ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS AND BUSINESS REVIEW<br />
Cash and cash equivalents<br />
Non-consolidated cash flows for the parent holding company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, can be summarized as follows:<br />
(In millions) JPY EUR<br />
Fiscal year ended March 31 2009 2008 2009 2008<br />
Net cash used in operating activities (7,015) (1,691) (53.5) (12.9)<br />
Net cash from (used in) investing activities 17,599 (21,299) 134.2 (162.4)<br />
Net cash used in financing activities (392) (2,329) (3.0) (17.8)<br />
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 10,192 (25,319) 77.7 (193.0)<br />
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the fiscal year 50,347 79,887 383.8 609.0<br />
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash held (1,813) (4,221) (13.8) (32.2)<br />
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the fiscal year 58,726 50,347 447.7 383.8<br />
Non-consolidated cash-flows from investing activities reflected:<br />
• The proceeds from the sale of D&M and a non-controlling minority investment for JPY 32,145 million (EUR 245.1 million) in<br />
aggregate;<br />
• Additional investments in Asahi Tec, Phoenix Seagaia Resort and Shaklee of JPY 9,045 million (EUR 69 million);<br />
• Funding of the Company’s management subsidiary RHJI Services for JPY 4,158 million (EUR 31.7 million), used to, among other<br />
things, provide financing to certain consolidated subsidiaries;<br />
• The formation of SigmaXYZ for JPY 1,085 million (EUR 8.3 million);<br />
• A new non-controlling investment of JPY 730 million (EUR 5.6 million);<br />
• The repurchase of 627,247 of its own shares for JPY 536 million (EUR 3.5 million). The Company repurchased the shares to be<br />
allocated to the Company’s employees under its incentive compensation plan. At March 31, 2009, the Company held 1,145,004<br />
treasury shares. Subsequent to March 31, 2009, the Company bought an additional 1,122,085 shares as part of the purchase of 2%<br />
of total outstanding shares, announced on March 17, 2009.<br />
Total non-consolidated cash of JPY 58,726 million or EUR 447.7 million is predominantly invested in government and government<br />
backed securities in EUR, USD and JPY.<br />
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