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Ho Chi Minh City, August 12th, 2015, Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam Limited Liability Company announced the business targets of Japan Bridgestone Corporation for the first half of the fiscal year 2015.

Representative: Mr. Masaaki Tsuya – CEO and Representative Board Member Concurrently Chairman of the Board .

Contact: Naoki Hishinuma – Treasurer, General Manager.

Telephone: +81-3-6836-3100

Stock exchange listings: Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka

Schedule date of quarterly securities report submission: August 7th, 2015

1) Consolidated Results for First Half of Fiscal 2015 (January 1st, 2015 – June 30th, 2015)

(Percentage figures represent changes from the same period of previous year)

(Reference) Comprehensive Income:

Six months ended June 30th, 2015         ¥160,793 million [(109.7%)]

Six months ended June 30th, 2014        ¥76,663 million [69.2%]

2)Consolidated Financial Position

(Reference) Total equity:

As of June 30th, 2015                 ¥ 2,166,182 million

As of December 31st, 2014         ¥ 2,075,685 million

3) Consolidated Projected Results for Fiscal 2015 (January 1st, 2015 – December 31st, 2015)

(Percentage figures represent changes from the same period of previous year)

(Changes from the latest forecasts released: Yes)

Outstanding number of shares (common stock)

1) Outstanding number of shares at period end (including treasury stock):

June 30, 2015: 813,102,321 shares

December 31, 2014: 813,102,321 shares

2) Number of shares of treasury stock at period end

June 30, 2015 29,883,587 shares

December 31, 2014: 29,965,086 shares

3) Average outstanding numbers of shares (during the fiscal year)

First Half ended June 30, 2015: 783,189,443 shares

First Half ended June 30, 2014: 783,090,292 shares

(Financial Statement will be updated every quarter & year 2015).

About Bridgestone Corporation

Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam is a company belonging to Bridgestone Corporation Japan, the world’s biggest rubber and tire producing company. Products from Bridgestone have been purchased in more than 150 nations and regions all over the world.