RNS Number:5647O
Kirin Brewery Co Ld
12 August 2003

PART 2

KIRIN BREWERY COMPANY, LIMITED                                                                            August 8, 2003
SUMMARY OF NON-CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2003 (UNAUDITED)
(English Translation)
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2003

KIRIN BREWERY COMPANY, LIMITED
10-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (URL http://www.kirin.co.jp/english/ )
       Code No.:                                          2503
       Shares Listed:                                     Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo
       Interim dividend plan:                             Yes
       Minimum numbers of shares to have voting rights:   1,000 shares
       Representative:                                    Mr. Koichiro Aramaki, President
       For further information, please contact:           Mr. Hideo Mori, General Manager,
                                                          Communications Dept.
                                                          Telephone: 81- 3- 5540- 3450 from overseas

Date of the Board of Directors' Meeting for the semi-annual operation results: August 8, 2003
Date of commencement of payment of interim dividend: September 12, 2003

1. Business results and financial positions for the current fiscal year
(January 1, 2003 - June 30, 2003)                                                                   (Unit: Japanese yen)
(1) Results of operations:                                        (Fractions less than 1 million yen have been omitted.)
                                  Sales      Percentage    Operating    Percentage      Income before       Percentage
                             (millions yen )   change       income        change        extraordinary         change
                                                (%)     (millions yen )     (%)             items              (%)
                                                                                       (millions yen )
6 months ended June 30, 2003         432,398      (5.9)          18,332        41.9                30,811           59.8
6 months ended June 30, 2002         459,422      (7.0)          12,917      (21.7)                19,285         (20.7)
Year ended December 31, 2002         999,920                     44,024                            53,831

                                 Net income      Percentage    Net income
                               (millions yen )     change       per share
                                                     (%)          (yen)
6 months ended June 30, 2003             18,445          69.9         19.08
6 months ended June 30, 2002             10,857        (24.2)         11.04
Year ended December 31, 2002             26,380                       26.96
Notes:    (1) Average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period:
                                 June 30, 2003                    966,611,027 shares
                                 June 30, 2002                    983,440,362 shares
                               December 31, 2002                  978,318,065 shares
          (2) Change in accounting policies: None
          (3) Percentage change means the ratio of increase or decrease in each item of business results for the 6
              months ended June 30,2003 to those for the 6 months ended June 30, 2002.

(2) Dividends:
                                                            Interim dividend                 Dividend per share
                                                               per share                        for the year
                                                                 (yen)                              (yen)
6 months ended June 30, 2003                                                    6.00                                   -
6 months ended June 30, 2002                                                    6.00                                   -
Year ended December 31, 2002                                                       -                               12.00

(3) Financial positions:
                       Total assets       Shareholders'           Ratio of shareholders'             Shareholders'
                     (millions yen )          equity              equity to total assets           equity per share
                                         (millions yen )                   (%)                           (yen)
June 30, 2003                1,243,477              694,983                               55.9                    719.04
June 30, 2002                1,297,890              692,995                               53.4                    707.76
December 31, 2002            1,280,112              679,770                               53.1                    703.18
Notes:    (1) Number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding:
                                June 30, 2003                    966,543,367 shares
                                June 30, 2002                    979,140,556 shares
                              December 31, 2002                  966,713,386 shares
          (2) Number of treasury stock held:
                                June 30, 2003                      17,965,020 shares
                                June 30, 2002                       5,367,831 shares
                              December 31, 2002                    17,795,001 shares

2. Forecast of business results for the current fiscal year (January 1, 2003-December 31, 2003)
                                   Sales       Income before     Net income         Dividend       Including year-end
                              (millions yen )  extraordinary   (millions yen )     per share       dividend per share
                                                   items                          for the year            (yen)
                                              (millions yen )                        (yen)
Year ending December 31, 2003         970,000          64,000            33,000             6.00                   12.00
Note:       Forecasted net income per share 34.14 yen
            Forecasted operating income 48,000 million yen
Refer to Page 9 for the assumptions and other matters related to the above forecast.



