Okabe Co., Ltd.TSE: 5959

Notice of Organizational Changes and Changes in Executives

· Issued by Okabe Co., Ltd.

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For Immediate Release

Company name Okabe Co., Ltd.

March 27, 2026

Representative Hirohide Kawase, Representative Director,

President and Chief Executive Officer (Securities Code: 5959, TSE Prime Market)

Contact Hisanori Ekawa, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Administrative Division (TEL. +81-3-3624-5119)

Notice of Organizational Changes and Changes in Executives

Okabe Co., Ltd. (the "Company") hereby announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, resolved to implement organizational changes and changes in its Executives effective March 27, 2026, for the purpose of accelerating decision-making and strengthening cross-departmental collaboration.

  1. Overview of Organizational Changes

    The key points of the organizational changes are as follows:

    1. Transition to a Division System

      The Company will transition to a function-based Division system to establish a structure capable of responding swiftly to changes in the business environment and addressing management issues more flexibly. At the same time, by gradually streamlining and optimizing the organizational structure and hierarchy, and by clarifying the scope of authority and accountability, the Company aims to accelerate decision-making and strengthen cross-functional collaboration.

    2. Establishment of the Human Resources Division

    Under our medium-term management plan, "OX-2026," the Company will further accelerate our commitment to human capital management. We are clearly positioning investment in "Human Capital" -the source of our sustainable growth-and the empowerment of our talent as a top-priority management theme.

  2. Changes in Executive Officers and Operating Officers accompanying Organizational Changes

  1. Executive Officers serving concurrently as Directors

    Name

    New titles, and major new responsibilities or concurrent positions

    Previous titles, and major previous responsibilities or concurrent positions

    Toshinori Kai

    Director and Managing Executive

    Officer

    Head of Sales Division

    Director and Managing Executive

    Officer

    In charge of Sales Division

    Hisanori Ekawa

    Director and Managing Executive

    Officer

    Head of Administrative Division

    Director and Operating Officer

    Executive General Manager Administrative Division

    of

  2. Operating Officers not serving concurrently as Directors

Name

New titles, and major new responsibilities or concurrent positions

Previous titles, and major previous responsibilities or concurrent positions

Toshihiko Mikami

Operating Officer

Head of International Division

Director and Managing Executive Officer

In charge of International Division

Masakazu Yokoyama

Operating Officer

Head of Human Resources Division

Operating Officer

General Manager of Human Resources and General Affairs Department in the Administrative Division

Takashi Okouchi

Operating Officer

Head of Production Division

Operating Officer Executive General Manager of

Production Division

Takashi Yokoyama

Operating Officer

Head of R&D Division

Operating Officer Executive General Manager of R&D

Division

Tomotoshi Mizugaki

Operating Officer

Sales Division, General Manager of Tokyo Branch

Operating Officer Sales Division, General Manager of Tokyo Branch

Junji Ida

Operating Officer

Sales Division, General Manager of Basepack Business Department

Operating Officer Sales Division, General Manager of

Basepack Business Department

(Reference)

Executives as of March 27, 2026

  1. Directors

    Name

    Titles, and major responsibilities or concurrent positions

    Hirohide Kawase

    Representative Director President and Chief Executive Officer

    Toshinori Kai

    Director and Managing Executive Officer

    Head of Sales Division

    Hisanori Ekawa

    Director and Managing Executive Officer

    Head of Administrative Division

    Naoya Hasegawa

    Outside Director*1

    Professor in the Department of Sustainable Studies of Hosei University's Faculty of Sustainable Studies

    Outside Director, Nissan Tokyo Sales Holdings Co., Ltd.

    Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Silver Life Co., Ltd.

    Unemi Yamaguchi*2

    Outside Director*1

    Representative of U Academy Outside Director of MCJ Co., Ltd.

    Outside Director of Broadleaf Co., Ltd. Outside Director of Broadmedia Corporation

    Toshinari Endou

    Director

    (Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

    Chairman of Audit & Supervisory Committee

    Hiroko Noda

    Outside Director*1(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

    Representative Certified Public Accountant, NODA C.P.A. Accounting Firm Representative Director, Probity Consulting Co., Ltd.

    Part-time lecturer, Asia University Graduate School of Asian and International Business Strategy

    Outside Director, S.T. CORPORATION

    Outside Director of MODEC, Inc. (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) Outside Director of Chori Co., Ltd. (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

    Hitoshi Takahashi

    Outside Director*1(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

    Professor, Faculty of Law, Dokkyo University

    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Hioki E.E. Corporation

    1. Naoya Hasegawa, Unemi Yamaguchi, Hiroko Noda, and Hitoshi Takahashi satisfy the requirements for outside directors prescribed in Clause 15, Article 2 of the Companies Act.

    2. The name of Ms. Unemi Yamaguchi on the family register is Unemi Sekine.

  2. Operating Officers not serving concurrently as Directors

Name

Titles, and major responsibilities or concurrent positions

Toshihiko Mikami

Operating Officer

Head of International Division

Masakazu Yokoyama

Operating Officer

Head of Human Resources Division

Takashi Okouchi

Operating Officer

Head of Production Division

Takashi Yokoyama

Operating Officer

Head of R&D Division

Andy Cramer

Operating Officer

Director and President of OCM, Inc.

Junya Inoue

Operating Officer

Head of Corporate Planning Office

Tomotoshi Mizugaki

Operating Officer

Sales Division, General Manager of Tokyo Branch

Junji Ida

Operating Officer

Sales Division, General Manager of Basepack Business Department

Naoki Tokunaga

Operating Officer

Head of IT Strategy Office

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