OREANDA-NEWS. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation Announces Change in Board Members, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Officers.

This is to announce that, at a meeting of the board of directors held today (i) the candidates for the board of directors and the audit & supervisory board to be submitted to the 91st Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late June 2015 were decided and (ii) (x) the appointment of members of the board of directors with titles, (y) the appointment of representative directors and (z) division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents and Managing Directors that will be members of the board of directors, each of which will be officially resolved at the meeting of the board of directors to be held immediately after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, were decided.

Also, it was resolved to undertake the following matters effective as of April 1: (i) the change in division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents, Managing Directors and Directors that will be members of the board of directors and (ii) (x) the appointment of Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers and (y) division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers and effective as of the date of the 91st Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2015: the appointment of Managing Executive Officer and the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Managing Executive Officer.