Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Geographic Segment Information Yen (millions) Elimination & Years ended March 31 Japan Europe The Americas Other Corporate Consolidated 1998 Sales Unaffiliated customers ¥3,528,164 ¥ 795,932 ¥ 449,998 ¥ 211,288 ¥ — ¥4,985,382 Intersegment 482,785 30,751 61,694 312,581 (887,811) — Total 4,010,949 826,683 511,692 523,869 (887,811) 4,985,382 Operating costs and expenses 3,726,943 834,102 572,293 497,333 (822,642) 4,808,029 Operating income (loss) 284,006 (7,419) (60,601) 26,536 (65,169) 177,353 Total assets 3,214,068 710,828 484,473 275,152 438,518 5,123,039 1999 Sales Unaffiliated customers ¥3,414,620 ¥1,005,646 ¥ 573,191 ¥ 249,529 ¥ — ¥5,242,986 Intersegment 571,769 53,409 95,938 323,426 (1,044,542) — Total 3,986,389 1,059,055 669,129 572,955 (1,044,542) 5,242,986 Operating costs and expenses 3,777,230 1,058,644 688,148 559,328 (972,651) 5,110,699 Operating income (loss) 209,159 411 (19,019) 13,627 (71,891) 132,287 Total assets 3,266,960 624,572 371,253 271,378 578,167 5,112,330 2000 Sales Unaffiliated customers ¥3,631,006 ¥ 787,567 ¥ 585,459 ¥ 251,070 ¥ — ¥5,255,102 Intersegment 593,927 30,400 77,654 298,206 (1,000,187) — Total 4,224,933 817,967 663,113 549,276 (1,000,187) 5,255,102 Operating costs and expenses 3,997,180 828,450 676,377 529,956 (926,835) 5,105,128 Operating income (loss) 227,753 (10,483) (13,264) 19,320 (73,352) 149,974 Total assets 3,530,120 478,283 369,640 267,076 489,529 5,134,648 U.S. Dollars (thousands) 2000 (in U.S. Dollars) Sales Unaffiliated customers $34,254,773 $7,429,878 $5,523,198 $2,368,585 $ — $49,576,434 Intersegment 5,603,085 286,792 732,585 2,813,264 (9,435,726) — Total 39,857,858 7,716,670 6,255,783 5,181,849 (9,435,726) 49,576,434 Operating costs and expenses 37,709,245 7,815,566 6,380,915 4,999,585 (8,743,726) 48,161,585 Operating income (loss) 2,148,613 (98,896) (125,132) 182,264 (692,000) 1,414,849 Total assets 33,303,019 4,512,103 3,487,170 2,519,585 4,618,198 48,440,075 44 Notes: 1. Classification of the geographic segments is determined by geographical location. 2. The principal countries and regions belonging to geographic segments other than Japan: 3. Unallocated operating costs and expenses reported in ”Elimination & Corporate“ for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000 were ¥65,234 million, ¥64,049 million and ¥67,664 million ($638,340 thousand), respectively. Most of these costs and expenses were incurred as basic research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses at the Company. 4. Corporate assets included in ”Elimination & Corporate“ at March 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000 amounted to ¥735,282 million, ¥803,905 million and ¥676,159 million ($6,378,858 thousand), respectively. The assets principally consisted of working capital (cash and cash equivalents), long-term investments and miscellaneous assets held by the general and administrative sections. (1) Europe U.K., France, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands (2) The Americas U.S.A., Canada (3) Others China, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia At the Board of Directors’ meeting on April 26, 2000, the Company decided to place its holding marketable securities in trust, to achieve a reduction in its unrecognized net obligation for severance benefits upon the application of new accounting standards for retirement benefits effective April 1, 2000 in Japan. The securities held in this trust are qualified as plan assets under the accounting principles in Japan. The effects on the Group's income or loss for the year ending March 31, 2001 will be approximately ¥420 billion ($3,962 million) of an extraordinary loss by amortizing the unrecognized net obligation at one time and approximately ¥460 billion ($4,339 million) of an extraordinary gain by contributing the securities to the trust. The net income will not be significantly affected after taking income taxes into consideration. 20. Subsequent events