This document has been translated from the Japanese original for the convenience of non-Japanese shareholders. In the event of any discrepancy between
this translation and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.

Securities Code: 4091
May 30, 2018

To Our Shareholders
Yujiro Ichihara
President, Representative Director, and CEO
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
1-3-26, Koyama, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Notice of Convocation of
the 14th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
The 14th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation will be held
as detailed below. You are cordially invited to attend.
If you are unable to attend the Meeting, you may exercise your voting rights using any of the methods
described below. Please review the enclosed reference documentation and exercise your voting rights
by no later than 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
By Postal Mail
Indicate your approval or disapproval of each of the proposals on the enclosed ballot form and return it
by postal mail early enough to ensure that we receive it by the deadline listed above.
Via the Internet
Please review the “Instructions for Voting via the Internet” on page 4, then access our designatedshareholder voting website (https://soukai.mizuho-tb.co.jp [in Japanese only]) and enter your votes on
the tendered proposals by the above-stated deadline.
Internet Disclosure
Among the items of documentation we are required to provide for this Meeting, in accordance with theprovisions of applicable Japanese law and Article 17 of our Articles of Incorporation, the following areavailable on our corporate website and thus have not been included with this Notice:(1) Notes to consolidated financial statements; and(2) Notes to nonconsolidated financial statements.
Corporate website: http://www.tn-sanso.co.jp
The consolidated and nonconsolidated financial statements that were audited by the Audit &Supervisory Board members and the accounting auditor for preparation, respectively, of the audit reportand accounting audit report include, in addition to documentation attached to this Notice, items thatshould be labeled as notes to the consolidated and nonconsolidated financial statements.

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Meeting Details
1. Date and time Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 10:00 a.m.
(Registration desk open from 9:00 a.m.)
2. Venue

Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, in Prince Room on basement floor B1
3-13-1, Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo

3. Agenda
Matters to Be Reported
1. Report on the business report, consolidated financial statements, and thefindings of audits of the consolidated financial statements by the accounting
auditor and the Audit & Supervisory Board for the 14th term (April 1, 2017 toMarch 31, 2018)
2. Report on the nonconsolidated financial statements for the 14th term
Matters to Be Resolved
Proposal 1: Appropriation of surplus
Proposal 2: Election of seven directors
Proposal 3: Election of one Audit & Supervisory Board member
If you plan to exercise your voting rights by proxy, you may authorize another shareholder with voting rights
to attend the Meeting to vote on your behalf. However, in that event, your proxy will need to present written
proof of his or her power to act as your proxy.
If you plan to attend this Meeting yourself, please bring the enclosed ballot form with you and present it at theregistration desk.
In the event we make any revisions to our reference documentation for the Meeting, the business report, orthe nonconsolidated or consolidated financial statements, we will post the revised versions on our corporatewebsite (http://www.tn-sanso.co.jp).

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Instructions for Voting
You may exercise your voting rights using any of the following three methods.
・Through attendance at the Meeting

Present the enclosed ballot form at the registration desk when you arrive for the Meeting. (You do notneed to affix your seal or signature.)
Date and time: Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 10:00 a.m. (Registration desk open from 9:00 a.m.)・By postal mailIndicate your approval or disapproval of each of the proposals on the enclosed ballot form and return it
by postal mail (postage-free in Japan).
Deadline: Ballot must be received by no later than 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
・Via the internet

Access our designated shareholder voting website (https://soukai.mizuho-tb.co.jp/ [in Japanese only])and follow the on-screen instructions to enter your votes.
Deadline: Voting must be completed by no later than 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19,
2018.
More information on next page* If you plan to attend the Meeting in person, you do not need to submit a ballot by postal mail or via the internet.
Note for Institutional Investors
You may also utilize the Electronic Voting Platform managed by ICJ, Inc. to exercise your voting rights.

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Instructions for Voting via the Internet
1. Voting via the Internet(1) As an alternative to voting with a written ballot, you may also cast your votes via the internet, using

our designated shareholder voting website (URL below). If you prefer this method, log in to the website
with the voting code and password listed on the right corner of the ballot form enclosed with this Noticeand follow the on-screen prompts to enter your votes. As a security measure, you will be required tochange your password the first time you log in.
Shareholder voting website

https://soukai.mizuho-tb.co.jp/ (in Japanese only)(2) The deadline for voting is 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. You will need to complete thevoting process by that time. We encourage you to vote early.
(3) In the event votes submitted via the internet are duplicated by the submission of a written ballot, thevotes submitted via the internet will prevail. If votes are submitted multiple times, the final vote will
prevail.
(4) Passwords (including passwords changed by shareholders) shall be valid solely for this General

Meeting of Shareholders. New passwords will be issued for the next General Meeting of Shareholders.
(5) Costs incurred for internet access are the responsibility of each shareholder.
Notes
・ Passwords are used as a means of confirming the identity of the person submitting a vote. The Company will
not inquire about your password.
・ Website users that enter a mistaken password more than a specified number of times will be locked out andunable to access the site. If that happens, please follow the procedure described in the on-screen instructions.
・ Although we have endeavored to ensure that the shareholder voting website can be accessed and navigatedwith most common internet devices, not all devices are guaranteed to work.

2. Inquiries
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Stock Transfer Agency Department,
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., the administrator of our shareholder registry.
(1) For questions about how to use the shareholder voting website, in Japan dial the toll-free number
0120-768-524 (business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays).
(2) For questions about other shareholder services, in Japan dial the toll-free number 0120-288-324(business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays).

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Reference Documentation
For the General Meeting of Shareholders
Proposal: 1 Appropriation of surplus
The Company proposes that the surplus be appropriated as follows.
1. Matters concerning the year-end dividend
Our proposed year-end dividend for the 14th term is as described below. It reflects our interest in
utilizing internal reserves to improve and reinforce the Company’s financial footing and our core policyof returning profits to our shareholders on a steady and sustained basis, and is in keeping with ourdividend policy, which takes into account the linkage with consolidated results.
(1) Type of dividend property
Cash(2) Allocation of dividend property, and total amount thereof
12 yen per common share in the Company
Total dividend of 5,194,976,724 yen(3) Effective date of distribution of dividend from surplus
June 21, 2018
Including the interim dividend of 11 yen per share that was paid in December 2017, the total annual
dividend for the 14th term will be 23 yen per share.
2. Other matters concerning the appropriation of surplus
None5Proposal 2: Election of seven directors
The terms of office of seven directors (Shotaro Yoshimura, Kunishi Hazama, Yujiro Ichihara, Shigeru
Amada, Akio Yamada, Mitsuhiro Katsumaru, and Shushichi Yoshimura) will expire at the conclusionof this Meeting. Accordingly, in line with its policy of reinforcing the supervisory functions of theBoard of Directors , the Company proposes electing seven directors, including two outside directors.
The candidates for directors are listed below.
No.

Name

Current position and responsibilities in the Company

1

Yujiro Ichihara

2
3
4
5

Masahiro Uehara
Kenji Nagata
Shoji Yoshisato
Akio Yamada

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Mitsuhiro Katsumaru

President, representative director, and CEO
Member of Advisory Committee on Appointments andRemuneration
General manager, Engineering Division
General manager, Industrial Gases Division
Adviser
Director
Member of Advisory Committee on Appointments andRemuneration
Director
Member of Advisory Committee on Appointments andRemuneration

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Kenkichi Kosakai

Reappointment

New appointment
New appointment
New appointment
Reappointment,
outside director,
independent
Reappointment,
outside director,
independent
New appointment

Notes
The candidates for directors were selected by the Board of Directors on the basis of recommendations by theAdvisory Committee on Appointments and Remuneration, which consists of the chairman, the president, andoutside directors.
The Company has established Standards for the Independence of Outside Directors. Those standards are detailedon page 14 and have been met by the two candidates nominated for outside director positions in this Proposal.

