Board of directors of Itochu Corp. in their meeting held on February 2, 2012, approved following board changes. Effective March 31, 2012, Yoshio Akamatsu, director senior managing executive officer and Kenji Okada, Satoshi Kikuchi Directors and Managing Executive officers of the company changed position to advisors of the company. Effective as the date of ordinary general meeting of shareholders in June 2012, Yuji Fukuda and Tomofumi Yoshida managing executive officers changed positions to Director and Managing Executive officers and Takao Shiomi executive vice president and representative director of Orient Corporation appointed as Director and Managing Executive officer of the company.