Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Current Report
FORM 6-K
 
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number: 333-81598
 
For the month of May 2002.
Total number of pages:  67
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F X              Form 40-F             
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes             No X
 
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                                             


Information furnished on this form:
 
 
EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number
 
1.
 
Press release dated May 8, 2002 announcing the company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2002. NTT DoCoMo, Inc. is filing the Japanese language version of this press release with the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 8, 2002.
 
2.
 
Press release dated May 8, 2002 announcing the company’s decision to acquire all of the outstanding shares of its regional subsidiaries through share exchanges. NTT DoCoMo, Inc. is filing the Japanese language version of this press release with the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 8, 2002.
 
3.
 
Press release dated May 8, 2002 announcing a change in the company’s American Depositary Share ratio. NTT DoCoMo, Inc. is filing the Japanese language version of this press release with the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 8, 2002.


 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
       
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Date: May 10, 2002
     
By:
 
/s/    MASAYUKI HIRATA       

Masayuki Hirata
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit 1
 
(English Translation)
 
May 8, 2002
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2002
 
Name of registrant:
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Code No.:
 
9437
Stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed:
 
Tokyo Stock Exchange-First Section
Address of principal executive office:
(URL http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/)
 
Tokyo, Japan
Contact:
 
Yasujyu Kajimura, Senior Manager, General Affairs Department / TEL (03) 5156-1111
Date of the meeting of the Board of Directors for approval of the consolidated financial statements:
 
May 8, 2002
Name of Parent Company:
 
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Code No. 9432)
Percentage of ownership interest in NTT DoCoMo, Inc. held by parent company:
 
64.1%
Adoption of US GAAP:
 
No
 
1.    Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2002 (April 1, 2001-March 31, 2002)
 
(1)  Consolidated Results of Operations
 
Amounts are truncated to nearest 100 million yen throughout this report.
 
 
    
Operating Revenues

    
Operating Income

    
Recurring Profit

 
    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
 
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
5,171,546
  
10.4
%
  
1,002,852
  
29.0
%
  
853,373
  
24.2
%
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
4,686,004
  
26.0
%
  
777,162
  
42.4
%
  
686,918
  
36.5
%
 
   
Net Income

    
Earnings
per Share

    
Diluted
Earnings
per Share

    
ROE
(Ratio of
Net Income to Shareholders’ Equity)

      
ROA
(Ratio of
Recurring Profit
to Total Assets)

      
Recurring
Profit
Margin (Ratio of Recurring Profit to Operating Revenues)

 
Year ended March 31, 2002
 
862
  
(99.8
%)
  
85.95
(yen)
  
—  
    
0.0
%
    
14.4
%
    
16.5
%
Year ended March 31, 2001
 
365,505
  
45.0
%
  
37,983.95
(yen)
  
—  
    
13.9
%
    
14.4
%
    
14.7
%
 
Notes:    
 
1.    Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliated companies:
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002:
 
(125,898) million yen
       
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001:
 
  (31,845) million yen
   
2.    Average number of shares:
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002:
 
10,036,000 shares
       
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001:
 
9,622,630 shares
   
3.    Change in accounting policy:
 
None
   
   
4.    Percentages for operating revenues, operating income, recurring profit and net income in the above table represent annual changes compared to corresponding previous year .
 
(2)  Consolidated Financial Position
 
    
Total Assets

  
Shareholders’ Equity

    
Equity Ratio (Ratio of Shareholders’ Equity to Total Assets)

    
Shareholders’ Equity per Share

 
    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
 
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
5,912,581
  
3,235,068
    
54.7
%
  
322,346.43
(yen)
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
5,911,239
  
3,314,845
    
56.1
%
  
330,295.50
(yen)
 
Note:    
 
Number of shares outstanding at the end of the fiscal year:
 
Year ended March 31,2002:     10,036,000 shares
       
Year ended March 31, 2001:    10,036,000 shares
 
(3)  Consolidated Cash Flows
 
    
Cash Flows from Operating Activities

  
Cash Flows from Investing Activities

    
Cash Flows from Financing Activities

    
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Fiscal Year End

    
(Millions of yen)
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
1,329,615
  
(1,122,037
)
  
(24,953
)
  
301,048
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
839,311
  
(2,737,112
)
  
1,535,194
 
  
118,424
    
  

  

  
 
(4)  Number of consolidated companies and companies accounted for using the equity method
 
The number of consolidated subsidiaries:
  
34
The number of unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method:
  
26
The number of affiliated companies accounted for using the equity method:
  
12
 
(5)  Change of reporting entities
 
The number of consolidated companies added:
  
1
  
The number of consolidated companies removed:
  
0
The number of companies on equity method added:
  
8
  
The number of companies on equity method removed:
  
1
 
2.    Consolidated Financial Results Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003 (April 1, 2002-March 31, 2003)
 
 
    
Operating Revenues

  
Recurring Profit

  
Net Income

    
(Millions of yen)
Year ending March 31, 2003
  
5,374,000
  
971,000
  
511,000
 
(Reference)    Expected
 
Earnings per Share:    10,183.34 yen
 
On January 25, 2002, the DoCoMo Board of Directors declared a five-for-one common stock split. The record date for the split was March 31, 2002, with distribution of the split shares expected to follow on May 15, 2002. The expected earnings per share for the year ending March 31, 2003, reflects the scheduled stock split as if it was effective on the beginning of the fiscal year.
 
(Note)
The consolidated financial results forecasts above are forward-looking statements about the future performance of NTT DoCoMo which are based on the assumptions, estimates, judgments, projections and beliefs of the management of the Company in light of the information currently available to it. The projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making projections in addition to historical facts that have been acknowledged accurately. Risks and uncertainties inherent in future projections, the Company’s future business operation, the state of the economy in Japan and abroad, possible fluctuations in the securities markets and other changes in circumstances could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the projected figures above. Please refer to the special note on forward-looking statements on page 12 for more information on the factors that could cause actual results to differ from the forecasts.

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1.    Conditions of the Corporate Group
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., (the “Company”) principally provides wireless telecommunications services as a member of the NTT Group, which is controlled by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (“NTT”), parent holding company.
 
The Company, its 62 subsidiaries, and its 13 affiliates (collectively “DoCoMo”) constitute the largest wireless telecommunications services provider in Japan. Among the 62 subsidiaries, 34 are consolidated subsidiaries and 26 are accounted for using the equity method in the company’s consolidated financial statements. Among 13 affiliates, 12 are accounted for using equity method in the company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
The business segments of the DoCoMo and the corporate position of each group company in the DoCoMo are described below.
 
[Business Segment Information]
 
Businesses

  
Main service lines

Mobile phone business
  
Cellular services, FOMA services, packet communication services, satellite mobile communications services, in-flight telephone service, and equipment sales for each service.
PHS business
  
PHS service and PHS equipment sales
Quickcast business
  
Quickcast service and Quickcast equipment sales (formerly paging service and paging equipment sales)
Miscellaneous business
  
International dialing service and other miscellaneous businesses
 
[Position of Each Group Company]
 
(1)  The Company conducts cellular, PHS, Quickcast and other operations in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region of Japan. The Company also provides nationwide services such as satellite mobile communications service, in-flight telephone service and international dialing service. The Company is solely responsible for overall DoCoMo group R&D activities for basic wireless telecommunications technology, the development of services for the wireless telecommunications business and the development of information processing systems. The Company provides the results of such research and development to its eight regional subsidiaries of the Company, each of which operates in a region of Japan (“DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries”).
 
(2)  Each of the DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries conducts cellular (excluding satellite mobile communications service and in-flight telephone service), PHS and Quickcast operation in their respective regions.
 
(3)  28 other subsidiaries of the Company, each of which is entrusted with certain services by the Company and/or DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries, are independent in terms of operational efficiency and professionalism. They are entrusted with a part of the services provided by, or give assistance to, the Company and DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries.
 
(4)  There are 26 other subsidiaries and 13 affiliates including, among others, some foreign-based corporations established for the purpose of global deployment of the third-generation mobile communications system (IMT-2000), and joint venture companies established for thepurpose ofdeveloping new businesses.

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2.    Management Policies
 
1.    Basic Management Policies
 
The basic management policies of DoCoMo, which are based on its corporate principle of “creating a new world of communications culture”, are to expand DoCoMo’s businesses and contribute to realizing a rich and vigorous society by emphasizing and strengthening its current core business of voice communications services as well as assertively promoting mobile multimedia services to the public. Pursuing these goals, DoCoMo intends to maximize its enterprise value and gain confidence from its customers and shareholders.
 
 
2.    Mid- to Long-Term Management Strategies
 
The wireless telecommunication market is recently transforming itself through various reorganizations of telecommunication companies in the form of international business and capital alliances for global market expansion. On the other hand, the rate of growth for the Japanese wireless telecommunication market started to slow down due to the higher penetration rate of cellular and PHS services. The Japanese market has entered a transition phase from rapid expansion to stable growth.
 
Against this backdrop, DoCoMo intends to realize additional growth with its three major mid- to long-term strategies that have been implemented in response to the growing trend for IT utilization and globalization of the society and economy: “from voice to non-voice” as its “multimedia” strategy, “to anything mobile” as its “ubiquity” strategy, and “from domestic to international” as its “globalization” strategy. DoCoMo will also simulataneously reinforce its core businesses. To this end, DoCoMo will implement the following measures:
 
(1)  Multimedia
 
To further disseminate mobile multimedia services, DoCoMo intends to develop and offer a variety of advanced non-voice services, including the distribution of music, video and text information. DoCoMo also plans to accelerate the take-up of mobile multimedia services with the launch of “FOMA” on a fully commercialized basis that commenced from October 1, 2001, through its capability of transmitting large volumes of data at fast speeds. FOMA service areas will be expanded gradually with a target population coverage of 97% and a target of 6 million FOMA subscribers by the end of March 2004. DoCoMo also is committed to continuing its research and development on the fourth-generation mobile communications system in order to further enhance services.
 
(2)  Ubiquity
 
With the development of mobile multimedia services, the business boundaries of mobile communications have extended from conventional “person-to-person” communications to “person-to-machine” communication services, most typically represented by data access to i-mode. DoCoMo intends to continue providing these services in a stable manner while enhancing the service quality. In order to further explore its business domain, DoCoMo intends to equip anything mobile with transmission capabilities by providing “machine-to-machine” communication services, including the ability to monitor the inventory level of vending machines, remotely control intelligent home appliances, or electronic commerce services on mobile information devices (mobile e-commerce).
 
(3)  Globalization
 
To globalize its businesses, DoCoMo, through its alliances with its investee partners, will facilitate an early deployment of “i-mode” service, IMT-2000 systems based on W-CDMA technology, and mobile multimedia services overseas. At the same time, DoCoMo will continue to explore various opportunities in a bid to flexibly implement its global strategies depending on circumstances, which includes forms of alliances that may not involve equity participation.

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3.    Basic Policies for Profit Distribution
 
The basic principles of the Company are to strengthen its financial position and maintain internal reserves in order to build a highly advanced network, offer high-quality and stable services, and promote mobile multimedia. At the same time, the Company aims to continue stable dividend payments taking into account its business performance and business environment.
 
The internal reserves will be allocated for research and development, capital expenditure, and investment activities in order to respond to the rapid movements in the market. The Company seeks to enhance its enterprise value by introducing new technologies, offering new services and deploying businesses overseas through alliances with new business partners.
 
4.    Organizational Changes to Reinforce Management Control
 
(1)  DoCoMo established an Advisory Board in February 1999 to receive opinions and proposals of knowledgeable persons from various fields concerning managerial challenges facing DoCoMo. In May 2001, DoCoMo elected new members of the Advisory Board to replace the original members. Similarly, to receive advice from a more global perspective, a “US Advisory Board” was established in December 2000.
 
(2)  In July 2001, the Company reorganized the Gateway Business Department into the i-mode Business Division with an aim to reinforce its i-mode business. At the same time, 6 branches located in Metropolitan Tokyo were consoldiated into 3 branches in order to strengthen marketing activities and improve operational efficiency.
 
5.    Relationship with the Parent Company
 
(1)  The Company operates its business mainly in the field of wireless telecommunications under its own managerial responsibilities within the NTT Group. Currently, NTT owns 64.1% of the outstanding shares of the Company, and NTT may be in a position to influence the Company’s direction by exercising its appointment and dismissal right with respect to directors as a majority shareholder of the Company.
 
(2)  The Company and NTT reached an agreement on April 1, 2002, to unify previous agreements reached independently between the eight DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries and NTT on July 1, 1999 relating to group management/operation by NTT, the content of services, benefits, and appropriate compensation. Under the revised agreement, NTT is being compensated for the services for group management/operation that it provides to the DoCoMo group. In addition, the Company reached an agreement with NTT relating to the basic research and development undertaken by NTT, the content of services, benefits and appropriate compesation on July 1, 1999. NTT is being compensated for the basic research and development it provides to the Company.
 
6.    Target Management Index
 
Now that the Japanese mobile communications market has entered a period of stable growth, DoCoMo, from the viewpoint of emphasizing profitability, considers EBITDA margin an important index for corporate management. DoCoMo targets to achieve an EBITDA margin of at least 30% and will try to improve it every year in an effort to maximize its enterprise value.
 
(Note) EBITDA margin = EBITDA / Operating Revenues             
 
(EBITDA: operating income + depreciation/amortization + loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment)
 
7.    Others
 
Being aware of the importance of continuous action to tackle environmental problems, DoCoMo has actively encouraged “green procurement/purchase”, constructed environment-friendly buildings and collected and recycled cellular phones and accessories to alleviate the burdens on environment. DoCoMo is committed to continue these endeavors going forward, with a goal to achieve ISO14001 certification at all levels of the DoCoMo group.

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3.    Business Review and Financial Position
 
1.    Overview of the year ended March 31, 2002 (Fiscal 2001)
 
(1)    Business Overview
 
Severe business conditions persisted in Japan throughout the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, with deteriorating unemployment rate, falling income, continued weakness in personal spending, and substantial reductions in corporate earnings and capital investments.
 
Despite the overall sluggishness, the wireless communications market continued to expand, driven by the popularity of wireless Internet access services including DoCoMo’s “i-mode” service. The aggregate number of cellular and PHS subscriptions in Japan exceeded 74.81 million at the end of March 2002, or a penetration rate of 58% of the population. The number of net additional subscribers during this period, however, was limited to only about 80% of the number of net additional subscribers in the previous year, demonstrating that the market has entered a transition phase from rapid expansion to stable growth. In the meantime, competition among wireless carriers has intensified as foreign capital entered the Japanese market, and each carrier continuously introduced various services and tariff packages.
 
To quickly respond to these changes in the market, DoCoMo endeavored to expand its business domains by steadily implementing businesses centered on its three major growth strategies, while further striving to improve and reinforce its core businesses.
 
To further promote mobile multimedia, measures to enrich “i-mode” service were undertaken. At the same time, as part of the efforts to cultivate new businesses, a location information service for corporations, “DLP”service, which takes advantage of Global Positioning System (GPS) signals was newly introduced. DoCoMo’s solutions business for corporate customers was strengthened in collaboration with a wide range of business partners, and a new car multimedia service was also developed.
 
DoCoMo started the FOMA service, world’s first IMT-2000 mobile communications system using the W-CDMA technology, on May 30, 2001, in the form of an introductory service, and from Oct. 1, 2001, its fully commercialized operation. The coverage of FOMA network has been expanded gradually thereafter.
 
To facilitate globalization, DoCoMo has transferred technical and business know-how pertaining to “i-mode” service and IMT-2000 to its overseas investee partners. As a consequence, E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG (“E-Plus”) of Germany, a subsidiary of KPN Mobile N.V. (“KPN Mobile”) of the Netherlands, launched “i-mode” service in Germany on March 16, 2002.
 
In January 2002, the Company’s board of directors resolved to conduct a five-for-one split of its shares (new shares to be issued on May 15, 2002), as well as to apply to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange in order to enhance share liquidity, improve the convenience of investors, and increase its options for fund raising. The Company’s shares were listed on the two exchanges on March 1, 2002.
 
Recognizing environmental issues as one of its most immediate and ongoing managerial concern, DoCoMo has undertaken a number of measures to alleviate the burdens it imposes on the environment, including, among others, collection and recycling of used cellular phones, use of the “e-billing” service through which the bill amount is informed to customers on home pages or via e-mail instead of paper, as well as consrtuction of environment-friendly buildings. In February 2002, DoCoMo received the ISO14001 certification at all levels of the organization including its branch offices. It also received an extremely high ranking in eco-efficiency from Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc, a New York-based international investment research firm, in its rating of the world’s top telecommunications companies in June 2001.
 
As a result of the foregoing, the take-up of “i-mode” service expanded significantly and the number of cellular phone subscribers increased, which led to gains in both operating revenues and recurring profit. However, after an appraisal on the fair value of the shares of investee affiliates in accordance with the accounting standard for financial instruments, DoCoMo decided to recognize impairment losses from its investments in AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. of the United States (AT&T Wireless), KPN Mobile, KG Telecommunications Co., Ltd., of Taiwan (KG Telecom), and Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited of the United Kingdom (H3G UK). The impairment losses are recorded in the financial statements as special losses of ¥812.8 billion (write-down of investment in affiliated companies). As a consequence, the net income for the year ended March 31, 2002 was ¥0.8 billion.

