Notice of Organizational and Personnel Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

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September 12, 2006

Notice of Organizational and Personnel Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

The organizational structure will be modified effective as from October 1, 2006 and the main modifications are as follows:

Organizational change as of October 1, 2006
Major changes and objectives

Organizational Change
1. The following organizations will be under direct supervision of the Management:
  1. Corporate Planning Department (transferred from the Office of Management Strategy)
  2. Financing & Accounting Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
  3. Corporate Communications & IR Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
  4. Affiliates Administration Department (newly established)
  5. Business Development Headquarters (newly established)
    1. Business Planning Department (newly established)
    2. Business Development Department (newly established)
    3. Electronics Engineering Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
  6. Information System Headquarters (newly established)
    1. Information System Planning Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
    2. Information System Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
  7. Intellectual Property Headquarters (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
    1. Intellectual Property Strategy Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)1st Intellectual Property Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
    2. 2nd Intellectual Property Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
2. The Office of Management Strategy and the Corporate Strategy Center will be abolished.
3. Core Technology Center
  1. The Corporate Technology Management Department and the Business Development Department will be abolished, and the Planning Department will be newly established.
  2. The Optical R&D Department and the Advanced Technology Department of Optical Technology Headquarters will be renamed Optical Research Laboratory and Materials & Advanced Research Laboratory.
  3. The Optical Technology Headquarters will be renamed Research & Development Headquarters.
4. Imaging Company
  The Marketing Management Department, Development Management Department and Production Management Department will be reorganized as Marketing Headquarters, Development Headquarters and Production Headquarters.
5. Glass Division
  The Production Department will be renamed 1st Production Department and 2nd Production Department will be newly established.
Objectives of changes
1. Corporate Planning Department, Financing & Accounting Department, Corporate Communications & IR Department and Affiliates Administration Department
  - Strengthening the Corporate headquarters functions by accelerating information exchange and decision-making and enhancing mobile and closer cooperation with each other under direct supervision and control by the Management
2. Business Development Headquarters
  - Acceleration of new business creation and development through integration of related departments under direct supervision of the Management
3. Information System Headquarters
  - Strengthening the functions through integration of related departments under direct supervision of the Management
4. Intellectual Property Headquarters
  - Strengthening the IP strategy functions by responding faster and more flexibly to intellectual property related issues under direct supervision and control by the Management
5. Core Technology Center
  - Enhancement of planning functions with reorganization of the Center
6. Research & Development Headquarters
  - Further development of our core technology: optical designing and optical technology, and enhancement of material development and image software development
7. Imaging Company
  - Revision of Management Departments into Headquarters according to their business dimensions
8. Glass Division
  - Enhancement of glass related business

In accordance with these changes, the following personnel changes of Directors and Executive Officers will be implemented:

Personnel changes as of October 1, 2006

( ) indicates former position

Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies, and Information System Headquarters (Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies)
	Executive Vice President, Member of the Board & Chief Financial Officer	TERATO, Ichiro

President of Business Administration Center, in charge of Financing & Accounting Department and Corporate Communications & IR Department (President of Corporate Strategy Center and President of Business Administration Center)
	Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KAJIWARA, Mamoru

In charge of Corporate Planning Department and Affiliates Administration Department, in charge of overseeing Internal Audit Department (Divisional President of Office of Management Strategy, in charge of overseeing Internal Audit Department)
	Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	MIYAUCHI, Norio

In charge of Business Development Headquarters and Intellectual Property Headquarters (Vice President of Imaging Company)
	Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	TOMINO, Naoki

Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters, Core Technology Center (Vice President of Core Technology Center and General Manager of Optical Technology Headquarters, Core Technology Center)
	Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	ICHIHARA, Yutaka

General Manager of Information System Headquarters (Divisional Vice President of Office of Management Strategy)
	Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	KUMAZAWA, Masami

