(Fiscal Year 2014 – Start: January 01st, 2014 – Ending: December 31th, 2014)

Ho Chi Minh City, February 25^th, 2015, Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam Limited Liability Company announced the business targets of Japan Bridgestone Corporation of the fiscal year 2014.

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

                                              Chairman of the Board

Contact:                                 Tsuyoshi Yoshimi – Treasurer, General Manager

Telephone:                            +81-3-6836-3100

Stock exchange listings:      Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka

Schedule date of quarterly securities report submission:  February 17^th, 2015

1) Consolidated Results for First Half of Fiscal 2014 (January 1^st, 2014 – December 31^th, 2014)

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

(Reference) Comprehensive Income:           FY 2014                                 ¥343,697 million [(28.4%)]

                                                                FY 2013                                 ¥480,288 million [73.4%]

2) Consolidated Financial Position 

(Reference) Total equity                                   FY 2014              ¥ 2,075,685 million

                                                                       FY 2013                  ¥ 1,805,285 million

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

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

(Changes from the latest forecasts released: No)

Outstanding number of shares (common stock)

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

December 31^th, 2014                                                        813,102,321 shares

December 31^th, 2013                                                        813,102,321 shares

            2) Number of shares of treasury stock at period end

December 31^th, 2014                                                        29,965,086 shares

December 31^th, 2013                                                        30,115,568 shares

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

December 31^th, 2014                                                        783,111,356 shares

December 31^th, 2013                                                        782,860,668 shares

(Financial Statement will be updated every quarter & year 2014).

About Bridgestone Corporation:

Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. In addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are sold in over 150 nation and territories around the world.