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[Results for the year ended March 31, 2002]
 
    
Consolidated (changes from the previous year)

  
Non-consolidated (changes from the previous year)

Operating revenues
  
¥5,171.5 billion
(up 10.4%)
  
¥2,355.7 billion
(up 10.0%)
Operating income
  
¥1,002.8 billion
(up 29.0%)
  
¥420.1 billion
(up 24.8%)
Recurring profit
  
¥853.3 billion
(up 24.2 %)
  
¥406.4 billion
(up 38.8%)
Net income (loss)
  
¥0.8 billion
(down 99.8%)
  
(¥310.7 billion)
(—)
 
The results for each business segment are summarized below.
 
Mobile Phone Business:    In addition to “mova 211i” series with enhanced e-mail functions and “i-appli”-compatible “mova 503iS” series, DoCoMo increased the variety of products by releasing new model “mova F671i” (“Raku Raku Phone II”), a model especially tailored for use by senior customers, in a bid to disseminate i-mode service to a broader range of age groups. At the same time, the group started “DoCoMo Point Service” as part of its efforts to improve customer services. It also reduced its tariffs to further stimulate demand for data communications by increasing bundled free-call minutes included in monthly plan charges and by allowing a number of telephone discount packages to be used for packet charges.
 
As part of the measures to respond to customers’ diverse needs for mobile multimedia, DoCoMo introduced a new Windows CE-compatible handheld PC “sigmarion II”, and launched “infogate”, a portal service for PDAs.
 
DoCoMo’s third-generation mobile communications service, FOMA, was commenced on a fully commercialized basis on October 1, 2001, in the areas within 30 kilometers from the center of Tokyo, after a introductory service starting from May 30, 2001. Upon the launch of the fully commercialized service, three different terminal devices were offered simultaneously; the standard type “FOMA N2001”, the visual handset supporting video phone capabilities, “FOMA P2101V”, and the data card “FOMA P2401”. In November 2001, “i-motion service”, which enables the transmission and replay of video and sound data taking advantage of FOMA’s fast packet speed of up to 384Kbps downlink, was started, and a new handset carrying this capability “FOMA N2002” was released at the same time. In March 2002, another “i-motion”-compatible visual type handset “FOMA D2101V” was introduced. Meanwhile, in an effort to disseminate FOMA services among businesses, DoCoMo has reinforced solution sales to create new demand, proposing construction site support systems that utilize video communications and marketing support systems leveraging FOMA’s high-speed, large-volume data transmission capabilities. The Company has expanded the service areas of FOMA aggressively, and covered approximately 92% of the populated areas in the Kanto-Koshinestu region by the end of March 2002. FOMA service was commenced in Tokai and Kansai areas in December 2001, at which point about 50% of the populated areas in Japan were covered.
 
As for “i-mode”, DoCoMo has taken measures to improve customers’ convenience by providing services such as “AOLi”, which links the mail services of “i-mode” and AOL, and “i-area”, a service that enables users to easily retrieve information pertaining to the neighborhood of the customer’s location. In parallel, content offerings on “i-appli”, and DoCoMo’s other i-mode services were further enriched in order to boost usage. Other new services were also developed jointly with other companies, including “Cmode service”, which allows “i-mode” to interact with vending machines to offer cash-free shopping.

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On the other hand, DoCoMo has made utmost efforts to counter unsolicited bulk e-mails sent in massive numbers to unidentified addresses via the Internet. Such efforts include requesting the customers to change default i-mode mail addresses into alpha-numeric addresses, blocking the reception of mails sent en masse to unknown addresses, adding functions to handsets to allow mail reception only from designated domains, among others. At the same time, the Company has taken legal action against pernicious unsolicited bulk e-mail senders.
 
With regard to satellite communications services, the Company started satellite in-flight telephone service and credit phone service to further improve convenience and provide a stable means for communications in mountainous areas or in the event of emergency.
 
As a result of foregoing, the number of subscribers to DoCoMo’s principal services, and revenues at the end of Fiscal 2001 were as follows:
 
[Number of Subscribers for Main Services as of March 31, 2002]
 
    
Consolidated (changes from March 31, 2001)

  
Non-consolidated (changes from March 31, 2001)

    
(10 thousand subscribers)
Cellular services
  
4,069
(up 13.0%)
  
1,665
(up 11.9%)
FOMA services
  
9
(—)
  
8
(—)
i-mode service*
  
3,216
(up 48.2%)
  
1,281
(up 57.2%)
Satellite mobile communications services
  
3
(up 2.1%)

*
 
The number of i-mode subscribers is the aggregate of PDC i-mode subscribers (consolidated: 32,075,000 subscribers, non-consolidated: 12,740,000 subscribers) and FOMA i-mode subscribers (consolidated: 81,000 subscribers, non-consolidated: 73,000 subscribers).
 
[Results for the Year ended March 31, 2002]
 
    
Consolidated (changes from previous year)

  
Non-consolidated (changes from previous year)

Mobile phone business revenues
  
¥5,022.1 billion
(up 10.9%)
  
¥2,279.7 billion
(up 10.5%)
Cellular revenues
  
¥3,265.7 billion
(up 5.2%)
  
¥1,373.5 billion
(up 4.9%)
FOMA revenues*
  
¥1.7 billion
(—)
  
¥1.6 billion
(—)
Packet communication revenues
  
¥ 715.6 billion
(up 102.5%)
  
¥292.5 billion
(up 112.3%)
Satellite mobile communications revenues
  
¥9.2 billion
(down 4.9%)
Mobile phone business income
  
¥1,067.5 billion
(up 20.1%)
  
¥441.1 billion
(up 17.0%)

*
 
Inclusive of packet data transmission revenues from FOMA subscribers.            
 
PHS Business:    In a bid to promote PHS service, DoCoMo released various new products including “P-in m@ster”, a data card capable of handling both PHS and 9600bps cellular connections, “P-in memory”, a data card with a built-in memory of 16MB, “Picwalk SH712m”, a handset for the music distribution service “M-stage music” that can also support voice communications, and “Paldio 633S”, a PHS handset compatible with “Bluetooth Ver. 1.1” (a technical standard for short distance radio connections for PCs and mobile phones, etc). At the same time, DoCoMo started a new tariff discount service for data communications “P-p@c”, and increased the availability of content for music/video distribution services on PHS in order to facilitate the use of data services, while making further efforts to slash costs by utilizing its facilities more efficiently.

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As a consequence of the foregoing, PHS subscriber count and revenues amounted to the following:
 
[No. of PHS subscribers as at March 31, 2002]
 
    
Consolidated (changes from March 31, 2001)

    
Non-consolidated (changes from March 31, 2001)

           
(10 thousand subscribers)
PHS service
  
192
(up 6.0%)
    
92
(up 7.3%)
 
[Results for the year ended March 31, 2002]
 
    
Consolidated
(changes from
previous year)

    
Non-consolidated (changes from previous year)

PHS business revenues
  
¥114.5 billion
(up 1.3%)
    
¥59.5 billion (down 3.9%)
Income (loss) from PHS business
  
(¥58.7 billion)
(up 36.0%)
    
(¥18.4 billion)
(up 40.4%)
 
Quickcast Business:    Despite attempts to boost system sales to corporate users and municipal governments by emphasizing Quickcast’s multicast feature and information distribution capability, and to slash costs by streamlining its operations, the Quickcast business suffered from a constant decline in subscriptions as the market for pager services in Japan continued to shrink. Results and the number of subscribers at the end of March 2002 are summarized below:
 
[No. of Quickcast subscribers as at March 31, 2002]
 
 
    
Consolidated (changes from March 31, 2001)

    
Non-consolidated (changes from
March 31, 2001)

           
(10 thousand subscribers)
Quickcast service
  
83
(down 24.7%)
    
30
(down 25.6%)
 
[Results for the Year ended March 31, 2002]
 
    
Consolidated
(changes from
previous year)

    
Non-consolidated (changes from previous year)

Quickcast business revenues
  
¥10.9 billion
(down 40.9%)
    
¥9.3 billion
(down 22.7%)
Income (loss) from Quickcast business
  
(¥6.3 billion)
(up 69.8%)
    
(¥1.5 billion)
(up 82.4%)
 
Miscellaneous Business:    Thanks to measures to promote “World Call” service, an international dialing service from cellular phones, its subscriber base rose 58.9% year on year to 433,000 at the end of March 2002. Leveraging their own technologies and know-how, the subsidiaries in the DoCoMo group have expanded into new business areas, including the development of various systems and provision of new services. The results for the year ended March 31, 2002 are summarized below.
 
[Results for the Year ended March 31, 2002]
 
    
Consolidated
(changes from
previous year)

  
Non-consolidated (changes from previous year)

Miscellaneous business revenues
  
¥23.9 billion
(down 1.9%)
  
¥7.1 billion
(up 36.0%)
Income (loss) from Miscellaneous business
  
¥0.3 billion
(down 57.9%)
  
(¥1.0 billion)
(down 3.0%)

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(2)    Cash Flow Conditions
 
Certain information about DoCoMo’s cash flows on a consolidated basis for the year ended March 31, 2002, are summarized as follows: As for cash flows from operating activities, despite the decrease in income before income taxes for the year ended March 31, 2002, net cash provided by operating activities was ¥1,329.6 billion, up ¥490.3 billion (or 58.4%) year on year due largely to the increase in non-cash expenses such as depreciation and write-down of investment in affiliated companies, as well as to the fact that payments of telephone bills for the previous fiscal year which normally would have been due on March 31, 2001 was collected in the following fiscal year as the last day of March 2001 coincided with a bank holiday. Similarly, since the last day of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 coincided with a bank holiday, payments of the telephone bills of approximately ¥244 billion was collected in the following month (in the following fiscal year). As for cash flows from investing activities, in spite of an increase in purchase of property and equipment, net cash used in investing activities was ¥1,122 billion, down ¥1,615 billion (or 59.0%) year on year. This was due primarily to a decrease in spending for the purchase of investment securities, which was caused by the inclusion of strategic overseas investments totaling ¥1,795.8 billion in KPN Mobile, H3G UK, AT&T Wireless and KG Telecom in spending for the previous fiscal year. With regard to cash flows from financing activities, net cash used in financing activities was ¥24.9 billion, down ¥1,560.1 billion year on year due primarily to issuance of new shares and borrowings to finance strategic overseas investment for the previous consolidated fiscal year.
 
(3)    Profit Distribution for Fiscal 2001
 
The Company has decided to pay a total annual dividend of ¥1,500 per share, including an interim dividend of 500 per share, a year-end dividend of ¥500 per share, and a special commemorative dividend of ¥500 commemorating the 10th anniversary of the launch of DoCoMo’s mobile communications business in July 1992.
 
(Notes) 1.
 
The Company’s board of directors, at its meeting on November 7, 2001, resolved to pay interim dividends for Fiscal 2001.
2. 
 
Dividends for Fiscal 2001 will be paid to the shares owned by shareholders who were registered on the register of shareholders or the register of beneficial shareholders as of the close of business on March 31, 2002. New shares to be issued on May 15, 2002 as a result of the Company’s recent stock split (4 new shares will be issued additionally to each share owned by shareholders who are registered on the register of shareholders or the register of beneficial shareholders as of the close of business on March 31, 2002) will not be eligible to receive the above-mentioned dividends, but will be eligible for profit distribution from Fiscal 2002.

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2.    Prospects for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2003
 
(1)    Business Outlook
 
The mobile communications market in Japan is currently facing a major transition to a period of stable growth, with a rising penetration rate and rapidly increasing demand for data communications services. Against this backdrop, DoCoMo has decided to attach greater emphasis on profits rather than revenues, and will further expand its business fields by pursuing the three major strategies of “multimedia”, “ubiquity”, and “globalization” to achieve further growth while reinforcing its existing core businesses.
 
In order to strengthen its core businesses, DoCoMo plans to continue maintaining and enhancing its network quality and offer diversified tariff packages. New services and products catering to customer needs, including handsets with built-in cameras or infrared communications capability, are also planned for release to acquire more new customers, curb churns, and encourage usage by customers. As for “i-mode”, DoCoMo intends to stimulate further usage by offering handsets supporting faster downlink packet speeds and greater “i-appli” content size, which will enable the distribution of large-volume content. As part of the offerings for ubiquitous services, the group intends to provide electronic commerce services that will realize cash-free shopping on mobile phones as well as services to remotely control intelligent home appliances, and thereby expand usage. On the other hand, DoCoMo will disclose the interface conditions with its packet communications network, so that Internet service providers can provide services similar to DoCoMo’s “i-mode”, which is intended to further develop the mobile multimedia market.
 
As for FOMA, all major cities nationwide were included in its service areas from April 2002. The coverage will be expanded further to 90% of the populated areas in Japan by the end of March 2003. More advanced services are planned to be started on FOMA this fiscal year, including video distribution service, video mail service, and dual network service which allows users to use both FOMA and PDC phones with the same telephone number. In the meantime, further efforts will be made to bring down the size, weight and power consumption of handsets. Also, the group will reinforce solution marketing activities targeted at corporate customers to facilitate the use of FOMA services among this segment.
 
To counter the unsolicited bulk e-maill problem, as the Diet passed the relevant legislation recently, DoCoMo intends to take adequate measures as a carrier, and implement other prevention mechanisms such as the development of selective receiving functions.
 
As part of the Company’s efforts to accelerate mobile multimedia on a global scale, “i-mode” is planned for launch this fiscal year in the Netherlands, Belgium and Taiwan following Germany. In addition, preparations for the introduction of IMT-2000 will be continued, transferring the know-how obtained through the deployment of FOMA services in Japan to overseas investee affiliates. Going forward, the Company plans to explore investment opportunities primarily in the Asia region, and also flexibly look into other options including alliances that do not involve equity participation depending on the circumstances. The goal of the group’s international strategy is to enhance the enterprise value of its investee affiliates by developing their businesses over the mid-to-long term.
 
With regard to PHS, Quickcast, satellite mobile communications, and other loss-making services, DoCoMo will continue its efforts to reduce costs and improve their financial performance by boosting efficiency. At the same time, these existing businesses will be reviewed taking into account the changes in business environment.
 
Furthermore, to swiftly respond to changes in the business environment and intensified competition, DoCoMo will require each board member and employee to ensure compliance, and implement a business procedure emphasizing innovation, speed and efficiency. Specifically, DoCoMo will endeavor to speed up the decision making process by fully utilizing the new corporate information system introduced on April 1, 2002, and to facilitate an efficient management of the group by integrating and transferring some operations, e.g., maintenance and customer acceptance, to subsidiaries. In other words, DoCoMo plans to thoroughly select and concentrate its managerial resources through this process. To further integrate and solidify the management as a corporate group, the Company plans to carry out an equity swap with its regional subsidiaries.

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In July 2002, DoCoMo will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the launch of its business. Seizing this opportunity, DoCoMo would like to renew its determination to challenge the mobile frontier by developing new businesses and services, and thereby maximize the enterprise value of the entire group.
 
As a result of the foregoing, the number of subscribers for DoCoMo’s main services and the business results for Fiscal 2002 are forecast as below.
 
[Subscriber Forecast for Main Services as at March 31, 2003]
 
 
      
Consolidated (changes from
March 31, 2002)

    
Non-consolidated (changes from
March 31, 2002)

             
(10 thousand subscribers)
Cellular
    
4,240
(up 4.2%)
    
1,710
(up 2.7%)
FOMA
    
138
(up 1,443.1%)
    
84
(up 942.2%)
i-mode *
    
3,680
(up 14.4%)
    
1,480
(up 15.5%)
PHS
    
196
(up 2.0%)
    
94
(up 2.2%)
Quickcast
    
61
(down 26.5%)
    
21
(down 28.6%)
 
*
 
Figures for i-mode include FOMA i-mode subscribers ( 1,180,000 on a consolidated basis and 710,000 on a non-consolidated basis).
 
[Results Forecast for Fiscal 2002]
 
      
Consolidated (changes from Fiscal 2001)

    
Non-consolidated (changes from Fiscal 2001)

Operating revenues
    
¥5,374 billion
(up 3.9%)
    
¥2,486 billion
(up 5.5%)
Operating income
    
¥1,045 billion
(up 4.2%)
    
¥ 444 billion
(up 5.7%)
Recurring profit
    
¥ 971 billion
(up 13.8%)
    
¥ 432 billion
(up 6.3%)
Net income
    
¥ 511 billion
(—)
    
¥ 252 billion
(—)
 
(2)    Profit Distribution Outlook for Fiscal 2002
 
The basic policies of the Company are to strengthen its financial position, secure internal reserves and continue a stable payment of dividends while based on a comprehensive review of various factors such as the Company’s performance and business environment.
 
The Company intends to pay a total annual dividend of ¥500 per share, after reviewing the amount of dividend in view of the five-for-one share split to take effect on May 15, 2002 based on the above-mentioned principles.
 
