For Immediate Release January 29, 2015 To whom it may concern: Sumitomo Corporation Kuniharu Nakamura, President and CEO Code No: 8053 (TSE), 1st Section Contact: Kenji Shinmori, General Manager, Corporate Communications Dept. Tel. +81-3-5166-3100

Personnel Changes of Board Members, Executive Officers and Corporate Officers and Organizational Changes

The personnel changes of Board Members, Executive Officers, Corporate Officers and the others from this April, and the personnel changes to be proposed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for this coming June, have been resolved, at the ordinary meeting of the Board of Directors held today, as attached. In addition, we also inform the Organizational Changes as of April 1.

Ⅰ．The personnel changes of Board Members and Executive Officers １）Retirement from Executive Officers (As of March 31) : 11 persons ２）Newly Appointed Executive Officers (As of April 1) : 5 persons ３）Reappointment of Executive Officers (As of April 1) : 32 persons ４）Promotion of Executive Officers (As of April 1) : 10 persons ５）The Other Personnel Changes of Executive Officers (As of April 1) ６）Newly Appointed Director (Proposed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 4 persons ７）Retirement from Directors (After the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 4 persons ８）Reappointment of Directors (Proposed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 8 persons

Ⅱ．The personnel changes of Corporate Officers １）Newly Appointed Corporate Officers (As of April 1) : 9 persons ２）The Other Personnel Changes of Corporate Officers (As of April 1)

Ⅲ．The personnel changes of the employees along with the above personnel changes of Board Members, Executive Officers and Corporate Officers (As of April 1)

Ⅳ．Organizational Changes (As of April 1) １）Reorganization of Corporate Group ２）Reorganization of Business Units

Reference materials : Ⅰ．Executive Officers (As of April 1) : 37 persons Ⅱ．Board Members (After the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 12 persons

1 Ⅰ．The personnel changes of Board Members and Executive Officers １）Retirement from Executive Officers (As of March 31) : 11 persons Name As of April 1 Current Special Adviser Executive Vice President, General Manager for Europe, Middle Toyosaku Hamada East, Africa & CIS, Chairman of Sumitomo Corporation Europe Holding Limited Representative Director, Representative Director, Assistant to President and CEO Executive Vice President, Shinichi Sasaki General Manager, Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit Representative Director, Representative Director, Assistant to President and CEO Executive Vice President, Takuro Kawahara General Manager, Human Resources, General Affairs & Legal Group Representative Director, Representative Director, Assistant to President and CEO Executive Vice President, Kazuhisa Togashi General Manager, Metal Products Business Unit Representative Director, Representative Director, Assistant to President and CEO Senior Managing Executive Officer, Yasuyuki Abe General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Group Adviser Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager for the Americas, President and CEO of Sumitomo Kazuhiro Takeuchi Corporation of Americas Group, Director and President of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Adviser Managing Executive Officer, General Manager for Asia & Oceania, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Kohei Hirao Oceania Group, President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte. Ltd. Retirement Managing Executive Officer, (will be Senior Managing Executive Assistant General Manager, Officer of SCSK Corporation in April, and Transportation & Construction Systems Kimio Fukushima Director in June) Business Unit, General Manager, Automotive Division, No.2 Adviser Executive Officer, Assistant General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa & CIS, Yoshihiro Fujiura General Manager for Middle East, Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Middle East FZE Adviser Executive Officer, Toshifumi Shibuya General Manager, Media Division

Adviser, Executive Officer, Masatoshi Hayashi Assistant to CSO Assistant to General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Group

2 ２）Newly Appointed Executive Officers (As of April 1) : 5 persons Name As of April 1 Current Executive Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Mineral Resources Assistant General Manager for the Division No.2 Americas, General Manager, Tubular Products Tsuyoshi Oikawa Group in Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Group, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, General Manager, Houston Office Executive Officer, Corporate Officer, Tsutomu Akimoto General Manager, Global Power General Manager, Global Power Infrastructure Business Division Infrastructure Business Division

Executive Officer, Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Europe, General Manager, Construction & Mining Middle East, Africa & CIS, Systems Division Masato Ishida General Manager for Middle East, Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Middle East FZE Executive Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Ship, Aerospace & Assistant General Manager for the Transportation Systems Division Americas, General Manager, Machinery & Power Takeshi Murata Business Group in Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Group, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, General Manager, Detroit Office Executive Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Materials, Supplies & General Manager, Construction & Real Nobuki Ando Real Estate Division, Estate Division, General Manager, General Construction General Manager, General Construction Development & Coordination Dept. Development & Coordination Dept.

