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Asahi Kasei Corporation Head Office : 1-1-2 Yurakucho , Chiyoda - ku , Tokyo , Japan Security code : 3407 Contact : Corporate Communications , Phone + 81-3-6699-3008 , Fax + 81-3-6699-3187 February 9 , 2021 Consolidated Results for 1st to 3rd Quarter Fiscal 2020 : April 1 , 2020 - December 31 , 2020 ( All figures in millions of yen , rounded to the nearest million , unless otherwise specified ) I. Summary of Consolidated Results 1. Operating results ( percent change from previous year in brackets ) Q1 - Q3 2020 Q1 - Q3 2019 Net sales 1,536,659 [ -3.3 % ] 1,588,532 [ + 0.1 % ] Operating income 129,515 [ -7.6 % ] 140,239 -10.7 % ] Ordinary income 132,297 [ -9.2 % ] 145,678 [ -12.1 % ] Net income attributable to owners of the parent 79,979 [ -23.0 % ] 103,827 [ -10.4 % ] Net income per share * 57.64 74.75 Diluted net income per share * * Yen Note : Comprehensive income was ¥ 77,642 million during Q1 - Q3 2020 , and ¥ 95,778 million during Q1 - Q3 2019 . 2. Financial position At end of December 2020 March 2020 Total assets Net assets 2,871,239 1,414,074 2,822,277 1,383,460 Net worth / total assets Net worth per share * 48.3 % 1,000.45 48.2 % 979.69 * Yen Notes : • Net worth consists of shareholders ' equity and accumulated other comprehensive income . • Net worth was ¥ 1,388,159 million as of December 31 , 2020 , and ¥ 1,359,314 million as of March 31 , 2020 . • Calculation of total assets as of March 31 , 2020 , previously based on provisional accounting treatment related to business combinations , has been finalized . II . Cash Dividends Fiscal year Q1 Q2 Cash dividends per share * Q3 2019 2020 18.00 Q4 16.00 Total annual 34.00 17.00 2020 ( forecast ) 17.00 34.00 * Yen Note : No revision of cash dividend forecast was made subsequent to the latest announced forecast . Asahi Kasei Consolidated Results 18 1/8 February 9 , 2021