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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
We have examined the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kobe Steel, Ltd. and its
consolidated subsidiaries at March 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended, all expressed in
Japanese yen. Our examinations were made in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards in Japan and, accordingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such
other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in デュエルビッツ vipircumstances.
In our opinion, デュエルビッツ viponsolidated financial statements mentioned above, expressed in Japanese
yen, present fairly デュエルビッツ viponsolidated financial position of Kobe Steel, Ltd. and its consolidated
subsidiaries at March 31, 1996 and 1995 and デュエルビッツ viponsolidated results of their operations and
cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
in Japan which, except for デュエルビッツ viphange, with which we concur, in a consolidated subsidiary's
method of accounting for deferred factory start up costs as explained in Note 3, applied on a
consistent basis during the period.
We have provided advice and counsel to Kobe Steel, Ltd. as to principles of accounting
under International Accounting Standards promulgated by the International Accounting
Standards Committee. In our opinion, the accounting policies set out in Note 2 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements are in accordance with International Accounting Standards in
all material respects, except as described in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
We have also reviewed the translation of the statements mentioned above into U.S. dollars
on the basis described in Note 1. In our opinion, such statements have been properly translated
on such basis.
Osaka, Japan
June 27, 1996 Member Firm of Andersen Worldwide
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