３）Reappointment of Executive Officers (As of April 1) ：32 persons All Executive Officers, except for the 11 persons who will retire from Executive Officers on March 31, will be reappointed as Executive Officers.

４）Promotion of Executive Officers (As of April 1) : 10 persons Name As of April 1 Current Representative Director, Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Naoki Hidaka General Manager, Transportation & General Manager, Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit Construction Systems Business Unit Representative Director, Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Hiroyuki Inohara Chief Financial Officer CFO, General Manager, Financial Resources Management Group Representative Director, Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Michihiko Kanegae General Manager, Environment & General Manager, Environment & Infrastructure Business Unit Infrastructure Business Unit Senior Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, Assistant CFO, Accounting, Assistant General Manager, Financial Koichi Takahata General Manager, Accounting Controlling Resources Management Group, Dept. General Manager, Accounting Controlling Dept. 3 Name As of April 1 Current Managing Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, General Manager, Ship, Aerospace & Masao Tabuchi Managing Executive Officer, Responsible Transportation Systems Division for Chubu Region Managing Executive Officer, Executive Officer, General Manager, Media, Network, General Manager, & Agriculture Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Division, Hirohiko Imura Business Unit Assistant to General Manager, Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit Managing Executive Officer, Executive Officer, General Manager for Europe, Middle Assistant General Manager for Europe, East, Africa & CIS, Middle East, Africa & CIS, General Manager for Europe, General Manager for Europe, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe Kiyoshi Sunobe Group, Group, Managing Director, Sumitomo Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Holding Limited, Corporation Europe Holding Limited, Chairman and Managing Director, Chairman and Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited

Managing Executive Officer, Executive Officer, General Manager, Metal Products General Manager, Metal Products for Makoto Horie Business Unit Automotive & Railway Industry Division, Sumisho Steel Corporation Managing Executive Officer, Executive Officer, General Manager for the Americas, Assistant General Manager for the President and CEO of Sumitomo Americas, Corporation of Americas Group, Executive Vice President and CFO of Toshikazu Nambu Director and President of Sumitomo Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Corporation of Americas Group, Executive Vice President and CFO of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Managing Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Masayuki Hyodo General Manager, Corporate Planning & General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Dept. Coordination Dept.

５）The Other Personnel Changes of Executive Officers (As of April 1) Name As of April 1 Current Senior Managing Executive Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Hideki Iwasawa Chief Administration Officer Assistant General Manager, Human Resources, General Affairs & Legal Group Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, Responsible General Manager for Asia & Oceania, for Chubu Region, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Asia & General Manager, Chubu Office Masao Sekiuchi Oceania Group, President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte. Ltd. Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, Assistant CFO, Risk Management, Assistant General Manager, Financial Masato Sugimori General Manager, Risk Management Resources Management Group, Dept. General Manager, Risk Management Dept.

4 Name As of April 1 Current Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, Assistant CFO, Finance Assistant General Manager, Financial Akira Satake Resources Management Group, General Manager, Finance Dept. Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Assistant to General Manager, Media, Assistant to General Manager, Media, Shoichi Kato Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit, Services Business Unit, KI Fresh Access, Inc. Sumifru Corporation Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Michihiko Hosono Assistant CAO, General Affairs & Legal, General Manager, Legal Dept. General Manager, Legal Dept.

Executive Officer, Executive Officer, Assistant to General Manager, General Manager, Logistics & Insurance Akira Tsuyuguchi Environment & Infrastructure Business Business Division, Unit General Manager, Logistics Management Dept. Executive Officer, Executive Officer, General Manager, Automotive Division, General Manager for South America, Shoichiro Oka No. 2 President of Sumitomo Corporation do Brasil S.A., General Manager, Recife Office

６）Newly Appointed Director (Proposed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 4 persons Name New As of April 1 Hideki Iwasawa Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Administration Officer Shares owned in the Chief Administration Officer Company: 17,600 Masao Tabuchi Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Executive Officer, Responsible Shares owned in the Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Chubu Region Company: 10,400 for Chubu Region Hirohiko Imura Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Media, Network, General Manager, Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Shares owned in the Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit Company: 3,900 Business Unit Makoto Horie Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Metal Products Shares owned in the General Manager, Metal Products Business Unit Company: 12,200 Business Unit

5 ７）Retirement from Directors (After the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 4 persons Name New As of April 1 Special Adviser Representative Director, Shinichi Sasaki Assistant to President and CEO

Special Adviser Representative Director, Takuro Kawahara Assistant to President and CEO

Special Adviser Representative Director, Kazuhisa Togashi Assistant to President and CEO

Adviser Representative Director, Yasuyuki Abe Assistant to President and CEO

８）Reappointment of Directors (Proposed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 8 persons All Directors, except for 4 persons who will retire from Directors, will be proposed to be reappointed as Directors. All Directors (proposed at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June), except for Mr. Ohmori, Mr. Harada and Mr. Matsunaga, will be proposed to be appointed as Representative Director.

6 Ⅱ．The personnel changes of Corporate Officers １）Newly Appointed Corporate Officers (As of April 1) : 9 persons Name As of April 1 Current Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Metal Products General Manager, Metal Products for for Automotive & Railway Industry Automotive & Railway Industry Division, Division, Kenji Setogawa Sumisho Steel Corporation General Manager, Specialty Steel Business Dept., Sumisho Steel Corporation Corporate Officer, Assistant to General Manager, Myanmar Assistant to General Manager, Network Telecommunication Business Project Yoshiaki Benino Division, Dept., KDDI Summit Global Myanmar Co., Ltd. KDDI Summit Global Myanmar Co., Ltd.

Corporate Officer, General Manager, Renewable Energy Deputy General Manager, Environment & Business Dept. No.1, Infrastructure Project Business Division, Summit Energy Corporation Daisuke Ohashi General Manager, Renewable Energy Business Dept. No.1, Summit Energy Corporation Corporate Officer, General Manager, Construction General Manager, Construction & Mining Equipment Dept. No.3 Kanji Tojo Systems Division

Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Corporate General Manager, Planning ＆ Planning & Coordination Dept., Mitsuhiro Takeda Administration Dept., Environment & Assistant to General Manager, Risk Infrastructure Business Unit Management Dept. Corporate Officer, General Manager, Steel Sheet & Tubular Assistant General Manager for the Products for Automotive Industries Americas, Business Dept., General Manager, Steel & Non-Ferrous Sumisho Steel Corporation Katsuya Inubushi Metal Group in Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Group, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, General Manager, Chicago Office Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager, Media Iehisa Nakamura General Manager, Media Division Division

Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Yoshinori Mukaida Deputy General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Dept. Planning & Coordination Dept.

Corporate Officer, General Manager, Transportation & Assistant General Manager for Europe, Construction Systems Unit in Sumitomo Middle East, Africa & CIS, Corporation Europe Group, Bin Haga COO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited Group, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited

7 ２）The Other Personnel Changes of Corporate Officers (As of April 1) Name As of April 1 Current Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, Assistant to General Manager, Assistant to General Manager, Logistics Environment & Infrastructure Business & Insurance Business Division, Tetsuo Oshima Unit Sumisho Global Logistics (China) Co., Ltd., Logistics Group in Sumitomo Corporation China Group Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Asia & Assistant General Manager for Asia & Oceania, Oceania, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania General Manager, Iron, Steel & Non- Group, Ferrous Metal Business Unit in Sumitomo Tsuneaki Maeda President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Group, Corporation Thailand Ltd., President and CEO, Sumitomo President and CEO, Sumi-Thai Corporation Thailand Ltd., International Limited President and CEO, Sumi-Thai International Limited Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Europe, General Manager, Mineral Resources Middle East, Africa & CIS, Division No.2 Kazuyuki Takahashi General Manager for Africa, General Manager, Sumitomo Corporation Africa Pty Ltd Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager for South America, General Manager, Materials & Supplies Hiroshi Tomishima President of Sumitomo Corporation do Division Brasil S.A., General Manager, Recife Office Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Human Resources General Manager, Human Resources Tsuneyuki Okada Dept., Dept. General Manager, Employee Relations & Compensation Dept. Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Chubu Office Assistant General Manager for Asia & Oceania, Katsuya Okihiro Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Group, President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation India Private Limited Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for the General Manager, Planning ＆ Americas, Administration Dept., Environment & Executive Vice President and CFO of Infrastructure Business Unit Takayuki Seishima Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Group, Executive Vice President and CFO of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Food & Agriculture Assistant to General Manager, Food & Tetsuro Tajima Business Division Agriculture Business Division, KI Fresh Access, Inc. Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Logistics & Insurance Deputy General Manager, Logistics & Yasushi Fukuda Business Division Insurance Business Division, Sumisho Global Logistics Co., Ltd.

8 Name As of April 1 Current Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Mineral Assistant General Manager for Europe, Resources Division No.2, Middle East, Africa & CIS, Kyo Onojima General Manager, Coal Dept. General Manager for Africa, General Manager, Sumitomo Corporation Africa Pty Ltd Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager for Asia & General Manager, Employee Relations & Oceania, Compensation Dept. General Manager, Asia & Oceania Shinji Nakano Corporate Unit in Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Group, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte. Ltd. Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Global Power Deputy General Manager, Global Power Infrastructure Business Division, Infrastructure Business Division, Norihiko Nonaka General Manager, IPP & IWPP Dept. General Manager, IPP & IWPP Dept. No.1 No.1, General Manager, Battery Business Development Dept. Corporate Officer, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Finance Dept. Assistant General Manager for Asia & Oceania, General Manager, Asia & Oceania Masaru Shiomi Corporate Unit in Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Group, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte. Ltd.

9 Ⅲ．The personnel changes of the employees along with the above personnel changes of Board Members, Executive Officers and Corporate Officers (As of April 1) Name As of April 1 Current Assistant General Manager, Steel Sheet General Manager, Steel & Non-Ferrous & Construction Steel Products Division, Metal Group in Sumitomo Corporation of Senior Assistant to Senior Managing Americas Group, Kenji Iijima Executive Officer, Responsible for Kansai Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Region, General Manager, Chicago Office Sumisho Steel Corporation General Manager, Steel Sheet & Tubular Deputy General Manager, Steel Sheet & Products for Automotive Industries Tubular Products for Automotive Masaki Morohoshi Business Dept., Industries Business Dept., Sumisho Steel Corporation Sumisho Steel Corporation General Manager, Specialty Steel Deputy General Manager, Specialty Steel Masaki Sasamoto Business Dept., Business Dept., Sumisho Steel Corporation Sumisho Steel Corporation General Manager, Automotive Assistant to General Manager, Manufacturing Business Dept.2 Automotive Manufacturing Business Yasushi Nishikawa Dept.2, Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. de C.V. General Manager, Automotive Sales and Assistant to General Manager, Nobuhiro Yoshida Marketing Dept.1 Automotive Sales and Marketing Dept.1, Ukraine General Manager, Construction Deputy General Manager, Construction Ryo Onodera Equipment Sales & Marketing Dept. No.1 Equipment Dept. No.2

General Manager, Construction Assistant to General Manager, Equipment Sales & Marketing Dept. No.2 Construction Equipment Dept. No.1, SC Construction Machinery (Shanghai) Corporation, Koji Aso SC Construction Machinery (Shanghai) LTD., China Transportation & Construction System Business Unit in Sumitomo Corporation China Group General Manager, Construction General Manager, Construction Tatsuhisa Hiramatsu Equipment Rental Business Dept. Equipment Dept. No.2

General Manager, Battery Business Assistant to General Manager, Battery Tsuyoshi Ogata Development Dept. Business Development Dept.

General Manager, Logistics Management General Manager, Global Logistics Dept. Koji Hishida Dept.

General Manager, Logistics Business Assistant to General Manager, Global Kenji Abe Dept. Logistics Dept., Sumisho Global Logistics Co., Ltd. Assistant to General Manager, Logistics General Manager, Global Logistics Tomoaki Anzai Business Dept., Business Dept. Sumisho Global Logistics Co., Ltd. General Manager, Integrated Mobile General Manager, Investment Business Dept. Development Dept., Tsuyoshi Konda General Manager, Telecommunication Business Dept. General Manager, IT Solution Dept., General Manager, Mobile & Internet Hiroyuki Koike General Manager, Investment Business Dept. Development Dept.

10 Name As of April 1 Current Assistant General Manager, Materials, General Manager, Wood Resources Katsunori Takamitsu Supplies & Real Estate Division Business Dept. (Materials & Supplies)

General Manager, Wood Resources Deputy General Manager, Wood Kosuke Yamakita Business Dept. Resources Business Dept.

Assistant to General Manager, Mineral General Manager, Coal Dept. Susumu Ishihara Resources Division No.2

General Manager, Iron, Steel & Non- Assistant to General Manager, Iron, Steel Ferrous Metal Business Unit in Sumitomo & Non-Ferrous Metal Business Unit in Corporation Asia & Oceania Group, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Kazunari Sakata Sumitomo Corporation Thailand Ltd., Group, Sumi-Thai International Limited Sumitomo Corporation Thailand Ltd., Sumi-Thai International Limited Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania General Manager, Construction Group, Equipment Dept. No.1 Masahiro Narikiyo President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation India Private Limited General Manager, Transportation & General Manager, Automotive Sales and Construction Systems Unit in Sumitomo Marketing Dept.1 Tomohiro Yoneyama Corporation Europe Group, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited General Manager, Tubular Products Assistant to General Manager, Tubular Group in Sumitomo Corporation of Products Group in Sumitomo Corporation Yukihito Americas Group, of Americas Group, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, General Manager, Houston Office Houston Office General Manager, Machinery & Power General Manager, Automotive Business Group in Sumitomo Corporation Manufacturing Business Dept.2 Shinichi Kato of Americas Group, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, General Manager, Detroit Office

11 Ⅳ．Organizational Changes (As of April 1)

１） Reorganization of Corporate Group

Effective April 1, 2015, we will recognize the Corporate Group as set forth on Attachment 1.

To strengthen the support functions provided by the Corporate Group to Business Units by raising the level of collaboration, we are going to consolidate existing groups into a single entity. The management team for the new, consolidated Corporate Group will include CSO (Chief Strategy Officer), CAO (Chief Administration Officer) and CFO (Chief Financial Officer).

２） Reorganization of Business Units

Effective April 1, 2015, we will recognize Business Units as set forth on Attachment 2.

We will transfer “Tire Dept.” under the current “Materials & Supplies Division” to “Automotive Division, No. 2” along with consolidating “Materials & Supplies Division” and “Construction & Real Estate Division” to create a new division called “Materials, Supplies & Real Estate Division.” Through this reorganization, we aim to pursue business synergies and to further leverage our integrated corporate strength.

12 Attachment 1

Reorganization of Corporate Group (effective on April 1, 2015)

(Current) (New）

Corporate Autitor's Administration Dept. Corporate Autitor's Administration Dept. Internal Auditing Dept. Internal Auditing Dept.

Corporate Planning & Coordination Group CSO

Corporate Planning & Coordination Dept. Corporate Planning & Coordination Dept.

Global Strategy & Coordination Dept. Global Strategy & Coordination Dept.

