Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd.TSE: 3315

Notice Concerning Changes of Directors, Corporate Auditors, and Executive Officers

· Issued by Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd.

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May 9, 2025

Company Name: Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd Representative: MATSUOKA Hiroaki, Representative

Director and President

(Securities code: 3315, TSE Prime Market)

Inquiries: OKUZONO Takayuki, General Manager, Personnel and General Affairs Department (TEL: +81-3-5560-1311)

Notice Concerning Changes in Directors, Corporate Auditors, and Executive Officers

Nippon Coke & Engineering Co., Ltd. (the "Company") hereby announces that the Board of Directors has informally decided at a meeting held today to make the following changes to our directors, corporate auditors and executive officers. This matter will be officially decided after a resolution at the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 27 of this year and at a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors.

  1. Changes in Directors and Corporate Auditors (effective June 27, 2025)

    Name

    New

    Present

    II Seiichiro

    Managing Director

    Managing Executive Officer

    1. Newly Appointed Director and Corporate Auditor Candidate for new Director

      Candidate for new Corporate Auditor

      Name

      New

      Present

      MASUDA Akira

      Standing Corporate Auditor

      General Manager of

      Risk Management Office

      Name

      New

      Present

      HADANO Yasuhiko

      Adviser

      Managing Director

    2. Retiring Director and Corporate Auditor Retiring Director

    Retiring Corporate Auditor

    Name

    New

    Present

    ITO Shinji

    Executive Officer

    Standing Corporate Auditor

  2. Changes in Executive Officers (effective June 27, 2025)

  1. Newly appointed Executive Officer

    Name

    New

    Present

    ITO Shinji

    Executive Officer

    Standing Corporate Auditor

    YAMASHITA Shinichi

    Executive Officer

    Deputy General Manager of

    Kitakyushu Works, Coke Division

  2. Retiring Executive Officer

Name

New

Present

UCHIDA Kouya

President of Miike Port and logistics

Corporation*

Executive Officer

*Group company of the Company

[Reference] May 9, 2025

Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Nippon Coke & Engineering Co. (After the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 27, 2025) Directors and Corporate Auditors

President Representative

Director

MATSUOKA Hiroaki

Managing Director

MORI Shunichiro

In charge of Risk Management Office, Carbon Neutral Promotion Office, Personnel & General Affairs Department, Kyushu Office

Cooperates with Executive Officer Mr. Sakata

on matters related to coke business

Managing Director

II Seiichiro*

General Manager, Fuel & Resource Recycling Division

Director

TOKUNAGA Naoyuki

Outside Director

Director

MIYAUCHI Naotaka

Independent Outside Director

Director

MORIJIRI Yoshio

Independent Outside Director

Standing Corporate Auditor

MASUDA Akira

Auditor

WATANABE Takashi

Outside Corporate Auditor

Auditor

SAKURADA Shunichi

Independent Outside Corporate Auditor

Executive Officer

SAKATA Ryuji

General Manager, Coke Division

Executive Officer

TSUJITA Masafumi

General Manager of Chemical Machinery Division

Executive Officer

ONO Yusuke

General Manager of Business Administration Department

Executive Officer

ITO Shinji*

Special Assignment to President

Cooperate with Executive Officer Mr. Ono in matters related to business administration

Executive Officer

YAMASHITA Shinichi*

General Manager of Kitakyushu Division, Coke Business Department

* New appointment