Revision of Forecast 1

Konami Corporation 13 November 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2002 KONAMI CORPORATION 2-4-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan Kagemasa Kozuki Representative Director and CEO Ticker 9766 at TSE1 Contact: Noriaki Yamaguchi Representative Director and CFO Tel: +81-3-5220-0573 Subsidiary's Revised Forecast of Japanese GAAP Earnings and Dividends for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003 (Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc.) Konami Corporation hereby announces today that its subsidiary, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc., revised its Japanese GAAP earnings forecast and dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003, which were previously released on May 8, 2002. 1. Earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 (Millions of yen, except per share data) Ordinary income Dividends per share (yen) Net revenues Net income Previous forecast (A) 10,000 2,250 1,300 36.00 Revised forecast (B) 11,000 3,050 1,750 49.00 Change (B)-(A) 1,000 800 450 13.00 Change (Percentage) 10.0% 35.6% 34.6% - Reference: Results for the fiscal year 8,118 1,870 1,066 32.50 ended March 31, 2002 2. Reasons for the revision Video game software titles such as World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 for the PlayStation2 and Suikoden III, a role-playing game title for the PlayStation2, sold very well and contributed to the favorable results of operations for the six months ended September 30, 2002. Accordingly, net revenues, ordinary income and net income are expected to exceed the previous forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. As a result, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc. decided to revise its earnings forecast upwards as shown above. Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyofs basic policy regarding cash dividends is that they should in principle be equivalent to 40% of net income to enhance the companyfs financial condition and future business expansion. Taking this policy into consideration, cash dividends per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 were revised from 36 yen to 49 yen. Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements: Statements made in this press release with respect to our current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, including the above forecasts, are forward-looking statements about our future performance. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of information currently available to it and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. A number of important factors could cause actual results to be materially different from and worse than those discussed in forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in economic conditions affecting our operations; (ii) fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar and the Euro; (iii) our ability to continue to win acceptance of our products, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by the continuous introduction of new products, rapid developments in technology and subjective and changing consumer preferences; (iv) our ability to successfully expand internationally with a focus on our video game software business, card game business and gaming machine business; (v) our ability to successfully expand the scope of our business and broaden our customer base through our health and fitness business; (vi) regulatory developments and changes and our ability to respond and adapt to those changes; (vii) our expectations with regard to further acquisitions and the integration of any companies we may acquire; and (viii) the outcome of contingencies. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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