Annoucement

We inform you that at the meeting of the board of directors held today， it has been decided to elect the chairman and president， as given below， effective 1 April 2008.

[Officers]
Representative Director and Chairman
[Name]
Akio Mimura
(currently， Representative Director and President)

[Officers]
Representative Director and President
[Name]
Shoji Muneoka
(currently， Representative Director and Executive Vice President)