Star Micronics : Notice Regarding Executive Appointments Following the Transition to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee.

Notice Regarding Executive Appointments Following the Transition to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee April 12, 2016 Notice Regarding Executive Appointments Following the Transition to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee

Star Micronics Co., Ltd. ("the Company") decided, at its Board of Directors' meeting held today, to transition to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee and to put forward a proposal to amend its articles of incorporation at its 91st General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 26, 2016.

The Company also advises that it has identified candidates for appointment as executives following the transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee.

Furthermore, the Company has today issued the separate release, "Notice Regarding the Transition to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee and Amendments to the Company's Articles of Incorporation".

1. The nominees for Directors (excluding Directors who serve as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (Proposal to be Submitted at the General Meeting of Shareholders Scheduled for May 26, 2016)

   Name	New responsibilities	Current responsibilities
   Hajime Sato	Representative Director, President and CEO	same as on the left
   Hiroshi Tanaka	Managing Director, General Manager, Machine Tools Division	same as on the left
   Mamoru Sato	Managing Director, General Manager, General Administration Headquarters	same as on the left
   Seigo Iwasaki	Director	same as on the left

   Note: Mr. Seigo Iwasaki is a nominee for Outside Director.

2. The nominees for Directors who serve as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Proposal to be Submitted at the General Meeting of Shareholders Scheduled for May 26, 2016)

   Name	New responsibilities	Current responsibilities
   Hidenobu Horiike	Director who serve as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member(full- time)	Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
   Hide Doko	Director who serve as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
   Motoki Sugimoto	Director who serve as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Audit & Supervisory Board Member

   Note: Mr. Hidenobu Horiike, Mr. Hide Doko, and Mr. Motoki Sugimoto are nominees for Outside Directors.

3. Scheduled resignation of directors (Scheduled resignations effective as of the close of the Company's General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 26, 2016)

Name	New responsibilities	Current responsibilities
Junichi Murakami	Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Precision Products Division	Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Precision Products Division
Takayuki Aoki	Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Special Products Division	Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Special Products Division
Hiroyuki Sugiura	Senior Executive Officer, Senior Vice General Manager, Machine Tools Division	Director and Executive Officer, Senior Vice General Manager, Machine Tools Division

Note: Plans are in place to approve the appointments of Junichi Murakami, Takayuki Aoki, and Hiroyuki Sugiura as senior executive officers by a resolution of the Board of Directors following the close of the Company's General Meeting of Shareholders.