September 3, 2020
Notice Regarding Organizations and Major Personnel Decisions
at Nippon Sanso Holdings and Taiyo Nippon Sanso
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (“TNSC”) announced on January 22, 2020 that it will implement atransition to a holding company structure by way of a company split (absorption-type company split)
tentatively effective on October 1, 2020. In conjunction with the transition, the company tradename will
be changed to “Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation.” Taiyo Nippon Sanso Split Preparation Corporation,
the successor company in absorption-type split, plans to change its name to “Taiyo Nippon SansoCorporation.”
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held today, personnel appointments and organizations to be effectivefrom October 1, 2020 for the transition to the holding company structure for “Nippon Sanso Holdings
Corporation” and “Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation” were decided informally as detailed below.
Moreover, directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members appointed at the Annual Meeting ofShareholders on June 19, 2020 and Board of Directors meeting after its completion are as follows.

1. Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation Organization and Important Personnel(1) Organization (As of October 1, 2020)
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation
Group Internal Audit
Group Internal Control
Group LegalGroup Human Resources &Corporate Secretariat

Corporate Secetariat
Human Resources
Public Relations

Group Corporate Planning

Corporate & Business Planning

Corporate Planning
Business Planning & Admin

Asia & Oceania Management

Business Management
MarketingTotal Electronics StrategyPlanningGroup Helium Strategy
Group Engineering
R&D PlanningGroup Finance & Accounting

Finance
Accounting
Investor Relations
IT Security

Group Technological Affairs &Environment1(2) Important Personnel* Positions in parentheses 〔 〕 are current positions▽ Representative Director, President CEO
Yujiro Ichihara▽ Member of the Board, Executive Vice President
Toshihiko Hamada▽ Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer
Kazuyuki Futamata
Chief Compliance Officer, (TNSC Group CCO)▽ Member of the Board
Kenji Nagata〔Senior Managing Executive Officer
Executive General Manager, Gases Business Division〕▽ Member of the Board
Thomas Scott Kallman▽ Member of the Board
Eduardo Gil Elejoste▽ Member of the Board (Outside Director)
Akio Yamada▽ Member of the Board (Outside Director)
Mitsuhiro Katsumaru▽ Member of the Board (Part-time Director)
Director, managing corporate executive officer, and chief financial officerof Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Hidefumi Date▽ Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board
Junzo Tai
▽ Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board
Akihiro Hashimoto▽ Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board
Masahiro Osada▽ Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board
Kazuya Kobayashi▽ Executive Officer, Group Human Resources & Corporate Secretariat,
Chief Health Officer
Satoshi Wataru〔Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Human Resources Division and Corporate Planning Office,Chief Health Officer〕▽ Executive Officer, Group Corporate Planning
Tsutomu Moroishi〔Executive Officer, Executive General Manager, Global Operations Division〕▽ Executive Officer, Group Technological Affairs & Environment,
Chief Sustainability Officer
Takeshi Miki
〔Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Technological Affairs Division, Chief Sustainability Officer〕▽ Executive Officer, Group Finance & Accounting,
Chief Financial Officer
Alan David Draper〔Executive Officer, Corporate Administration Division〕

2. Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation Organization and Important Personnel(1) Organization
The existing headquarter system will continue as of October 1, 2020, but the Global Operations Division
will be abolished in conjunction with the transition to a holding company structure.
(2) Important Personnel* Positions in parentheses 〔 〕 are current positions▽ Representative Director, President
Kenji Nagata▽ Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Executive General Manager, Engineering Division
Masahiro Uehara2▽ Member of the Board, Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Human Resources Division〔Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Human Resources Division and Corporate Planning Office,Chief Health Officer〕▽ Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board▽ Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board (Part-time)▽ Senior Executive Officer, General Manager,Kanto Regional Branch▽ Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Energy Division▽ Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Research & Development Division▽ Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Gases Business Division〔Executive Officer, Deputy Executive General Manager,
Gases Business Division〕▽ Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Innovation Division▽ Executive Officer, Deputy Executive General Manager,
Plant Engineering Center, Engineering Division▽ Executive Officer, Deputy Executive General Manager,
Gases Business Division▽ Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
On-site & Plant Division▽ Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Production & Logistics Division▽ Executive Officer, General Manager,
Kitakanto Regional Branch▽ Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Corporate Administration Division▽ Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Medical Division▽ Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Technological Affairs Division〔Executive Officer, Executive General Manager,
Technological Affairs Division, Chief Sustainability Officer〕▽ Executive Officer, General Manager,
Chugoku Shikoku Regional Branch▽ Executive Officer, General Manager,
Tohoku Regional Branch▽ Executive Officer, General Manager,
Kyushu Regional Branch▽ Executive Officer, General Manager,
Kansai Regional Branch▽ Executive Officer, Deputy Executive General Manager,
Research & Development Division

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Satoshi Wataru

Tsutomu Ikegami
Kazuya Kobayashi
Hirohisa Yanagida
Masahisa Kanzaki
Nobuaki Kobayashi
Toshikazu Kurishita

Kunihiro Kobayashi
Toyoyuki Sato
Masaharu Takagi
Toru Yanagawa
Daiji Nakajima
Masanobu Narita
Yoshifumi Koide
Tsuneo Tanaka
Takeshi Miki

Koichi Take
Masayuki Higano
Toshiyuki Aida
Takeshi Hayashi
Masahiro Takeuchi