Note: The following is an English translation of the Japanese-language originalFebruary 9, 2022
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.

Appointment of Executives

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX, Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Directorand President: FUJITA Masahiro) decided the change of executive officers and an appointment of fellow as ofApril 1, 2022, as follows.
The change of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members, which will be subject to the resolution
at the 52nd ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on June 2022, will be announced as soon asits tentative resolution.

1. Change of Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2022) * Changes are underlined
1) New Executive Officers
Name

New Position

Current Position

Executive Officer

YAMADA Tomomi

Vice President of Overseas Business Division II,
Advisor to President of Technical Division

NAKANO Masanori

Executive Officer
General Manager of Soma District Office
Executive Officer

NAGAHAMA Yasushi

Vice President of Marketing & Sales Division,
Hokkaido Marketing & Sales Office ofMarketing & Sales Division
Executive Officer

OHAMA Tadashi

In charge of LNG Marketing & Procurement
OfficeYASUI Akira

Vice President of Overseas Project ManagementDivision, Advisor to President of Technical Division

Deputy General Manager of Soma District OfficeVice President of Marketing & Sales Division,
Hokkaido Marketing & Sales Office of Marketing &Sales Division

General Manager of LNG Marketing & Procurement
OfficeExecutive Officer

Report to executive officer in charge of Corporate

Vice President of Power Business Division

Strategy Dept.

2) Promotion of Executive Officers
Name
YAMASHITA MichiroTEZUKA Kazuhiko

New Position

Current Position

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

Director, Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Finance & Accounting Dept.

In charge of Finance & Accounting Dept.

Managing Executive Officer

Executive Officer

President of Technical Division

President of Technical Division

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Name

New Position

Current Position

Representative Director, Executive Vice President

ISHII Yoshitaka

Advisor to President, President of Power Business
Division, in charge of Secretary Office,Responsible for Carbon Neutral Related Business

HIRATA Toshiyuki

Director, Managing Executive Officer
President of Overseas Business Division I
Managing Executive Officer

KAKU Senichiro

President of Gas Supply & Facility Engineering
Division

Representative Director, Executive Vice President
Advisor to President, President of Power Business
Division
Director, Managing Executive Officer
President of Middle East, Asia, & Europe Project
DivisionManaging Executive Officer
President of Inter-regional Gas Supply Division

Managing Executive Officer

MIYADAI Takamasa

Vice President of Domestic E&P Project Division,

Managing Executive Officer

Vice President of Gas Supply & Facility

General Manager of Soma District Office

Engineering Division

ABE Satoshi

IKENO Tomonori

Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer
President of Overseas Business Division II

Vice President of Americas & Russia Project
Division

Executive Officer

Executive Officer

In charge of Environmental Business Promotion

Vice President of Middle East, Asia & Europe

Dept. and New Business Promotion Dept.

Project Division

4) Retirement of Executive Officers
Name
OZEKI Kazuhiko

ITO Hajime

New Position

Current Position
Representative Director, Executive Vice President

Representative Director

Advisor to President, President of Overseas Project

AdvisorManagement Division, in charge of Secretary OfficeDirector

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

AdvisorPresident of Americas & Russia Project Division
Managing Executive Office

KUNIYASU Minoru

Advisor to President of Middle East, Asia & Europe

Commissioned Advisor

Project Division
Managing Executive Officer

AMANO Masanori

In charge of Environmental Business Promotion

Commissioned Advisor

Dept. and New Business Promotion Dept., VicePresident of Power Business Division

WAKISHIMA Ryohei

Executive Officer

Commissioned Advisor

In charge of LNG Marketing & Procurement Office

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2. Change of Fellow (as of April 1, 2022) * Change is underlined1) New Fellow
Name
ANRAKU Toshiyuki

New Position

Current Position
Vice President of Technical Division, Vice President

Fellow (Technical Division)of Domestic E&P Project DivisionNote) Fellows support the Board Members and senior managements by the high degree expertise in the specialized fields.

