©フィールズ／TM and ©2014, Pretty Ugly, LLC. All Rights Reserved. David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. All Rights Reserved. ©S.M/CR,LPEI/SPWA

Topics (2): New IP developments 2. Key IP Initiatives

■ Planning and production of animation

■ Ongoing expansion with TV/film as starting point

■ Development of new character goods


(Reference) Pachinko and Pachislot Field


72.9 51.0 51.1

69.0 63.1

67.1 66.7

57.4

45.0

266.5

226.1

51.1

0

100

200

300

3. 2013 3. 2014 3. 2015

Jan. - Mar. Oct. - Dec.Jul. - Sep. Apr. - Jun.

(10 thousand machines )

Number of machines sold


Conditions in pachinko market Although no new titles in major series were released, units sold were in line with the previous year

42 35 50

54 35

39

44

51

42

186

156

50

0

50

100

150

200

3. 2013 3. 2014 3. 2015

Jan. - Mar. Oct. - Dec.Jul. - Sep. Apr. - Jun.

Number of titles sold

(Titles)


37.2 35.0 31.6

28.7 32.8

42.4 37.5

30.4 35.3

138.9 140.7

31.6

0

60

120

180

3. 2013 3. 2014 3. 2015

Jan. - Mar. Oct. - Dec.Jul. - Sep. Apr. - Jun.(10 thousand machines )

Number of machines sold

Conditions in pachislot market

Sales centered on machines that were part of series. Total units sold decreased 9.7% year-over-year

23 20 22

26 27

19 23

29 22

97 92

22

0

40

80

120

3. 2013 3. 2014 3. 2015

Jan. - Mar. Oct. - Dec.

Jul. - Sep. Apr. - Jun.

Number of titles sold

(Titles)



3 Future IP Developments


Key IP Development – 3. 2012 3. 2013 3. 2014

3. 2015 3. 2016 3. 2017

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Fields IP

HER

O’S IP

MJP

Film

MD

HERO’S IP (5 works to be brought to the screen)

Film

MD

Tsuburaya IP

Ultraman series

Film

MD

Tsuburaya IP (other than Ultraman series)

Film

MD

Collaboration

IP

Collaboration with other company ( 2 works to be brought to the screen)

Film

MD

* MD: Merchandising SNG: Social Game PS: Pachinko/Pachislot

Planning

3. Future IP Developments

Image of future IP developments ―Fields IP Film Game Shop, toy, etc. PS

Visual planning

SNG (Shooting)

Figure, etc. PS

Visual planning Script

development

TV animation/Movie

(4 works)

SNG SNG

Toy Toy Console game

Movie (Saga) Movie

SNG (Ulttra Univers)

Toy (related to Ginga)

Toy (related to Ginga S)

PS (Seven)

PS (Taro)

PS (Taro /Wars) PS PS

Animation (2 works)

SNG

Arcade game (ULTRA MONSTERS RUSH)

Pub (KAIJU SAKABA)

Figure

TV/Movie (Ginga)

TV (Ginga S)

SNG (Kaiju Quest)

Live action film

TV/movie (ULTRA MONSTERS RUSH)

TV animation (rebroadcast) TV animation

TV animation (2 works) TV animation Visual

planning

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Image of future IP developments ― Other Company’s IP

3. Future IP Developments

Planning Film Game Shop, toy, etc. PS

* MD: Merchandising SNG: Social Game PS: Pachinko/Pachislot

Key IP Development – 3. 2012 3. 2013 3. 2014

3. 2015 3. 2016 3. 2017

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Other C

ompany’s IP

AKB48

Film

MD

Appleseed Alpha

Film

MD

BERSERK

Film

MD

Others

Film

MD

Visual planning

Cafe＆Shop (Namba)

Cafe＆Shop (Harajuku/Akihabara/

Fukuoka)

SNG (Stage Fighter)

SNG (AKB0048)

SNG (AKB48's Ambition)

SNG (AKB48MusicGame)

Arcade game (Sailor Zombie)

Visual planning

Visual planning

SNG

Movie (North America)

Figure

SNG (BERSERK)

PS PS

Merchandising rights

(Uglydoll)

PS

TV animation (HAMATORA)

TV animation (HAMATORA)

TV animation (KILL la KILL)

TV animation (Akame ga KILL!)

TV drama/animation TV animation

SNG SNG

PS

TV animation (AKB0048)

Movie (BERSERKⅠ)

Movie (BERSERKⅡ/Ⅲ)

Movie

TV drama (Sailor Zombie) Web drama

SNG


The plans, strategies and estimates of the Company indicated in these documents, other than actual results and established facts, include potential risks and uncertainties and cannot be guaranteed. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the economic environment of the pachinko/pachislot market in which the Company mainly operates, market competition and the products handled by the Company.

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