                               SUMMARY OF NON-CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                            AS OF JUNE 30, 2003 (UNAUDITED)
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BALANCE SHEETS                                                                                           (millions yen)
ASSETS                                                  At                   At           Increase           At
                                                  June 30, 2003        June 30, 2002     (Decrease)  December 31, 2002
        (None)                                  Amount   Percentage           Percentage   Amount             Percentage
                                                         over total  Amount   over total             Amount   over total
                                                           assets               assets                          assets
Current Assets                                                    %                    %                               %
    Cash                                          40,798               42,693               (1,895)    54,838
    Notes receivable                                 810                2,855               (2,045)     2,088
    Accounts receivable                          148,521              171,894              (23,373)   178,193
    Marketable securities                              -                5,571               (5,571)     1,001
    Inventories                                   44,639               43,962                   677    36,851
    Other                                         28,024               31,944               (3,920)    35,268
    Allowance for doubtful accounts              (3,015)              (2,764)                 (251)   (4,327)
                  Total current assets           259,777       20.9   296,156       22.8   (36,379)   303,914       23.7
Fixed Assets
    Property, Plant and Equipment (*1)
        Buildings (*2)                           117,162              124,212               (7,050)   120,449
        Machinery and equipment                  122,238              133,921              (11,683)   130,748
        Land (*2)                                113,125              113,194                  (69)   113,263
        Construction in progress                  13,727               11,697                 2,030     8,130
        Other                                     28,288               30,006               (1,718)    28,759
                        Total                    394,541       31.7   413,032       31.8   (18,491)   401,351       31.4
Intangible Assets                                  6,174        0.5     6,329        0.5      (155)     6,047        0.5
Investments and Other Assets
        Investment securities (*2)               195,540              214,719              (19,179)   190,820
        Investments in subsidiaries and          270,607              256,975                13,632   257,612
             affiliates
        Life insurance investments                35,084               33,742                 1,342    34,985
        Other                                     86,162               79,700                 6,462    88,743
        Allowance for doubtful accounts          (4,411)              (2,766)               (1,645)   (3,362)
                        Total                    582,983       46.9   582,371       44.9        612   568,799       44.4
                    Total fixed assets           983,699       79.1 1,001,733       77.2   (18,034)   976,198       76.3
TOTAL ASSETS                                   1,243,477      100.0 1,297,890      100.0   (54,413) 1,280,112      100.0

                                                                                                          (millions yen)
LIABILITIES                                             At                   At           Increase           At
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                          June 30, 2003        June 30, 2002     (Decrease)  December 31, 2002
                                                Amount   Percentage           Percentage   Amount             Percentage
      (Note)                                             over total  Amount   over total             Amount   over total
                                                           assets               assets                          assets
Current Liabilities                                               %                    %                               %
    Notes payable                                  2,717                1,603                 1,114       592
    Accounts payable                              33,884               38,016               (4,132)    33,987
    Short-term loans payable                      11,000               10,000                 1,000    17,500
    Liquor taxes payable                          75,068              119,760              (44,692)   111,206
    Income taxes payable                          14,341               10,178                 4,163     8,467
    Accrued expenses                              30,342               40,355              (10,013)    37,566
    Deposits received                             52,834               56,773               (3,939)    59,386
    Other                                         27,812               33,396               (5,584)    34,181
        Total current liabilities                248,001       19.9   310,084       23.9   (62,083)   302,888       23.7
Long-term Liabilities
    Bonds                                        110,000              110,000                     -   110,000
    Long-term debt                                26,000               21,000                 5,000    26,000
    Pension and retirement benefits               77,516               82,190               (4,674)    81,385
    Other reserves                                   969                1,246                 (277)     1,414
    Deposits received (*2)                        65,517               70,980               (5,463)    68,301
    Other                                         20,488                9,393                11,095    10,350
        Total long-term liabilities              300,491       24.2   294,810       22.7      5,681   297,453       23.2
TOTAL LIABILITIES                                548,493       44.1   604,895       46.6   (56,402)   600,341       46.9
Common stock                                           -          -   102,045        7.9  (102,045)   102,045        8.0
Additional paid-in capital                             -          -    70,868        5.5   (70,868)    70,868        5.5
Legal reserve                                          -          -    25,511        2.0   (25,511)    25,511        2.0
Retained earnings
    Voluntary earned surplus                           -              427,666             (427,666)   427,666
    Unappropriated retained earnings                   -               51,607              (51,607)    61,255
            Total retained earnings                    -          -   479,274       36.9  (479,274)   488,922       38.2
Net unrealized holding gains on securities             -          -    19,920        1.5   (19,920)     6,050        0.5
Treasury stock                                         -          -   (4,625)      (0.4)      4,625  (13,628)      (1.1)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                             -          -   692,995       53.4  (692,995)   679,770       53.1
Common stock                                     102,045        8.2         -          -    102,045         -          -
Capital reserve
    Additional paid-in capital                    70,868                    -                70,868         -
            Total Capital reserve                 70,868        5.7         -          -     70,868         -          -
Retained earnings
    Legal reserve                                 25,511                    -                25,511         -
    Voluntary earned surplus                     441,942                    -               441,942         -
    Unappropriated retained earnings              59,476                    -                59,476         -
            Total retained earnings              526,929       42.4         -          -    526,929         -          -
Net unrealized holding gains on securities         8,913        0.7         -          -      8,913         -          -
Treasury stock                                  (13,773)      (1.1)         -          -   (13,773)         -          -
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                       694,983       55.9         -          -    694,983         -          -
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY     1,243,477      100.0 1,297,890      100.0   (54,413) 1,280,112      100.0

STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                                6 months ended       6 months ended       Increase        Year ended
                                                June 30, 2003         June 30, 2002      (Decrease)   December 31, 2002
                                            Amount    Percentage   Amount  Percentage      Amount     Amount  Percentage
                                                      over sales           over sales                         over sales
                                                                 %                   %                                 %
Sales                                       432,398          100.0 459,422       100.0       (27,024) 999,920      100.0
Cost of Sales                               302,467           70.0 322,243        70.1       (19,776) 703,954       70.4
                Gross profit                129,931           30.0 137,178        29.9        (7,247) 295,965       29.6
Selling, General and Administrative         111,599           25.8 124,261        27.1       (12,662) 251,941       25.2
Expenses
                Operating Income             18,332            4.2  12,917         2.8          5,415  44,024        4.4
Non-operating Income
    Interest income                             269                    408                      (139)     726
    Return on funds in trust                      -                    210                      (210)     210
    Dividend income                          10,961                  7,212                      3,749   9,318
    Other                                     4,355                  2,348                      2,007   4,971
                    Total                    15,586            3.6  10,180         2.2          5,406  15,226        1.5
Non-operating Expenses
    Interest expense                          1,034                    910                        124   1,961
    Other                                     2,072                  2,901                      (829)   3,458
                    Total                     3,106            0.7   3,812         0.8          (706)   5,419        0.5
                Income before Extraordinary  30,811            7.1  19,285         4.2         11,526  53,831        5.4
                Items and Income Taxes
Extraordinary Income
    Gain on sale of investment securities         -                    237                      (237)     243
    Other                                     1,759                  2,045                      (286)   2,080
                Total                         1,759            0.4   2,283         0.5          (524)   2,324        0.2
Extraordinary Expenses                          926            0.2   2,211         0.5        (1,285)  11,268        1.1
            Income before Income Taxes       31,645            7.3  19,357         4.2         12,288  44,887        4.5
Income Taxes                                 13,200            3.1   8,500         1.9          4,700  18,507        1.9
            Net Income                       18,445            4.3  10,857         2.4          7,588  26,380        2.6
Retained earnings brought forward from       41,030                 40,750                        280  40,750
the prior fiscal year
Dividends (interim)                               -                      -                          -   5,874
Unappropriated retained earnings             59,476                 51,607                      7,869  61,255

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. Valuation of securities
Equity securities issued by subsidiaries and affiliated companies are stated at cost determined by the moving-average
method.
Available-for-sale securities with fair market values are stated at fair market value as of the balance sheet date.
Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are reported, net of applicable income taxes, as a separate component of
shareholders' equity. Realized gains and losses on sale of such securities are computed using the moving-average method.
Other securities without fair market value are stated at cost determined by the moving-average method.

2. Valuation of derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments are stated at fair values.

3. Valuation of Inventories
Merchandise, finished goods and semi-finished goods are stated at cost determined by the average method.
Raw materials and supplies are stated at cost determined by the moving average method.

4. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is calculated on the declining balance method, except for buildings
(excluding building fixtures) acquired on and after April 1, 1998, where depreciation is calculated on the straight-line
method in accordance with the Corporate Income Tax Law in Japan.

5. Amortization of intangible assets
Amortization of intangible assets is calculated on the straight-line method over estimated useful lives, in accordance
with the Corporate Income Tax Law in Japan.

6. Allowance for doubtful accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts is provided in an amount sufficient to cover probable losses on collection. It consists
of the estimated uncollectible amount with respect to certain identified doubtful receivables and an amount calculated
using the actual percentage of collection losses.

7. Pension and retirement benefits
The Company provides allowance for employees' pension and retirement benefits at the balance sheet date based on the
estimated amounts of projected benefit obligation and the fair value of the plan assets at the end of the current fiscal
year.
Actuarial differences are amortized by the straight-line method over the average estimated service period, which is 15
years, beginning from the following fiscal year.

8. Leases
Finance leases, except for those leases under which the ownership of the leased assets is considered to be transferred
to the lessee, are accounted for in the same manner as operating leases.

9. Hedge accounting
If derivative financial instruments are used as hedges and meet certain hedging criteria, the Company defers recognition
of gains or losses resulting from the changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments until the related losses
or gains on the hedged items are recognized.
However, in cases where forward foreign exchange contracts are used as hedges and meet certain hedging criteria, foreign
currency receivables or payables are recorded at the contracted rates.
Also, if interest rate swap contracts are used as hedges and meet certain hedging criteria, the net amount to be paid or
received under the interest rate swap contracts is added to or deducted from the interest on the assets or liabilities
for which the swap contract was executed.
The Company uses derivative financial instruments only for the purpose of mitigating future risks of fluctuation of
foreign currency exchange rates with respect to foreign currency receivable and payable and interest rate fluctuation
with respect to loans receivable and payable.

The following summarizes hedging derivative financial instruments used by the Company and items hedged:
 Hedging instruments                    Hedged items
  Forward foreign exchange contracts     Foreign currency receivables and payables, future transactions in foreign
etc.                                    currencies
  Interest rate swap contracts etc.       Loans receivable and loans payable

The Company evaluates the effectiveness of hedging activities semi-annually by comparing the cumulative changes in cash
flows from or the changes in fair value of hedged items and the corresponding changes in the hedging derivative
instruments.

10. Consumption tax
Consumption tax is excluded from the revenue and expense accounts which are subject to such tax.
Consumption tax prepaid and accrued in relation to purchase and sales transactions are netted and presented as other
current liabilities.

CHANGE IN PRESENTATION:
(Statements of Income)
Gain on sales of investment securities of 9 million yen for the 6 months ended June 30, 2003, which was separately
presented in extraordinary income for the 6 months ended June 30, 2002 was included in "other" of extraordinary income
due to immateriality of its amount.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
(Accounting for treasury stock and reversal of statutory reserve)
Effective from current interim accounting period, the Company totally adopted the new accounting standard for treasury
stock and reversal of statutory reserves (Accounting Standards Board Statement No.1,"Accounting Standard for Treasury
Stock and Reduction of Statutory Reserves", issued by the Accounting Standard Board of Japan on February 21, 2002). The
adoption of the new accounting standard had no impact on the accompanying statements of income for the 6 months ended
June 30, 2003.
As a result of adopting this new accounting standard and application of the related revised disclosure requirements,
shareholders' equity accounts in the accompanying balance sheets as of June 30, 2003 are presented differently from
prior fiscal year.

NOTES TO:

(NON-CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS)

*1 Accumulated depreciation                                                                               (millions yen)
                                                          At                      At                       At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Accumulated depreciation                                        539,743                 515,714                  527,983

*2 Detail of Collateral
(1) Collateral                                                                                            (millions yen)
                                                          At                      At                       At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Buildings                                                           954                   1,032                    1,032
Land                                                                439                     439                      439
Investment securities                                                11                      32                       14
(2) Secured borrowing                                                                                     (millions yen)
                                                          At                      At                       At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Deposits received                                                 2,296                   2,296                    2,296
Postage charge (facility limit)                                      11                      29                       13

3 Contingent liabilities
(1) Guarantees for subsidiaries and affiliated companies                      (millions yen,Foreign currency: thousands)
                                                          At                      At                       At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Kirin Lease Co.,Ltd.                                              6,636                  10,096                  12,004
Kirin International Trading Co., Ltd.                             2,050                   2,050                   2,050
Marinenet Co., Ltd.                                               1,420                   3,504                   3,290
Other                                                             4,810                   7,336                   5,609
(Number                                                              14                      17                      15)
(Foreign currencies included above                                3,212                   4,128                   3,232
                                                             USD 11,895              USD 19,378              USD 16,239
                                                              EUR 5,788               EUR 4,488               EUR 5,488
                                                            NTD 286,730             NTD 332,350            NTD 175,700
                                                                                      HKD 6,300

(2)Guarantees for employees' housing loan from banks                                                      (millions yen)
                                                          At                      At                       At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
                                                                 11,602                  12,828                   11,599
(3) Guarantees for bank loans of customers                                                                (millions yen)
                                                          At                      At                       At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
                                                                    132                     404                      144
(Number                                                               2                       3                       2)

Total contingent liabilities                                     26,381                  36,220                   34,697
(Including agreements similar to guarantees)                    (3,434)                 (8,946)                  (9,420)

(NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME)
1. Depreciation                                                                                           (millions yen)
                                                    6 months ended          6 months ended             Year ended
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Property, Plant and Equipment                                    16,723                  17,804                   36,893
Intangible Assets                                                   301                     279                      557
Total                                                            17,024                  18,083                   37,451

2. Presentation of Income Taxes
The Company adopted simplified accounting method for income tax effect accounting in the interim financial statements.
Accordingly, deferred income taxes are not presented separately and are included in Income Taxes in current interim
statements of income.

(LEASE TRANSACTIONS)
Finance lease transactions without ownership transfer to lessee

(1) Purchase price equivalent, accumulated depreciation equivalent and book value equivalent of        ( millions yen )
leased property
                                                                        At                At                 At
                                                                   June 30, 2003     June 30, 2002   December 31, 2002
Machinery and equipment
   Purchase price equivalent                                                   155               180                179
   Accumulated depreciation equivalent                                          67                66                 69
   Book value equivalent                                                        88               113                109
Property, plant and equipment, other (Structures)
   Purchase price equivalent                                                     -                 7                  7
   Accumulated depreciation equivalent                                           -                 5                  6
   Book value equivalent                                                         -                 2                  0
Property, plant and equipment, other (Vehicles)
   Purchase price equivalent                                                    14                12                 14
   Accumulated depreciation equivalent                                           8                 5                  7
   Book value equivalent                                                         5                 7                  6
Property, plant and equipment, other (Tools)
   Purchase price equivalent                                                 6,809             8,124              7,054
   Accumulated depreciation equivalent                                       3,636             3,966              3,504
   Book value equivalent                                                     3,173             4,157              3,549
Total
   Purchase price equivalent                                                 6,979             8,324              7,254
   Accumulated depreciation equivalent                                       3,712             4,043              3,588
   Book value equivalent                                                     3,267             4,280              3,666

(2) Lease commitments                                                                                  ( millions yen )
                                                          At                      At                      At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Due within one year                                               1,417                   1,589                   1,462
Due over one year                                                 1,958                   2,775                   2,304
Total                                                             3,376                   4,365                   3,767

(3) Lease expenses, depreciation equivalent and interest expense equivalent                            ( millions yen )
                                                    6 months ended          6 months ended            Year ended
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Lease expenses                                                      870                   1,073                   2,032
Depreciation equivalent                                             808                   1,016                   1,908
Interest expense equivalent                                          74                      97                     182

(4) Calculation method of depreciation equivalent
        Depreciation equivalent is computed on the straight-line method over the lease terms without residual value.

(5) Allocation of interest expense equivalent
        Differences between total lease expenses and acquisition costs of the leased property comprise interest expense
        equivalent and insurance, maintenance and certain other operating costs.
        Interest expense equivalent is allocated using the interest method over the lease terms.

Operating lease transactions                                                                           ( millions yen )
   Lease commitments
                                                          At                      At                      At
                                                     June 30, 2003           June 30, 2002         December 31, 2002
Due within one year                                                 152                     153                     151
Due over one year                                                   407                     509                     473
Total                                                               560                     663                     625

(Securities)
Investment in subsidiaries and affiliates with available fair value.

