Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that they will report Q1, 2013 results on May 14, 2013

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. reported consolidated earnings results for the nine months ended December 31, 2012. For the period, the company reported net sales of JPY 291,110 million, operating income of JPY 15,650 million, ordinary income of JPY 13,645 million, income before income taxes of JPY 13,477 million, net income of JPY 13,218 million against net sales of JPY 320,569 million, operating income of JPY 12,893 million, ordinary income of JPY 10,754 million, income before income taxes of JPY 10,136 million, net income of JPY 6,704 million for the same period a year ago. The company reported net cash provided by operating activities of JPY 15,874 million and additions to property, plant and equipment of JPY 22,735 million against net cash provided by operating activities of JPY 13,601 million and additions to property, plant and equipment of JPY 24,443 million for the same period a year ago. The company provided earnings guidance for the year ending December 31, 2013. For the year 2013, the company expects net sales of JPY 360,000 million, operating income of JPY 22,000 million, ordinary income of JPY 19,000 million and net income of JPY 12,000 million. The company's board of directors at it meeting approved changes to officers. The board approved to appoint Kenji NAKAKURA from President and CEO Representative Director to Chairman, Representative Director and Akira NOBUKI from Director, Executive Corporate Officer to President and CEO, Representative Director. The board approved to appoint Tetsuya KUZE as Director, Senior Corporate Officer, Takuji YAMAMOTO as Director, Senior Corporate Officer and Haruhiko SHINSHO as Director, Corporate Officer. The board approved the resignations of Kazunari MAEDA as Representative Director, Executive Corporate Officer, Susumu NISHIHATA as Director, Senior Corporate Officer and Takafumi ICHIKAWA as Director, Senior Corporate Officer. Director candidates will be brought up for discussion at the next annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for March 28, and following approval, will be appointed on that date.

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 28, 2013. Agenda: To approve the appointment of Kenji NAKAKURA as Chairman, Representative Director and Akira NOBUKI as President and CEO, Representative Director; to approve the appointment of Tetsuya KUZE as Director, Senior Corporate Officer, Takuji YAMAMOTO as Director, Senior Corporate Officer, Haruhiko SHINSHO as Director, Corporate Officer; to approve the resignations of Kazunari MAEDA as Representative Director, Executive Corporate Officer, Susumu NISHIHATA as Director, Senior Corporate Officer, Takafumi ICHIKAWA as Director, Senior Corporate Officer; to approve changes to corporate officers.