Appendix: Executives of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (as of April 1, 2022)

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<Appendix> Executives of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (as of April 1, 2022)[Directors] (11)
Title

Name

Representative Director and Chairman

WATANABE Osamu-

FUJITA Masahiro-

Representative Director and President
Chief Executive Officer

Advisor to President, President of Power Business

Representative Director

ISHII Yoshitaka

Executive Vice President

Senior Managing Executive Officer
DirectorManaging Executive Officer

Division, in charge of Secretary Office, Responsible forCarbon Neutral Related Business

OZEKI Kazuhiko

Representative Director
Director

Business DutyAdvisor

YAMASHITA Michiro

In charge of Finance & Accounting Dept.

HIRATA Toshiyuki

President of Overseas Business Division I

ITO HajimeDirectorAdvisor

Outside Director

KOJIMA Akira-

Outside Director

ITO Tetsuo-

Outside Director

YAMASHITA Yukari-Outside Director

KAWASAKI Hideichi-Note) KOJIMA Akira, ITO Tetsuo, YAMASHITA Yukari, and KAWASAKI Hideichi are the Outside Directors as stipulated under Article 2-15 of theCompanies Act of Japan.

[Audit & Supervisory Board Member] (4)Title

Name

Business DutyAudit & Supervisory Board Member

SHIMOMURA Koichi-

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

NAKAMURA Mitsuyoshi-

WATANABE Hiroyasu-

NAKAJIMA Norio-

Outside Audit & Supervisory BoardMember
Outside Audit & Supervisory BoardMember

Note) WATANABE Hiroyasu and NAKAJIMA Norio are the Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members as stipulated under Article 2-16 of theCompanies Act of Japan.

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[Executive Officers who are not concurrently Director] (16)
Title

Name

Business Duty

Senior Managing Executive Officer

SUGA Tsuyoshi

Managing Executive Officer

KAKU Senichiro

President of Marketing & Sales Division, in charge ofProcurement Dept.
President of Gas Supply & Facility EngineeringDivision
In charge of Internal Control, Administration & Legal

Managing Executive Officer

MATSUNAGA Tadashi

Dept., Human Resource Dept., and Information
Technology Dept.

Managing Executive Officer

NAKAMURA Tsuneta

Managing Executive Officer

MIYADAI Takamasa

President of Domestic E&P Project Division, In chargeof HSE Dept.
Vice President of Domestic E&P Project Division, Vice
President of Gas Supply & Facility Engineering
Division
In charge of Corporate Communication Office, andManaging Executive Officer

NAKAJIMA Toshiaki

Managing Executive Officer

ABE SatoshiManaging Executive Officer

TEZUKA Kazuhiko

President of Technical Division

Executive Officer

TAKAHATA Shinichi

General Manager of Nagaoka District Office

Executive Officer

IKENO Tomonori

Executive Officer

KASA Hirofumi

Executive Officer

YAMADA Tomomi *Executive Officer

NAKANO Masanori *Corporate Strategy Dept.
President of Overseas Business Division II

In charge of Environmental Business Promotion Dept.
and New Business Promotion Dept.
Vice President of Power Business Division
Vice President of Overseas Business Division II, Advisor
to President of Technical Division
General Manager of Soma District OfficeVice President of Marketing & Sales Division,

Executive OfficerNAGAHAMA Yasushi *Hokkaido Marketing & Sales Office of Marketing &Sales Division

Executive Officer

OHAMA Tadashi *Executive Officer

YASUI Akira *Note) * New Appointed Executive Officers

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In charge of LNG Marketing & Procurement OfficeVice President of Power Business Division

[Fellow] (2)
Title

Name

Business Duty

Fellow

WASEDA Amane

Fellow

ANRAKU Toshiyuki *(Research Center, Technical Division)(Technical Division)Note) * New Appointed Fellow
Note) Fellows support the Board Members and senior managements by the high degree expertise in the specialized fields.

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