Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. announced that in its meeting held on May 10, 2019, the Board of Directors appointed the following candidates for new members of the Board of Directors. New Members of the Board of Directors: Nobuhiko Tamura (currently Senior Executive Officer); Nobuhiro Endo (currently Chairman of the Board (Representative Director), NEC Corporation). The new members of the Board of Directors who will take office as of June 20, 2019 subject to the approval at the general shareholders' meeting scheduled for the same date. Nobuhiro Endo is a candidate for Outside Director. Retiring Members of the Board of Directors: Nobuyuki Hara (currently Member, Board of Directors); Hidehiko Sato (currently Outside Member, Board of Directors).