Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. announced the changes of directors and officers as of April 1, 2018. Hiroyoshi Fukuro, Senior Managing Executive officer, Head of Performance Materials Div. will now be changed to the position of Senior Executive Vice President with responsibilities of Research Planning Dept. Hitoshi Suzuki, Executive Officer, Head of Materials Research Laboratories will now be changed to the position of Managing Executive Officer, Head of Performance Materials Div. Shinsuke Yagi, Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Sodegaura Plant will now be changed to the position of Managing Executive officer, Head of Production Technology Dept. Yuji Nishida, Plant Manager of Onoda plant will now be changed to the position of Plant Manager of Toyama Plant. Yasushi Takako, Associate Executive Officer, Deputy Plant Manager of Toyama Plant will now be changed to the position of Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Sodegaura Plant. Masafumi Nomura, Deputy Plant Manager of Onoda Plant will now be appointed as Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Saitama Plant. Hideyuki Endo, General Manager of Display Materials Dept., Performance Materials Div. will now be changed to the position of Executive Officer, Head of Materials Research Laboratories. Masataka Hatanaka, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Production Technology Dept. will not have any new position. Takeshi Iwata is retired as Managing Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Toyama Plant. Naoki Matsumoto, Managing Associate Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Saitama Plant will now be changed to the position of Senior Managing Associate Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Onoda Plant. Tomoyuki Ogura, Associate Executive Officer, Deputy Head and General Manager of Agricultural Chemicals Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories will now be changed to the position of Managing Associate Executive Officer, Head of Intellectual Property Dept. Takeshi Mita, Associate Executive Officer, Chief Research Chemist of Agricultural Chemicals Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories will now be changed to the position of Managing Associate Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Chemical Research Laboratories. Hideki Yanagi will be appointed as Associate Executive Officer, Deputy Plant Manager of Toyama Plant. Takeshi Takahashi, General Manager of Business Strategy Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div. will now be changed to the position of Associate Executive Officer, Head of Purchasing Dept. Kenji Tanimoto will be appointed as Associate Executive Officer. Takuya Kakuta is retired as Senior Managing Associate Executive Officer, Head of Intellectual Property Dept. Naoki Wada, Manager of Basic Chemicals Dept., Chemicals Div. will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Basic Chemicals Dept., Chemicals Div. Takakazu Nakata, Manager of Display Materials Dept., Performance Materials Div. will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Display Materials Dept., Performance Materials Div. Shinya Arase, Manager of Semiconductor Materials Dept., Performance Materials Div. will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Semiconductor Materials Dept., Performance Materials Div. Akihiro Mouri, Manager of Sales Planning Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div. will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Business Strategy Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div. Yuji Sato, General Manager of International Operations Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div. will now be changed to the position of Head of International Operations, Agricultural Chemicals Div. Gentaro Uchiyama, Manager of International Operations Dept. Agricultural Chemicals Div. will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Market Development Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div. Hideaki Suzuki, Manager of Administration Group, Materials Research Laboratories will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Risk Compliance Office, Corporate Planning Dept. Jun Murakawa, Manager of Production Technology Dept. will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Technical Development Dept., Toyama Plant. Atsumi Aoki, Manager of Production Technology Dept. will now be changed to the position of Deputy Plant Manager of Onoda Plant. Toshio Niki, Manager of Planning & Development Dept., Agricultural Chemicals Div. will now be changed to the position of General Manager of Agricultural Chemicals Research Dept., Chemical Research Laboratories. As of June 27, 2018, the company appointed Hitoshi Suzuki as Director. Hidenori Takishita, Director as of April 1, 2018 will not have any new position as of June 27, 2018. Masataka Hatanaka, Director as of April 1, 2018 will retire as of June 27, 2018. Directors are subjected to approval at the 148th general shareholders' meeting scheduled on June 27, 2018.