SUMIDA CORPORATION would like to announce the following nine candidates for the Board of Directors. This was resolved at the meeting of the Nomination Committee held today. The membership as director will take effect subject to the approval of shareholders at the coming 58th Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM) scheduled for March 20, 2013.
1. Candidates for members of the Board of Directors
| Name | Current Position in Sumida |
| Shigeyuki Yawata | Director, Representative Executive Officer and CEO |
| Kohtaro Miyagi | Outside Director (Chairman of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Audit Committee) |
| Ulrich Ruetz | Outside Director (a member of the Compensation Committee) |
| Masaru Hattori | Outside Director (Chairman of the Audit Committee) |
| Charles F. Martin | Outside Director (Chairman of the Nomination Committee) |
| Nobuyuki Oneda | Outside Director (a member of the Audit Committee) |
| Shinji Yoko | Outside Director (a member of the Nomination Committee) |
| Johji Sato | Proposed candidate of an outside director - no current position at Sumida |
| Auyand Pak Hong | Proposed candidate of an outside director - no current position at Sumida |
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