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May 15 (Reuters) -SAKURAI LTDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to Mar 31, 2009Mar 31, 2008Mar 31, 2010Sep 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales 6.526.883.951.80 (-5.2 pct)(-3.3 pct)(-39.4%)(-52.3%) Operating prft 565 mlnprft 669 mln prft 10 mln loss 30 mln(-15.5 pct) (+10.9 pct)(-98.2%) Recurring prft 610 mlnprft 693 mln prft 50 mln loss 14 mln(-11.9 pct)(+5.2 pct)(-91.8%) Net prft 267 mlnprft 416 mln prft 15 mln loss 17 mln(-35.7 pct) (+15.6 pct)(-94.4%) EPSprft Y66.96prft Y104.10prft Y3.75loss Y4.25 Annual divY14.00Y24.00 Y5.00 -Q4 divY14.00Y24.00 Y5.00 NOTE - Sakurai Ltd manufactures car parts and machine tools. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 7255.TK1.. If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most casescorrespond to the first-half dividend and Q4 to the second-halfdividend announced before a new corporate law in 2006 allowedcompanies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis. May 15 (Reuters) -SAKURAI LTDPARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to Mar 31, 2009Mar 31, 2008Mar 31, 2010Sep 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales 6.416.803.801.73 (-5.7 pct)(-3.3 pct)(-40.7%)(-53.2%) Operating prft 617 mlnprft 680 mln prft 50 mlnloss 5 mln (-9.3 pct)(+8.3 pct)(-91.9%) Recurring665 mln 701 mln90 mln12 mln (-5.2 pct)(+3.2 pct)(-86.5%)(-97.4%) Net322 mln 424 mln56 mln 7 mln(-24.2 pct) (+11.7 pct)(-82.6%)(-97.5%) EPS Y80.56 Y106.26Y14.00 Y1.75 Annual divY14.00Y24.00 Y5.00 -Q4 divY14.00Y24.00 Y5.00 NOTE - Sakurai Ltd manufactures car parts and machine tools. ** Double click on for Swedish indices, for Danish indices, for Finnishindices and for Norwegian indices ** For real-time moves on Nordic blue-chip indices doubleclick on .OMXS30, .OMXH25,and .OBX ** For constituent stock moves highlight the above codes inthe command box and press the f3 button on your keyboard ** For Nordic top news items, double click on [TOP/NORD] ** For the latest news on Nordic stock price moves doubleclick on [HOT-NORD-RTRS] (Additional reporting by Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholmnewsrooms) (Helsinki Newsroom; +358-9-6805-0244). [ID:nLE913308] Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) are estimated tofall to $38 million from $42 million a year ago. For more on the company, double click on [PRSO.OL] ** For a summary of upcoming results and forecasts, doubleclick on [NORD/EQTY] ** For the western European company diary covering earnings,shareholder meetings, news conferences and analysts' meetings,click on [WEU/EQUITY] or type in the code and hit the f9 button.

For more on the company, double-click [HMb.ST] PROSAFE (PRSO.OL) The Norwegian oilfield services group is seen posting a 10percent drop in operating profit for the first quarter,according to a Reuters survey of 13 analysts. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 9537.TK1.. HELSINKI, May 15 (Reuters) - The following stocks may beaffected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday: H&M (HMb.ST) The Swedish fashion giant is expected to post a 7.5 percentyear-on-year rise in like-for-like sales in April according toboth the average and the median forecast of a poll of 12analysts The April sales figures are due at 0600 GMT. May 15 (Reuters) -HOKURIKU GAS CO LTDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to Mar 31, 2009Mar 31, 2008Mar 31, 2010Sep 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales43.22 42.55 42.40 18.80 (+1.6 pct)(+4.2 pct) (-1.9%) (-0.1%) Operating737 mln1.0410 mln 270 mln(-28.9 pct) (-32.1 pct)(-98.6%) (+127.8%) Recurring888 mln1.18 110 mln 350 mln(-24.5 pct) (-25.4 pct)(-87.6%)(+62.4%) Net prft 493 mlnprft 933 mln loss 40 mlnprft 110 mln(-47.2 pct) (-16.4 pct) (+876.0%) EPS Y10.28Y19.46 Y2.29 Annual div Y7.00 Y8.00 Y7.00 -Q2 divnil nil nil-Q4 div Y7.00 Y8.00 Y7.00 NOTE - Hokuriku Gas Co Ltd is a regional gas supplier.

For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 9537.TK1.. If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most casescorrespond to the first-half dividend and Q4 to the second-halfdividend announced before a new corporate law in 2006 allowedcompanies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 6343.TK1.. May 15 (Reuters) -HOKURIKU GAS CO LTDPARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to Mar 31, 2009Mar 31, 2008Mar 31, 2010Sep 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales33.53 32.97 34.50 14.70 (+1.7 pct)(+4.4 pct) (+2.9%) (+5.9%) Operating prft 303 mlnprft 784 mlnloss 360 mln loss 80 mln(-61.3 pct) (-48.0 pct) Recurring prft 446 mlnprft 963 mlnloss 290 mln loss 10 mln(-53.7 pct) (-40.8 pct) Net prft 289 mlnprft 881 mlnloss 180 mln loss 10 mln(-67.1 pct) (-19.8 pct) EPS prft Y6.04 prft Y18.39loss Y3.75loss Y0.21 Annual div Y7.00 Y8.00 Y7.00 -Q2 divnil nil nil-Q4 div Y7.00 Y8.00 Y7.00 NOTE - Hokuriku Gas Co Ltd is a regional gas supplier. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 1820.TK1..

May 15 (Reuters) - FREESIA MACROSS CORP CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified) Full year to Full year to March 31,2009March 31,2009 LATEST PREVIOUS FORECAST FORECAST Sales6.89 6.10Operating54 mln100 mln Recurring loss 96 mln loss 100 mln Netloss 169 mlnprft 30 mln NOTE - Freesia Macross Corp prouces plastic extrudingmachinery. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 1820.TK1.. May 15 (Reuters) -NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION CO LTDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to Mar 31, 2009Mar 31, 2008Mar 31, 2010Sep 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales 424.05432.69446.00145.00 (-2.0 pct) (-12.1 pct) (+5.2%)(-19.0%) Operatingprft 8.23 prft 4.03 prft 3.70 loss 1.80 (+104.5 pct) (-27.0 pct)(-55.1%) Recurringprft 7.94 prft 3.52 prft 3.60 loss 1.30 (+125.4 pct) (-45.6 pct)(-54.7%) (-594.9%) Netprft 2.57 loss 2.96 prft 3.10loss 900 mln (+20.7%) EPS prft Y9.26 loss Y10.65 prft Y11.18loss Y3.25 Diluted EPS Y8.56Annual div Y4.00 Y9.00 Y4.00 -Q4 div Y4.00 Y9.00 Y4.00 NOTE - Nishimatsu Construction Co Ltd is a mid-sized general contractor. If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most casescorrespond to the first-half dividend and Q4 to the second-halfdividend announced before a new corporate law in 2006 allowedcompanies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 6360.TK1.. May 15 (Reuters) -NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION CO LTDPARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in billions of yen unless specified) Year endedYear endedYear toSix months to Mar 31, 2009Mar 31, 2008Mar 31, 2010Sep 30, 2009 LATESTYEAR-AGOCOMPANY COMPANY RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS Sales 408.86414.04437.00140.00 (-1.3 pct) (-13.1 pct) (+6.9%)(-17.6%) Operatingprft 6.30 prft 2.12 prft 3.40 loss 2.00 (+196.7 pct) (-53.8 pct)(-46.0%) Recurringprft 6.15 prft 1.73 prft 3.40 loss 1.50 (+255.5 pct) (-70.0 pct)(-44.7%) Netprft 1.66 loss 3.24 prft 3.00 loss 1.00 (+80.3%) EPS prft Y6.00 loss Y11.67 prft Y10.82loss Y3.61 Diluted EPS Y5.53Annual div Y4.00 Y9.00 Y4.00 -Q4 div Y4.00 Y9.00 Y4.00 NOTE - Nishimatsu Construction Co Ltd is a mid-sized general contractor. If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most casescorrespond to the first-half dividend and Q4 to the second-halfdividend announced before a new corporate law in 2006 allowedcompanies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis.