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Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd. October 1, 2018

Toshiba Client Solutions Joins Sharp Group, Looks to a Positive Future

Toshiba Client Solutions Co. Ltd. (TCS) today becomes the newest member of Sharp group, following the completion of the transfer of 80.1% of its stock from Toshiba Corporation to Sharp Corporation. Closure of the transaction follows an announcement by Toshiba and Sharp on June 5 this year, and positions TCS to make a new beginning and promote its business with the full resources and support of Sharp group.

Towards promoting early business expansion, ensuring effective and timely decision making in the intricate, and fast changing ICT market, and to promote close relations and strong synergies with Sharp, TCS has put in place a new management team. Yoshihisa Ishida, the Vice President of Sharp, joins the company as its new Chairman. Kiyofumi Kakudo, who has guided TCS’s recent revival, retains his position as President and CEO.

Going forward, TCS will deploy its time-tested expertise in engineering and product development, quality, and service support within the context of Sharp’s growth strategies, Sharp 8K and AIoT strategy. Drawing on Sharp’s world class technology portfolio, and strengths in procurement and sales, TCS aims to maximize synergy with its new parent, and is committed to delivering even more excellent products, solutions, and services that meet customer needs and demands.

Company profile, as of October 1, 2018 Company name: Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd. (since April 1, 2016) Address: 6-15, Toyosu 5-Chome, Koto-ku, , Business: Engineering, manufacturing, sales, service and support of PCs and solutions in the global market. (*) Directors & Auditors Yoshihisa Ishida Representative Director, Chairman (part-time) Kiyofumi Kakudo Representative Director, President & CEO Ikuaki Takayama Director, Executive Vice President Fujikazu Nakayama Director (part-time) Kenji Tsukahara Auditor

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Akihiko Kishi Auditor (part-time) Jimmy Chiu Auditor (part-time)

(**) Senior Vice Presidents & Vice Presidents Tadahiro Nagashima Senior Vice President, Responsible for Sales, Production & Procurement Takeshi Kageyama Senior Vice President, Vice President of Japan Operations Div., General Manager, Japan Marketing Div. Motoi Yokoyama Vice President, Responsible for Finance & Accounting, CFO Kazuhiko Kashiwagi Vice President, Responsible for Technology, Quality & New Business Development Kazuho Ito Vice President, General Manager of Finance & Accounting Div. Minoru Kosugi Vice President, Responsible for Domestic B2C Business Shingo Kashiwada Vice President, General Manager of Service Support Div. Kazumasa Kaburagi Vice President, General Manager of Mobile Edge Computing Promotion Div. Shigehiro Hirama Vice President, General Manager of Human Resources & Administration Div., General Manager of Export Control Div. Norimasa Nakamura Vice President, Vice President of Client Solutions Div.

Capitalization: 17.16 billion Established: September 9 th , 1954. Shareholders: Sharp Corporation, 80.1%; Toshiba Corporation, 19.9% Employees: 2,400 Subsidiaries: (Company name before October 1 , Company name 2018) Toshiba Client Solutions Canada, Ltd.

Toshiba Client Solutions Asia Pte. Ltd. Toshiba Singapore Pte., Ltd. Toshiba Client Solutions Europe GmbH Toshiba Europe GmbH Toshiba Client Solutions Anz Pty., Limited.

Toshiba America Information Systems, Toshiba America Client Solutions, Inc. Inc. Toshiba Information

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About Toshiba Client Solutions For over 30 years, Toshiba and technology have set the standard for innovation, quality and reliability. Now majority-owned by Sharp Corporation, Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd. continues that tradition by delivering rich value and services that support our partners and customers in achieving their goals.

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