Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
August 5, 2003

Announcement of Directors, Executive Officers, General Managers, Establishment of Organizations, and Executive Personnel for Operational Companies and Companies Serving Common Functions

Tokyo (August 5, 2003) — Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Fumio Iwai, President & CEO) is pleased to announce today that it has started as a new integrated holding company through the integration of management of Konica Corporation and Minolta Co., Ltd. based on a stock swap agreement.
The directors, executive officers, general managers, and other details of establishment of new divisions have been determined as announced herein.
The executive personnel for operating companies and companies serving common functions as per the reorganization of operations scheduled for October 1, 2003, are likewise announced herein.s.

  1. Directors of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Effective August 5, 2003)

    Chairman of the Board of Directors Tomiji Uematsu
    Director Fumio Iwai
    Director Yoshikatsu Ota
    Director Kikuo Fujiwara
    Director Tetsuya Katada
    Director Hiroyuki Fujimura
    Director Noriyuki Inoue
    Director Yoshihiko Higashiyama
    Director Takeo Koitabashi
    Director Norio Tashima
    Director Masaru Kanbe
    Director Masanori Hondo

    Four of the board members — Kikuo Fujiwara, Tetsuya Katada, Hiroyuki Fujimura, and Noriyuki Inoue — shall serve as outside directors as defined in Article 188, paragraph 2, item (7) – 2, of the Commercial Code of Japan.

  2. Executive Officers of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Effective August 5, 2003)

    Fumio Iwai
    President & CEO, Representative Executive Officer

    Yoshikatsu Ota
    Vice President, Representative Executive Officer
    President and Representative Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    President, Image Information Company, Minolta Co., Ltd.

    Norio Tashima
    Senior Executive Officer
    General Manager, Kansai Headquarters
    Scope of responsibility: Environment Technology Planning Division
    Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, Quality Assurance Center, Image Information Products
    Company
    Scope of responsibility: Image Information Engineering Center, Service & Parts Logistics Division of Image Information Products Company, Industrial Design Division, and Quality & Ecology Division

    Masaru Kanbe
    Senior Executive Officer
    Scope of responsibility: Corporate Strategy Division, Corporate Human Resources Division, Corporate Communications & Advertising Division, and Compliance

    Masanori Hondo
    Senior Executive Officer
    Scope of responsibility: Corporate Accounting Division, Corporate Finance Division, General Affairs Division, and Legal Division
    Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, Finance, Information Systems Headquarters
    General Manager, Planning Headquarters
    Scope of responsibility: General Affairs Division

    Hideaki Iwama
    Senior Executive Officer
    President and CEO, Konica Photo Imaging Corporation

    Teruo Kawaura
    Senior Executive Officer
    President and CEO, Konica Medical and Graphic Corporation

    Hirofumi Sakaguchi
    Senior Executive Officer
    President and CEO, Konica Business Technologies Corporation

    Takamasa Shintani
    Senior Executive Officer
    Scope of responsibility: Information Technology Planning Division
    President and CEO, Konica Business Expert Corporation

    Shigeyuki Seki
    Senior Executive Officer
    General Manager, China Business Division
    Executive Officer for China Affairs, Minolta Co., Ltd.

    Hiroshi Fujii
    Senior Executive Officer
    Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    President, Optical Products Company

    Shoei Yamana
    Senior Executive Officer
    Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, MFP Operations
    Deputy General Manager, Image Information Products General Headquarters

    Hiroshi Ishiko
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Legal Division
    Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, Legal Affairs Headquarters

    Toshiaki Ishihara
    Executive Officer
    Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, Procurement Headquarters
    General Manager, Business Expert Headquarters

    Mitsuharu Ohura
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Human Resources Integration Project Team
    Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, Human Resources Headquarters
    General Manager, Business Support Division, Business Expert Headquarters

    Masaru Oba
    Executive Officer
    Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, Photographic Products Operations, Optical Products Company

    Kaoru Onodera
    Executive Officer
    President and CEO, Konica Technology Center Corporation
    General Manager, Inkjet Development Center

    Tateomi Kohno
    Executive Officer
    Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    General Manager, Production Center, Image Information Products
    Company

    Tomohisa Saito
    Executive Officer
    Director, Konica Photo Imaging Corporation
    General Manager, IJ Media Division

    Yasunari Sata
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, General Affairs Division

    Yoshihiko Someya
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Corporate Audit Division

    Yoshisuke Takekida
    Executive Officer
    Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Scope of responsibility: Development Center 1, Development Center 2, and New Business Incubation Division

    Hiroshi Furukawa
    Executive Officer
    Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
    President, Instrument Systems Company

    Toshifumi Hori
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Corporate Human Resources Division

    Takashi Matsumaru
    Executive Officer
    President and CEO, Konica Opto Corporation
    General Manager, Optics Division

    Tsuyoshi Miyachi
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division

    *
    Scope of executive officers’ responsibilities will be reviewed in conjunction with the reorganization of operations scheduled for October 1, 2003.

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