At June 30, 2003
                                                                                                       ( millions yen )
                                                      Book value              Fair value              Difference
Investment in subsidiaries                                      101,754                 163,566                  61,811
Investment in affiliates                                         86,075                  85,587                   (487)
                     Total                                      187,830                 249,153                  61,323

At June 30, 2002
                                                                                                       ( millions yen )
                                                      Book value              Fair value              Difference
Investment in subsidiaries                                      101,754                 144,399                  42,644
Investment in affiliates                                         85,649                  80,395                 (5,254)
                     Total                                      187,404                 224,794                  37,389

At December 31, 2002
                                                                                                       ( millions yen )
                                                      Book value              Fair value              Difference
Investment in subsidiaries                                      101,754                 154,094                  52,339
Investment in affiliates                                         85,701                  87,559                   1,857
                     Total                                      187,456                 241,654                  54,197



                                                 FINANCIAL RESULTS for
                                           THE HALF YEAR ended JUNE 30, 2003
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY COMMENTS
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Parent

                                                 Results of Operations
                                                                                                          (Billions yen)
                                                               2003                                2002
                                                  The 1st half        Forecast        The 1st half         Actual
                                                     Actual                              Actual
Sales                                                       432.3             970.0             459.4             999.9
Operating Income                                             18.3              48.0              12.9              44.0
Income before Extraordinary Items and Income                 30.8              64.0              19.2              53.8
Taxes
Net Income                                                   18.4              33.0              10.8              26.3


                                                     Sales Details
                                                                                                          (Billions yen)
                                                    2003                                        2002
                                  The 1st half Actual        Forecast         The 1st half Actual         Actual
Sales volume of alcholic
beverages business
                                  thousand   Increase   thousand   Increase   thousand   Increase   thousand   Increase
                                     KL     (Decrease)     KL     (Decrease)     KL     (Decrease)     KL     (Decrease)
Low Alcoholic beverages               1,177     (3.7%)      2,590     (3.2%)      1,223     (3.1%)      2,674       2.1%
    Beer                                559    (14.4%)      1,241    (13.6%)        653    (18.5%)      1,436    (14.0%)
    Happo-shu                           528       3.4%      1,121       3.3%        510      13.0%      1,084      21.6%
            Subtotal                  1,087     (6.6%)      2,362     (6.3%)      1,164     (7.1%)      2,521     (1.6%)
    Chu-hi (Hyo-ketsu)                   78      56.9%        200      49.5%         50          -        133     261.9%
    Beer taste sperkling                  4    3207.0%         11     524.3%          0     373.3%          1    2152.1%
beverages(*)
    Other (Two-Dogs, etc)                 7    (16.9%)         17     (2.9%)          8       2.9%         17     (2.7%)

Sales volume by major brands      million    Increase   million    Increase   million    Increase   million    Increase
                                   cases    (Decrease)   cases    (Decrease)   cases    (Decrease)   cases    (Decrease)

    LAGER                             23.11    (16.3%)      49.50    (15.1%)      27.61    (21.0%)      58.30    (17.7%)
    ICHIBAN SHIBORI                   19.24    (12.1%)      43.80    (12.7%)      21.89    (13.6%)      50.20     (8.1%)
    TANREI                            36.99       8.8%      77.90       5.8%      34.00     (1.5%)      73.60      10.1%

Breakdown of sales                    432.3     (5.9%)      970.0     (3.0%)      459.4     (7.0%)      999.9     (2.8%)
 Alcoholic Beverages                  407.0     (6.2%)      910.0     (3.5%)      434.0     (7.3%)      943.2     (3.0%)
 Low Alcoholic Beverages              394.1     (6.6%)      880.6     (3.9%)      421.9     (7.2%)      917.1     (3.0%)
    Beer                              224.2    (14.1%)      498.0    (13.9%)      261.2    (18.6%)      578.2    (13.9%)
    Happo-shu                         145.0       0.7%      320.0       8.2%      144.0      10.7%      295.7      15.0%
            Subtotal                  369.2     (8.9%)      818.0     (6.4%)      405.2    (10.2%)      873.9     (5.9%)
    Chu-hi (Hyo-ketsu)                 20.5      56.6%       53.5      50.5%       13.1          -       35.5     264.3%
    Beer taste sperkling                1.4    2824.0%        3.0     345.1%        0.0     339.6%        0.6    2060.5%
beverages(*)
    Other (Two-Dogs, etc)               2.7    (21.6%)        6.1    (11.0%)        3.5     (0.7%)        6.8     (6.1%)
 Whiskey, Spirits and Wines etc.       12.9       6.8%       29.4      12.6%       12.0    (12.9%)       26.1     (1.7%)
Pharmaceuticals                        22.9       7.5%       54.0      14.3%       21.3     (1.8%)       47.2       0.5%
Other                                   2.3    (40.0%)        6.0    (36.4%)        3.9       8.3%        9.4       6.7%
(*) Beer taste sperkling beverages include Buckler and Malt squash.