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1. Yujiro Ichihara (Date of birth: November 13, 1951) (Reappointment)
Number of Company shares owned: 79,300
Years of service as a director: 8Record of attendance at Board meetings: 11 of 11 times
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1974 Joined the Company
June 2005
Executive officer, deputy general manager of Business Planning Division and General
Affairs Division, and manager of Secretary’s Office and Corporate Audit Office
June 2008
Senior executive officer and general manager of General Affairs Division, withresponsibility for Company-wide internal control
June 2010
Managing director and general manager of General Affairs Division, with responsibility
for Company-wide internal control
June 2012
Senior managing director and general manager of Corporate Administration Division,
with responsibility for Company-wide internal control
June 2013
Executive vice president, director, and general manager of Corporate Administration
Division, with responsibility for Company-wide internal control
April 2014 Executive vice president and director, with responsibility for Corporate Administration
Division and Corporate Planning & Global Operations Division
June 2014
President and representative director, CEO
June 2015
President and representative director, and CEO (current)
Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
Director, KAITEKI Institute, Inc.
Reasons for nomination as candidate for director position
Yujiro Ichihara commands broad-based experience in the international business arena as well as infinance, business planning, and other aspects of business administration. Following his service as
general manager of the Corporate Administration Division, in June 2014 he assumed his current
position as president and representative director.
We have nominated Mr. Ichihara for a director position because we anticipate his experience andacumen will contribute significantly to Group management.
Special interests
Yujiro Ichihara has no special interests in the Company.

72. Masahiro Uehara (Date of birth: April 14, 1958) (New appointment)
Number of Company shares owned: 10,500
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1981
June 2013
June 2015
June 2016
April 2017

Joined the Company
Executive officer, deputy general manager of On-site & Plant Division, manager of Plant
Engineering Center
Senior executive officer, deputy general manager of On-site & Plant Division, manager of Plant
Engineering Center
Senior executive officer, general manager of On-site & Plant Division
Senior executive officer, general manager of Engineering Division (current)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
President & representative director, OITA SANSO CENTER CO., LTD.
President & representative director, NAGOYA SANSO CENTER CO., LTD.
President & representative director, YAHATA SANSO CENTER CO., LTD.
President & representative director, JFE SANSO CENTER CO., LTD.

Reasons for nomination as candidate for director position
Masahiro Uehara possesses extensive experience in the fields of plant design, on-site operation, and gas
production technology and has served as manager of the Plant Engineering Center and as general manager of theOn-site & Plant Division. In April 2017 he assumed his current position as general manager of the Engineering
Division.
In view of his extensive background, we have nominated Mr. Uehara for a director position because we anticipate
his knowledge and experience will contribute to Group management.

Special interests
Masahiro Uehara has no special interests in the Company.

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3. Kenji Nagata (Date of birth: February 28, 1959) (New appointment)
Number of Company shares owned: 9,800
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1981
June 2013
April 2016
June 2016
April 2017

Joined the Company
Executive officer, general manager of Kita-kanto Branch
Executive officer, deputy general manager of Industrial Gases Division, general manager ofGases Business Unit, general manager of Product Management Unit
Senior executive officer, deputy general manager of Industrial Gases Division, generalmanager of Gases Business Unit, general manager of Product Management Unit
Senior executive officer, general manager of Industrial Gases Division (current)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
President & representative director, Shikoku Ekisan K.K.
President & representative director, Japan Helium Center Corporation
President & representative director, Fukushima Hydrogen K.K.
President & representative director, Hokuriku Ekisan Kogyo K.K.
Representative director, Kyushu Reinetsu Unyu K.K.
Representative director, SN Gas Center K.K.

