3rd Quarter Results

This announcement is for our U.S.$5,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme authorised by UKLA on 24th October 2007.

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Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 31, 2007          

Based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP")

Tokyo, January 31, 2008 - Mitsui & Co., Ltd. announced its consolidated financial results for the nine-month period ended
December 31, 2007.                        
                 
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries

(Web Site : http://www.mitsui.co.jp)

 
President and Chief Executive Officer : Shoei Utsuda
Investor Relations Contacts : Katsurao Yoshimori, General Manager, Investor Relations Division TEL 81-3-3285-7533
 

1. Consolidated financial results (Unaudited)

(1) Consolidated operating results information for the three-month period ended December 31,2007
(from October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007)
(Millions of yen)
                                           
Three-month period ended
December 31                
2007     2006    
                            %           %  
Revenues                 1,466,720     24.2   1,181,041       11.4  
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity in earnings 87,043     1.4   85,824       (3.8)  
Net income               82,594     (8.0)   89,759       16.1  
 
(2) Consolidated operating results information for the nine-month period ended December 31,2007
(from April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007)
(Millions of yen)
                                                   
Nine-month period ended Year ended
December 31                 March 31, 2007
2007     2006    
                            %           %          
Revenues                 4,205,524     20.9   3,479,744       19.0   4,813,545      
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity in earnings 316,385     46.5   215,931       10.2   300,947      
Net income               334,515     37.0   244,214       52.2   301,502      
(Yen)
                                           
Nine-month period ended Year ended
December 31         March 31, 2007
                      2007     2006              
Net income per share, basic       185.67     141.76       174.26      
Net income per share, diluted     183.42     133.90       165.32      
 
(3) Consolidated financial position information
                                                   
December 31, 2007 December 31, 2006 March 31, 2007
                                                   
Total assets               Millions of yen 10,232,035         9,550,301         9,813,312  
Shareholders' equity           Millions of yen 2,367,189         1,940,635         2,110,279  
Shareholders' equity ratio