                                                SUPPLEMENTARY COMMENTS
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2003 1st.Half Actual:Parent

                                             PROFIT CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
                                                                                                          (billions yen)
               Item                     2003         2002      Increase                     Reference
                                    The 1st half The 1st half (Decrease)
                                       Actual       Actual

Sales                                      432.3        459.4      (27.1)
Decrease in selling cost                                             11.2 Sales promotion and advertising : 10.1
                                                                          Freight : 1.1
Decrease in material cost                                             3.9 Malt : (0.6), Barley : 0.2, Starch : 0.2,
  of alcoholic beverages                                                  Cans and cartons : 2.6, Glass bottles : 0.9,
                                                                          etc.
Decrease in fixed cost                                                1.3 Decrease in production of new kegs : 1.5,
  at breweries                                                            Outsourcing of engineering division : (0.2),
                                                                          etc.
Decrease in depreciation                                              1.0
Increase in labor cost                                              (1.0)
Decrease in alcoholic                                               (4.3) Decrease in beer business marginal profit :
  beverages business profit                                               (10.4)
                                                                          Increase in happo-shu business marginal profit
                                                                          : 1.8
                                                                          Increase in Hyoketu business marginal profit :
                                                                          2.3,
                                                                          Decrease in Whiskey, Spirits and Wines
                                                                          business marginal profit : (0.1),
                                                                          Increase in resulting from product mix change
                                                                          : 2.0, etc.
Effect from price reduction of                                      (9.6)
  happo-shu product
Other                                                                 2.9 Corporate communication cost : 1.0, R&D cost :
                                                                          0.6,
                                                                          Allowance for bad debt : 0.6, Pharmaceutical
                                                                          business marginal profit : 0.6,
                                                                          Operating expenses of Whiskey, Spirits and
                                                                          Wines business : (0.6),
                                                                          Increase in cost of selling consignment :
                                                                          (0.7), etc.
Increase in Operating Income                18.3         12.9         5.4
Increase in non-operating                                             6.2 Increase in financial profit : 3.2, Gain on
  income, net                                                             transactions related to gift coupon : 1.9,
                                                                          Cost for issue of bonds : 0.2, etc.
Increase in Income before                   30.8         19.2        11.6
Extraordinary
  Items and Income Taxes
Increase in extraordinary                                             0.7 Increase in reversal of allowance for oubtful
  income, net                                                             accounts : 1.3,
                                                                          Decrease in loss of disposal of fixed assets :
                                                                          1.2,
                                                                          Decrease in gain on sales of fixed assets :
                                                                          (1.6), etc.
Income taxes, etc                                                   (4.7)
Increase in Net Income                      18.4         10.8         7.6

2003 Forecast:Parent

                                             PROFIT CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
                                                                                                          (billions yen)
               Item                 2003 Forecast   2002 Actual      Increase                   Reference
                                                                    (Decrease)

Sales                                        970.0          999.9         (29.9)
Decrease in selling cost                                                     9.9 Sales promotion and advertising : 8.7
                                                                                 Freight : 1.2
Decrease in material cost                                                    9.0 Malt : (1.3), Barley : 0.6, Starch :
  of alcoholic beverages                                                         0.9,
                                                                                 Cans and cartons : 5.9, Glass bottles :
                                                                                 2.2, etc.
Decrease in depreciation                                                     2.5
Decrease in fixed cost                                                       1.6 Decrease in production of new kegs :
  at breweries                                                                   1.2,
                                                                                 Outsourcing of engineering division :
                                                                                 (0.7),
                                                                                 Decrease in logistics cost at breweries
                                                                                 : 0.6, etc.
Increase in labor cost                                                     (1.3)
Decrease in alcoholic                                                      (9.4) Decrease in beer business marginal
  beverages business profit                                                      profit : (22.5),
                                                                                 Increase in happo-shu business marginal
                                                                                 profit : 3.7,
                                                                                 Increase in Hyoketu business marginal
                                                                                 profit : 5.7,
                                                                                 Increase in Whiskey, Spirits and Wines
                                                                                 business marginal profit : 0.8,
                                                                                 Increase resulting from product mix
                                                                                 change : 2.9, etc.
Effect from price reduction of                                             (9.6)
  happo-shu product
Other                                                                        1.3 Increase in pharmaceutical business
                                                                                 marginal profit : 3.7
                                                                                 Decrease in corporate comunication cost
                                                                                 : 0.5,
                                                                                 Increase in R&D cost (0.7),
                                                                                 Operating expenses of Whiskey, Spirits
                                                                                 and Wines business : (0.6),
                                                                                 Increase in cost of selling consignment
                                                                                 : (1.4), etc.
Increase in Operating Income                  48.0           44.0            4.0
Increase in non-operating                                                    6.2 Increase in financial profit : 3.0,
  income, net                                                                    Gain on transactions related to gift
                                                                                 coupon : 1.9, Cost for issue of bonds :
                                                                                 0.2, etc.
Increase in Income before                     64.0           53.8           10.2
Extraordinary
  Items and Income Taxes
DIncrease in extraordinary                                                 (1.7) Loss on sales of fixed assets : (1.4)
  income, net                                                                    Loss on disposal of fixed assets :
                                                                                 (2.2)
                                                                                 Loss on devaluation of real estate in
                                                                                 trust : 3.3
                                                                                 Loss on revaluation of investment
                                                                                 securities : (1.1), etc
Income taxes, etc                                                          (1.8)
Increase in Net Income                        33.0           26.3            6.7

Parent

                                                Major Expenditures etc.
                                                                                                          (billions yen)
                                                               2003                                2002
                                                  The 1st half        Forecast        The 1st half         Actual
                                                     Actual                              Actual
Sales promotion                                              23.8              88.9              31.6              65.8
Advertising                                                  16.9                                19.2              31.8
R&D                                                           8.8              22.2               9.4              21.5
Labor Cost                                                   40.6              81.0              39.6              79.7
Depreciation                                                 17.0              34.9              18.0              37.4
Financial profit, net                                        10.1              11.4               6.9               8.4
Number of Employees                                         5,954             5,700             6,503             6,346
(Including secondees from group companies)
Capital Expenditures                                          9.5              28.9              13.0              25.7
(Major Items)
  Renewal of Okayama plant                                    0.7               0.7               3.9               6.9
  Renewal of Toride plant                                       -                 -               1.3               2.0
  Construction of facilities for Hyoketsu at                    -                 -               0.3               0.3
Okayama plant
  Redevelopment subsequent to closing of                      0.8               5.5                 -                 -
Hiroshima plant
  Construction of facilities at Takasaki                      0.0               1.4                 -                 -
pharmaceutical plant


                                        Major Changes in Assets and Liabilities
                                                                                                          (billions yen)
               Item                      2003           2002         Increase                   Reference
                                     The 1st half   The 1st half    (Decrease)
                                        Actual         Actual
Accounts receivable                          148.5          171.8         (23.3) Influence of the fact that the prior
                                                                                 balance sheet date was a bank holiday
                                                                                 and decrease in sales compared to the
                                                                                 prior fiscal year
Investment securities                        195.5          214.7         (19.2) Decrement on revaluation of securities
                                                                                 as a result of drop of market value
Investments in subsidiaries                  270.6          256.9           13.7 Due to Payment for investment in common
and affiliates                                                                   stock of KIRIN DISTILLERY CO., Ltd.
Liquor taxes payable                          75.0          119.7         (44.7) Influence of the fact that the prior
                                                                                 balance sheet date was a bank holiday
                                                                                 and decrease in sales compared to the
                                                                                 prior fiscal year



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