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EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Business Report FY2010

Business Highlights

Financial Overview

(in millions of JPY)

	FY2010	FY2009	Rate of Change(%)	Factors
Sales	91,920	76,063	20.8	1)
Operating profit	8,717	4,102	112.5	-
Ordinary profit	9,142	4,998	82.9	-
Net income	4,871	2,566	92.1	-
Automotive and Construction Machinery Industries
Sales	50,163	40,547	23.7	2)

Factor
1)
-Sales increased because of the structural reorganization the Company made and because of cost-cutting measures it implemented. In addition, higher sales were the result of the Company's conducting activities, mainly in emerging-market countries, to increase sales.

2)
<Automotive and Construction Machinery Industries>
-In addition to increased demand in emerging-market countries for automotive products, sales of these products also rose in Europe as well. As a result, sales were 50 billion, 163 million yen; while business operating profit was 4 billion, 73 million yen.

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Outlook for FY2011

(in million of JPY)

	FY2011 (Forecast)	FY2010 (Actual)	Year-on-year Fluctuation
Sales	100,000	91,920	8,080
Operating income	9,300	8,717	583
Ordinary income	10,100	9,142	958
Net income	5,500	4,871	629

R&D

R&D Expenditure

(in millions JPY )

	FY2010	FY2009	FY2008
Overall	615	472	554

R&D Structure

-The Company's Technical Center is the main function responsible for R&D activities in the Company, collaborating with the
technical/engineering, production, and sales functions to develop products in all its business sectors.
-The Company employs 59 R&D staff members, which account for 1.3% of the total number of employees. This year, the Company will spend 615
million yen on R&D activities.

R&D Activities

Automotive and Construction Machinery Industries
-In carrying out R&D activities on mechanical seals for engine water-cooling circulation pumps, the Company is developing next-generation mechanical seals that have significantly higher performance in terms of reducing friction while at the same time maintaining a high level of sealing performance.

-In addition to developing conventional surface-edge type mechanical seals, the Company is also working on developing a high-performance and compact lip-edge type seal.

-In conducting R&D activities on products in the mechatronics field, the Company is developing selenoid valves for next-generation compressors, transmissions, and suspension systems.

-R&D activities in the valve and acuator segment include the development of products that respond to recent customer demand for improved fuel efficiently such as engine valves compliant with gas-emmisions regulations, and turbo-charger actuators.

-The Company is developing carbon bearings for electric pumps used in hybrid and electric vehicles.

-The Company is developing pressure reducing valves to control hydrogen gas used in fuel-cell vehicles.

-The Company is developing products that can be put to use on metal bellows used in all types of control devices.

Investment Activities

Capital Expenditure

(in millions JPY)

	FY2010	FY2009	FY2008
Overall	3,496	3,703	5,872

Automotive and Construction Machinery Industries
-The Company is investing 1 billion, 535 million yen to inicrease its production capacity in the Automotive and Construction Machinery Industries.
-The Company invested mainly to revamp and rationalize production facilities, spending 368 million yen in NEK Co., Ltd.; 206 million yen in EKK Eagle (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; and 134 million yen in Shimane Eagle. Co., Ltd.

Equipment to be Installed

Facility (Location)	Location	Equipment to be installed	Estimated amount of investment (in million JPY)	Period of the project
				from	to
The Company's Okayama Plant	Okayama Pref., Japan	Equipment to produce mechanical seals and other products	2,503	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012
		Equipment to produce control valves and other products
Okayama Eagle Co., Ltd.	Okayama Pref., Japan	Equipment to produce mechanical seals and other products	1,134	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012
		Equipment to produce control valves and other products
Hiroshima Eagle Co., Ltd.	Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima	Equipment to produce mechanical seals	571	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012
Eagle Industry France S.A.S.	France	Equipment to produce control valves and other products	1,894	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012