Regarding Media Reports on Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation's Business Forecast for FY2012

Nov. 05, 2012

Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Regarding Media Reports on Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation's
 Business Forecast for FY2012

This is to give notice that yesterday's media reports regarding revised forecasts of consolidated business results for FY2012 are not based on any announcement made by Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC).

NSSMC is scheduled to announce financial reports for 2nd Quarter of FY2012 on Friday, November 9, 2012, 1:00p.m. JST.