Management

Announcement on changes in representative directors

March 20, 2018

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that at its Board of Directors meeting held today, it has decided on the following changes in representative directors.

1. Reason for the changes

Changes in representation rights associated with executive appointments

2. Planned date of changes and details of the changes

(1) As of April 1, 2018

Name	New Position	Current Position (March 20, 2018)
Naoto Umehara	Director	Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Fusaki Koshiishi	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

(2) After the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in late June

Name	New Position	Current Position
Takao Ohama	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Senior Managing Executive Officer *
Koichiro Shibata	Executive Vice President and Representative Director	Senior Managing Executive Officer *

* To assume the position of Executive Vice President on April 1, 2018

3. Profile of new representative directors

Name	Date of birth	Brief biography		No. of shares owned
Fusaki Koshiishi	August 29, 1959	April 1984 April 2012 April 2014 June 2015 April 2016	Entered Kobe Steel Officer Senior Officer Managing Director Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)	10,800
Takao Ohama	October 14, 1955	April 1981 April 2010 April 2012 April 2014	Entered Kobe Steel Officer Senior Officer Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)	15,800
Koichiro Shibata	December 6, 1958	April 1984 April 2012 April 2014 April 2016	Entered Kobe Steel Officer Senior Officer Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)	10,100

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