To further integrate the management as a corporate group, the Company plans to carry out share exchanges with its regional subsidiaries. To this end, the Company intends to seek the approval of its shareholders at the 11th regular annual shareholders’ meeting scheduled in June 2002 with respect to the repurchase of its own shares in accordance with Article 210 of the Commercial Code of Japan and a reduction of statutory reserves to secure the source of the repurchase. If an approval is obtained, the payment of interim dividends is expected to be suspended, as the Company will not be able to satisfy the conditions for the payment of interim dividends as set forth in the Commercial Code of Japan. A total annual dividend stated above will be paid as a year-end dividend.

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
These consolidated financial statements contain forward-looking statements such as forecasts on results of operation, policies, management strategies, objectives, plans, recognition and evaluation of facts, expected number of subscribers or financial results, and prospects of dividend payment. All forward-looking statements that are not historical facts are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates, projections, plans, recognition and evaluations based on the information currently available. The projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making projections in addition to historical facts that have been acknowledged accurately. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in or suggested by any forward-looking statement. DoCoMo cannot promise that its assumptions, expectations, projection, anticipated estimates or other information expressed in these forward-looking statements will turn out to be correct. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to continue to attract and retain subscribers to its services;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to add capacity to its existing wireless networks;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to expand its third-generation (3G) wireless services (FOMA) as planned, and acquire and retain subscribers to it;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to successfully expand internationally through international alliances and investment outside of Japan;
 
 
 
Regulatory developments and changes, in particular in the areas of telecommunications and radio wave transmission, and DoCoMo’s ability to respond to and adapt to those changes;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to continue to win acceptance of its services and products, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by continuous introduction of new services and products, rapid developments in technology and subjective and changing consumer preferences; and
 
 
 
Volatility and changes in the economic conditions and securities market in Japan and other countries, and DoCoMo’s ability to respond to and adapt to those changes.

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4.     CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
(1)    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
    
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

    
Increase (Decrease)

 
    
Amount

    
%

  
Amount

    
%

    
                              
(Millions of yen)
 
ASSETS
                                
Fixed assets
                                
Fixed assets for telecommunication business
                                
Property, plant and equipment
  
2,288,878
 
       
2,570,680
 
         
281,801
 
Machinery and equipment
  
1,046,896
 
       
1,213,032
 
         
166,135
 
Antenna facilities
  
355,710
 
       
398,029
 
         
42,319
 
Satellite mobile communications facilities
  
5,900
 
       
4,567
 
         
(1,333
)
Terminal equipment
  
3,160
 
       
2,468
 
         
(692
)
Telecommunications line facilities
  
3,927
 
       
8,528
 
         
4,601
 
Pipe and hand holes
  
2,813
 
       
4,325
 
         
1,511
 
Buildings
  
265,810
 
       
312,857
 
         
47,047
 
Structures
  
50,669
 
       
52,313
 
         
1,643
 
Other machinery and equipment
  
8,850
 
       
12,448
 
         
3,597
 
Vehicles
  
403
 
       
457
 
         
54
 
Tools, furniture and fixtures
  
187,051
 
       
209,576
 
         
22,525
 
Land
  
151,366
 
       
173,687
 
         
22,321
 
Construction in progress
  
206,316
 
       
178,387
 
         
(27,929
)
Intangible fixed assets
  
337,407
 
       
422,832
 
         
85,424
 
Right to use utility facilities
  
14,198
 
       
13,216
 
         
(982
)
Computer software
  
270,396
 
       
349,229
 
         
78,833
 
Leasehold rights
  
10,895
 
       
12,487
 
         
1,591
 
Other intangible fixed assets
  
41,917
 
       
47,898
 
         
5,981
 
Total fixed assets for telecommunication businesses
  
2,626,286
 
       
2,993,512
 
         
367,226
 
Investments and other assets
                                
Investment securities
  
1,928,426
 
       
981,915
 
         
(946,510
)
Long-term loans receivable
  
38
 
       
40
 
         
2
 
Deferred income taxes
  
89,614
 
       
521,047
 
         
431,432
 
Other investments
  
66,331
 
       
71,186
 
         
4,855
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(928
)
       
(1,153
)
         
(224
)
Total investments and other assets
  
2,083,481
 
       
1,573,037
 
         
(510,444
)
Total fixed assets
  
4,709,767
 
  
79.7
  
4,566,549
 
  
77.2
    
(143,218
)
Current assets
                                
Cash and bank deposits
  
116,065
 
       
300,114
 
         
184,048
 
Notes and accounts receivable, trade
  
908,251
 
       
865,691
 
         
(42,559
)
Securities
  
199
 
       
202
 
         
2
 
Supplies
  
125,237
 
       
111,888
 
         
(13,349
)
Deferred income taxes
  
24,408
 
       
38,039
 
         
13,631
 
Other current assets
  
50,283
 
       
50,973
 
         
690
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(22,974
)
       
(20,876
)
         
2,097
 
Total current assets
  
1,201,472
 
  
20.3
  
1,346,032
 
  
22.8
    
144,560
 
    

  
  

  
    

TOTAL ASSETS
  
5,911,239
 
  
100.0
  
5,912,581
 
  
100.0
    
1,342
 
    

  
  

  
    

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March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

  
Increase (Decrease)

 
    
Amount

  
%

  
Amount

  
%

  
    
(Millions of yen)
 
LIABILITIES
                          
Long-term liabilities
                          
Bonds
  
296,000
       
627,000
       
331,000
 
Long-term borrowings
  
367,282
       
508,347
       
141,065
 
Liability for employees’ severance payments
  
124,595
       
151,340
       
26,744
 
Reserve for point loyalty programs
  
24,999
       
77,542
       
52,543
 
Other reserve
  
147
       
222
       
74
 
Other long-term liabilities
  
3,368
       
3,239
       
(129
)
Total long-term liabilities
  
816,393
  
13.8
  
1,367,692
  
23.1
  
551,299
 
Current liabilities
                          
Current portion of long-term debt
  
175,685
       
212,934
       
37,248
 
Accounts payable, trade
  
364,350
       
253,892
       
(110,458
)
Short-term borrowings
  
543,700
       
43,550
       
(500,150
)
Accrued income taxes
  
203,815
       
293,409
       
89,593
 
Accounts payable-other
  
337,024
       
342,438
       
5,413
 
Other current liabilities
  
80,669
       
62,757
       
(17,912
)
Total current liabilities
  
1,705,246
  
28.8
  
1,208,981
  
20.5
  
(496,264
)
    
  
  
  
  

TOTAL LIABILITIES
  
2,521,639
  
42.6
  
2,576,674
  
43.6
  
55,034
 
    
  
  
  
  

MINORITY INTEREST
                          
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
  
74,754
  
1.3
  
100,838
  
1.7
  
26,084
 
    
  
  
  
  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                          
Common stock
  
949,679
  
16.1
  
949,679
  
16.1
  
—  
 
Additional paid-in capital
  
1,292,385
  
21.9
  
1,292,385
  
21.9
  
—  
 
Consolidated retained earnings
  
999,488
  
16.9
  
989,633
  
16.7
  
(9,855
)
Net unrealized gains on securities
  
47,670
  
0.8
  
1,726
  
0.0
  
(45,944
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
  
25,621
  
0.4
  
1,644
  
0.0
  
(23,976
)
    
  
  
  
  

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
3,314,845
  
56.1
  
3,235,068
  
54.7
  
(79,776
)
    
  
  
  
  

TOTAL LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
5,911,239
  
100.0
  
5,912,581
  
100.0
  
1,342
 
    
  
  
  
  

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(2)    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
    
Year ended
March 31, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

   
Increase (Decrease)

 
    
Amount

    
%

    
Amount

    
%

   
    
(Millions of yen)
 
Recurring profits and losses
                                 
Operating revenues and expenses
                                 
Telecommunication businesses
                                 
Operating revenues
  
3,599,329
 
  
76.8
 
  
4,106,763
 
  
79.4
 
 
507,433
 
Operating expenses
  
2,877,394
 
  
61.4
 
  
3,149,183
 
  
60.9
 
 
271,789
 
Operating income from telecommunication businesses
  
721,935
 
  
15.4
 
  
957,579
 
  
18.5
 
 
235,644
 
Other businesses
                                 
Operating revenues
  
1,086,674
 
  
23.2
 
  
1,064,782
 
  
20.6
 
 
(21,891
)
Operating expenses
  
1,031,446
 
  
22.0
 
  
1,019,509
 
  
19.7
 
 
(11,936
)
Operating income from other businesses
  
55,227
 
  
1.2
 
  
45,272
 
  
0.9
 
 
(9,954
)
Total operating income
  
777,162
 
  
16.6
 
  
1,002,852
 
  
19.4
 
 
225,690
 
Non-operating revenues and expenses
                                 
Non-operating revenues
  
11,217
 
  
0.2
 
  
9,083
 
  
0.2
 
 
(2,133
)
Interest income
  
863
 
         
154
 
        
(709
)
Dividend income
  
112
 
         
76
 
        
(36
)
Foreign exchange gains
  
2,123
 
         
828
 
        
(1,294
)
Lease and rental income
  
1,434
 
         
1,885
 
        
450
 
Gain on sale of investment securities
  
—  
 
         
1,355
 
        
1,355
 
Amortization of consolidation goodwill
  
172
 
         
424
 
        
252
 
Miscellaneous income
  
6,511
 
         
4,359
 
        
(2,151
)
Non-operating expenses
  
101,461
 
  
2.2
 
  
158,562
 
  
3.1
 
 
57,101
 
Interest expense
  
22,950
 
         
19,890
 
        
(3,060
)
Stock issuance costs
  
20,355
 
         
—  
 
        
(20,355
)
Loss on write-off of inventories
  
16,786
 
         
9,526
 
        
(7,259
)
Impairment of investment securities
  
5,637
 
         
—  
 
        
(5,637
)
Equity in losses of affiliated companies
  
31,845
 
         
125,898
 
        
94,053
 
Miscellaneous expenses
  
3,884
 
         
3,246
 
        
(638
)
Recurring profit
  
686,918
 
  
14.6
 
  
853,373
 
  
16.5
 
 
166,454
 
Special profits and losses
                                 
Special losses
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
812,897
 
  
15.7
 
 
812,897
 
Write-down of investment in affiliated companies
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
812,897
 
  
15.7
 
 
812,897
 
Income before income taxes
  
686,918
 
  
14.6
 
  
40,476
 
  
0.8
 
 
(646,442
)
Income taxes-current
  
322,522
 
  
6.9
 
  
453,914
 
  
8.8
 
 
131,392
 
Income taxes-deferred
  
(21,911
)
  
(0.5
)
  
(443,370
)
  
(8.6
)
 
(421,458
)
Minority interest
  
20,802
 
  
0.4
 
  
29,069
 
  
0.6
 
 
8,266
 
Net income
  
365,505
 
  
7.8
 
  
862
 
  
0.0
 
 
(364,642
)
    

  

  

  

 

 
Note
 
The denominator used to calculate the percentage figures is the aggregate amount of operating revenues from telecommunication businesses and other businesses.

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(3)    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RETAINED EARNINGS
 
    
Year ended March 31, 2001

    
Year ended March 31, 2002

 
    
(Millions of yen)
 
Balance of consolidated retained earnings at beginning of the year
  
643,824
 
  
999,488
 
    

  

Increase in consolidated retained earnings
  
300
 
  
260
 
Increase in retained earnings due to increase in the number of consolidated subsidiaries
  
300
 
  
—  
 
Increase in retained earnings due to decrease in the number of companies accounted for using the equity method
  
—  
 
  
260
 
    

  

Decrease in consolidated retained earnings
  
10,141
 
  
10,979
 
Cash dividends
  
9,576
 
  
10,036
 
Bonuses to directors and corporate auditors
  
565
 
  
658
 
[(incl.) Bonuses to corporate auditors]
  
[71
]
  
[77
]
Decrease resulting from increase of affiliates on equity method
  
0
 
  
285
 
    

  

Net income
  
365,505
 
  
862
 
    

  

Balance of consolidated retained earnings at end of the year
  
999,488
 
  
989,633
 
    

  

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(4)    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
    
Year ended March 31, 2001

    
Year ended March 31, 2002

 
           
(Millions of yen)
 
I.    Cash flows from operating activities:
             
  1.    Income before income taxes
  
686,918
 
  
40,476
 
  2.    Depreciation and amortization
  
582,167
 
  
628,719
 
  3.    Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
  
48,260
 
  
34,867
 
  4.    Interest and dividend income
  
(976
)
  
(230
)
  5.    Interest expense, discounts on commercial paper
  
23,119
 
  
19,958
 
  6.    Equity in losses of affiliated companies
  
31,845
 
  
125,898
 
  7.    Write-down of investment in affiliated companies
  
—  
 
  
812,897
 
  8.    (Increase) decrease in notes and accounts receivable, trade, net of
             
allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(435,546
)
  
42,559
 
  9.    (Increase) decrease in inventories
  
(40,747
)
  
11,504
 
10.    Increase in liability for employees’ severance payments
  
35,495
 
  
26,744
 
11.    Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, trade
  
161,198
 
  
(99,689
)
12.    (Decrease) increase in accrued consumption tax
  
(3,146
)
  
9,516
 
13.    Other—net
  
79,438
 
  
60,314
 
    

  

Subtotal
  
1,168,027
 
  
1,713,538
 
14.    Interest and dividends received
  
988
 
  
236
 
15.    Interest paid
  
(24,455
)
  
(19,838
)
16.    Income taxes paid
  
(305,249
)
  
(364,321
)
    

  

Net cash provided by operating activities
  
839,311
 
  
1,329,615
 
II.    Cash flows from investing activities:
             
1.    Purchase of property, plant and equipment
  
(800,133
)
  
(860,283
)
2.    Purchase of intangible fixed assets and other investments
  
(149,274
)
  
(199,361
)
3.    Purchase of investment securities
  
(1,828,173
)
  
(65,818
)
4.    Advances on loans, deposits and other investments
  
(4,363
)
  
(941
)
5.    Proceeds from collections of loans, deposits and other investments
  
43,274
 
  
3,606
 
6.    Other—net
  
1,557
 
  
761
 
    

  

Net cash used in investing activities
  
(2,737,112
)
  
(1,122,037
)
III.    Cash flows from financing activities:
             
1.    Net change in short-term borrowings
  
545,800
 
  
(499,298
)
2.    Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper
  
60,500
 
  
(23,000
)
3.    Proceeds from long-term borrowings
  
76,000
 
  
267,000
 
4.    Repayment of long-term borrowings
  
(246,619
)
  
(140,685
)
5.    Proceeds from issuance of bonds
  
179,272
 
  
418,237
 
6.    Redemption of bonds
  
—  
 
  
(37,000
)
7.    Issuance of common stock
  
930,006
 
  
—  
 
8.    Cash dividends paid
  
(9,766
)
  
(10,207
)
    

  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  
1,535,194
 
  
(24,953
)
IV.    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
  
27
 
  
0
 
    

  

V.       Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
  
(362,579
)
  
182,624
 
VI.     Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
  
481,003
 
  
118,424
 
    

  

VII.    Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
  
118,424
 
  
301,048
 
    

  

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Accounting Basis for the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
1.    Scope of consolidation
 
(1)  Consolidated subsidiaries: 34 companies
 
Major consolidated subsidiaries are eight regional subsidiaries (such as NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.), DoCoMo Sentsu, Inc., DoCoMo Service Inc., and DoCoMo Engineering Inc.
DoCoMo Technology, Inc., which was established during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, has been newly consolidated.
 
(2)  Unconsolidated subsidiaries: 28 companies
 
Major unconsolidated subsidiaries are NTT DoCoMo USA, Inc., DoCoMo.com, Inc., and Mobimagic Co., Ltd.
These subsidiaries are not consolidated because the total assets, revenues, and the Company’s share of net income and retained earnings of these subsidiaries are not significant and do not have material effects on the consolidated financial statements.
 
2.    Equity method
 
(1)  Unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method: 26 companies
 
Major unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method are NTT DoCoMo USA, Inc., DoCoMo.com, Inc., and Mobimagic Co., Ltd.
 
Six unconsolidated subsidiaries including Mobimagic Co., Ltd. and DCM Capital HKG (UK) Limited have been newly accounted for using the equity method from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. The Company purchased additional shares of Mobimagic Co., Ltd. and established DCM Capital HKG (UK) Limited during the period.
 
(2)  Affiliates accounted for using the equity method: 12 companies
 
Major affiliates accounted for using the equity method are AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (“AT&T Wireless”), KPN Mobile N.V. and Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited.
 
Two affiliates, AT&T Wireless, which became an affiliated company during this fiscal year, and Hutchison 3G HK Holdings Limited, of which the Company purchased the shares during the same period, have been newly accounted for using the equity method.
 
The investment in bitwallet. inc is no longer accounted for using the equity method for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 because the Company’s ownership interest in it decreased during the period.
 
AT&T Wireless became an affiliate as AT&T Wireless was split off from AT&T Corporation on July 9, 2001 and AT&T Corporation preferred tracking stock, which the Company purchased in the previous fiscal year, was converted into AT&T Wireless common stock.
 
(3)  Two unconsolidated subsidiaries, DoCoMo Mobile Chugoku, Inc., DoCoMo i Kyushu Inc., and one affiliate, APMT MC-DCM Holding Pte Ltd are not accounted for using the equity method because they are development stage companies and the Company’s share of net income and retained earnings of these companies are not significant and do not have material effects on the consolidated financial statements.
 
