Notice Regarding Changes in Representative Directors,etc.

(Translation)

May 15, 2026

To whom it may concern:

Company Name: East Japan Railway Company Name of Representative: KISE Yoichi

President and CEO Securities Code: 9020

Tokyo Stock Exchange (Prime Market) Contact Person: SHIOHARA Satoshi

General Manager, Corporate Communications Department

Notice Regarding Changes in Representative Directors, etc.

At its meeting held on May 15, 2026, the Board of Directors made a determination to effect changes in Representative Directors and to nominate Director candidates for election at the 39th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 19, 2026, as described below.

The relevant resolutions are expected to be adopted at the 39th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held thereafter.

1. Changes in Representative Directors
   1. Reason for changes

      Change in management due to expiration of term of office.

   2. Name, position and other information related to retiring Representative Director

      (Retiring Representative Director)

      Name: ITOH Atsuko

      Previous position: Executive Vice President (Representative Director)

      *Ms. ITOH Atsuko will serve as President and Representative Director of JR East Cross Station Co., Ltd.

   3. Scheduled date of retirement

      June 19, 2026

2. Other changes in Directors
   1. Candidates for New Directors

      SHIRAYAMA Hiroko (currently Executive Officer, General Manager of Niigata Branch Office; Department Director of Railway Operations Department, Niigata Branch Office)

      KURIHARA Mitsue* (currently Senior Executive Fellow of Research Institute of Capital Formation, Development Bank of Japan Inc.)

      *Ms. KURIHARA Mitsue is a candidate for Outside Director.

   2. Candidate for Reelected Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

      AMAYA Tomoko*

      *Ms. AMAYA Tomoko is a candidate for Outside Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee

      Member.

   3. Candidate for New Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

      YASUDA Hiroki*

      *Mr. YASUDA Hiroki is a candidate for Outside Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member.

   4. Retiring Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

      Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) KINOSHITA Takashi (Note) The number of Directors (currently 16) will become 17 due to these changes.

      Each of the following persons is scheduled to be elected as Representative Director or executive director at the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after the aforementioned General Meeting of Shareholders.

      1. Chairman (Director) scheduled to be elected

         FUKASAWA Yuji (currently Chairman (Director))

      2. President and CEO (Representative Director) scheduled to be elected

         KISE Yoichi (currently President and CEO (Representative Director))

      3. Executive Vice Presidents (Representative Directors) scheduled to be elected

         WATARI Chiharu (currently Executive Vice President (Representative Director)) IKEDA Hirohiko (currently Executive Vice President (Representative Director))

      4. Executive Directors scheduled to be elected

NAKAGAWA Harumi (currently Executive Director) UCHIDA Hideji (currently Executive Director) SHIRAYAMA Hiroko (currently Executive Officer)

Additionally, the following persons will be elected or retire as Executive Officers (excluding Ms.

SHIRAYAMA Hiroko, who will retire as Executive Officer upon election as Director). (New Senior Executive Officers) as of June 19, 2026

Senior Executive Officer Director General of Corporate Strategies Headquarters

TAKAOKA Takashi (currently Executive Officer,

Director General of Tohoku Area Headquarters; Department Director of Railway Operations Department, Tohoku Area Headquarters)

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Compliance; In charge of Corporate & Legal Strategies Department, In charge of Organizational Restructuring; Department Director of Corporate &

SAITO Toshiki (currently Executive Officer, Department Director of Corporate & Legal Strategies Department)

Legal Strategies Department

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Construction Department; In charge of Large-scale Switching Construction

SAITO Makoto (currently President and Representative Director of JR East Consultants Company)

Senior Executive Officer Director General of International Affairs Headquarters

MATSUMOTO Yuichi (currently Executive Officer,

Department Director of Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Strategies Headquarters)

(New Senior Executive Officers) as of July 1, 2026

Senior Executive Officer

Director General of Technology & Innovation Promotion Headquarters, Director of Structural Engineering Center

TSUYOSHI Takeshi (currently Executive Officer,

Director of Structural Engineering Center)

Senior Executive Officer

Deputy Head of Innovation Strategy, Department Director of Innovation Strategy Department

NISHIMURA Yoshihisa (currently Executive Officer,

Head of Innovation Strategy Headquarters)

Senior Executive Officer Director General of Mobility

Headquarters, Department Director of Mobility Service Department

KUMAMOTO Hirotaka (currently Executive Officer,

Department Director of Mobility Service Department, Railway Business Headquarters)

(Retiring Senior Executive Officers) as of June 19, 2026

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Construction Department; In charge of Large-scale Switching Construction

OYAMA Hiroshi (to serve as President and

Representative Director of JR East Consultants Company)

Senior Executive Officer

Deputy Director General of Railway Business Headquarters (Station Operation); In charge of Compliance; In charge of Audit Department; In charge of Service Quality Improvement Department; In charge of Corporate & Legal Strategies Department; In charge of Organizational Restructuring

KIMURA Norio (to serve as President and Representative Director of JR East Logistics Co., Ltd.)