Secretarial Dept.

Investor Relations Dept. Investor Relations Dept. (* co-control)

Corporate Communications Dept. Corporate Communications Dept.

Environment & CSR Dept. Environment & CSR Dept.

Information Technologies Planning & Promotion Dept. Information Technologies Planning & Promotion Dept.

Human Resources, General Affairs & Legal Group CAO

Secretarial Dept.

Human Resources Dept. Human Resources Dept.

Employee Relations & Compensation Dept. Employee Relations & Compensation Dept.

Corporate Legal & General Affairs Dept. Corporate Legal & General Affairs Dept.

Legal Dept. Legal Dept.

Financial Resources Management Group CFO

Finance Dept. Finance Dept.

Structured Finance Dept. Structured Finance Dept.

Accounting Controlling Dept. Accounting Controlling Dept.

General Accounting Dept. General Accounting Dept.

Risk Management Dept. Risk Management Dept.

Treasury Services Dept. Treasury Services Dept.

Treasury Administrative Dept. Treasury Administrative Dept.

Accounting Dept., Corporate Group Accounting Dept., Corporate Group

Investor Relations Dept. (* co-control)

Accounting Dept., Metal Products Business Unit Accounting Dept., Metal Products Business Unit

Accounting Dept., Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit Accounting Dept., Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit

Accounting Dept., Environment & Infrastructure Business Unit Accounting Dept., Environment & Infrastructure Business Unit

Accounting Dept., Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit Accounting Dept., Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit

Accounting Dept., Mineral Resources Energy, Chemical & Electronics Business Unit Accounting Dept., Mineral Resources Energy, Chemical & Electronics Business Unit

13 Attachment 2

Reorganization of Business Units (effective on April 1, 2015)

(Current) (New）

Metal Products Business Unit Metal Products Business Unit

Steel Sheet & Construction Steel Products Division Steel Sheet & Construction Steel Products Division

Metal Products for Automotive & Railway Industry Division Metal Products for Automotive & Railway Industry Division

Light Metals & Specialty Steel Sheet Division Light Metals & Specialty Steel Sheet Division

Tubular Products Division Tubular Products Division

Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit Transportation & Construction Systems Business Unit

Ship, Aerospace & Transportation Systems Division Ship, Aerospace & Transportation Systems Division

Automotive Division, No.1 Automotive Division, No.1

Automotive Division, No.2 Automotive Division, No.2

Construction & Mining Systems Division Construction & Mining Systems Division

Environment & Infrastructure Business Unit Environment & Infrastructure Business Unit

Environment & Infrastructure Project Business Division Environment & Infrastructure Project Business Division

Global Power Infrastructure Business Division Global Power Infrastructure Business Division

Logistics & Insurance Business Division Logistics & Insurance Business Division

Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit

Media Division Media Division

Network Division Network Division

Lifestyle & Retail Business Division Lifestyle & Retail Business Division

Food & Agriculture Business Division Food & Agriculture Business Division

Materials & Supplies Division Materials, Supplies & Real Estate Division

Construction & Real Estate Division

Mineral Resources, Energy, Chemical & Electronics Business Unit Mineral Resources, Energy, Chemical & Electronics Business Unit

Mineral Resouces Division No.1 Mineral Resouces Division No.1

Mineral Resources Division No.2 Mineral Resources Division No.2

Energy Division Energy Division

Basic Chemicals & Electronics Division Basic Chemicals & Electronics Division

Life Science Division Life Science Division

14 ＜Reference materials＞ Ⅰ．Executive Officers (As of April 1) : 37 persons

＜◎：Representative Director＞ ＜○：Proposed to be appointed as a Representative Director at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for this coming June＞

Position Name Assignment President and CEO Kuniharu Nakamura ◎

Executive Vice President General Manager, Transportation & Naoki Hidaka Construction Systems Business Unit ◎

Chief Financial Officer Hiroyuki Inohara ◎ General Manager, Environment & Michihiko Kanegae Infrastructure Business Unit ◎

Senior Managing Responsible for Kansai Region, Executive Officer Masaru Nakamura General Manager, Kansai Office

Chief Administration Officer Hideki Iwasawa ○ General Manager, Mineral Resources, Masahiro Fujita Energy, Chemical & Electronics Business ◎ Unit

Assistant CFO, Accounting, Koichi Takahata General Manager, Accounting Controlling Dept. Managing Executive General Manager, Internal Auditing Officer Kiyoshi Ogawa Dept.

