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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements<br />
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES<br />
March 31, 2012 and 2011<br />
1. BASIS OF PRESENTING CONSOLIDATED<br />
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
<strong>Sumitomo</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> <strong>Industries</strong>, <strong>Ltd</strong>. (the “Company”) and its<br />
domestic consolidated subsidiaries maintain their accounts<br />
and records in Japanese yen, and in accordance with the<br />
provisions set forth in the Japanese Corporate Law (the<br />
“Law”), the Japanese Financial Instruments and Exchange Act<br />
and its related accounting regulations and in conformity with<br />
accounting principles generally accepted in Japan (“Japanese<br />
GAAP”), which are different in certain respects as to application<br />
and disclosure requirements of International Financial<br />
Reporting Standards.<br />
The accounts of overseas consolidated subsidiaries are<br />
prepared in accordance with either International Financial<br />
Reporting Standards or U.S. generally accepted accounting<br />
principles, with adjustments for the specified five items as<br />
applicable.<br />
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have<br />
been restructured and translated into English, with some<br />
expanded descriptions, from the consolidated financial<br />
statements of the Company prepared in accordance with<br />
Japanese GAAP and filed with the appropriate Local Finance<br />
Bureau of the Ministry of Finance in Japan as required by<br />
the Japanese Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.<br />
Some supplementary information included in the statutory<br />
consolidated financial statements prepared in Japanese,<br />
but not required for fair presentation, is not presented in the<br />
accompanying consolidated financial statements.<br />
The translations of the Japanese yen amounts into U.S.<br />
dollars are included solely for the convenience of readers<br />
outside Japan, using the prevailing exchange rate at March<br />
31, 2012, which was ¥82.19 to U.S.$1.00. These translations<br />
should not be construed as representations that the<br />
Japanese yen amounts have been, could have been, or could<br />
in the future be, converted into U.S. dollars at this or any<br />
other rate of exchange.<br />
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING<br />
POLICIES<br />
a) Consolidation<br />
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts<br />
of the Company and all of its significant subsidiaries. <strong>All</strong> significant<br />
intercompany transactions and balances have been<br />
eliminated. The difference between the cost of investments<br />
in consolidated subsidiaries and the underlying equity at<br />
dates of acquisition is amortized over periods within 20 years;<br />
however, most are in five years.<br />
Investments in significant affiliates and unconsolidated<br />
subsidiaries are accounted for by the equity method.<br />
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates,<br />
not accounted for by the equity method, are stated at cost.<br />
<strong>All</strong> of the overseas consolidated subsidiaries that have the<br />
fiscal year ending December 31 processed additional financial<br />
closings at March-end for consolidation purposes, aiming at a<br />
more appropriate disclosure.<br />
62 overseas consolidated subsidiaries have changed the<br />
fiscal year-end from December 31 to March 31 starting from<br />
April 1, 2011. 42 overseas consolidated subsidiaries that have<br />
the fiscal year ending December 31 have changed to process<br />
additional financial closings at March-end for consolidation<br />
purposes, aiming at a more appropriate disclosure. As a<br />
result of these changes, the Company consolidated the 12<br />
months’ result from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. As<br />
for those 104 (62 plus 42) companies, 3 months gains and<br />
losses from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011, are included<br />
in the retained earnings on the Balance Sheet. Additionally,<br />
3 months cash flows during the period are included in an<br />
adjustment item of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning<br />
of year on the Statements of Cash Flows.<br />
110 overseas consolidated subsidiaries reported on a<br />
calendar year for consolidation purpose in fiscal 2011.<br />
Necessary adjustments, such as significant transactions<br />
that occurred during January 1 to March 31, 2011, were<br />
included. <strong>All</strong> but 110 of the overseas consolidated subsidiaries<br />
that have the fiscal year ending December 31 processed<br />
additional financial closings at March-end for consolidation<br />
purposes, aiming at a more appropriate disclosure.<br />
44 overseas consolidated subsidiaries changed the fiscal<br />
year-end from December 31 to March 31 starting from April 1,<br />
2010. 21 overseas consolidated subsidiaries that have the fiscal<br />
year ending December 31 changed to process additional<br />
financial closings at March-end for consolidation purposes,<br />
aiming at a more appropriate disclosure. As a result of these<br />
changes, the Company consolidated the 12 months’ result<br />
from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. As for those 65 (44<br />
plus 21) companies, 3 months gains and losses from January<br />
1, 2010 to March 31, 2010, were included in the retained<br />
earnings on the Balance Sheet. Additionally, 3 months cash<br />
flows during the period were included in an adjustment item<br />
of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year on the<br />
Statements of Cash Flows.<br />
Annual Report 2012<br />
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC<br />
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