Reasons for nomination as candidate for director position
Kenji Nagata has wide-ranging experience in the areas of industrial gas logistics, sales, and planning. Following
his tenure as president of one of our overseas subsidiaries and as general manager of our Kita-kanto Branch, he
was appointed in April 2017 to serve as general manager of our Industrial Gases Division.
Given his wealth of experience, we have nominated Mr. Nagata for a director position because we feel he will beable to harness his business experience and acumen and contribute to Group management.

Special interests
Kenji Nagata has no special interests in the Company.

94. Shoji Yoshisato (Date of birth: December 29, 1958) (New appointment)
Number of Company shares owned: 0
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1982
April 2008
April 2011
April 2015
April 2018

Joined Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited (now known as Mitsubishi Chemical
Corporation)
General manager for Human Resources and Organization Development Dept., Mitsubishi
Chemical Corporation
President, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America, Inc.
Executive officer, general manager of Internal Audit Office, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
Corporation
Adviser (current)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
None.

Reasons for nomination as candidate for director position
Shoji Yoshisato has amassed many years of experience in the human resources field and has subsequently been
engaged in management as an executive officer at Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings and as president of one of its
overseas subsidiaries.
In view of his extensive background, we have nominated Mr. Yoshisato for a director position on the expectationthat his experience and insight will be assets to Group management.

Special interests
Shoji Yoshisato has no special interests in the Company.
* Shoji Yoshisato’s career summary above includes his positions and responsibilities over the past five years as a person who
executes business at our parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, and its subsidiary.
* On April 1, 2017, the new Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation was launched through the integration of Mitsubishi Chemical
Corporation, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc., and Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.

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5. Akio Yamada (Date of birth: September 25, 1943) (Reappointment, outside director, independent)
Number of Company shares owned: 0Years of service as an outside director: 3
Record of attendance at Board meetings: 10 of 11 times
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1967
Joined General Secretariat of Japan Fair Trade Commission
June 1996
Director general of Trade Practices Department, General Secretariat of Japan Fair
Trade Commission
June 1997
Director general of Investigation Bureau, General Secretariat of Japan Fair Trade
Commission
June 1998
Director general of Economic Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat of Japan Fair
Trade Commission
June 2000
Secretary general, Japan Fair Trade Commission
December 2003 Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission
April 2009
Senior advisor to Jones Day (current)
June 2010
Audit & Supervisory Board member, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
March 2014
Audit & Supervisory Board member, Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
June 2014
Director, Watahan & Co., Ltd. (current)
June 2015
Outside Director of the Company
March 2018
Chairman, Fair Trade Institute (current)
Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
Senior advisor to Jones Day
Director, Watahan & Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Fair Trade InstituteReasons for nomination as candidate for outside director position
Akio Yamada has occupied important posts on the Japan Fair Trade Commission and is currently achairman of Fair Trade Institute and a senior advisor to a law firm that provides global services. He is
also an outside director at a publicly listed company. We have nominated him as a candidate for outside
director on the expectation that he will be able to effectively apply his wealth of experience andprofessional expertise to the management of our Group. Aside from his duties as an outside director,
Mr. Yamada has not been directly involved in the affairs of corporate management. However, for thereasons cited above, we believe he is capable of effectively fulfilling the role of an outside director at
our Company.
Special interests
Akio Yamada has no special interests in the Company.
Reporting of independent director status
Akio Yamada is a candidate for the position of outside director. Also, he satisfies the requirements forindependent directors as set forth by the Securities Listing Regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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We have notified the Tokyo Stock Exchange of his selection as an independent director.
Overview of liability limitation agreement
With regard to liability for damages as provided for in Article 423 (1) of the Companies Act, theCompany and Akio Yamada have entered into a liability limitation agreement that limits said liability
to the amount stipulated by law in accordance with the provisions of Article 427 (1) of the Companies
Act. We plan to maintain this agreement with Mr. Yamada if he is reelected as a director.

