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April 30, 2015

Change in the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers

Tokyo - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (President Koichi Muto) today announced that it has decided on the following changes to its Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors, Executive Officers, and their responsibilities. These changes are subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting and the Board Meeting to be held on June 23, 2015 .

1. Board of Directors and Corporate Auditors

-Appointment

(New position) (Name) (Current Position)

*Representative Director

Chairman of the Board

Koichi Muto

Representative Director

President

*Representative Director

President

Junichiro Ikeda

Director

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Representative Director

Executive Vice President

Kenichi Nagata

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Director

Managing Executive Officer

Takeshi Hashimoto

Managing Executive Officer

Corporate Auditor

Takashi Nakashima

General Manager of General Affairs Division

*These appointments were announced on March 31, 2015.

- Retirement

(Current position) (Name) (Planned post-retirement assignment)
**Representative Director Kazuhiro Sato Executive Adviser
Executive Vice President

**Director

Tsuneo Watanabe

Managing Director

Senior Managing Executive Officer

of Tokyo Marine Asia Pte Ltd

Corporate Auditor Masaaki Tsuda Adviser

** They retire from the executive officer at once which they serve concurrently.

2. Executive Officers

- Appointments and Promotions

(New position) (Name) (Current position)
*Chairman Koichi Muto President
*President Junichiro Ikeda Senior Managing Executive Officer

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Executive Vice President

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Kenichi Nagata

Masahiro Tanabe

Shizuo Takahashi

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Takashi Maruyama

Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Akihiko Ono

Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Akio Mitsuta

Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Naotoshi Omoto

Executive Officer

Executive Officer

Nobuo Ishihara

Managing Director of

Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (Europe) Ltd.

Executive Officer

Kenta Matsuzaka

General Manager of LNG Carrier Division

*These appointments were announced on March 31, 2015.

- Retirement

(Current position)

(Name)

(Planned post-retirement assignment)

Managing Executive Officer

Kiyotaka Yoshida

Executive Vice President

of MOL Ship Tech Inc.

3. Directors, Auditors and Executive Officers on and after June 23, 2015

-Directors and Auditors

Board of Directors

Representative Director Koichi Muto Representative Director Junichiro Ikeda Representative Director Kenichi Nagata Director Masahiro Tanabe Director Shizuo Takahashi Director Takeshi Hashimoto Director Takeshi Komura Director Masayuki Matsushima Director Atsutoshi Nishida

Corporate Auditors

Corporate Auditor Takehiko Ota Corporate Auditor Takashi Nakashima Corporate Auditor Hiroyuki Itami
Corporate Auditor Hideki Yamashita

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-Responsibilities of Executive Officers

(Title) (Name) (Responsibilities)

Representative Director

Chairman

Koichi Muto

Representative Director

Junichiro Ikeda

President

Representative Director

Kenichi Nagata

Assistant to President,

Executive Vice President

Bulk Carrier Office

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Masaaki Nemoto

Dry Bulk Carrier Supervising Office,

Tanker Safety Management Office,

MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd.,

Human Resources Division,

Marine Safety Division,

Safe Operation

Director

Masahiro Tanabe

Finance Division,

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Accounting Division,

Investor Relations Office,

Liner Division,

Port Projects & Logistics Business Division,

Research Office

Director

Shizuo Takahashi

Internal Audit Office,

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Secretaries Office,

Corporate Planning Division, Public Relations Office,

MOL Information Systems, Ltd.,

Compliance

Managing Executive Officer

Hirokazu Hatta

General Affairs Division, Group Business Division,

Kansai Area

Director

Takeshi Hashimoto

LNG Carrier Division,

Managing Executive Officer

Offshore and LNG Project Division,

MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer

Tetsuro Nishio

Dedicated Bulk Carrier Division

Managing Executive Officer

Toshiya Konishi

Port Projects & Logistics Business Division,

Chief Executive Representative, Americas

Managing Executive Officer Takaaki Inoue Tanker Safety Management Office, MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd., Marine Safety Division

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Managing Executive Officer

Takashi Maruyama

Finance Division, Investor Relations Office

Managing Executive Officer

Akihiko Ono

Liner Division

Managing Executive Officer

Akio Mitsuta

Tanker Division

Managing Executive Officer

Naotoshi Omoto

Car Carrier Division

Executive Officer

Toshiyuki Sonobe

Managing Director of Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk

Shipping (Asia Oceania) Pte. Ltd.,

Chief Executive Representative, Asia, Middle

East, Oceania

Executive Officer

Yoshikazu Kawagoe

Technical Division

Executive Officer

Hideo Horiguchi

Accounting Division

Executive Officer

Koichi Yashima

Human Resources Division

Executive Officer

Mitsujiro Akasaka

Managing Director of MOL (ASIA) LIMITED, Deputy Chief Executive Representative, Asia, Middle East, Oceania

Executive Officer

Toshikazu Inaoka

Dry Bulk Carrier Supervising Office,

Marine Safety Division,

General Manager of

Dry Bulk Carrier Supervising Office

Executive Officer

Toshiaki Tanaka

Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division

Executive Officer

Nobuo Ishihara

Managing Director of Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk

Shipping (Europe) Ltd.,

Chief Executive Representative, Europe, Africa

Executive Officer

Kenta Matsuzaka

General Manager of LNG Carrier Division

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