Notice Concerning Changes in Representative Directors, etc. PDF （127KB）

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Notice: This document is a translation of the original Japanese document and is only for reference purposes. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the original Japanese document, the latter shall prevail.

March 10, 2026

PRESS KOGYO CO., LTD. (the "Company") hereby announces that at the meeting of its Board of Directors held today, it made the following decisions and internal decisions with other personnel changes. Also, Representative Directors and Candidates for Directors are decided based on the deliberations and submission of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, in which the majority of the members are External Directors.

1. Changes of Representative Directors (On April 1, 2026)

   1. Reason for changes

      To further improve corporate value based on this change of management structure

   2. Details of changes

      Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director (Current : Director)	Takekazu Karaki
      Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director (Current : Director)	Masahiko Sato
      Director (Current : Representative Director, Executive Vice President	Noboru Masuda

   3. Representative Directors to be newly appointed

      New job title	Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director
      Name	Takekazu Karaki
      Date of birth	February 21, 1962
      Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan

      Career summary	April 1986 April 2016 April 2018 April 2020 June 2021 April 2024	Joined the Company Executive Officer of the Company Senior Executive Officer of the Company Executive Managing Officer of the Company Director, Executive Managing Officer of the Company Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer of the Company (to the present)
      Number of shares held	91,200（As of February 28, 2026）

      New job title	Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director
      Name	Masahiko Sato
      Date of birth	September 28, 1962
      Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
      Career summary	April 1985	Joined the Company
      	April 2017	Executive Officer of the Company
      	April 2019	Senior Executive Officer of the Company
      	April 2020	Executive Managing Officer of the Company
      	June 2021	Director, Executive Managing Officer of the Company
      	April 2024	Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer of the Company
      		(to the present)
      Number of shares held	75,500（As of February 28, 2026）

2. Candidates for Directors (Excluding Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)

   （It will add proposal at the 124th Annual Shareholders' Meeting scheduled held on June 25, 2026）

   Name	Reelected/ Newly appointed	Job title
   Yuki Shimizu	Reelected	Representative Director, President
   Takekazu Karaki	Reelected	Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director
   Masahiko Sato	Reelected	Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Director
   Harumasa Nikkawa	Reelected	Director
   Kyoko Okada	Reelected	Director
   Kan Okugakiuchi	Reelected	Director
   Nobuhiko Takamatsu	Newly appointed	-

   1. Candidate for Director (Excluding Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) to be newly appointed

      External Director

      Nobuhiko Takamatsu

   2. Director (Excluding Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) to retire

   Director

   Noboru Masuda

3. Candidates for directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members

   （It will add proposal at the 124th Annual Shareholders' Meeting scheduled held on June 25, 2026）

   Name	Reelected/ Newly appointed	Job title
   Masanori Sakano	Reelected	Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
   Kenji Furusato	Reelected	External Director
   Yuki Okabe	Reelected	External Director
   Kayo Murakami	Reelected	External Director

   Director who is Audit & Supervisory Committee Member to retire

   External Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

   Yasuo Yamane

4. Organizational Change (On April 1, 2026)

   ［Purpose and overview］

   In order to further strengthen IR activities, the Company will establish the IR Dept. as a specialized organization under the CFO.

   For details, please refer to "Notice Concerning the Establishment of the IR Department" announced today (March 10, 2026).

5. Personnel Changes in Executive Officers of position and segregation of duties (On April 1, 2026)

   Name	New Position	Current Position
   Takekazu Karaki	Senior Executive Managing Officer & CFO Management of Accounting Dept., General Affairs Dept. Overseeing of Management Planning Dept., IR Dept., Business Planning Dept., Personnel Dept., Employee Relations Dept. 100-Year History Compilation Dept. and Domestic/Overseas Related Business Dept.	Senior Executive Managing Officer & CFO Chief IR Officer Overseeing of Management Planning Dept., Accounting Dept., and Overseas Operations In charge of Business Planning Dept.
   Masahiko Sato	Senior Executive Managing Officer & CTO Overseeing of Manufacturing Division In charge of Engineering & Development Division	Senior Executive Managing Officer In charge of Engineering & Development Division

   Kyoko Okada	Executive Managing Officer Overseeing of General Affairs Dept., In charge of Personnel Dept. and Employee Relations Dept. General Manager of 100-Year History Compilation Dept.	Executive Managing Officer In charge of IR Overseeing of General Affairs Dept., Personnel Dept. and Employee Relations Dept. General Manager of 100-Year History Compilation Dept.
   Hiroshi Shioda	Senior Executive Officer Overseeing of Accounting Dept. In charge of Business Planning Dept. and Domestic/Overseas Related Business Dept.	Executive Officer General Manager of Accounting Dept.
   Atsushi Kawamoto	Senior Executive Officer In charge of Tool & Machinery Design Engineering Dept. and Design Engineering & Development Dept.	Senior Executive Officer In charge of Tool & Machinery Design Engineering Dept. General Manager of Design Engineering & Development Dept.
   Kazuki Uchida	Executive Officer In charge of Internal Audit Dept.	Executive Officer In charge of Personnel Dept. and Employee Relations Dept.
   Fujie Kato	Executive Officer In charge of IR Dept. General Manager of Management Planning Dept.	Executive Officer General Manager of Management Planning Dept.
   Takanori Sasaoka	Executive Officer General Manager of Accounting Dept.	Executive Officer General Manager of General Affairs Dept.
   Akira Koizumi	Executive Officer (Newly) General Manager of General Affairs Dept.	General Manager of Purchasing Dept.
   Katsushi Sanbongi	Executive Officer (Newly) Executive Vice President of the TSPK Group	General Manager of Personnel Dept. (Seconded to THAI SUMMIT PKK CO., LTD.)

6. Executive Officers to retire (On March 31, 2026)

   Executive Vice President	Noboru Masuda
   Senior Executive Managing Officer	Hiroshi Yahara

7. Personnel Changes of General Managers (On April 1, 2026)