126. Mitsuhiro Katsumaru (Date of birth: October 10, 1951) (Reappointment, outside director,
independent)
Number of Company shares owned: 0Years of service as an outside director: 3
Record of attendance at Board meetings: 11 of 11 times
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1978
Appointed as a public prosecutor assigned to Tokyo District Public Prosecutors
OfficeJuly 1989
First secretary of Embassy of Japan in Germany
June 2000
Director of Criminal Affairs Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
June 2001
Director of General Affairs Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
January 2003
Director of Finance Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Justice
April 2005
Assistant vice-minister, Ministry of Justice (responsible for general policy
integration)
December 2005 Chief prosecutor, Fukui District Public Prosecutors Office
June 2007
Chief prosecutor, Mito District Public Prosecutors Office
October 2008
Chief prosecutor, Saitama District Public Prosecutors Office
January 2010
Director, Public Security Department, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
December 2010 Superintending prosecutor, Takamatsu High Public Prosecutors Office
June 2012
Superintending prosecutor, Hiroshima High Public Prosecutors Office
July 2014
Retired from superintending prosecutor position
October 2014
Registered as an attorney
June 2015
Outside Director of the Company
November 2015 Director of MoriX Co., Ltd.(current)
March 2017
Director of Shimano Inc. (current)
Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
Attorney, Shiba International Law Offices
Director, MoriX Co., Ltd.
Director, Shimano Inc.
Reasons for nomination as candidate for outside director position
Prior to his current role as an attorney, Mitsuhiro Katsumaru established an extensive career of service
with the Ministry of Justice and Public Prosecutors Offices. We have nominated him as a candidate foroutside director on the expectation that he will be able to effectively apply his extensive experience andprofessional knowledge as a prosecutor and attorney to the management of our Group.
Special interests
Mitsuhiro Katsumaru has no special interests in the Company.
Reporting of independent director status
Mitsuhiro Katsumaru is a candidate for the position of outside director. Also, he satisfies the13requirements for independent directors as set forth by the Securities Listing Regulations of the Tokyo
Stock Exchange. We have notified the Tokyo Stock Exchange of his selection as an independent
director.
Overview of liability limitation agreement
With regard to liability for damages as provided for in Article 423 (1) of the Companies Act, theCompany and Mitsuhiro Katsumaru have entered into a liability limitation agreement that limits said
liability to the amount stipulated by law in accordance with the provisions of Article 427 (1) of theCompanies Act. We plan to maintain this agreement with Mr. Katsumaru if he is reelected as a director.

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7. Kenkichi Kosakai (Date of birth: August 9, 1953) (New appointment)
Number of Company shares owned: 0
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1976
June 2008
June 2010
June 2011
April 2014
April 2015
June 2015
June 2016
April 2017
June 2017
April 2018

Joined Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited (now known as Mitsubishi Chemical
Corporation)
Executive officer (general manager of Finance & Accounting Dept.), Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Corporation
Director, managing executive officer, general manager of Finance & Accounting Dept.,
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Director, managing executive officer, responsible for corporate management, Mitsubishi Tanabe
PharmaManaging executive officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation; director, Mitsubishi
Tanabe Pharma
Senior managing director, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation; director, Mitsubishi
Tanabe Pharma; director, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
Senior Management Corporate Executive Officer, chief financial officer, Mitsubishi Chemical
Holdings Corporation; director, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
Senior Management Corporate Executive Officer, chief financial officer, Mitsubishi Chemical
Holdings Corporation; director, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.; director, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
Deputy CEO and Corporate Executive Officer, and chief financial officer, Mitsubishi Chemical
Holdings Corporation
Director, Deputy CEO and Corporate Executive Officer, and chief financial officer, Mitsubishi
Chemical Holdings Corporation
Director, Deputy CEO and Corporate Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
Corporation; director, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (current)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
Director, representative corporate executive officer, deputy chief executive officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
Corporation
Director, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation.
President and chief executive officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporate Staff Inc.