General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters (Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters, Core Technology Center)
	Executive Officer	WATANABE, Takao

General Manager of Corporate Communications & IR Department (Vice President of Corporate Strategy Center & General Manager of Corporate Communications & IR Department, Corporate Strategy Center)
	Executive Officer	HIRAI, Hideshi

General Manager of Development Headquarters, Imaging Company (General Manager of Development Management Department, Imaging Company)
	Executive Officer	GOTO, Tetsuo

General Manager of Business Development Headquarters (Vice President of Business Administration Center)
	Executive Officer	MORISHITA, Koji

General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department (Vice President of Corporate Strategy Center & General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department, Corporate Strategy Center)
	Executive Officer	HASHIZUME, Norio

General Manager of Marketing Headquarters, Imaging Company (General Manager of Marketing Management Department, Imaging Company)
	Executive Officer	OKAMOTO, Yasuyuki

List of the new title and business duties of directors and executive officers are as follows:

Directors, Auditors & Executive Officers (as of October 1, 2006)

* indicates representative director of the board

Title	Name	Business Duties
*President, Member of the Board, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer	KARIYA, Michio	In charge of items related to Group's management policies and Company's operations
*Executive Vice President, Member of the Board & Chief Financial Officer	TERATO, Ichiro	Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies, and Information System Headquarters
Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KIMURA, Makoto	President of Imaging Company
Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	SUWA, Kyoichi	President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Glass Division, in charge of overseeing the Customized Products Division and the CMP Division
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KAJIWARA, Mamoru	President of Business Administration Center, in charge of Financing & Accounting Department and Corporate Communications & IR Department
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	MIYAUCHI, Norio	In charge of Corporate Planning Department and Affiliates Administration Department, in charge of overseeing Internal Audit Department
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	TOMINO, Naoki	In charge of Business Development Headquarters and Intellectual Property Headquarters
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	USHIDA, Kazuo	President of Precision Equipment Company
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KAWAI, Yoshimichi	Vice President of Precision Equipment Company & General Manager of LCD Equipment Division, Precision Equipment Company
Director, Member of the Board	KONO, Shunji	Counselor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd
Director, Member of the Board	MATSUO, Kenji	President, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	MORI, Hidetoshi	President of Instruments Company
Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	ICHIHARA, Yutaka	Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters, Core Technology Center
Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	KUMAZAWA, Masami	General Manager of Information System Headquarters

Standing Corporate Auditor	KUROSAWA, Masami
Standing Corporate Auditor	SHIMIZU, Hisayuki
Corporate Auditor	NAKANO, Toyoshi	Senior Advisor, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Corporate Auditor	KANI, Susumu	Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation

Executive Officer	WATANABE, Takao	General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters
Executive Officer	HIRAI, Hideshi	General Manager of Corporate Communications & IR Department
Executive Officer	GOTO, Tetsuro	General Manager of Development Headquarters, Imaging Company
Executive Officer	MORISHITA, Koji	General Manager of Business Development Headquarters
Executive Officer	IWASAKI, Jun	General Manager of Production Technology Headquarters, Core Technology Center
Executive Officer	MASAI, Toshiyuki	President & CEO, Nikon Inc
Executive Officer	HASHIZUME, Norio	General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department
Executive Officer	OKAMOTO, Yasuyuki	General Manager of Marketing Headquarters, Imaging Company
Executive Officer	UMATATE, Toshikazu	General Manager of Development Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company
Executive Officer	IZAWA, Hisao	General Manager of Customized Products Division & General Manager of Sales Department, Customized Products Division
Executive Officer	HASHIMOTO, Teruo	General Manager of Production Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company & General Manager of Precision Process Department, Production Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company
Executive Officer	OKAJIMA, Masaaki	President, Tochigi Nikon Corporation
Executive Officer	WILD, Geoffrey	Vice President of Precision Equipment Company & President & CEO & COO, Nikon Precision Inc.

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