(4)  Additional note on the equity method
 
For a company accounted for using the equity method that has a fiscal period different from that of the consolidated financial statements, such company’s financial statements for its own fiscal period are used.
 
Consolidation goodwill related to affiliates is amortized on the straight-line method over the estimated period of the benefit. When consolidation goodwill is not significant, it is expensed in the period it is acquired.
 
3.    Fiscal year end of the consolidated subsidiaries
 
The consolidated subsidiaries have the same fiscal year end as that of the consolidated financial statements.
 
4.    Significant accounting policies
 
(1)  Depreciation of fixed assets
 
a.  Property, plant and equipment
 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is computed by the declining balance method with the exception of buildings, which are depreciated on the straight-line method.
 
b.  Intangible fixed assets
 
Intangible fixed assets are amortized using the straight-line method except for computer software for sales purposes.

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i)  Computer software for sales purposes:
 
The annual amortization amount of computer software for sales purposes is the greater of the amount computed using (a) the ratio that current gross revenues bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product including the period being reported on.
 
ii)  Computer software for internal use:
 
Computer software for internal use is amortized on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life.
 
(2)  Valuation of securities
 
a.  Debt securities designated as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost.
 
 
b.
 
Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is readily determinable are stated at fair value as of the end of the fiscal year with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable deferred tax assets/liabilities, not reflected in earnings, but directly reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The cost of securities sold is determined by the moving-average method. Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is not readily determinable are stated primarily at moving-average cost except for debt securities, which are stated at amortized cost.
 
(3)  Valuation of inventories
 
Inventories are stated at cost. The cost of telecommunications equipment to be sold is mainly determined by the first-in, first-out method. The cost of other inventories is mainly determined by the specific identification method.
 
(4)  Deferred assets
 
Bond issue costs are expensed at the time of payment.
 
(5)  Allowance for doubtful accounts, liability for employees’ severance payments and reserve for point loyalty programs
 
a.  Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries provide for doubtful accounts principally at an amount computed based on the historical bad debt ratio during a certain reference period plus the estimated uncollectable amount based on the analysis of certain individual accounts, including claims in bankruptcy.
 
b.  Liability for employees’ severance payments
 
In order to provide for the employees’ retirement benefits, the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries accrue the liability as of the fiscal year end in an amount calculated based on the estimated projected benefit obligation and plan assets at the end of the fiscal year.
 
Actuarial losses are expensed as incurred.
 
Prior service cost is amortized on the straight-line method over the average remaining service periods of the employees at the time of recognition.
 
c.  Reserve for point loyalty programs
 
The costs of awards under the point loyalty programs called “DoCoMo Point Service” and “Club DoCoMo” that are reasonably estimated to be redeemed by its customers in the future based on historical data are accounted for as reserve for point loyalty programs.
 
(6)  Foreign currency translation
 
Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are translated into Japanese yen at the current spot rate at the end of the fiscal year and the resulting translation gains or losses are included in current earnings.
 
All assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates are translated into Japanese yen at the current spot rate at the end of the fiscal year, and shareholders’ equity is translated at historical rates. The resulting translation adjustments are accumulated as a component of shareholders’ equity.
 
(7)  Leases
 
Finance leases other than those deemed to transfer ownership of properties to lessees are not capitalized and are accounted for in the same manner as operating leases.

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(8)  Hedge accounting
 
a.  Hedge accounting
 
Japanese GAAP provides for two general accounting methods for hedging financial instruments. One method is to recognize the changes in fair value of a hedging instrument in earnings in the period of the change as a gain or loss together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged. The other method is to defer the gain or loss over the period of the hedging contract together with the offsetting loss or gain deferral of the hedged items. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have adopted the latter accounting method.
 
However, when a forward foreign exchange contract meets certain conditions, it is accounted for in the following manner:
 
 
(i)
 
The difference between the Japanese yen amounts of the forward exchange contract translated using the spot rate at the transaction date of the hedged item and the spot rate at the date of inception of the contract, if any, is recognized in the income statement in the period which includes the inception date of the contract; and
 
 
(ii)
 
The discount or premium on the contract (that is, the difference between the Japanese yen amounts of the contract translated using the contracted forward rate and the spot rate at the date of inception of the contract) is recognized over the term of the contract.
 
In addition, when an interest rate swap contract meets certain conditions, the net amount to be paid or received under the contract is added to or deducted from the interest on the hedged items.
 
b.  Hedging instruments and hedged items
   
Hedging instruments:
 
Hedged items:
Forward foreign exchange contracts
 
Foreign currency transactions
Interest rate swap contracts
 
Interest expense on borrowings
 
c.  Hedging policy
 
DoCoMo Group uses financial instruments to hedge market fluctuation risks in accordance with its internal policies and procedures.
 
d.  Assessment method of hedge effectiveness
 
DoCoMo Group does not assess hedge effectiveness, because all its forward foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swap contracts are accounted for in the manner described in the second and third paragraphs of (8) a. above, respectively.
 
(9)  Consumption tax
 
Consumption tax is separately accounted for by excluding it from each transaction amount.
 
5.  Valuation of assets and liabilities of consolidated subsidiaries
 
Only the Company’s portion of the assets and liabilities of the acquired subsidiaries is stated at fair value in consolidation.
 
6.  Amortization of consolidation goodwill
 
Consolidation goodwill related to subsidiaries is expensed in the period when acquired, because it is not significant.
 
7.  Appropriation of retained earnings
 
Appropriation of consolidated retained earnings is recorded in the period in which appropriation is approved.

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8.    Cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statements of cash flows
 
Cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statements of cash flows includes cash balances, demand deposits and highly liquid short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less, which are low-risk and readily convertible to known amounts of cash.
 
 
Change in Presentation
 
1.  “Gain on sale of investment securities”, which had been included in “miscellaneous income” in non-operating revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, was separately reported for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, because the amount became significant (¥1,012 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001).
 
2.  “Impairment of investment securities”, which had been separately reported in non-operating expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, was included in “miscellaneous expenses” for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, because the amount became insignificant (¥183 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002).
 
 
Additional Information
 
Introduction of “end-to-end rate system” for cellular services among wireless carriers
 
For interconnected calls between two cellular operators in the previous years, each operator set its own end-user rate for the part of the cellular service it provided. Effective April 1, 2001, an end-to-end rate system was introduced and the operator serving the caller sets the end-user rate for the entire call, including the part of the call serviced by the other operator’s network.
 
Consequently, after the introduction of the new rate system, the total charge for the entire call is accounted for as voice transmission service revenue and an access charge is expensed as a communication network charge.
 
The introduction of the new rate system increased both operating revenues from telecommunication businesses (voice transmission service revenue) and operating expenses from telecommunication businesses (communication network charges) by ¥149,606 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 in comparison with those under the previous call rate setting system.

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Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
1.  As of March 31, 2001, fixed assets for telecommunications businesses include those used in Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and other businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
 
As of March 31, 2002, fixed assets for telecommunications businesses include those used in General Type II Telecommunications Carrier business, Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and other businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
2.  Accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment
 
 
    
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

         
(Millions of yen)
Accumulated depreciation
  
1,662,905
  
2,048,384
 
3.  Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates
 
 
    
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

           
(Millions of yen)
Investment securities (stocks)
  
1,909,712
    
966,939
Other investments (investments in capital)
  
911
    
1,049
 
4. As financial institutions in Japan were closed on March 31, 2001 and 2002, amounts that would normally be settled on these days were collected or paid on the following business days, April 2, 2001 and April 1, 2002. The effects of the settlements on the following business days instead of the end of reporting periods were as follows:
 
    
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

 
           
(Billions of yen)
 
Cash and bank deposits
  
Approx.(224
)
  
Approx.(244
)
Accounts receivable, trade
  
Approx. 246
 
  
Approx. 264
 
Accounts payable-other
  
Approx. 22
 
  
Approx. 20
 
 
5.  Guarantee
 
The Company provides a counter indemnity of a performance guarantee up to HK$25,370 thousand (¥444 million) guaranteeing performance by Hutchison Telephone Company Limited, an affiliate of the Company, with respect to certain contracts or obligations owed to its governmental authorities in relation to its business. The Company has a HK$2,269 thousand (¥39 million) indemnity outstanding as of March 31, 2002.
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Statements of Income
 
1.  Operating revenues from telecommunication businesses were as follows:
 
    
Year ended
March 31, 2001

  
Year ended
March 31, 2002

         
(Millions of yen)
Voice transmission services
  
3,219,853
  
3,367,607
Data transmission services
  
370,281
  
726,940
Other
  
9,195
  
12,215

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2.  Operating expenses from telecommunication businesses were as follows:
 
    
Year ended
March 31, 2001

  
Year ended
March 31, 2002

         
(Millions of yen)
Sales expenses
  
1,537,100
  
1,599,195
Maintenance
  
168,409
  
209,538
General expenses
  
37,853
  
43,011
Administrative expenses
  
122,966
  
128,220
Research cost
  
60,554
  
69,105
Depreciation
  
570,086
  
615,823
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
  
68,119
  
49,399
Communication network charges
  
287,144
  
406,424
Taxes and public dues
  
25,159
  
28,464
 
3.  For the year ended March 31, 2001, revenues and expenses related to Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business are included in other businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
For the year ended March 31, 2002, revenues and expenses related to General Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business are included in other businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
4.  The total amount of research and development expenses included in operating expenses of telecommunication businesses and other businesses is as follows:
 
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
¥95,437 million
  
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
¥100,319 million
 
5.  For the year ended March 31, 2002, “Write-down of investment in affiliated companies” relates to the impairment charges recognized on the investments in the following affiliates:
 
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
 
¥505,623 million
KPN Mobile N.V.
 
¥262,712 million
KG Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
 
¥30,469 million
Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited
 
¥14,091 million
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
1.  Reconciliation of cash and bank deposits to cash and cash equivalents
 
      
March 31, 2001

      
March 31, 2002

 
               
(Millions of yen)
 
Cash and bank deposits
    
116,065
 
    
300,114
 
Time deposits with an original maturity of over three months
    
(2,933
)
    
(265
)
Short-term loans receivable included in other current assets
    
5,291
 
    
1,199
 
      

    

Cash and cash equivalents
    
118,424
 
    
301,048
 
      

    

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2.  Summary of assets and liabilities of the companies that became a subsidiary (For the year ended March 31, 2001)
 
Summary of assets and liabilities of DoCoMo Systems, Inc. (formerly INS Engineering Corporation), a newly consolidated subsidiary, at the time of business combination, and the relation between the investment amount and net cash inflow resulting from the acquisition are as follows:
 
      
(Millions of yen)

 
Fixed assets
    
1,446
 
Current assets
    
12,456
 
Fixed liabilities
    
(532
)
Current liabilities
    
(9,136
)
Consolidation goodwill
    
(251
)
Minority interest
    
(1,264
)
Prior year investment
    
(454
)
      

Investment amount (a)
    
2,264
 
Cash and cash equivalents of the newly consolidated subsidiary (b)
    
4,905
 
      

Net: Cash inflow as a result of stock acquisition (b-a)
    
2,641
 
 
3.  Significant non-monetary transactions
 
There were no significant non-monetary transactions.

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5.    SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
1.  Business segment information
 
         
Year ended
March 31, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

    
Increase/(Decrease)

 
                
% total

           
% total

           
% change

 
         
(Millions of yen)
 
Operating
Revenues
  
Mobile phone business
  
4,529,944
 
  
96.7
%
  
5,022,108
 
  
97.1
%
  
492,164
 
  
10.9
 
  
PHS business
  
113,076
 
  
2.4
%
  
114,512
 
  
2.2
%
  
1,435
 
  
1.3
 
  
Quickcast business
  
18,563
 
  
0.4
%
  
10,976
 
  
0.2
%
  
(7,586
)
  
(40.9
)
  
Miscellaneous business
  
24,420
 
  
0.5
%
  
23,949
 
  
0.5
%
  
(471
)
  
(1.9
)
  
Consolidated operating revenues
  
4,686,004
 
  
100.0
%
  
5,171,546
 
  
100.0
%
  
485,542
 
  
10.4
 
                                                
Operating
income
(loss)
  
Mobile phone business
  
889,159
 
  
—  
 
  
  1,067,585
 
  
—  
 
  
178,426
 
  
20.1
 
  
PHS business
  
(91,699
)
  
—  
 
  
(58,710
)
  
—  
 
  
32,988
 
  
36.0
 
  
Quickcast business
  
(21,177
)
  
—  
 
  
(6,393
)
  
—  
 
  
14,784
 
  
69.8
 
  
Miscellaneous business
  
880
 
  
—  
 
  
370
 
  
—  
 
  
(509
)
  
(57.9
)
  
Consolidated operating income
  
777,162
 
  
—  
 
  
1,002,852
 
  
—  
 
  
225,690
 
  
29.0
 
 
              Notes:    The Company segments its businesses internally as follows:
 
              a. Mobile phone business
  
Cellular services, FOMA services, packet communication services,
satellite mobile communications services, in-flight telephone service
and equipment sales for each service
              b. PHS business
  
PHS service and PHS equipment sales
              c. Quickcast business
  
Quickcast service and Quickcast equipment sales (formerly
paging service and paging equipment sales)
              d. Miscellaneous business
 
  
International dialing service and other miscellaneous businesses
 
 
2.  Geographic segment information
 
(For the years ended March 31, 2001 and 2002)
 
Geographic segment information was not prepared or disclosed, since the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries were located in Japan and the amounts of operating revenues in Japan exceeded 90% of the amounts of combined operating revenues of all segments.
 
3.  Overseas sales
 
(For the years ended March 31, 2001 and 2002)
 
The information on sales to overseas customers was not prepared or disclosed, since sales to overseas customers were not significant in relation to consolidated sales (less than 10 percent).

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6.    LEASES
 
1.  Finance lease transactions without ownership transfer to lessee
 
(1)  Purchase price equivalent, accumulated depreciation equivalent and book value equivalent of leased items are as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2001
 
      
Purchase price equivalent

    
Accumulated depreciation equivalent

    
Book value equivalent

                    
(Millions of yen)
Vehicles
    
3,851
    
1,809
    
2,042
Tools, furniture and fixtures
    
26,335
    
16,371
    
9,964
Computer software
    
1,506
    
839
    
666
      
    
    
Total
    
31,693
    
19,019
    
12,673
      
    
    
 
 
March 31, 2002
 
      
Purchase price equivalent

    
Accumulated depreciation equivalent

    
Book value equivalent

                    
(Millions of yen)
Vehicles
    
3,557
    
1,677
    
1,880
Tools, furniture and fixtures
    
20,132
    
12,443
    
7,689
Computer software
    
1,987
    
1,130
    
856
      
    
    
Total
    
25,677
    
15,251
    
10,426
      
    
    
Note:    The purchase price equivalent is reported as the total amount of lease payments through the
life of each lease, including the amount representing interest, because the total amount of
future lease payments is not significant in relation to the total property, plant and equipment
at the end of the period.
 
(2)  Future minimum lease payments equivalent:
 
      
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

             
(Millions of yen)
Due within one year
    
6,239
    
4,656
Due after one year
    
6,434
    
5,769
      
    
Total
    
12,673
    
10,426
      
    
Note:    The future minimum lease payments equivalent is reported as the total amount of future
minimum lease payments, including the amount representing interest, because the total
amount of future minimum lease payments is not significant in relation to the total
property, plant and equipment at the end of the period.
 
(3)  Lease expense and depreciation expense equivalent:
 
      
Year ended
March 31, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

             
(Millions of yen)
Lease expense
    
9,602
    
5,596
      
    
Depreciation expense equivalent
    
9,602
    
5,596
      
    
 
(4)  Method of calculating depreciation expense equivalent:
 
Depreciation expense equivalent is computed on the straight-line basis over the lease period without residual value.
 
2.  Operating lease transactions
 
Future operating lease payments:
 
      
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

             
(Millions of yen)
Due within one year
    
28
    
11
Due after one year
    
23
    
16
      
    
Total
    
52
    
28
      
    

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7.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Year ended March 31, 2001 (From April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001)
 
Directors and principal individual owners
 
Category

 
Name

 
Address

  
Amount of Capital

 
Nature of business or occupation

 
Proportionate interest

  
Relationship

 
Nature of transaction

  
Amount of transaction

 
Account

 
Year end balance

             
Concurrent directors

  
Business relationship

        
(Millions of yen)
                
Director of the Company
               
Construction and maintenance service contracts sold
            
Director
 
Kazushi-ge Sakoh
 
—  
  
—  
 
Chairman
of
In-Tunnel
Cellular Association
 
None
  
—  
  
—  
    
1,584
 
Accounts receivable, trade
 
1,039
                                
                                
Cost sharing
transactions
  
1,144
 
Accounts payable—
other
 
255
 
Note
 
: Consumption tax is included in the year end balance, but not included in the amount of transaction.
 
Description and determination policy of transaction terms:
 
The service contracts and cost sharing transactions with In-Tunnel Cellular Association are consummated on terms similar to those made with non-related parties.
 