General Manager for Asia & Oceania, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Masao Sekiuchi Oceania Group, President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte. Ltd. Assistant CFO, Risk Management, Masato Sugimori General Manager, Risk Management Dept. Assistant CFO, Finance Akira Satake General Manager for East Asia, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation China Group, Hiroki Inoue General Manager, Beijing Head Office, General Manager, Sumitomo Corporation (China) Holding Ltd. Chief Strategy Officer, Masao Tabuchi Managing Executive Officer, Responsible ○ for Chubu Region

General Manager, Media, Network, Hirohiko Imura Lifestyle Related Goods & Services ○ Business Unit

15 Position Name Assignment Managing Executive General Manager for Europe, Middle Officer East, Africa & CIS, General Manager for Europe, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe Kiyoshi Sunobe Group, Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Holding Limited, Chairman and Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited General Manager, Metal Products Makoto Horie Business Unit ○

General Manager for the Americas, President and CEO of Sumitomo Toshikazu Nambu Corporation of Americas Group, Director and President of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas General Manager, Corporate Planning & Masayuki Hyodo Coordination Dept.

Executive Officer General Manager, Steel Sheet & Fumihiro Koba Construction Steel Products Division, Sumisho Steel Corporation

Assistant to General Manager, Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Shoichi Kato Services Business Unit, KI Fresh Access, Inc.

Assistant to General Manager, Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Atsushi Shinohara Services Business Unit, Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd.

General Manager, Energy Division, Shingo Ueno General Manager, E&P and Natural Gas Business Dept.

General Manager, Light Metals & Osamu Ishimura Specialty Steel Sheet Division, Sumisho Steel Corporation

Assistant CAO, General Affairs & Legal, Michihiko Hosono General Manager, Legal Dept.

Assistant to General Manager, Akira Tsuyuguchi Environment & Infrastructure Business Unit Assistant to CSO, Hiroyuki Takai Sumitomo Corporation Global Research Co. Ltd.

General Manager, Planning & Administration Dept., Mineral Resources, Takeshi Saraoka Energy, Chemical & Electronics Business Unit General Manager, Tubular Products Shuichi Division

16 Position Name Assignment Executive Officer General Manager, Planning & Administration Dept., Media, Network, Hideo Ogawa Lifestyle Related Goods & Services Business Unit Assistant to General Manager, Media, Network, Lifestyle Related Goods & Daisuke Mikogami Services Business Unit, Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. General Manager, Automotive Division, Shoichiro Oka No. 2

General Manager, Mineral Resources Tsuyoshi Oikawa Division No.2

General Manager, Global Power Tsutomu Akimoto Infrastructure Business Division

Assistant General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa & CIS, Masato Ishida General Manager for Middle East, Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Middle East FZE General Manager, Ship, Aerospace & Takeshi Murata Transportation Systems Division

General Manager, Materials, Supplies & Real Estate Division, Nobuki Ando General Manager, General Construction Development & Coordination Dept.

17 Ⅱ．Board Members (After the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June) : 12 persons Name

Chairman Kazuo Ohmori

Representative Director, President and CEO Kuniharu Nakamura

Representative Director Naoki Hidaka

Representative Director Hiroyuki Inohara

Representative Director Michihiko Kanegae

Representative Director Hideki Iwasawa

Representative Director Masahiro Fujita

Representative Director Masao Tabuchi

Representative Director Hirohiko Imura

Representative Director Makoto Horie

Outside Director Akio Harada

Outside Director Kazuo Matsunaga

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