May 17, 2024
Notice Concerning Relocation of Head Office and Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
Nikon Corporation (the “Company”) hereby announces that it has resolved at the Board of Directors’ meeting, heldon May 17, 2024 to propose partial amendments to the Articles of Incorporation at the 160th Annual General
Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on June 24 2024, and to relocate its head office on the condition that the partial
amendments are approved at the said Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting.
1. Relocation of Head Office(1) Location of the new head office
1-5-20, Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo(2) Reasons for the relocation
The Company has decided to construct a new head office building in a vacant lot on the premises of Oi Plant
and relocate its head office to the new building with the aim of strengthening development functions andcreating synergies between business units for sustainable growth. To this aim, the Company will consolidated
the corporate division, the planning division of each business unit, and advanced R&D-related divisions.
(3) Scheduled date of the relocation
July 29, 2024 (planned)(4) Impact on financial resultsThe impact has already been incorporated into the consolidated financial forecast for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2025 announced on May 9, 2024.
2. Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation(1) Reasons for the amendments(i) As stated above, the Company will change the location of its head office, and will make amendments
to Location of Head Office stipulated in Article 2. of the Articles of Incorporation to reflect thechange.
(ii) The Company will review the division of duties among Directors, and will make amendments to theexisting stipulation regarding chairman of General Shareholders’ Meetings in Article 15. of theArticles of Incorporation.
(2) Details of the amendments
The Amendments are as described in the Appendix.
3. Schedule (Plan)(1) Date of the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting held to approve the amendments to the Articles ofIncorporation: June 24, 2024 (planned)(2) Effective date of the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:
Article 2.
July 29, 2024 (planned)
Article 15. June 24, 2024 (planned)

Appendix(Amendments are underlined.)
Current Articles of Incorporation

Proposed Amendments

Article 1 (Omitted)

Article 1 (Unchanged)(Location of Head Office)
Article 2(Location of Head Office)
Article 2

The Company shall have its head office inMinato-ku, Tokyo.

The Company shall have its head office in Shinagawaku, Tokyo.

Article 3 – Article 14 (Omitted)

Article 3 – Article 14 (Unchanged)(Chairman)(Chairman)

Article 16. - Article 34. (Omitted)

Article 16. - Article 34. (Unchanged)

Supplementary Provisions

Supplementary Provisions

Article 15.
Article 15.
The President and Director shall act as chairman Director previously determined by the Board ofof General Shareholders’ Meetings. If there is no Directors shall act as chairman of General
President and Director or in the event of an
Shareholders’ Meetings. In the event of an
accident, another Director shall act as chairman in accident of the Director, another Director shallthe order previously determined by the Board of act as chairman in the order previouslyDirectors.
determined by the Board of Directors.

(Transitional Measures concerning Limitation of(Transitional Measures concerning Limitation of Liability of Corporate Auditor)
Liability of Corporate Auditor)
Article 1.
The Company may, by resolution of the Board of The Company may, by resolution of the Board ofDirectors, limit the liability of Corporate Auditors Directors, limit the liability of Corporate Auditors(including former Corporate Auditors), prior to(including former Corporate Auditors), prior tothe conclusion of the 152nd General
the conclusion of the 152nd General
Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in June 2016, as Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in June 2016, asstipulated by Article 423, Paragraph 1 of thestipulated by Article 423, Paragraph 1 of theCompanies Act to the extent permitted by law.
Companies Act to the extent permitted by law.

(New)

(Effective Date of Amendments to the Articles ofIncorporation)
Article 2.
The Effective Date of the amendment to Article
2. of the Articles of Incorporation shall be July29, 2024. This Article will be deleted after theEffective Date.