Year ended March 31, 2002 (From April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002)
 
Directors and principal individual owners
 
Category

 
Name

 
Address

  
Amount of Capital

 
Nature of business or occupation

  
Proportionate interest

  
Relationship

 
Nature of transaction

  
Amount of transaction

 
Account

 
Year end balance

              
Concurrent directors

  
Business relationship

        
(Millions of yen)
                
Director of the Company
                
Construction and maintenance service contracts sold
      
Accounts receivable, trade
   
Director
 
Kazushi-ge Sakoh
 
—  
  
—  
 
Chairman
of
In-Tunnel Cellular Association
  
None
  
—  
  
—  
    
1,400
   
—  
                                 
                                 
Cost sharing
transactions
 
  
371
 
Accounts payable
other
 
—  

                
Director of the Company
                
Construction and maintenance service contracts sold
            
Director
 
Yoshiaki Aigami
 
—  
  
—  
 
Chairman
of
In-Tunnel Cellular Association
  
None
  
—  
  
—  
    
3,726

 
Accounts receivable, trade
 
 
2,966
                                 
                                 
Cost sharing transactions
  
1,452
 
Accounts payable—
other
 
177
 
(Note)
 
1.
 
Consumption tax is included in the year end balance, but not included in the amount of transaction.
 
2.
 
Kazushige Sakoh resigned as the chairman of In-Tunnel Cellular Association on June 29, 2001 when the general meeting of shareholders was completed and Yoshiaki Aigami simultaneously replaced him. Transaction amounts were for the period of their service. On June 26, 2001, Kazushige Sakoh resigned as a director of the Company when the general meeting of the Company’s shareholders was completed.
 
Description and determination policy of transaction terms:
 
The service contracts and cost sharing transactions with In-Tunnel Cellular Association are consummated on terms similar to those made with non-related parties.

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8.    INCOME TAXES
 
1. Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities:
 
      
March 31, 2001

 
      
(Millions of yen)
 
Deferred tax assets:
        
Liability for employees’ severance payments
    
38,830
 
Depreciation
    
35,742
 
Accrued enterprise tax
    
18,773
 
Reserve for point loyalty programs
    
10,472
 
Impairment of investment securities
    
4,096
 
Other
    
8,612
 
      

Total deferred tax assets
    
116,528
 
      

Deferred tax liabilities:
        
Net unrealized gains on securities
    
(2,458
)
Other
    
(47
)
      

Total deferred tax liabilities
    
(2,505
)
      

Net deferred tax assets
    
114,022
 
      

 
 
      
March 31, 2002

 
      
(Millions of yen)
 
Deferred tax assets:
        
Write-down of investment in affiliated companies
    
397,830
 
Liability for employees’ severance payments
    
50,762
 
Depreciation
    
32,629
 
Reserve for point loyalty programs
    
32,468
 
Accrued enterprise tax
    
26,912
 
Impairment of investment securities
    
4,241
 
Other
    
15,077
 
      

Total deferred tax assets
    
559,922
 
      

Deferred tax liabilities:
        
Net unrealized gains on securities
    
(772
)
Other
    
(63
)
      

Total deferred tax liabilities
    
(835
)
      

Net deferred tax assets
    
559,086
 
      

 
(Note.)
 
 
The
 
amount of net deferred tax assets is included in the following accounts of the consolidated balance sheets.
 
           
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

Fixed assets
  
Deferred income taxes
    
89,614
    
521,047
Current assets
  
Deferred income taxes
    
24,408
    
38,039

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2.  Schedule of items which caused the difference between the statutory effective tax rate and the effective tax rate after applying tax effect accounting for the year ended March 31, 2002
 
Statutory effective tax rate of the Company
  
42.0%
 
(Reconciliation)
      
Write-down of investment in affiliated companies
  
(139.6%
)
Equity in losses of affiliated companies
  
130.6%
 
Tax credit on R&D expenses
  
(9.2%
)
Others
  
2.3%
 
    

Effective tax rate after applying tax effect accounting
  
26.1%
 
    

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9.    SECURITIES INFORMATION
 
March 31, 2001
 
1.  Held-to-maturity debt securities whose fair value is determinable (March 31, 2001):
 
 
Type of securities

  
Book value

    
Market value

    
Difference

         
(Millions of yen)
Securities whose market
value exceeds book value
  
National and local government bonds, etc
  
26
    
27
    
1
  
Corporate bonds
  
3,497
    
3,730
    
232
  
Other
  
—  
    
—  
    
—  
       
    
    
    
Subtotal
  
3,524
    
3,758
    
234
         
    
    
Securities whose market
value does not exceed
book value
  
National and local government bonds, etc.
  
—  
    
—  
    
—  
  
Corporate bonds
  
—  
    
—  
    
—  
  
Other
  
—  
    
—  
    
—  
       
    
    
    
Subtotal
  
—  
    
—  
    
—  
         
    
    
    
Total
  
3,524
    
3,758
    
234
         
    
    
 
2.  Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is determinable (March 31, 2001):
 
Type of securities

    
Historical cost

  
Book value

  
Difference

 
           
(Millions of yen)
 
Securities whose book value exceeds historical cost
  
Equity securities
    
901
  
6,757
  
5,855
 
  
Debt securities
    
3
  
3
  
0
 
  
Other
    
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
         
  
  

  
Subtotal
    
905
  
6,761
  
5,856
 
           
  
  

Securities whose book value does not exceed historical cost
  
Equity securities
    
111
  
96
  
(15
)
  
Debt securities
    
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
  
Other
    
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
         
  
  

  
Subtotal
    
111
  
96
  
(15
)
           
  
  

    
Total
    
1,016
  
6,857
  
5,840
 
           
  
  

 
3.  Available-for-sale securities sold during the year ended March 31, 2001:
 
Amount sold

 
Total gains

  
Total losses

        
(Millions of yen)
1,217
 
1,012
  
3

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4.  Type and book value of investments whose fair value is not determinable (March 31, 2001):
 
Type of securities

    
Book value

      
(Millions of yen)
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Unlisted debt securities
    
100
Available-for-sale securities
Unlisted equity securities (excluding
over-the-counter securities)
    
8,431
      
Total
    
8,531
      
 
5.  Maturities of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities (March 31, 2001):
 
      
Due within 1
year

    
Due after 1 year
and within 5 years

    
Due after 5 year
and within 10 years

    
Due after 10
years

      
(Millions of yen)
Debt securities
                           
National and local
government bonds
    
—  
    
27
    
—  
    
—  
Corporate bonds
    
200
    
900
    
2,500
    
—  
Other
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
      
    
    
    
Total
    
200
    
927
    
2,500
    
—  
      
    
    
    
 
March 31, 2002
 
1.  Held-to-maturity debt securities whose fair value is determinable (March 31, 2002):
 
Type of securities

    
Book value

    
Market value

    
Difference

      
(Millions of yen)
Securities whose market value exceeds book value
  
National and local
government bonds etc.
    
26
    
27
    
1
  
Corporate bonds
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
  
Other
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
  
    
    
    
    
subtotal
    
26
    
27
    
1
           
    
    

  
    
Securities whose market value does not exceeds
book value
  
National and local
government bonds etc.
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
  
Corporate bonds
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
  
Other
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
  
    
    
    
    
subtotal
    
—  
    
—  
    
—  
           
    
    

  
    
    
Total
    
26
    
27
    
1
           
    
    

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2. Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is determinable (March 31, 2002):
 
Type of securities

  
Historical cost

  
Book value

  
Difference

 
         
(Millions of yen)
 
Securities whose book value exceeds historical cost
  
Equity securities
  
842
  
2,267
  
1,424
 
  
Debt securities
                
  
National and local government bonds, etc.
  
3
  
3
  
0
 
  
Corporate bonds
  
2,798
  
2,992
  
193
 
  
Other
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
  
Other
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
         
  
  

    
Subtotal
  
3,643
  
5,262
  
1,618
 
         
  
  

Securities whose book value does not exceed historical cost
  
Equity securities
  
431
  
208
  
(222
)
  
Debt securities
                
  
National and local government bonds, etc.
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
  
Corporate bonds
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
  
Other
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
  
Other
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
 
         
  
  

    
Subtotal
  
431
  
208
  
(222
)
         
  
  

    
Total
  
4,074
  
5,471
  
1,396
 
         
  
  

 
3.  Held-to-maturity debt securities sold during the year ended March 31, 2002
 
         
Book value

  
Proceeds

  
Gains

         
(Millions of yen)
Corporate bonds
       
599
  
612
  
12
Reason for the sales
  
To satisfy working capital requirements of a consolidated subsidiary
              
 
4.  Available-for-sale securities sold during the year ended March 31, 2002
 
 
Book value

 
Gains

 
Losses

(Millions of yen)
2,105
 
1,355
 
—  
 
5.  Type and book value of investments whose fair value is not determinable (March 31, 2002):
 
Type of securities

    
Book value

      
(Millions of yen)
Available-for-sale securities
      
Unlisted equity securities (excluding over-the-counter securities)
    
9,679

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6.  Maturities of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities (March 31, 2002):
 
    
Due within 1 year

  
Due after 1 year and within 5 years

  
Due after 5 years and within 10 years

  
Due after 10 years

    
(Millions of yen)
Debt securities
                   
National and local government bonds, etc.
  
3
  
26
  
—  
  
—  
Corporate bonds
  
200
  
200
  
2,400
  
—  
Other
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
Other
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
    
  
  
  
Total
  
203
  
226
  
2,400
  
—  
    
  
  
  

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10.    DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS
 
1.  Matters related to derivative transactions (for the periods ended March 31, 2001 and 2002)
 
(1)  Type and purpose of transaction
 
The NTT DoCoMo Group uses interest rate swap and foreign exchange forward contracts for the purpose of mitigating the risk of fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. The Group had no foreign exchange forward contracts at March 31, 2001 and 2002.
 
(2)  Transaction policy
 
The Group uses derivative financial instruments only for hedging purposes and does not use them for speculative trading purposes.
 
(3)  Risks of transactions
 
The Group believes the risk of the interest rate swap and foreign exchange forward contracts that the Group has entered into is limited, because the former are used only for hedging the risk of fluctuations in interest rates of the Group’s debt and the latter are used only for hedging the foreign exchange rate risk that arise from the Group’s operating activities.
 
The derivative financial instruments are executed with creditworthy financial institutions, and the Group believes the risk of default by counterparties is currently low.
 
(4)  Risk control system
 
The Group uses only the derivative transactions duly authorized pursuant to its internal responsibility policy. The transactions are managed by the Accounts and Finance Departments in the headquarters of each DoCoMo Group company that has entered into such transactions.
 
2.  Market value of derivative contracts (for the periods ended March 31, 2001 and 2002)
 
Not applicable. All derivative transactions of the NTT DoCoMo Group are accounted for using hedge hedgring accounting.

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11.    LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYEES’ SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
 
March 31, 2001
 
1.  Outline of Retirement Benefit Plans
 
The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have defined benefit pension plans comprised of welfare pension plans, tax-qualified non-contributory pension plans, and lump-sum severance payment plans.
 
As of the fiscal year end, 34 companies had lump-sum severance payment plans as a consolidated group, and 18 companies had the tax-qualified non-contributory pension plans. Also, as for welfare pension plan, 23 companies participated in NTT’s welfare pension plan, and 10 companies participated in the jointly established multi-employer industry welfare pension plan [Zenkoku Tsushin Kikai Kougyou Kousei Nenkin Kikin].
 
2.  Components of employees’ severance and retirement benefits (March 31, 2001)
 
      
(Millions of yen)

 
a)  Projected benefit obligation
    
(208,535
)
b)  Plan assets
    
84,459
 
c)  Unfunded retirement benefit obligation (a+b)
    
(124,075
)
d)  Unrecognized prior service cost
    
(334
)
e)  Net recognized amount on balance sheet (c+d)
    
(124,409
)
f)  Prepaid pension cost
    
185
 
g)  Employees’ severance and retirement benefits (e-f)
    
(124,595
)
 
(Notes)
1. The above figures include the portion entrusted by the Government to the Company and its subsidiaries with regard to welfare pension plans.
2. Plan assets shown above do not include the amount for “Zenkoku Tsushin Kikai Kougyou Kousei Nenkin Kikin”, which is estimated to be ¥8,048 million (calculated based on the ratio of payloll expenses).
3. Components of retirement benefit expense (From April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001)
 
      
(Millions of yen)

 
a)  Service cost (Notes 1 and 2)
    
13,720
 
b)  Interest cost
    
5,411
 
c)  Expected return on plan assets
    
(2,077
)
d)  Amortization of transition obligation
    
9,625
 
e)  Amortization of actuarial loss
    
13,934
 
f)  Amortization of prior service cost
    
4
 
g)  Retirement benefit expense (a+b+c+d+e+f) (Note 3)
    
40,619
 
 
(Notes)
1. Does not include contributions to welfare pension plan by employees.
2. Includes contribution to a multiemployer plan, “Zenkoku Tsushin Kikai Kougyou Kousei Nenkin Kikin” which amounts to ¥642 million.
3. Includes ¥426 million capitalized in fixed assets.

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4.  Actuarial assumptions for calculating retirement benefit obligation
 
a) Estimation method of retirement benefits
 
Estimated based on service period
b) Discount rate
 
3.0%
c) Expected return rate on plan assets
 
3.0%
d) Period of amortizing prior service cost
 
11~22 years (Straight-line method over the employees’ average remaining service period at the time of initial recognition)
e) Period of amortizing actuarial loss
 
Expense the whole amount as incurred.
f) Period of amortizing transition obligation
 
Expense the whole amount as incurred.
 
March 31, 2002
 
1.  Outline of Retirement Benefit Plans
 
The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have defined benefit pension plans comprised of welfare pension plans, tax-qualified non-contributory pension plans, and lump-sum severance payment plans.
 
As of the current fiscal year end, 35 companies had lump-sum severance payment plans and the tax-qualified non-contributory pension plans as a consolidated group. Also, as for welfare pension plan, 24 companies participated in NTT’s welfare pension plan, and 10 companies participated in the jointly established multi-employer industry welfare pension plan [Zenkoku Tsushin Kikai Kougyou Kousei Nenkin Kikin].
 
2.  Components of employees’ severance and retirement benefits (March 31, 2002)
 
      
(Millions of yen)

 
a) Projected benefit obligation
    
(244,275
)
b) Plan assets
    
97,414
 
c) Unfunded retirement benefit obligation (a+b)
    
(146,860
)
d) Unrecognized prior service cost (reduction of benefit obligation)
    
(3,818
)
e) Net recognized amount on balance sheet (c+d)
    
(150,678
)
f) Prepaid pension cost
    
661
 
g) Employees’ severance and retirement benefits (e-f)
    
(151,340
)
 
(Notes)
1.
 
The above figures include the portion entrusted by the Government to the Company and its subsidiaries with regard to welfare pension plans.
2.
 
Plan assets shown above do not include the amount for “Zenkoku Tsushin Kikai Kougyou Kousei Nenkin Kikin”, which is estimated to be ¥9,500 million (calculated based on the ratio of payloll expenses).
 
3.  Components of retirement benefit expense (From April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002)
 
      
(Millions of yen)

 
a) Service cost (Notes 1 and 2)
    
14,177
 
b) Interest cost
    
6,528
 
c) Expected return on plan assets
    
(2,533
)
d) Amortization of actuarial loss
    
15,999
 
e) Amortization of prior service cost
    
(3
)
f) Retirement benefit expense (a+b+c+d+e) (Note 3)
    
34,168
 
 
(Notes)
1.
 
Does not include contributions to welfare pension plan by employees.
2.
 
Includes contribution to a multiemployer plan, “Zenkoku Tsushin Kikai Kougyou Kousei Nenkin Kikin” which amounts to ¥839 million.
3.
 
Includes ¥343 million capitalized in fixed assets.

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4.  Actuarial assumptions for calculating retirement benefit obligation
 
     
a) Estimation method of retirement benefits
 
Estimated based on service period
b) Discount rate
 
2.5%
c) Expected return rate on plan assets
 
3.0%
d) Period of amortizing prior service cost
 
Mainly 11~16 years (Straight-line method over
the employees’ average remaining
service period at the time of initial
recognition)
e) Period of amortizing actuarial loss
 
Expense the whole amount as incurred.

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Subsequent Events
 
1.  Issuance of corporate bonds
 
On March 26, 2002, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to raise long-term funds up to a total of ¥300 billion for the period from April to June 2002 through domestic and foreign corporate bonds and long-term borrowings. Based on this decision, the Company has issued the following domestic bonds.
 
    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. 13 th Unsecured Domestic Straight Corporate Bonds
Date of issuance
  
April 30, 2002
Total amount
  
¥100,000 million
Issue price
  
¥99.99
Coupon rate
  
0.67%
Maturity
  
June 20, 2007
Use of proceeds
  
Refinancing, etc.
 
2.  Share exchanges
 
The Company has entered into memoranda of understanding (MOU), dated May 8, 2002, with its eight regional subsidiaries [NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc. and NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc. (collectively, the “Regional Subsidiaries”)] which provide that the Regional Subsidiaries shall become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company by way of share exchange. The purpose of the share exchange is to prepare for the possible adoption of consolidated tax reporting, upon enactment of the Consolidated Tax System, which is expected in the current fiscal year and to increase the DoCoMo group’s overall value by unifying its business and financing strategies.
 
The outline of the MOU is as follows:
 
(1)  The date of share exchanges:                 November 1, 2002
 
(2)  The share exchange ratios:
 
Company name

    
Share exchange ratio

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    
      1
NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc.
    
16.51
NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc.
    
37.02
NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc.
    
27.80
NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc.
    
19.44
NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.
    
33.53
NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc.
    
26.71
NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc.
    
19.12
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc.
    
47.72
 
Note:
 
Share exchange ratios
 
The Company’s shares of common stock (after share split with the ratio of 1 to 5) will be allotted to the shareholders of each of the Regional Subsidiaries at the rate of the share exchange ratio described in the above column for each one share of common stock of each of the Regional Subsidiaries, respectively. However, the Company’s shares will not be allotted to the shares of the Regional Subsidiaries held by the Company itself.

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May 8, 2002
 
NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For The Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2002
 
Name of registrant:
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Code No.:
 
9437
Stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed:
 
Tokyo Stock Exchange-First Section
Address of principal executive office:
(URL http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/)
 
Tokyo, Japan
Contact:
 
Yasujyu Kajimura, Senior Manager, General Affairs Department / TEL (03) 5156-1111
Date of the meeting of the Board of Directors for approval of the non-consolidated financial statements:
 
May 8, 2002
Date of the meeting of shareholders for approval of the non-consolidated financial statements:
 
June 20, 2002
Interim dividends plan:
 
Yes
Adoption of the Unit Share System:
 
No
 
1.    Non-consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2002 (April 1, 2001-March 31, 2002)
 
(1)  Non-consolidated Results of Operations
 
Amounts are truncated to nearest 100 million yen throughout this report.
 
    
Operating Revenues

  
Operating Income

  
Recurring Profit

    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
2,355,760
  
10.0%
  
420,159
  
24.8%
  
406,471
  
38.8%
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
2,142,353
  
23.5%
  
336,558
  
31.4%
  
292,938
  
25.9%
 
   
Net Income

  
Earnings per Share

    
Diluted Earnings per Share

  
ROE
(Ratio of
Net Income to Shareholders’ Equity)

      
ROA (Ratio of Recurring Profit to Total Assets)

    
Recurring Profit Margin (Ratio of Recurring Profit to Operating Revenues)

Year ended March 31, 2002
 
(310,720
)
 
—  
  
(30,960.55
)(yen)
  
—  
  
(12.1%
)
    
9.3%
    
17.3%
Year ended March 31, 2001
 
173,005
 
 
34.6%
  
17,978.98 
(yen)
  
—  
  
8.0%
 
    
8.2%
    
13.7%
 
Notes:    
 
1.    Average number of shares outstanding:
 
Year ended March 31, 2002:
 
10,036,000 shares
   
2.    Change in accounting policy:
 
Year ended March 31, 2001:
 
9,622,630 shares
       
None
   
   
3.    Percentages for operating revenues, operating income, recurring profit and net income in the above table represent annual changes compared to corresponding previous year.
 
(2)  Dividends
 
    
Total Dividends per Share

  
Total Dividends for the Year

  
Payout Ratio

    
Ratio of Dividends to Shareholders’ Equity

         
Interim Dividends per Share

  
Year-End Dividends per Share

          
    
(Yen, except Total Dividends for the Year)
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
1,500.00
  
500.00
  
1,000.00
  
15,054 (million yen)
  
—  
    
0.6%
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
1,000.00
  
500.00
  
500.00
  
9,806 (million yen)
  
5.7%
    
0.4%
 
Note:   Breakdown of Dividends:
 
Year-End dividends:
 
500.00 (yen)
   
Special Commemorative dividends:
 
500.00 (yen)
 
(3)  Non-consolidated Financial Position
 
    
Total Assets

    
Shareholders’ Equity

    
Equity Ratio (Ratio of Shareholders’ Equity to Total Assets)

    
Shareholders’ Equity per Share

    
(Millions of yen per share amounts)
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
4,252,097
    
2,405,426
    
56.6
%
  
239,679.84 (yen)
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
4,460,718
    
2,728,774
    
61.2
%
  
271,898.60 (yen)
 
Note: Number of shares outstanding at the end of the fiscal year:
 
Year ended March 31, 2002:
 
10,036,000 shares
   
Year ended March 31, 2001:
 
10,036,000 shares
 
2.  Non-consolidated Financial Results Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003
     (April 1, 2002-March 31, 2003)
 
    
Operating Revenues

  
Recurring Profit

  
Net Income

  
Total Dividends per Share

             
Interim Dividends
per Share

  
Year-End
Dividends
per Share

    
    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
Year ending March 31, 2003
  
2,486,000
  
432,000
  
252,000
  
0.00 (yen)
  
500.00 (yen)
  
500.00 (yen)
 
(Reference) Expected Earnings per Share:                     5,021.92 yen
 
On January 25, 2002, the DoCoMo Board of Directors declared a five-for-one common stock split. The record date for the split was March 31, 2002, with distribution of the split shares expected to follow on May 15, 2002. The expected earnings per share for the year ending March 31, 2003, reflects the scheduled stock split as if it was effective on the beginning of the fiscal year.
 
(Note)
 
The non-consolidated financial results forecasts above are forward-looking statements about the future performance of NTT DoCoMo which are based on the assumptions, estimates, judgments, projections and beliefs of the management of the Company in light of the information currently available to it. The projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making projections in addition to historical facts that have been acknowledged accurately. Risks and uncertainties inherent in future projections, the Company’s future business operation, the state of the economy in Japan and abroad, possible fluctuations in the securities markets and other changes in circumstances could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the projected figures above. Please refer to the special note on forward-looking statements on page 12 for more information on the factors that could cause actual results to differ from the forecasts

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1.    NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
(1) NON-CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
    
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

    
Increase (Decrease)

 
    
Amount

    
%

  
Amount

    
%

    
                              
(Millions of yen)
 
ASSETS
                                
Fixed assets
                                
Fixed assets for telecommunication businesses
                                
Property, plant and equipment
  
1,083,278
 
       
1,201,569
 
         
118,290
 
Machinery and equipment
  
432,395
 
       
506,864
 
         
74,468
 
Antenna facilities
  
117,921
 
       
138,151
 
         
20,230
 
Satellite mobile communications facilities
  
5,900
 
       
4,567
 
         
(1,333
)
Terminal equipment
  
3,130
 
       
2,453
 
         
(676
)
Telecommunications line facilities
  
333
 
       
371
 
         
38
 
Pipe and hand holes
  
84
 
       
216
 
         
131
 
Buildings
  
134,159
 
       
169,214
 
         
35,054
 
Structures
  
19,495
 
       
20,217
 
         
721
 
Other machinery and equipment
  
7,653
 
       
11,163
 
         
3,510
 
Vehicles
  
173
 
       
259
 
         
86
 
Tools, furniture and fixtures
  
148,628
 
       
167,325
 
         
18,696
 
Land
  
88,487
 
       
93,268
 
         
4,780
 
Construction in progress
  
124,913
 
       
87,496
 
         
(37,417
)
Intangible fixed assets
  
301,966
 
       
381,672
 
         
79,705
 
Rights to use utility facilities
  
3,971
 
       
3,624
 
         
(346
)
Computer software
  
257,478
 
       
331,659
 
         
74,181
 
Patents
  
293
 
       
251
 
         
(41
)
Leasehold rights
  
1,928
 
       
2,307
 
         
379
 
Other intangible fixed assets
  
38,294
 
       
43,827
 
         
5,532
 
Total fixed assets for telecommunication businesses
  
1,385,245
 
       
1,583,241
 
         
197,995
 
Investments and other assets
                                
Investment securities
  
13,969
 
       
11,191
 
         
(2,778
)
Investments in capital
  
556
 
       
506
 
         
(50
)
Investments in affiliated companies
  
2,112,507
 
       
1,231,029
 
         
(881,478
)
Long-term loan receivable from an affiliated company
  
—  
 
       
16,000
 
         
16,000
 
Long-term prepaid expenses
  
58
 
       
48
 
         
(9
)
Deferred income taxes
  
46,318
 
       
458,301
 
         
411,982
 
Other investments
  
31,793
 
       
32,456
 
         
662
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(338
)
       
(372
)
         
(34
)
Total investments and other assets
  
2,204,866
 
       
1,749,160
 
         
(455,705
)
Total fixed assets
  
3,590,111
 
  
80.5
  
3,332,401
 
  
78.4
    
(257,709
)
Current assets
                                
Cash and bank deposits
  
52,633
 
       
220,025
 
         
167,392
 
Accounts receivable, trade
  
507,300
 
       
491,107
 
         
(16,193
)
Accounts receivable-other
  
218,528
 
       
141,061
 
         
(77,466
)
Marketable securities
  
7,999
 
       
—  
 
         
(7,999
)
Supplies
  
50,271
 
       
51,653
 
         
1,382
 
Advances
  
5,196
 
       
5,051
 
         
(145
)
Prepaid expenses
  
33
 
       
20
 
         
(13
)
Deferred income taxes
  
8,788
 
       
15,425
 
         
6,636
 
Other current assets
  
28,127
 
       
2,624
 
         
(25,503
)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(8,271
)
       
(7,273
)
         
998
 
Total current assets
  
870,606
 
  
19.5
  
919,695
 
  
21.6
    
49,088
 
    

  
  

  
    

TOTAL ASSETS
  
4,460,718
 
  
100.0
  
4,252,097
 
  
100.0
    
(208,621
)
    

  
  

  
    

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March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

  
Increase (Decrease)

 
    
Amount

    
%

  
Amount

    
%

  
                            
(Millions of yen)
 
LIABILITIES
                              
Long-term liabilities
                              
Bonds
  
250,000
 
       
608,000
 
       
358,000
 
Long-term borrowings
  
208,418
 
       
418,705
 
       
210,287
 
Liability for employees’ severance payments
  
47,283
 
       
58,069
 
       
10,785
 
Reserve for point loyalty programs
  
13,879
 
       
31,913
 
       
18,034
 
Other long-term liabilities
  
462
 
       
372
 
       
(89
)
Total long-term liabilities
  
520,043
 
  
11.7
  
1,117,061
 
  
26.3
  
597,017
 
Current liabilities
                              
Current portion of long-term debt
  
75,912
 
       
118,712
 
       
42,800
 
Accounts payable, trade
  
313,676
 
       
207,536
 
       
(106,140
)
Short-term borrowings
  
502,500
 
       
—  
 
       
(502,500
)
Accounts payable-other
  
219,826
 
       
242,898
 
       
23,071
 
Accrued expenses
  
4,691
 
       
6,507
 
       
1,816
 
Accrued income taxes
  
69,204
 
       
123,522
 
       
54,318
 
Advances received
  
1,387
 
       
1,653
 
       
266
 
Deposits received
  
24,583
 
       
28,618
 
       
4,035
 
Other current liabilities
  
117
 
       
159
 
       
41
 
Total current liabilities
  
1,211,900
 
  
27.1
  
729,608
 
  
17.1
  
(482,291
)
    

  
  

  
  

TOTAL LIABILITIES
  
1,731,944
 
  
38.8
  
1,846,670
 
  
43.4
  
114,726
 
    

  
  

  
  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                              
Common stock
  
949,679
 
  
21.3
  
949,679
 
  
22.4
  
—  
 
Statutory reserves
                              
Additional paid-in capital
  
1,292,385
 
  
28.9
  
1,292,385
 
  
30.4
  
—  
 
Legal reserve
  
3,583
 
  
0.1
  
4,099
 
  
0.1
  
516
 
Total statutory reserves
  
1,295,968
 
  
29.0
  
1,296,484
 
  
30.5
  
516
 
Retained earnings
                              
General reserve
  
301,000
 
       
463,000
 
       
162,000
 
Unappropriated retained earnings (deficit)
  
178,831
 
       
(304,585
)
       
(483,417
)
[(incl.) Net income (loss)]
  
[173,005
]
       
[(310,720
)]
       
[(483,725
)]
Total retained earnings
  
479,831
 
  
10.8
  
158,414
 
  
3.7
  
(321,417
)
Net unrealized gains on securities
  
3,294
 
  
0.1
  
848
 
  
0.0
  
(2,446
)
    

  
  

  
  

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
2,728,774
 
  
61.2
  
2,405,426
 
  
56.6
  
(323,347
)
    

  
  

  
  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
4,460,718
 
  
100.0
  
4,252,097
 
  
100.0
  
(208,621
)
    

  
  

  
  

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(2)    NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
    
Year ended
March 31, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

      
Increase (Decrease)

 
    
Amount

    
%

    
Amount

    
%

      
                                  
(Millions of yen)
 
Recurring profits and losses
                                    
Operating revenues and expenses
                                    
Telecommunication businesses
                                    
Operating revenues
  
1,694,220
 
  
79.0
 
  
1,925,866
 
  
81.8
 
    
231,645
 
Voice transmission services
  
1,370,797
 
         
1,428,332
 
           
57,534
 
Data transmission services
  
144,000
 
         
297,138
 
           
153,137
 
Other
  
179,422
 
         
200,396
 
           
20,973
 
Operating expenses
  
1,376,245
 
  
64.2
 
  
1,516,957
 
  
64.4
 
    
140,712
 
Business expenses
  
792,775
 
         
847,841
 
           
55,065
 
Administrative expenses
  
74,444
 
         
72,415
 
           
(2,028
)
Depreciation
  
303,428
 
         
344,694
 
           
41,266
 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
  
40,706
 
         
26,780
 
           
(13,925
)
Communication network charges
  
153,599
 
         
212,191
 
           
58,591
 
Taxes and public dues
  
11,291
 
         
13,033
 
           
1,742
 
Operating income from telecommunication businesses
  
317,975
 
  
14.8
 
  
408,908
 
  
17.4
 
    
90,933
 
Supplementary businesses
                                    
Operating revenues
  
448,132
 
  
20.9
 
  
429,894
 
  
18.2
 
    
(18,238
)
Operating expenses
  
429,548
 
  
20.0
 
  
418,643
 
  
17.8
 
    
(10,905
)
Operating income from supplementary businesses
  
18,583
 
  
0.9
 
  
11,250
 
  
0.4
 
    
(7,333
)
Total operating income
  
336,558
 
  
15.7
 
  
420,159
 
  
17.8
 
    
83,600
 
Non-operating revenues and expenses
                                    
Non-operating revenues
  
8,565
 
  
0.4
 
  
6,923
 
  
0.3
 
    
(1,641
)
Interest income
  
1,097
 
         
136
 
           
(960
)
Interest from securities
  
52
 
         
1
 
           
(51
)
Dividend income
  
1,491
 
         
1,763
 
           
272
 
Gain on sale of investment securities
  
—  
 
         
1,170
 
           
1,170
 
Foreign exchange gains
  
2,123
 
         
828
 
           
(1,294
)
Lease and rental income
  
999
 
         
1,285
 
           
286
 
Miscellaneous income
  
2,803
 
         
1,737
 
           
(1,065
)
Non-operating expenses
  
52,186
 
  
2.4
 
  
20,611
 
  
0.8
 
    
(31,574
)
Interest expense
  
11,336
 
         
7,538
 
           
(3,797
)
Interest expense-bonds
  
2,219
 
         
6,149
 
           
3,930
 
Stock issuance costs
  
20,355
 
         
—  
 
           
(20,355
)
Loss on write-off of inventories
  
9,049
 
         
4,517
 
           
(4,532
)
Impairment of investment securities
  
5,509
 
         
130
 
           
(5,378
)
Miscellaneous expenses
  
3,716
 
         
2,274
 
           
(1,441
)
Recurring profit
  
292,938
 
  
13.7
 
  
406,471
 
  
17.3
 
    
113,532
 
Special profits and losses
                                    
Special losses
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
947,441
 
  
40.2
 
    
947,441
 
Write-down of investment in affiliated companies
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
947,441
 
  
40.2
 
    
947,441
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  
292,938
 
  
13.7
 
  
(540,969
)
  
(22.9
)
    
(833,908
)
Income taxes-current
  
126,600
 
  
5.9
 
  
186,600
 
  
7.9
 
    
60,000
 
Income taxes-deferred
  
(6,666
)
  
(0.3
)
  
(416,849
)
  
(17.6
)
    
(410,183
)
Net income (loss)
  
173,005
 
  
8.1
 
  
(310,720
)
  
(13.2
)
    
(483,725
)
Retained earnings carried forward
  
11,093
 
         
11,152
 
           
58
 
Interim dividends
  
4,788
 
         
5,018
 
           
230
 
Transfer to legal reserve (interim)
  
478
 
         
—  
 
           
(478
)
Unappropriated retained earnings (deficit)
  
178,831
 
         
(304,585
)
           
(483,417
)
 
Note
 
The denominator used to calculate the percentage figures is the aggregate amount of operating revenues from telecommunication businesses and supplementary businesses.

