Management

Announcement on change in representative director

March 6, 2017

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

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

1. Reason for the change

Change in representation rights associated with an executive appointment

2. Details of the change

Name	Current position	New position
Mitsugu Yamaguchi	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer	Executive Vice President and Representative Director

3. Scheduled date of change

April 1, 2017

4. Biography of new representative director

Date of birth	Biography		No. of shares owned
January 8, 1958	April 1981 April 2011 April 2013 April 2015 June 2016	Entered Kobe Steel Appointed Executive Officer* Appointed Managing Executive Officer* Appointed Senior Managing Executive Officer* Appointed Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer	8,200

*Reflects titles currently used

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