26th November 2013
To whom it may concern
Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tatsuya Konoshita,
Representative Managing Director & CEO(Code 2388 TSE JASDAQ Market)
Contact: Yukihiro Yokoyama, Corporate Officer(Tel: 03-6225-2207)

Notice for appointment of Directors and Substitute Corporate Auditor
We hereby announce that our company’s Meeting of the Board of Directors has resolved to propose
the agendas “Appointment of 6 directors” and “Appointment of a substitute corporate auditor” to theOrdinary General Meeting of Shareholders which is scheduled to be held on 25 December 2013.
Description
1. Candidate DirectorsAll directors (7) will retire at the end of our company’s 12th ordinary general meeting ofshareholders held on 25 December 2013. Therefore, an appointment of 6 candidate Directors shall bereferred to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Candidate Directors are as follows:
CandidateNo.

12Name(Date of Birth)

Tatsuya
Konoshita(22 March 1972)

Muneo Tashiro(16 September1972)

Resume, Position and Major Concurrent Posts
Apr 2006

CEO of United Securities PCL

Jun 2008

Representative Director and CEO of Showa Rubbers Co.,
Ltd. (current Showa Holdings Co., Ltd.)Jun 2009Director and Representative Executive Officer CEO of Showa
Holdings Co., Ltd. (current post)

Aug 2010

Representative Director of Asuka Foods Co., Ltd.

Apr 2011

Director of Group Lease PCL (current post)

Jul 2011

Representative Managing Director of Asuka Foods Co., Ltd.
(current post)

Aug 2011

Representative Director and Chairman of our Company

Oct 2013

Representative Managing Director and CEO of our Company(current post)

Dec 2007

Representative Senior Managing Director of our Company

May 2008

Representative Managing Director of our Company

Feb 2009

Director of Engine Holdings Asia PTE., LTD. (current post)Apr 2009

Director of Group Lease PCL (current post)

Jul 2011

Director of Asuka Foods CO., Ltd.

Oct 2013

Director of our Company(current post)

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3Naoto Ogawa(12 August 1972)

Dec 2005

Director of Brain Navi

Aug 2008

Executive Officer of our Company (current post)

Dec 2009

Director In Charge of Entertainment Business of ourCompany (current post)

Jun 2008

Executive Officer and Vice Sales Manager of Showa RubbersCo., Ltd (current Showa Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Director of Showa Rubbers Co., Ltd (current Showa HoldingsCo., Ltd.)
Executive Director of Showa Rubbers Co., Ltd (currentShowa Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Representative Managing Director of Showa Rubbers Co.,Ltd (current Showa Holdings Co., Ltd.)Jun 2009

Director and Representative Executive Managing Director ofShowa Holdings Co., Ltd. (current post)

Oct 2009

Director and Senior Advisor of Showa Corporation Co., Ltd.
(current post)

Aug 2011

Director of our Company (current post)

Jun 2001

Auditor of Telemax Co., Ltd.

Jun 2001

Auditor of E-net Japan Co., Ltd.

Jun 2004

Director and Executive Finance Group Leader of Nojima Co.,Ltd.

May 2006

Director of WAVE Co., Ltd.

Jan 2009

Director and COO of Shin Tokyo City Securities Co., Ltd.

Jun 2009Director and Executive Officer of General Affairs and Financeof Showa Holdings Co., Ltd. (current post)

Oct 2009

Director of Showa Rubbers Technology Developments Co.,Ltd.

Jun 2010

Director of Asuka Foods Co., Ltd. (current post)

Aug 2011

Director of the Company (current post)

Jan 2012

Director of Showa Rubbers Co., Ltd. (current post)

Jun 2002

Director of Crooz, Inc

Nov 2005

Director of Red Oak Limited (current post)

Aug 2008

Executive Officer of our Company (current post)

Jul 2009

Representative Director of Spinning Co., Ltd.

Dec 2009

Director of our Company

Jul 2010

Division Manager of our Company's Spinning Division(current post)

Jul 2010

Representative Director of Pepto One Nutrition Co., Ltd.
(current post)

Jun 2011

Director of Showa Corporations Co., Ltd. (current post)

Jun 2011

Director of Showa Sports Co., Ltd. (current post)

Dec 2012

Director of our Company(current post)

Oct 2000
Jun 2001
Jun 2006

456(Note)

Mamoru Shigeta(30 March 1946)

Tomohiko Shouji(28 April 1970)

Ryo Sadamoto(29 November1972)

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Each candidate directors do not have any special interest with the Company.

2.

Tatsuya Konoshita is the Director and Representative Executive Officer and CEO of
Showa Holdings Co., Ltd. (our parent company).
Mamoru Shigeta is the Director and Representative Executive Managing Director ofShowa Holdings Co., Ltd. (our parent company).
Tomohiko Shouji is the Director and Executive Officer of General Affairs and Finance ofShowa Holdings Co., Ltd. (our parent company).

2. Candidate substitute corporate auditor
Appointment for 1 substitute corporate auditor shall be proposed to the General Meeting of
Shareholders to provide against the lack of members of corporate auditors as stipulated by law.
The presentation of this matter has approved by the Board of Corporate Auditors.
The candidate substitute corporate auditor is as follows:
Name(Date of Birth)

Kouichi Hamada(23 November1956)(Note)

Resume, Position and Major Concurrent Posts

Oct
2009

Director and Vice Managing Director of Showa Corporation
Co., Ltd. (current post)

Oct
2009

Director and Vice Managing Director of Showa Sports Co., Ltd.
(current post)

Jan
2012

Corporate Auditor of Showa Rubbers Co., Ltd. (current post)

Number ofCompany’s
SharesOwned0shares

1.

The substitute corporate auditor has no special interest with the company.

2.

Kouichi Hamada shall be appointed as the corporate outside corporate auditor.

3.

Kouichi Hamada has many years of professional experience as an administrator, andtherefore, his appointment as substitute outside corporate auditor shall be referred tothe Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in order to take advantage of theexperience.

4.

Kouichi Hamada is the Director and Vice Managing Director of Showa Corporation Co.,
Ltd. and Showa Sports Co., Ltd., and Corporate Auditor of Showa Rubbers Co., Ltd,
which has the same parent company.

4. Scheduled date of appointment of directors and substitute corporate auditor
12th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, 25 December 2013.

Thank you.