Reasons for nomination as candidate for director position
After acquiring wide-ranging experience in the arenas of finance and accounting, Kenkichi Kosakai was engaged
as an executive officer and corporate executive officer, respectively, at Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and Mitsubishi
Chemical Holdings.
In view of his extensive experience, we have nominated Mr. Kosakai as a candidate for a director position on the
expectation his experiences and knowledge will contribute significantly to Group management.

Special interests
Kenkichi Kosakai has no special interests in the Company.
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* Kenkichi Kosakai’s career summary above includes his positions and responsibilities at present and over the past five years
as a person who executes business at our parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, and its subsidiaries.
* On April 1, 2017, the new Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation was launched through the integration of Mitsubishi Chemical
Corporation, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc., and Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
Note
Years of service in director positions are calculated to reflect service up to the conclusion of this Meeting.

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Reference: Standards for the Independence of Outside Directors
The Company deems outside directors to be independent if they do not fit any of the descriptions listed
below.
(1) A person for whom the Company is a major client, or a person who executes business for that
person(2) A major client of the Company, or a person who executes business for that client.
(3) A consultant, accounting professional, or legal professional who receives large sums of money orother assets other than director’s remuneration from the Company. (If the recipient of said assets
is a judicial person, partnership, or other organization, this includes persons belonging to saidorganization.)(4) A person to whom any of the following criteria listed in (i) through (iii) applied during the three
years preceding their appointment:(i) A person as described in (1), (2), or (3) above(ii) A person who executes business, or a director who does not execute business, of theCompany’s parent company(iii) A person who executes business of one of the Company’s sister companies.
(5) A close relative (within the second degree of kinship) of any person described in the following
clauses (i) through (v) (excluding non-important personnel):(i) A person as described in (1) through (4) above(ii) A person who executes the business of a Company subsidiary(iii) A person who executes business, or a director who does not execute business, of theCompany’s parent company(iv) A person who executes business of one of the Company’s sister companies(v) A person who has corresponded to (ii) above or executed business of the Company during
the three-year period preceding the date of the General Meeting of Shareholders that appoints
him or her to serve as an outside director.

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Proposal 3: Election of one Audit & Supervisory Board member
Audit & Supervisory Board member Kinji Mizunoe will retire at the conclusion of this Meeting.
Accordingly, the Company proposes the election of one Audit & Supervisory Board member to replacehim.
The candidate for the Audit & Supervisory Board member position, Junzo Tai, has been chosen to fill
the vacancy left by Kinji Mizunoe. Accordingly, his appointment to this position shall last until the endof the term of service that the outgoing Audit & Supervisory Board member was expected to fulfill, asprescribed in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
This Proposal has the consent of the Audit & Supervisory Board. The candidate for the Audit &Supervisory Board member position is as follows.
1. Junzo Tai (Date of birth: May 11, 1956) (New appointment)
Number of Company shares owned: 9,500
Career summary, position and responsibilities in the Company
April 1979
June 2013
June 2014
January 2015
March 2017
April 2017
March 2018
April 2018

Joined the Company
Manager of Corporate Audit Office
Executive officer and manager of Corporate Audit Office
Executive officer assigned to Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Retirement from executive officer position
Executive Officer, Manager of Industrial Gases Strategy Office in Corporate Strategy Division,
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Retirement from executive officer position at Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
General Manager of the Corporate Planning Office (current)

Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
None.
Reasons for nomination as candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board position
Junzo Tai possesses wide-ranging experience in the fields of accounting and finance, and served as manager of
the Company’s Corporate Audit Office from June 2013 to December 2014.
Reflecting that background, he has been nominated as the candidate for the Audit & Supervisory Board member
position on the expectation that his experience and knowledge serve as valuable assets to the Company’s audit
framework.

Special interests
Junzo Tai has no special interests in the Company.
Note
The candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board member was nominated with the consent of the Audit &18

Supervisory Board by the Advisory Committee on Appointments and Remuneration, which consists of thechairman, the president, and outside directors. His nomination has been approved by the Board of Directors.

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