(Translation) May 16, 2018 To whom it may concern: Company Name: East Japan Railway Company Name of Representative: Yuji Fukasawa President and CEO Securities Code: 9020 Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section) Contact Person: Toru Ishida General Manager, Public Relations Tel: +81-3-5334-1300 Notice Regarding Changes in Directors, etc. At its meeting held on May 16, 2018, the Board of Directors made a determination to nominate Director candidates for election at the 31st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 22, 2018, as described below. The candidates comprise current Directors other than those who will retire at the conclusion of such Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, as well as new Director candidates. The relevant resolutions are expected to be adopted at the 31st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held thereafter. 1. New Director Candidates Ryoji Akaishi Yoichi Kise Fumihisa Nishino (currently President and Representative Director of JR East Environment Access Co., Ltd.) (currently and General Manager of Management Planning, Corporate Planning ) (currently Executive Vice President and Director of Hokkaido Railway Company; Director General of Railway Operations ) 2. Retiring Directors Takao Nishiyama (to serve as Vice President and Representative Director of Japan Transport Engineering Company) Masao Hino (to serve as President and Representative Director of Nippon Restaurant Enterprise Co., Ltd.) Akihiko Ishikawa (to serve as President and Representative Director of JR East Building Co., Ltd.) (Note) There will be no change to the number of Directors (15) after this election. Each of the following persons is scheduled to be elected as Representative Director or executive director at the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after the aforementioned General Meeting of Shareholders. 1. Chairman (Director) scheduled to be elected Tetsuro Tomita (currently Chairman (Director)) 2. Vice Chairman (Director) scheduled to be elected 1
Masaki Ogata (currently Vice Chairman (Director)) 3. President and CEO (Representative Director) scheduled to be elected Yuji Fukasawa (currently President and CEO (Representative Director)) 4. Executive Vice Presidents (Representative Directors) scheduled to be elected Osamu Kawanobe Masahiko Nakai (currently Executive Vice President (Representative Director)) (currently Executive Vice President (Representative Director)) 5. s scheduled to be elected Tadao Maekawa Tomomichi Ota Kenichiro Arai Shigeru Matsuki Ryoji Akaishi Yoichi Kise (currently ) (currently ) (currently ) (currently ) (currently President and Representative Director of JR East Environment Access Co., Ltd.) (currently ) 2
Additionally, the following persons will be elected or retire as s (excluding Mr. Yoichi Kise, who will retire as when elected as Director). (New Senior s) as of June 22, 2018 Senior In charge of Reconstruction Planning, Corporate Planning ; In charge of Facilities, Railway Operations Senior In charge of International Affairs Senior Deputy Director General of Technology Innovation ; In charge of Electrical & Signal Network System, Railway Operations Senior In charge of Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations Katsumi Ise Hitoshi Saimyo Atsushi Ouchi Totaro Ichikawa (currently ; General Manager of Facilities, Railway Operations ) (currently ; General Manager of International Affairs ) (currently ; General Manager of Morioka Branch ) (currently ; General Manager of Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations ) (Retiring Senior s) as of June 22, 2018 Senior Deputy Director General of Corporate Planning ; In charge of Shinagawa Development; In charge of Regional Revitalization Senior In charge of Information Systems Planning, Corporate Planning ; In charge of Electrical & Signal Network System, Railway Operations ; In charge of Large-scale Switching Construction Kunihiko Hirano Masao Kuroiwa (to serve as President and Representative Director of Tetsudo Kaikan Co., Ltd.) (New s) As of June 20, 2018, Railway Operations Kenichi Matsuhashi Information Systems Planning, Corporate Planning ) 3
As of June 22, 2018 General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-Scale Developments, Corporate Planning General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-Scale Developments, Corporate Planning General Manager of International Affairs General Manager of International Affairs General Manager of Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations General Manager of Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations General Manager of Facilities, Railway Operations General Manager of Electrical & Signal Network System, Railway Operations General Manager of Finance General Manager of Personnel General Manager of Mito Branch General Manager of Morioka Branch Akio Sugimura Takeshi Takahashi Shunzo Miyake Takeshi Tsuyoshi Hitoshi Suzuki Yuichiro Tokunaga Masaaki Nakanishi Kazushige Yasuda Atsuko Itoh Tomoyuki Koishi Shingo Amemiya Toru Ishida (currently Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations (dispatched to Japan Transport Engineering Company)) Shinagawa and Large-Scale Developments, Corporate Planning ) International Affairs ) International Affairs ) Transport & Rolling Stock Division, Tokyo Branch ) Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations ) Facilities, Railway Operations ) Investment Planning, Corporate Planning ) Management Planning, Corporate Planning ) Inquiry & Audit ) Personnel ) Public Relations ) (Retiring s) As of June 19, 2018 General Manager of Yokohama Branch 4 Chiharu Watari
As of June 21, 2018 General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-scale Developments, Corporate Planning General Manager of Electrical & Signal Network System, Railway Operations General Manager of Finance General Manager of Mito Branch Hiroaki Kurahashi Yasuhiro Yamamoto Haruko Shudo Itsuki Koshiishi (to serve as Senior Executive Director of Nippon Restaurant Enterprise Co., Ltd.) (to serve as President and Representative Director of JR-East Personnel Service Co., Ltd.) 5
(Reference material) Work Responsibilities of Directors East Japan Railway Company As of June 22, 2018 (scheduled) New position Name Previous position Chairman (Director) Tetsuro Tomita Chairman (Director) Vice Chairman (Director) Technology and Overseas Related Affairs Masaki Ogata Vice Chairman (Director) Technology and Overseas Related Affairs President and CEO (Representative Director) Yuji Fukasawa President and CEO (Representative Director) Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President; Director General of Railway Operations Osamu Kawanobe Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President; Director General of Railway Operations Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President; Director General of International Affairs ; In charge of Shinagawa and Large-Scale Developments General Manager of Tokyo Branch Director General of Technology Innovation ; In charge of Transport Safety, Railway Operations Director General of Life-style Business Development ; In charge of Customer Service Quality Reformation, Railway Operations ; In charge of Shinagawa Development In charge of Inquiry & Audit ; In charge of Public Relations ; In charge of Finance ; In charge of Legal ; In charge of Administration Deputy Director General of Railway Operations ; In charge of Marketing, Railway Operations ; In charge of Tourism; In charge of Olympics and Paralympics Director General of Corporate Planning ; In charge of Personnel ; In charge of Health & Welfare ; In charge of Regional Masahiko Nakai Tadao Maekawa Tomomichi Ota Kenichiro Arai Shigeru Matsuki Ryoji Akaishi Yoichi Kise Executive Vice President (Representative Director) Assistant to President; Director General of International Affairs General Manager of Tokyo Branch Deputy Director General of Railway Operations ; In charge of Transport Safety, Railway Operations ; In charge of Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations Director General of Life-style Business Development ; In charge of Customer Service Quality Reformation, Railway Operations In charge of Inquiry & Audit ; In charge of Public Relations ; In charge of Finance ; In charge of Legal ; In charge of Administration President and Representative Director of East JR East Environment Access Co., Ltd. General Manager of Management Planning, Corporate Planning Revitalization Director Fumihisa Nishino Executive Vice President and Director of Hokkaido Railway Company Director Tomokazu Hamaguchi Director Director Motoshige Itoh Director Director Reiko Amano Director 6
(Reference) Work Responsibilities of s East Japan Railway Company As of June 22, 2018 (scheduled) New position Name Previous position Senior Deputy Director General of International Affairs ; In charge of Indian High-Speed Railway Senior In charge of Indian High-Speed Railway Senior Director General of IT & Suica Business Development Senior Stationmaster of Tokyo Station, Tokyo Branch Senior In charge of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement, Railway Operations ; In charge of Construction ; In charge of Large-scale Switching Construction Senior In charge of Reconstruction Planning, Corporate Planning ; In charge of Facilities, Railway Operations Senior In charge of International Affairs Senior Deputy Director General of Technology Innovation ; In charge of Electrical & Signal Network System, Railway Operations Senior In charge of Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations General Manager