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Konami Corporation 11 November 2003 November 11, 2003 KONAMI CORPORATION 2-4-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Kagemasa Kozuki Representative Director and CEO Ticker 9766 at TSE1 Contact: Toshiro Tateno Director and Executive Corporate Officer Corporation Planning Division Tel: +81-3-5220-0374 Forecast for Consolidated Result for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2003 We hereby announce our forecast for consolidated result in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the six months ended September 30, 2003. The home video game software title and card game of the Yu-Gi-Oh! made solid sales in the U.S. into the second consecutive year and experienced growth in sales and popularity in Europe. In the Japanese market, a soccer video game software, WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 7, achieved sales of one million copies. As for arcade video games, especially, e-AMUSEMENT products, which allow players to compete with other player, generated favorable sales as well. Moreover, video slot machines had favorable sales in the U.S. by diversifying its product line- up. As a result, our consolidated result for the six months ended September 30, 2003 are expected to be as shown below. (Millions of yen) Six months ended September 30, 2003 Net revenues Operating income Income before income taxes Net income 130,000 21,700 22,400 10,900 (Millions of yen) Six months ended September 30, 2002 Net revenues Operating income Income before income taxes Net income 113,195 10,165 10,150 4,368 Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements: Statements made in this document with respect to our current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, including the above forecasts, are forward-looking statements about our future performance. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of information currently available to it and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. A number of important factors could cause actual results to be materially different from and worse than those discussed in forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in economic conditions affecting our operations; (ii) fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar and the Euro; (iii) our ability to continue to win acceptance of our products, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by the continuous introduction of new products, rapid developments in technology and subjective and changing consumer preferences; (iv) our ability to successfully expand internationally with a focus on our video game software business, card game business and gaming machine business; (v) our ability to successfully expand the scope of our business and broaden our customer base through our exercise entertainment business; (vi) regulatory developments and changes and our ability to respond and adapt to those changes; (vii) our expectations with regard to further acquisitions and the integration of any companies we may acquire; and (viii) the outcome of contingencies. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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