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Changes of Representative Director and other Senior Management

May 23, 2016

Changes of Representative Director and other Senior Management

INPEX CORPORATION hereby announces that the following changes of representative director and other senior management are decided at a board of directors meeting today. The changes are subject to the approval of the 10th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2016, and a board of directors meeting following the shareholders meeting.

1. Change of Representative Director (as of June 28, 2016)

2. Reason for Change

   In accordance with proactive management structure reforms.

   Name	Current Title	New Title
   Naoki Kuroda	Representative Director, Chairman	Senior Corporate Advisor

3. Change of Representative Director Retiring Representative Director

5. Changes of other Senior Management (as of June 28, 2016)

6. Name	Current Title	New Title
   Kimihisa Kittaka	Executive Officer Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Planning General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning Unit General Manger, Corporate Communications Unit Corporate Strategy & Planning	Director, Managing Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Planning

7. Changes of Directors (1)New Directors

   Division
   Nobuharu Sase	Executive Officer Vice President, