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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ( the " Stock Exchange " ) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement , make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement . FAST RETAILING FAST RETAILING CO . , LTD . 迅 銷 有限公司 ( Incorporated in Japan with limited liability ) ( Stock Code : 6288 ) FIRST QUARTERLY RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020 AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING The board of directors ( the " Board " ) of FAST RETAILING CO . , LTD . ( the “ Parent ” or “ Company ” ) is pleased to announce the consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries ( collectively the " Group " ) for the three months ended 30 November 2020 . At the request of the Company , trading in its Hong Kong depositary receipts on the Stock Exchange was halted with effect from 1:00 p.m. on Thursday , 14 January 2021 , pending the release of this announcement . An application will be made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for resumption of trading in the Hong Kong depositary receipts with effect from 9:00 a.m. on Friday , 15 January 2021 . ( Amounts are rounded down to the nearest million yen unless otherwise stated ) 1. CONSOLIDATED RESULTS The consolidated financial results were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ( " IFRS " ) . ( 1 ) Consolidated Operating Results ( 1 September 2020 to 30 November 2020 ) ( Percentages represent year - on - year changes ) Profit before Revenue Operating profit income taxes Profit for the period Millions % Three months ended 30 November 2020 Three months ended 30 November 2019 of yen 619,797 623,484 ( 0.6 ) ( 3.3 ) Millions of yen 113,094 91,690 Millions Millions % % % of yen of yen 23.3 ( 12.4 ) 107,164 102,015 5.0 72,492 0.9 ( 8.2 ) 71,840 ( 10.5 ) Profit attributable to owners of the Parent Total comprehensive income for the period Basic earnings per share for the period Diluted earnings per share for the period Three months ended 30 November 2020 Three months ended 30 November 2019 Millions of yen 70,381 Millions % % Yen Yen of yen ( 0.7 ) 70,907 ( 3.5 ) 67,641 ( 38.6 ) 689.29 688.17 110,125 6.1 694.73 693.59 - 1 -