of Reconstruction Planning, Corporate Planning General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-Scale Developments, Corporate Planning General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-Scale Developments, Corporate Planning General Manager of Management Planning, Corporate Planning Deputy Director General of Railway Operations (Shinkansen) Yoshihiro Kumamoto Michikazu Mukouyama Shinobu Noguchi Kunihiko Koike Ikuju Asami Katsumi Ise Hitoshi Saimyo Atsushi Ouchi Totaro Ichikawa Yutaka Oguchi Akio Sugimura Takeshi Takahashi Hideki Nemoto Shunzo Miyake Takeshi Tsuyoshi Masatoshi Kawai 7 Senior Deputy Director General of International Affairs ; In charge of Indian High-Speed Railway Senior In charge of Reconstruction Planning, Corporate Planning ; In charge of Technology Planning, Corporate Planning ; In charge of Facilities, Railway Operations Senior Director General of IT & Suica Business Development Senior Stationmaster of Tokyo Station, Tokyo Branch Senior In charge of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement, Railway Operations ; In charge of Construction General Manager of Facilities, Railway Operations General Manager of Morioka Branch, Railway Operations General Manager of Reconstruction Planning, Corporate Planning Transport & Rolling Stock, Railway Operations (dispatched to Japan Transport Engineering Company) General Manager of Shinagawa and Large-Scale Developments, Corporate Planning General Manager of Personnel Deputy Director General of Railway Operations (Shinkansen)
, Railway Operations General Manager of Marketing, Railway Operations, Railway Operations, Railway Operations General Manager of Facilities, Railway Operations General Manager of Electrical & Signal Network System, Railway Operations General Manager of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement, Railway Operations ; General Manager of Construction Deputy Director General of Life-style Business Development Deputy Director General of Life-style Business Development General Manager of Life-style Business Development General Manager of Finance General Manager of Personnel In charge of Personnel Business Renovation Project; Director of JR East General Education Center General Manager of Administration Director of Structural Engineering Center General Manager of Shinkansen Transport General Manager of Yokohama Branch General Manager of Hachioji Branch General Manager of Omiya Branch General Manager of Takasaki Branch General Manager of Mito Branch General Manager of Chiba Branch General Manager of Sendai Branch General Manager of Morioka Branch General Manager of Akita Branch General Manager of Niigata Branch Kenichi Matsuhashi Mikiko Sakamoto Hitoshi Suzuki Yuichiro Tokunaga Masaaki Nakanishi Kazushige Yasuda Seiji Onishi Toshinori Hazuma Teruyuki Omote Mie Miwa Atsuko Itoh Tomoyuki Koishi Takashi Momose Toshio Shiraishi Shinichiro Nozawa Ryuichi Kobanawa Takashi Hirokawa Hiroyuki Sakamoto Tomohisa Nakamura Norio Kimura Shingo Amemiya Naoto Nishida Kiwamu Sakai Toru Ishida Tadashi Kikuchi Masahito Imai 8, Railway Operations General Manager of Marketing, Railway Operations Division, Tokyo Branch, Railway Operations General Manager of Facilities, Railway Operations General Manager of Investment Planning, Corporate Planning General Manager of Shinanogawa Power Station Improvement, Railway Operations ; General Manager of Construction Deputy Director General of Life-style Business Development Deputy Director General of Life-style Business Development General Manager of Life-style Business Development General Manager of Management Planning, Corporate Planning General Manager of Inquiry & Audit In charge of Personnel Business Renovation Project; Director of JR East General Education Center General Manager of Administration Director of Structural Engineering Center General Manager of Shinkansen Transport General Manager of Yokohama Branch General Manager of Hachioji Branch General Manager of Omiya Branch General Manager of Takasaki Branch General Manager of Personnel General Manager of Chiba Branch General Manager of Sendai Branch General Manager of Public Relations General Manager of Akita Branch General Manager of Niigata Branch
General Manager of Nagano Branch General Manager of Tokyo Construction Etsuro Ito Kenichi Takeuchi General Manager of Nagano Branch General Manager of Tokyo Construction (Note) Effective as of June 20, 2018, change of positions will be made as described below. New position Name Previous position, Railway Operations Kenichi Matsuhashi General Manager of Yokohama Branch Takashi Hirokawa General Manager of Information Systems Planning, Corporate Planning, Railway Operations * Mr. Masao Kuroiwa, Senior, will perform the duties of General Manager of Information Systems Planning, Corporate Planning. 9