Senior Executive Officer Director General of International Affairs Headquarters

MIYAKE Shunzo (to serve as President and

Representative Director of Viewcard Co., Ltd.)

(New Executive Officers) as of June 19, 2026

Executive Officer

Department Director of Corporate Communications Department, Corporate Strategies Headquarters

Executive Officer

Department Director of Service Quality Improvement Department

Executive Officer

Department Director of Energy Planning Department

Executive Officer

General Manager of Yokohama Branch Office; Department Director of Railway Operations Department, Yokohama Branch Office; Director of Yokohama General Management Center, Yokohama Branch Office; Stationmaster of Yokohama Station, Yokohama Branch Office

Executive Officer

General Manager of Hachioji Branch Office; Department Director of Railway Operations Department, Hachioji Branch Office; Director of Hachioji General Management Center, Hachioji Branch Office; Stationmaster of Hachioji Station, Hachioji Branch Office

Executive Officer

General Manager of Mito Branch Office; Department Director of Railway Operations Department, Mito Branch Office

NIWA Ken (currently Department Director of Service Quality Improvement Department)

TSUTSUI Hideki (currently Department Director of Planning & Administration Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Area Headquarters)

NEMOTO Takaaki (currently Division Senior

Manager of GX Strategy Division, Energy Planning Department)

OHNO Takeichi (currently Director of Yokohama General Management Center, Yokohama Branch Office; Stationmaster of Yokohama Station, Yokohama Branch Office)

NISHIMURO Masashi (currently Director of Hachioji

General Management Center, Hachioji Branch Office; Stationmaster of Hachioji Station, Hachioji Branch Office)

NAKAGAWA Masato (currently Mobility Service

Department, Railway Business Headquarters (dispatched to JR Mito Railway Service Co., Ltd.))

(New Executive Officers) as of July 1, 2026

Executive Officer Department Director of Audit Department

Executive Officer

Department Director of Mobility Strategy Department

Executive Officer

Head of Work & Welfare Strategies Department

Executive Officer

Executive Director of Innovation

ARAI Yoshikazu (currently Department Director of Audit Department)

KODAMA Shin (currently Department Director of Mobility Strategy Department, Railway Business Headquarters)

HONDA Shinya (currently Division Senior Manager of Well-being & Work management Division, Work & Welfare Strategies Department)

YOSHIKAWA Masayuki (currently Director of JR East

Information Systems

Strategy Department Company)

Executive Officer

Department Director of Finance & Investment Planning Department

Executive Officer

Director General of Aomori regional headquarters, Stationmaster of Aomori Station, Aomori regional headquarters

Executive Officer

Director General of Yamagata regional headquarters, Stationmaster of Yamagata Station, Yamagata regional headquarters

Executive Officer

Director General of Fukushima regional headquarters, Stationmaster of Koriyama Station, Fukushima regional headquarters

Executive Officer

Director General of Tochigi regional headquarters, Stationmaster of Utsunomiya Station, Tochigi regional headquarters

Executive Officer

Director General of Yamanashi regional headquarters, Stationmaster of Kofu Station, Yamanashi regional headquarters

SAKAI Hiroaki (currently Department Director of Finance & Investment Planning Department, Corporate Strategies Headquarters)

KADOYA Kouhaku (currently Director of Aomori

General Management Center, Morioka Branch Office; Stationmaster of Aomori Station, Morioka Branch Office)

SASAKI Takatoshi (currently Director of

Yamagata General Management Center, Tohoku Area Headquarters; Stationmaster of Yamagata Station, Tohoku Area Headquarters)

SHIROSHITA Atsushi (currently Director of

Koriyama General Management Center, Tohoku Area Headquarters; Stationmaster of Koriyama Station, Tohoku Area Headquarters)

KITANOYA Shinichi (currently Director of

Utsunomiya General Management Center, Omiya Branch Office; Stationmaster of Utsunomiya Station, Omiya Branch Office)

ISHIZUKA Takashi (currently Director of

Yamanashi General Management Center, Hachioji Branch Office; Stationmaster of Kofu Station, Hachioji Branch Office)

(Retiring Executive Officer) as of June 18, 2026

Executive Officer

General Manager of Mito Branch Office; Department Director of Railway Operations Department, Mito Branch Office

SHIMOYAMA Takashi