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(3)    PROPOSAL FOR APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS
 
    
Year ended
March 31,
2001

    
Year ended
March 31,
2002

 
    
(Millions of yen)
 
Unappropriated retained earnings (deficit)
  
178,831
 
  
(304,585
)
Reversal of general reserve
  
—  
 
  
340,000
 
Sub-total
  
178,831
 
  
35,414
 
The above shall be appropriated as follows:
             
Earnings reserve
  
516
 
  
—  
 
Cash dividends
  
5,018
 
  
10,036
 
    
(¥500 per share)
 
  
(¥1,000 per share)
: year-end dividend ¥500
 : special commemorative dividend
¥500
 
  
   
 
Bonuses to directors and corporate auditors
  
145
 
  
—  
 
[(incl.) Bonuses to corporate auditors]
  
[18
]
  
[—]
 
General reserve
  
162,000
 
  
—  
 
Retained earnings carried forward
  
11,152
 
  
25,378
 
 
Note: The Company paid ¥5,018 million (¥500 per share) as interim cash dividends on November 21, 2001.

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Accounting Basis for the Non-Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Significant accounting policies
 
1.    Depreciation of fixed assets
 
(1)  Property, plant and equipment
 
Depreciation of property and equipment is computed by the declining balance method with the exception of buildings, which are depreciated on the straight-line method.
 
(2)  Intangible fixed assets
 
Intangible fixed assets are amortized using the straight-line method.
 
Computer software for internal use is amortized on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life.
 
2.    Valuation of securities
 
 
a.
 
Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates are stated at cost, which is determined by the moving-average method.
 
 
b.
 
Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is readily determinable are stated at fair value as of the end of the fiscal year with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable deferred tax assets/liabilities, not reflected in earnings, but directly reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The cost of securities sold is determined by the moving-average method. Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is not readily determinable are stated primarily at moving-average cost except for debt securities, which are stated at amortized cost.
 
3.    Valuation of inventories
 
Inventories are stated at cost. The cost of telecommunications equipment to be sold is determined by the first-in, first-out method. The cost of other inventories is determined by the specific identification method.
 
4.    Deferred assets
 
Bond issuance costs are expensed at the time of payment.
 
5.    Foreign currency translation
 
Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are translated into Japanese yen at the current spot rate at the end of the fiscal year and the resulting translation gains or losses are included in current earnings.
 
6.    Allowance for doubtful accounts, Liability for employees’ severance payments and reserve for point loyalty programs
 
(1)  Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
The Company provides for doubtful accounts principally at an amount computed based on the historical bad debt ratio during a certain reference period plus the estimated uncollectable amount based on the analysis of certain individual accounts, including claims in bankruptcy.
 
(2)  Liability for employees’ severance payments
 
In order to provide for the employees’ retirement benefits, the Company accrues the liability as of the end of the fiscal year in an amount calculated based on the estimated projected benefit obligation and plan assets at the end of the fiscal year.
 
Actuarial losses are expensed as incurred.
 
Prior service cost is amortized on the straight-line method over the average remaining service periods of the employees at the time of recognition.
 
(3)  Reserve for point loyalty programs
 
The costs of awards under the point loyalty programs called “DoCoMo Point Service” and “Club DoCoMo” that are reasonably estimated to be redeemed by its customers in the following fiscal years based on historical data are accounted for as reserve for point loyalty programs.

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7.    Leases
 
Finance leases other than those deemed to transfer ownership of properties to lessees are not capitalized and are accounted for in the same manner as operating leases.
 
8.    Hedge accounting
 
 
a.
 
Hedge accounting
 
Japanese GAAP provides for two general accounting methods for hedging financial instruments. One method is to recognize the changes in fair value of a hedging instrument in earnings in the period of the change as gain or loss together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged. The other method is to defer the gain or loss over the period of the hedging contract together with offsetting loss or gain deferral of the hedged items. The Company has adopted the latter accounting method.
 
However, when a forward foreign exchange contract meets certain conditions, it is accounted for in the following manner:
 
 
(i)  
 
The difference between the Japanese yen amounts of the forward exchange contract translated using the spot rate at the transaction date of the hedged item and the spot rate at the date of inception of the contract, if any, is recognized in the income statement in the period which includes the inception date of the contract; and
 
 
(ii)
 
The discount or premium on the contract (that is, the difference between the Japanese yen amounts of the contract translated using the contracted forward rate and the spot rate at the date of inception of the contract) is recognized over the term of the contract.
 
In addition, when an interest rate swap contract meets certain conditions, the net amount to be paid or received under the contract is added to or deducted from the interest on the hedged items.
 
 
b.
 
Hedging instruments and hedged items
 
Hedging instruments:
  
Hedged items:
Forward foreign exchange contracts
  
Foreign currency transactions
Interest rate swap contracts
  
Interest expense on borrowings
 
 
c.
 
Hedging policy
 
The Company uses financial instruments to hedge market fluctuation risks in accordance with its internal policies and procedures.
 
 
d.
 
Assessment method of hedge effectiveness
 
The Company does not assess hedge effectiveness, because all its forward foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swap contracts are accounted for in the manner described in the second and third paragraphs of 8. a. above, respectively.
 
9.    Consumption tax
 
Consumption tax is separately accounted for by excluding it from each transaction amount.
 
 
Change in Presentation
 
“Gain on sale of investment securities”, which had been included in “miscellaneous income” in non-operating revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, was separately reported for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, because the amount became significant ¥537 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001).

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Additional Information
 
Introduction of “end-to-end rate system” for cellular services among wireless carriers
 
For interconnected calls between two cellular operators in the previous years, each operator set its own end-user rate for the part of the cellular service it provided. Effective April 1, 2001, an end-to-end rate system was introduced and the operator serving the caller sets the end-user rate for the entire call, including the part of the call serviced by the other operator’s network.
 
Consequently, after the introduction of the new rate system, the total charge for the entire call is accounted for as voice transmission service revenue and an access charge is expensed as a communication network charge.
 
The introduction of the new rate system increased both operating revenues from telecommunication businesses (voice transmission service revenue) and operating expenses from telecommunication businesses (communication network charges) by ¥67,385 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 in comparison with those under the previous call rate setting system.

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Notes to Non-consolidated Balance Sheets
 
1.  As of March 31, 2001, fixed assets for telecommunications businesses include those used in Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and supplementary businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
As of March 31, 2002 fixed assets for telecommunications businesses include those used in General Type II Telecommunications Carrier business, Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and supplementary businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
2.  Accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment
 
      
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

             
(Millions of yens)
Accumulated depreciation
    
742,161
    
927,804
 
3.  As financial institutions in Japan were closed on March 31, 2001 and 2002, amounts that would normally be settled on these days were collected or paid on the following business days, April 2, 2001 and April 1, 2002. The effects of the settlements on following business days instead of the end of reporting periods were as follows:
 
    
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

         
(Billions of yen)
Cash and bank deposits
  
Approx. (215)
  
Approx. (234)
Accounts receivable, trade
  
Approx. 122
  
Approx. 127
Accounts payable-other
  
Approx. 22
  
Approx. 20
Deposits received
  
Approx. (115)
  
Approx. (127)
 
The deposits received were related to intercompany funds transfer with eight regional subsidiaries (such as NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.).
 
4.  Assets or liabilities due from or to subsidiaries and affiliates, the amounts of which exceed one percent of total assets or total liabilities and shareholders’ equity of the Company, are as follows:
 
      
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

             
(Millions of yen)
Accounts receivable, trade
    
95,446
    
116,386
Accounts receivable-other
    
197,103
    
114,442
Accounts payable-other
    
49,263
    
57,276
 
5.  Common stock
 
    
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

         
(Shares)
Authorized
  
38,300,000
  
38,300,000
Issued and outstanding
  
10,036,000
  
10,036,000
 
6.  Guarantee
 
The Company provides a counter indemnity of a performance guarantee up to HK$25,370 thousand (¥444 million) guaranteeing performance by Hutchison Telephone Company Limited, an affiliate of the Company, with respect to certain contracts or obligations owed to its governmental authorities in relation to its business. The Company has a HK$2,269 thousand (¥39 million) indemnity outstanding as of March 31, 2002.

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Notes to Non-consolidated Statements of Income
 
1.  The total amount of research and development expenses included in operating expenses of telecommunication businesses and supplementary businesses is as follows:
 
Year ended March 31, 2001
  
¥95,306 million
  
Year ende March 31, 2002
  
¥100,174 million
 
2.  For the year ended March 31, 2001 revenues and expenses related to Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business are included in supplementary businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
For the year ended March 31, 2002 revenues and expenses related to General Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business are included in supplementary businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
3.  Non-operating revenues:
 
      
Year ended March 31, 2001

    
Year ended March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Dividends received from subsidiaries and affiliates
    
1,413
    
1,722
 
4.  For the year ended March 31, 2002 “Write-down of investment in affiliated companies” mainly relates to the impairment charges recognized on the investments in the following subsidiaries that have overseas investments in affiliated companies.
 
DCM Capital USA (UK) Limited
 
¥591,726 million
[Ultimate investee: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.]
 
   
DCM Capital NL (UK) Limited
 
¥300,883 million
[Ultimate investee: KPN Mobile N.V.]
 
   
DCM Capital TWN (UK) Limited
 
¥32,467 million
[Ultimate investee: KG Telecommunications Co., Ltd.]
 
   
DCM Capital LDN (UK) Limited
 
¥20,494 million
[Ultimate investee: Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited]
   

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2.    LEASES
 
1.  Finance lease transactions without ownership transfer to lessee
 
(1)  Purchase price equivalent, accumulated depreciation equivalent and book value equivalent of leased items are as follows:
 
      
March 31, 2001

      
Purchase price equivalent

    
Accumulated depreciation equivalent

  
Book value equivalent

      
(Millions of yen)
Vehicles
    
1,125
    
569
  
556
Tools, furniture and fixtures
    
19,735
    
12,623
  
7,112
Computer software
    
217
    
79
  
138
      
    
  
Total
    
21,079
    
13,272
  
7,807
      
    
  
 
 
      
March 31 2002

      
Purchase price equivalent

    
Accumulated depreciation equivalent

    
Book value equivalent

                    
(Millions of yen)
Vehicles
    
1,035
    
580
    
454
Tools, furniture and fixtures
    
12,252
    
8,054
    
4,198
Computer software
    
298
    
134
    
164
      
    
    
Total
    
13,586
    
8,769
    
4,816
      
    
    
 
Note:
 
The purchase price equivalent is reported as the total amount of lease payments through the life of each lease, including the amount representing interest, because the total amount of future lease payments is not significant in relation to the total property and equipment at the end of the period.
 
(2) Future minimum lease payments equivalent:
 
      
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

             
(Millions of yen)
Due within one year
    
4,546
    
2,685
Due after one year
    
3,260
    
2,131
      
    
Total
    
7,807
    
4,816
      
    
 
Note:
 
The future minimum lease payments equivalent is reported as the total amount of future minimum lease payments, including the amount representing interest, because the total amount of future minimum lease payments is not significant in relation to the total property and equipment at the end of the period.
 
(3)  Lease expense and depreciation expense equivalent:
 
      
Year ended March 31, 2001

    
Year ended March 31, 2002

             
(Millions of yen)
Lease expense
    
7,702
    
3,517
Depreciation expense equivalent
    
7,702
    
3,517
 
(4)  Method of calculating depreciation expense equivalent:
 
Depreciation expense equivalent is computed on the straight-line basis over the lease period with no residual value.
 
2.  Operating lease transactions
 
Future operating lease payments:
 
      
March 31, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Due within one year
    
8
    
8
Due after one year
    
12
    
13
      
    
Total
    
20
    
21
      
    

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3.    SECURITIES INFORMATION
 
No stocks of the subsidiaries and affiliated companies have readily determinable market values.
 
4.    INCOME TAXES
 
Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities:
 
      
March 31, 2001

 
      
(Millions of yen)
 
Deferred tax assets:
        
Depreciation
    
23,827
 
Liability for employees’ severance payments
    
14,700
 
Accrued enterprise tax
    
6,504
 
Reserve for point loyalty programs
    
5,826
 
Impairment of investment securities
    
4,034
 
Other
    
2,598
 
      

Total deferred tax assets
    
57,492
 
      

Deferred tax liabilities
        
Net unrealized gains on securities
    
(2,385
)
      

Total deferred tax liabilities
    
(2,385
)
      

Net deferred tax assets
    
55,107
 
      

      
March 31, 2002

 
      
(Millions of yen)
 
Deferred tax assets:
        
Write-down of investment in affiliated companies
    
397,830
 
Depreciation
    
23,741
 
Liability for employees’ severance payments
    
19,420
 
Reserve for point loyalty programs
    
13,400
 
Accrued enterprise tax
    
11,325
 
Impairment of investment securities
    
4,062
 
Other
    
4,559
 
      

Total deferred tax assets
    
474,340
 
      

Deferred tax liabilities
        
Net unrealized gains on securities
    
(613
)
      

Total deferred tax liabilities
    
(613
)
      

Net deferred tax assets
    
473,726
 
      

 
5.    CHANGE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
The change of the board of directors, if any, will be decided at the board meeting to be held in May 2002, which is planed to be made public thereafter.

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Subsequent Events
 
1. Issuance of corporate bonds
 
On March 26, 2002, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to raise long-term funds up to a total of \300 billion for the period from April to June 2002 through domestic and foreign corporate bonds and long-term borrowings. Based on this decision, the Company has issued the following domestic bonds.
 
    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
13th Unsecured Domestic Straight Corporate Bonds
Date of issuance
  
April 30, 2002
Total amount
  
¥100,000 million
Issue price
  
¥99.99
Coupon rate
  
0.67 %
Maturity
  
June 20, 2007
Use of proceeds
  
Refinancing, etc.
 
2.  Share Exchanges
 
The Company has entered into memoranda of understanding (MOU), dated May 8, 2002, with its eight regional subsidiaries [NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc. and NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc. (collectively, the “Regional Subsidiaries”)] which provide that the Regional Subsidiaries shall become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company by way of share exchange. The purpose of the share exchange is to prepare for the possible adoption of consolidated tax reporting, upon enactment of the Consolidated Tax System, which is expected in the current fiscal year and to increase the DoCoMo group’s overall value by unifying its business and financing strategies.
 
The outline of the MOU is as follows:
 
(3)  The date of share exchanges: November 1, 2002
 
(4)  The share exchange ratios:
 
Company name

    
Share exchange ratio

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    
1   
NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc.
    
16.51
NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc.
    
37.02
NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc.
    
27.80
NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc.
    
19.44
NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.
    
33.53
NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc.
    
26.71
NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc.
    
19.12
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc.
    
47.72
 
Note:
 
Share exchange ratios
 
The Company’s shares of common stock (after share split with the ratio of 1 to 5) will be allotted to the shareholders of each of the Regional Subsidiaries at the rate of the share exchange ratio described in the above column for each one share of common stock of each of the Regional Subsidiaries, respectively. However, the Company’s shares will not be allotted to the shares of the Regional Subsidiaries held by the Company itself.

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Exhibit 2
 
May 8, 2002
 
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
 
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of its Regional Subsidiaries
Through Share Exchanges, for which it will Reduce its Statutory Reserve and Repurchase Some Shares
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (hereinafter refereed to as “we” or “DoCoMo”) announced today that it has entered into memoranda of understanding, dated May 8, 2002, with NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc., NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc. and NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc. (collectively, the “Regional Subsidiaries”) which provide that the Regional Subsidiaries shall become wholly-owned subsidiaries of DoCoMo by way of share exchanges.
 
DoCoMo also announced today that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held on May 8, 2002, passed a resolution to seek shareholder approval for a reduction of its statutory reserve and repurchase of its own shares pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 289 and Article 210 of the Commercial Code of Japan.
 
 
I.    Share Exchanges
 
1.    Purpose of the Share Exchanges
 
DoCoMo is pursuing this plan to make its Regional Subsidiaries wholly-owned to prepare for the possible adoption of consolidated tax reporting, upon enactment of the Consolidated Tax System, which is expected in the current fiscal year. In addition, as the mobile communications industry enters a more challenging market environment, DoCoMo believes that its overall group value can be increased by making its Regional Subsidiaries wholly-owned and unifying its business and financing strategies.
 
 
2.    Conditions of the Share Exchanges
 
(1)    Schedule of Share Exchanges
 
May 8, 2002
  
Conclusion of memoranda of understanding for the share exchanges
Late August, 2002
  
Board meetings to approve the share exchange agreements
Late August, 2002
  
Conclusion of share exchange agreements and calling of shareholders meetings (Regional Subsidiaries)*
Mid-September, 2002
  
Shareholders meetings to approve the share exchange agreements (Regional Subsidiaries)*
October 31, 2002
  
Last day of submission period of share certificates (Regional Subsidiaries)
November 1, 2002
  
Effective date of share exchanges

*
 
DoCoMo shall perform the share exchanges with each of the Regional Subsidiaries without the approval of a shareholders meeting of DoCoMo pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 358 of the Commercial Code of Japan.

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(2)    Share Exchange Ratios
 
Company

    
Share Exchange Ratio

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    
1    
NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc.
    
16.51
NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc.
    
37.02
NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc.
    
27.80
NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc.
    
19.44
NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.
    
33.53
NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc.
    
26.71
NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc.
    
19.12
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc.
    
47.72
 
Note 1.    Share exchange ratios
 
DoCoMo’s shares of common stock (after share split with the ratio of 1 to 5) will be allotted to the shareholders of each of the Regional Subsidiaries at the rate of the share exchange ratio described in the above column for each one share of common stock of each of the Regional Subsidiaries, respectively. However, DoCoMo’s shares will not be allotted to the shares of the Regional Subsidiaries held by DoCoMo itself.
 
