DIC Corporate Profile September 1, 2016 COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

DIC Corporate Profile DIC Corporation Company Name DIC Corporation Corporate Headquarters DIC Building, 7-20, Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Date of Foundation February 15, 1908 Paid-in Capital ¥96.6 billion Number of Employees Consolidated: 20,264 Nonconsolidated: 3,581 (As of December 31, 2015) Number of Subsidiaries and Affiliates 174 (Domestic: 31, Overseas: 143) (As of December 31, 2015) Consolidated Net Sales \820.0 billion (Fiscal year 2015) Consolidated Operating Income \51.1 billion (Fiscal year 2015) (Billions of yen) Consolidated Net Sales 830.1 Consolidated Operating Income 41.1 705.6 40.2 * Fiscal year 2013 is 9 months for DIC and its domestic subsidiaries, and 12 months for overseas Subsidiaries. 820.0 51.1 COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Extensive Global Network DIC has 174 subsidiaries and affiliates in 64 countries and territories worldwide. 20,264 employees Overseas: 14,298 (70%) Overseas sales as a percentage of total: Approx. 60% Europe 53 Africa 5 Asia Oceania 2 North America 14 Central and South America 16 Japan 31 As of December 31, 2015 COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

108 Years of DIC History Organic pigments Printing inks 1908 2016 Diversifies operations by building on base in printing inks, organic pigments and synthetic resins Seeks to advance global position through M&A Focuses on enhancing core competencies Promotes expansion of printing inks business リキッドインキ 接着性材料 包装材料 機能性コンポジット 感性材料 Liquid inks Optronics materials High-performance composites Packaging materials Sensory materials Surface protection materials Core Products Today Adhesive materials Organic pigments Synthetic resins Pigments for color filters Special effect pigments Building materials Membrane modules Health foods UV-curable resins Organic-inorganic hybrid resins Jet inks PPS compounds Pigments for inks Pigments for coatings Acrylic resins Polyurethane resins Epoxy resins LC materials Unsaturated polyester resins Waterborne resins Multilayer films Industrial adhesive tapes Plastic colorants Fiber colorants Printing inks Offset inks Gravure inks News inks Flexo inks Packaging adhesives 1915 1925 1952 1974 1980 1999 2010 Commences production of offset printing inks Begins production of organic pigments Formally enters the synthetic resins market Nematic LCs are adopted for use in LCD calculators manufactured by Sharp Corporation Begins production of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds Succeeds in developing 100% soybean oil-based printing ink Develops high brightness green pigment (G58) for use in color filters for LED televisions 1908 1952 1962 1986 2008 2016 Established as Kawamura Ink Manufactory Establishes joint venture with Reichhold Chemicals Inc. of the United States Changes Company name to Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Acquires the graphic arts materials division of Sun Chemical Corporation of the United States Changes Company name to DIC Corporation Launches “DIC108” medium-term management plan COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Principal Business Segments Printing Inks Product Div. Offset inks, Gravure inks, News inks, etc. Printing Inks Pigment Product Div. Organic pigments, etc. Liquid Crystal Materials Product Div. TFT LC materials, etc. Fine Chemicals Polymers Product Div. Acrylic resins, Polyurethane resins, UV-curable resins, etc. Polymers Liquid Compounds Product Div. Jet inks, etc. Solid Compounds Product Div. PPS compounds, etc. Compounds Application Materials Product Div. Industrial adhesive tapes, Hollow-fiber membrane modules, Health foods, etc. Application Materials COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Printing Inks A stable business since the start This segment focuses on printing inks, DIC’s mainstay business since its establishment. A global market leader, DIC boasts an extensive product portfolio ranging from publishing inks to inks and adhesives for packaging, enabling it to respond to the needs of customers worldwide. Printing Inks Product Div. Offset inks Gravure inks Flexo inks Can coatings News inks Packaging adhesives Printing supplies Offset inks Gravure inks News inks COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Fine Chemicals Optronics materials and other high-value-added products Products in this segment include a wide variety of materials indispensable to digital devices, including LC materials and organic pigments for color filters, which are expected to drive growth in the years ahead. Pigment Product Div. Liquid Crystal Materials Product Div. Organic pigments Special effect pigments Metal carboxylates Sulphur chemicals (lubricant additives) TFT LC materials STN LC materials Pigments for color filters Pigments for cosmetics TFT LC materials COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Polymers DIC’s second core business Polymers Product Div. Capitalizing on DIC’s world-class resin engineering capabilities, this segment provides synthetic resins and resin-related products to a broad array of industries. Polymers Product Div. Waterborne resins UV-curable resins Acrylic resins Methacrylate resins Epoxy resins Phenolic resins Fluorochemicals Polyurethane resins Polyester resins Plasticizers Unsaturated polyester resins Polystyrene Alkylphenols Polyurethane resins UV-curable resins COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Compounds Creating new value through dispersion and compounding technologies Capitalizing on a wealth of resin and organic pigment dispersion and compounding technologies cultivated since DIC’s founding, this segment offers products that respond to needs arising from growth in such key global markets as digital printing, automobiles and electronics. Liquid Compounds Product Div. Solid Compounds Product Div. Jet inks Fiber and textile colorants and artificial leather colorants High-performance coatings and adhesive materials Coatings for optical films PPS compounds High-performance compounds Plastic colorants High-performance optical materials Jet Inks PPS compounds COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Application Materials Key applications of DIC technologies This segment encompasses a diverse range of applied products, including industrial adhesive tapes, hollow-fiber membrane modules and coextruded multilayer films, made possible by the integration of DIC’s materials, coating, printing and molding technologies. Application Materials Product Div. Industrial adhesive tapes Magnetic tapes and coated sheets Hollow-fiber membranes and modules Coextruded multilayer films Health foods and natural colorants Decorative boards, interior housing products and coatings for building materials Decorative sheets and decorative films Processed sheet molding compounds (SMCs) and bulk molding compounds (BMCs) Molded plastic products Industrial adhesive tapes Hollow-fiber membrane modules Health foods COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Basic Technologies of DIC Based on the company's strengths, namely 5 basic technologies and 13 core technologies, DIC is tackling the development of new products in key target markets. Basic technologies Optics and color Technologies for controlling substances’ chemical and physical structure to determine reflection, transmission and absorption of light Organic molecular design Chemical structure technologies that use organic reactions to obtain certain properties, characteristics and functionality Polymer design Technologies for controlling the structure of polymer compounds to obtain certain properties, characteristics and functionality Dispersion Technologies for ensuring the uniform mixing of substances that do not naturally mix together completely Applicability assessment (Coating/printing/molding) Technologies for applying inks and coatings, molding plastics and compounds and forming films, as well as for assessing these products’ functionality and characteristics COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Principal Global R&D Sites DIC's Research Division, mainly based in the Central Research Laboratories (Sakura, Chiba), 6 domestic plants and R&D facilities in China, Asia Pacific, Europe and Americas (Sun Chemical Group) are engaged in R&D activities in cooperation with each other. Global Domestic COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Top Share of Key Global Markets DIC’s printing inks, organic pigments, PPS compounds and other products are used in a wide range of industries in markets around the world. Printing inks DIC Global market share No.1 Organic pigments DIC Global market share No.1 PPS Compounds DIC Global market share No.1 COPYRIGHT © DIC CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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