Exhibit 99.1
May 12, 2006

Results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006
DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD. is pleased to announce its consolidated financial results (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2006.
INVESTOR INFORMATION
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Listed company name | | : DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD. |
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Head office | | : 3-5-1, Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8426, Japan |
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Securities code no. | | : 4568 |
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Securities listed (common stock) | | : Tokyo Stock Exchange (1st Section) Osaka Securities Exchange (1st Section) Nagoya Stock Exchange (1st Section) |
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Fiscal year | | : April 1 to March 31 |
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Date of Board of Directors’ meeting for fiscal settlement | | : May 12, 2006 |
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Date of starting payment of cash dividends | | : June 30, 2006 |
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For further information, | | : Corporate Communications Department |
please contact | | DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD. |
| | 3-5-1, Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, |
| | Tokyo 103-8426, Japan |
| | Telephone (03) 6225-1126 |
| | Facsimile (03) 6225-1132 |
| | http://www.daiichisankyo.co.jp/ |

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CONSOLIDATED
The following financial information is prepared in accordance with accounting principles and practices for settlement generally accepted in Japan.
Operating results
(Millions of yen)
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| | Figures of less than 1 million yen are rounded down. |
| | FY 2005 | | FY 2004 | | | Change (%) |
Net sales | | | 925,918 | | | — | | | | — |
Operating income | | | 154,728 | | | — | | | | — |
Ordinary income | | | 159,714 | | | — | | | | — |
Net income | | | 87,692 | | | — | | | | — |
Net income per share (yen) | | ¥ | 119.49 | | | — | | | | — |
Financial position | | | | | | | |
| | | | FY 2005 | | | FY 2004 |
Total assets (millions of yen) | | | | | | 1,596,126 | | | | — |
Shareholders’ equity (millions of yen) | | | | | | 1,237,529 | | | | — |
Shareholders’ equity / assets (%) | | | | | | 77.5 | % | | | — |
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen) | | | | | ¥ | 1,696.97 | | | | — |
Cash flows (Millions of yen) | | | | | | | |
| | | | FY 2005 | | | FY 2004 |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | 132,759 | | | | — |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | D | 39,258 | | | | — |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | D | 50,106 | | | | — |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | | | | | | 400,967 | | | | — |
Consolidation | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated subsidiaries | | | | | | | | | | 57 |
Equity-method non-consolidated subsidiaries | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Equity-method affiliated companies | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
Outlook for the year ending March 31, 2007 (Millions of yen) | | | | | | | | | | |
Net sales | | | | | | | | | | 865,000 |
Ordinary income | | | | | | | | | | 115,000 |
Net income | | | | | | | | | | 47,000 |
Net income per share (yen) | | | | | | | | | ¥ | 64.47 |

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CONSOLIDATED
(Sankyo Co.,Ltd.)
The following financial information is prepared in accordance with accounting principles and practices for settlement generally accepted in Japan.
Operating results
(Millions of yen)
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| | Figures of less than 1 million yen are rounded down. | |
| | FY 2005 | | FY 2004 | | | Change (%) | |
Net sales | | | 579,949 | | | 587,830 | | | D | 1.3 | |
Operating income | | | 78,335 | | | 84,925 | | | D | 7.8 | |
Ordinary income | | | 82,164 | | | 82,506 | | | D | 0.4 | |
Net income | | | 50,627 | | | 48,282 | | | | 4.9 | |
Net income per share (yen) | | ¥ | 118.57 | | ¥ | 111.78 | | | | 6.1 | |
Financial position | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FY 2005 | | | FY 2004 | |
Total assets (millions of yen) | | | | | | 964,389 | | | | 976,230 | |
Shareholders’ equity (millions of yen) | | | | | | 713,715 | | | | 716,587 | |
Shareholders’ equity / assets (%) | | | | | | 74.0 | % | | | 73.4 | % |
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen) | | | | | ¥ | 1,687.71 | | | ¥ | 1,667.76 | |
Cash flows (Millions of yen) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FY 2005 | | | FY 2004 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | 79,806 | | | | 96,703 | |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | D | 20,295 | | | D | 16,265 | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | D | 70,359 | | | D | 12,716 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | | | | | | 254,708 | | | | 262,530 | |
Consolidation | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated subsidiaries | | | | | | | | | | 34 | |
Equity-method non-consolidated subsidiaries | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
Equity-method affiliated companies | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |

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CONSOLIDATED
(Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.)
The following financial information is prepared in accordance with accounting principles and practices for settlement generally accepted in Japan.
Operating results
(Millions of yen)
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| | Figures of less than 1 million yen are rounded down. | |
| | FY 2005 | | FY 2004 | | | Change (%) | |
Net sales | | | 346,447 | | | 328,534 | | | | 5.5 | |
Operating income | | | 76,087 | | | 56,063 | | | | 35.7 | |
Ordinary income | | | 77,929 | | | 57,320 | | | | 36.0 | |
Net income | | | 37,409 | | | 37,175 | | | | 0.6 | |
Net income per share (yen) | | ¥ | 138.59 | | ¥ | 137.95 | | | | 0.5 | |
Financial position | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FY 2005 | | | FY 2004 | |
Total assets (millions of yen) | | | | | | 597,701 | | | | 546,555 | |
Shareholders’ equity (millions of yen) | | | | | | 481,181 | | | | 448,563 | |
Shareholders’ equity / assets (%) | | | | | | 80.5 | % | | | 82.1 | % |
Shareholders’ equity per share (yen) | | | | | ¥ | 1,785.55 | | | ¥ | 1,670.71 | |
Cash flows (Millions of yen) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FY 2005 | | | FY 2004 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | 66,998 | | | | 35,571 | |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | D | 18,528 | | | D | 21,989 | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | D | 36,127 | | | D | 12,369 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | | | | | | 98,823 | | | | 91,571 | |
Consolidation | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated subsidiaries | | | | | | | | | | 21 | |
Equity-method non-consolidated subsidiaries | | | | | | | | | | 0 | |
Equity-method affiliated companies | | | | | | | | | | 6 | |

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