Note 2.    Bases for the calculation of the share exchange ratios
 
DoCoMo retained Morgan Stanley Japan Limited (“Morgan Stanley”) and the Regional Subsidiariesretained Global Corporate Advisory K.K. (“GCA”) for advice on the valuation method for the share exchange ratio and other related matters.
 
In connection with analyzing the fair values of DoCoMo and the Regional Subsidiaries, respectively, Morgan Stanley performed Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis and Comparative Stock Price Performance Analysis. In arriving at its opinion regarding the fairness for each of the share exchange ratios, Morgan Stanley considered the results of all of its analyses.
 
GCA performed Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and Comparative Stock Price Performance Analysis in evaluating DoCoMo’s corporate value and Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and Comparable Company Analysis in evaluating the Regional Subsidiaries’ corporate values, respectively. In arriving at its opinion regarding the fairness for each of the share exchange ratios, GCA considered the results of all of its analyses.
 
Based on such advice and other relevant matters, DoCoMo and Regional Subsidiaries negotiated and came to agreements regarding the above-mentioned share exchange ratios.
 
DoCoMo and the Regional Subsidiaries were given the opinion from Morgan Stanley and GCA, respectively, that, from a financial standpoint, each of the stock exchange ratios agreed upon is fair.
 
In the event of any material changes in the facts and assumptions underlying the share exchange ratios, the above-mentioned share exchange ratios may be adjusted by mutual consultation among the parties.

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Note 3.    Number of shares to be transferred to the shareholders of Regional Subsidiaries upon the share exchange:
                860,492.09 shares of common stock of DoCoMo
 
 
3.    Shares to be Transferred by DoCoMo in the Share Exchanges
 
(1)    Repurchase of Shares
 
At this stage, it is expected that the shares to be transferred upon the share exchange will be treasury shares which DoCoMo is scheduled to acquire through repurchases of its shares in the market after the approval of the shareholders meeting described below in I.3.(2).
 
 
(2)    Procedures Necessary to Conduct Share Repurchases
 
DoCoMo will have its shareholders vote at a shareholders meeting on the class, maximum aggregate number of shares and maximum aggregate repurchase price of the shares it plans to repurchase and the reduction of its statutory reserve (to be transferred to other capital surplus) to secure the source of funds for the repurchase of its shares.

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4.    Summary of Parties
 
· Figures are as of March 31, 2002. Figures from (6) to (9) are unaudited.
 
(1) Trade name
  
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
  
NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc.
  
NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc.
(2) Business
  
Telecommunications business
  
Telecommunications business
  
Telecommunications business
(3) Date of incorporation
  
August 14, 1991
  
November 14, 1991
  
November 14, 1991
(4) Location of head office
  
2-11-1, Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
  
6, Kita 1-jo Nishi 14-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
  
1-5-3, Itsutsubashi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi Prefecture
(5) Representative
  
President & CEO Keiji Tachikawa
  
President & CEO Masanori Sato
  
President & CEO Juichi Endo
(6) Stated capital
  
¥949,679 million
  
¥15,630 million
  
¥14,981 million
(7) Total number of issued shares
  
*10,036,000.00
  
39,770.84
  
30,880.64
(8) Shareholders’ equity
  
¥2,405,426 million
  
¥81,573 million
  
¥126,727 million
(9) Total assets
  
¥4,252,097 million
  
¥165,123 million
  
¥262,760 million
(10) Fiscal year end
  
March 31
  
March 31
  
March 31
(11) Number of employees
  
5,794
  
548
  
636
(12) Service Area
  
Kanto Koshinetsu Area (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nigata, Nagano)
  
Hokkaido
  
Tohoku Area (Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima)
(13) Major shareholders and shareholding ratios (as of March 31, 2002)
  
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation 64.06%
  
DoCoMo 96.36%
  
DoCoMo 92.86%
(14) Major relationship banks
  
Mizuho Bank, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
  
Mizuho Bank
  
Mizuho Bank, The 77 Bank
(15) Relationship between the parties
              
Capital
  
See the right
  
DoCoMo owns 96.36% of equity shares
  
DoCoMo owns 92.86% of equity shares
Human
  
See the right
  
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post )
  
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post )
Transaction
  
See the right
  
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.
  
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.

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*
 
This number is prior to the share split. Following the share split, the total number of outstanding shares will be 50,180,000 shares from May 15, 2002.
 
· Figures are as of March 31, 2002. Figures from (6) to (9) are unaudited.
 
(1) Trade name
  
NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc.
  
NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc.
  
NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.
(2) Business
  
Telecommunications business
  
Telecommunications business
  
Telecommunications business
(3) Date of incorporation
  
November 14, 1991
  
November 14, 1991
  
November 14, 1991
(4) Location of head office
  
4-1-8, Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture
  
12-8, Otemachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa Prefecture
  
1-4-14, Tosabori, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu
(5) Representative
  
President & CEO Kunihiko Adachi
  
President & CEO Masami Yamamoto
  
President & CEO Zenichi Sonoda
(6) Stated capital
  
¥20,340 million
  
¥3,406 million
  
¥24,458 million
(7) Total number of issued shares
  
59,511.39
  
23,046.16
  
75,272.70
(8) Shareholders’ equity
  
¥197,146 million
  
¥54,384 million
  
¥317,204 million
(9) Total assets
  
¥378,841 million
  
¥89,988 million
  
¥534,474 million
(10) Fiscal year end
  
March 31
  
March 31
  
March 31
(11) Number of employees
  
892
  
268
  
1,550
(12) Service Area
  
Tokai Area (Aichi, Shizuoka, Gifu, Mie)
  
Hokuriku Area (Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui)
  
Kansai Area (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama)
(13) Major shareholders and shareholding ratios (as of March 31, 2002)
  
DoCoMo 91.16%
  
DoCoMo 94.13%
  
DoCoMo 88.33%
(14) Major relationship banks
  
UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank
  
The Hokuriku Bank
  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Mizuho Bank, UFJ Bank
(15) Relationship between the parties
              
Capital
  
DoCoMo owns 91.16% of equity shares
  
DoCoMo owns 94.13% of equity shares
  
DoCoMo owns 88.33% of equity shares
Human
  
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post )
  
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post )
  
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post )
Transaction
  
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.
  
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.
  
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.

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· Figures are as of March 31, 2002. Figures from (6) to (9) are unaudited.
 
(1)  Trade name
 
NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc.
 
NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc.
 
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc.
(2)  Business
 
Telecommunications business
 
Telecommunications business
 
Telecommunications business
(3)  Date of incorporation
 
November 14, 1991
 
November 14, 1991
 
November 14, 1991
(4)  Location of head office
 
2-11-10, Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture
 
9-1, Tenjinmae, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa Prefecture
 
2-3-1, Maizuru, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture
(5)  Representative
 
President & CEO Koichi Seijo
 
President & CEO Harunaga Nakamura
 
President & CEO Toyohisa Takahashi
(6)  Stated capital
 
¥14,732 million
 
¥8,412 million
 
¥15,834 million
(7)  Total number of issued shares
 
37,834.54
 
29,208.59
 
38,144.84
(8)  Shareholders’ equity
 
¥85,322 million
 
¥69,341 million
 
¥214,575 million
(9)  Total assets
 
¥210,732 million
 
¥138,227 million
 
¥403,150 million
(10)  Fiscal year end
 
March 31
 
March 31
 
March 31
(11)  Number of employees
 
565
 
426
 
1,046
(12)  Service Area
 
Chugoku Area (Hiroshima, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Tottori)
 
Shikoku Area (Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Tokushima)
 
Kyushu Area (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa)
(13)  Major shareholders and shareholding ratios (as of March 31, 2002)
 
DoCoMo 84.22%
 
DoCoMo 97.26%
 
DoCoMo 93.79%
(14)  Major relationship banks
 
Mizuho Bank
 
Hyakujushi Bank, The Iyo Bank
 
The Bank of Fukuoka, The Nishi-Nippon Bank
(15)  Relationship between the parties
           
Capital
 
DoCoMo owns 84.22% of equity shares
 
DoCoMo owns 97.26% of equity shares
 
DoCoMo owns 93.79% of equity shares
Human
 
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post )
 
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post)
 
A board member from DoCoMo (concurrent post)
Transaction
 
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.
 
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.
 
There are dealings (entrusted business, leases regarding telecom systems and so on) with DoCoMo.

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(16)  Business results for the most recent three fiscal years (Unit: Millions of yen, except as otherwise indicated)
 
·  Figures as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 are unaudited.
 
 
NTT DoCo Mo, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

 
    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

 
Operating revenue
  
1,735,064
  
2,142,353
  
2,355,760
 
Operating income
  
256,157
  
336,558
  
420,159
 
Recurring Profit
  
232,736
  
292,938
  
406,471
 
Net income (loss)
  
128,573
  
173,005
  
(310,720
)
Net income (loss) per share (yen)
  
13,426.64
  
17,978.98
  
(30,960.55
)
Dividends per share (yen)
  
1,000
  
1,000
  
1,500
 
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
168,318.53
  
271,898.60
  
239,679.84
 
 
 
NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
155,796
  
194,655
  
217,125
Operating income
  
18,713
  
24,607
  
35,394
Recurring Profit
  
17,010
  
23,607
  
34,393
Net income
  
9,445
  
13,629
  
19,975
Net income per share (yen)
  
306,636.88
  
342,701.49
  
502,259.95
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
1,216,539.07
  
1,554,537.40
  
2,051,096.85
 
 
NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
231,595
  
293,276
  
345,085
Operating income
  
31,237
  
51,475
  
62,898
Recurring Profit
  
29,333
  
50,671
  
61,649
Net income
  
15,938
  
29,405
  
35,851
Net income per share (yen)
  
614,305.13
  
952,245.27
  
1,160,980.53
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
2,001,502.99
  
2,948,756.85
  
4,103,775.85

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NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
396,368
  
499,829
  
548,982
Operating income
  
45,109
  
70,998
  
96,252
Recurring Profit
  
42,349
  
68,882
  
94,614
Net income
  
22,711
  
39,941
  
54,985
Net income per share (yen)
  
448,293.67
  
671,157.42
  
923,960.04
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
1,727,097.89
  
2,394,548.56
  
3,312,780.07
 
 
NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
86,683
  
103,002
  
115,951
Operating income
  
15,177
  
21,454
  
26,108
Recurring Profit
  
14,362
  
21,127
  
25,979
Net income
  
8,038
  
12,175
  
15,062
Net income per share (yen)
  
371,028.69
  
528,312.73
  
653,575.72
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
1,189,476.45
  
1,712,166.44
  
2,359,816.02
 
 
NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
581,827
  
752,185
  
845,596
Operating income
  
74,811
  
116,866
  
165,603
Recurring Profit
  
70,866
  
112,772
  
164,618
Net income
  
38,453
  
64,814
  
95,286
Net income per share (yen)
  
562,633.95
  
861,064.01
  
1,265,888.58
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
2,097,453.51
  
2,953,709.76
  
4,214,077.31

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NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
207,501
  
251,733
  
291,773
Operating income
  
21,227
  
32,567
  
41,114
Recurring Profit
  
19,256
  
30,339
  
40,023
Net income
  
10,335
  
17,360
  
23,228
Net income per share (yen)
  
347,455.56
  
458,860.54
  
613,942.92
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
1,192,890.84
  
1,646,879.35
  
2,255,143.43
 
 
NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
134,574
  
163,012
  
180,978
Operating income
  
15,733
  
27,169
  
31,250
Recurring Profit
  
14,806
  
26,099
  
31,015
Net income
  
8,184
  
15,083
  
18,471
Net income per share (yen)
  
326,958.68
  
516,421.30
  
632,403.93
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
1,236,353.67
  
1,747,592.82
  
2,374,013.12
 
 
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc.
 
    
Fiscal year ended on

    
March 31, 2000

  
March 31, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

Operating revenue
  
398,002
  
523,854
  
596,922
Operating income
  
66,639
  
83,054
  
107,381
Recurring Profit
  
64,655
  
82,041
  
106,652
Net income
  
36,189
  
47,356
  
61,996
Net income per share (yen)
  
1,050,468.31
  
1,241,498.85
  
1,625,324.30
Dividends per share (yen)
  
5,000
  
5,000
  
5,000
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen)
  
2,770,125.41
  
4,006,152.77
  
5,625,386.42

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5.    DoCoMo’s post-Share Exchange Condition
 
(1)  Trade Name
 
No Change
   
(2)  Business
 
No Change
   
(3)  Location of Head Office
 
No Change
   
(4)  Representative
 
No Change
   
(5)  Stated Capital
 
Shares to be transferred upon the share exchange are scheduled to be treasury shares which are expected to be repurchased by DoCoMo. Therefore, stated capital is not expected to change.
(6)  Effect on Financial Results
 
The Regional Subsidiaries have been consolidated subsidiaries of DoCoMo. Therefore, we do not expect substantial effects upon the consolidated financial results of DoCoMo due to the share exchanges.
 
 
6.    Outlook for DoCoMo’s consolidated financial results after the share exchange
 
The Regional Subsidiaries have been consolidated subsidiaries of DoCoMo. Therefore, DoCoMo does not expect substantial effects upon the consolidated financial results due to the share exchanges. DoCoMo announced its outlook for its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2003 in its earnings release for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.
 
 
II.    Reduction of Statutory Reserve
 
1.    Purpose of the Reduction of Statutory Reserve
 
DoCoMo is planning to transfer its treasury shares to the shareholders of each of the Regional Subsidiaries in lieu of newly issued shares upon the share exchange which is scheduled to be effective on November 1, 2002 (see III. below). In order to secure a source for the repurchase of its own such shares, DoCoMo will reduce its statutory reserve.
 
 
2.    Outline of Reduction of Statutory Reserve (amount of reduction)
 
Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 289 of the Commercial Code of Japan, DoCoMo will reduce its additional paid-in capital by total of ¥1,000,000 million, which is part of the amount that exceeds one-fourth of its stated capital, from the aggregated statutory reserve amounting to ¥1,296,484 million as of March 31, 2002, and will transfer such amount to other capital surplus, which is not part of the statutory reserve. As a result, the amount of DoCoMo’s additional paid-in capital will be ¥292,385 million and the amount of its legal reserve will be ¥4,099 million.

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3.    Schedule for Reduction of Statutory Reserve
 
May 8, 2002
  
Board of Directors to approve the reduction of the statutory reserve
Late June, 2002
  
Shareholders Meeting to approve the reduction of the statutory reserve
Late July, 2002
  
Termination of the Creditor Objection Period
Late July, 2002
  
Effective date of the reduction of the statutory reserve
 
 
III.    Repurchase of Shares (Share Repurchase Pursuant to Commercial Code Article 210)
 
1.    Reason for Share Repurchase
 
DoCoMo is planning to repurchase some of its shares in order to transfer treasury shares to the shareholders of the Regional Subsidiaries in lieu of issuing new shares in the share exchanges scheduled to be effective on November 1, 2002.
 
 
2.    Share Repurchase Summary
 
(1)  Class of shares to be repurchased:
 
Shares of Common Stock of DoCoMo
(2)  Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased:
 
Up to 1,000,000 shares
(1.99% of outstanding shares)
(3)  Aggregate amount of repurchase price:
 
Up to ¥500,000 million
(4)  Method of repurchase:
 
Repurchases in the market
 
 
3.    Effect upon interim dividends for the 12th business year
 
If the repurchase of DoCoMo’s own shares is approved at a DoCoMo’s shareholders meeting without amendment, the payment of interim dividends for its 12th business year (the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003) is expected to be suspended, as DoCoMo will not be able to satisfy the conditions for the payment of interim dividends set forth in the Commercial Code of Japan in that it can not consider the transfer of funds from the statutory reserve to other capital surplus. However, DoCoMo currently expects to be able to pay an aggregate annual dividend for its 12th business year, that is greater than the annual dividends for recent fiscal years. For more information regarding the prospective dividends for the 12th business year, please see DoCoMo’s earnings release for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, which was announced today.

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Exhibit 3
 
For Immediate Release
 
 
NTT DoCoMo Announces Change in ADS Ratio
 
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 8, 2002—NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced that its board of directors today passed a resolution authorizing a change in the company’s American Depositary Share (ADS) ratio. Details of the change are as follows:
 
1.  Purpose of the ratio change
 
In connection with its upcoming stock spilt, DoCoMo will change its ADSs to common stock ratio so that the company’s ADS price in the U.S. market is within the same range as the share prices of other telecommunication companies.
 
2.  Outline of the ratio change
 
1)  Current ratio
 
1 ADS = 1/200th of a share of common stock (1 share of common stock = 200 ADSs)
 
2)  New ratio
 
1 ADS = 1/100th of a share of common stock (1 share of common stock = 100 ADSs)
 
3)  Effective date
 
Wednesday, May 22, 2002 (New York time)
 
3.  Additional information
 
• ADS listing
 
New York Stock Exchange (Listed on March 1, 2002)
 
• Depositary for American Depositary Receipts
 
The Bank of New York
 
• ADS price
 
$62.60 (May 7, 2002 closing price)

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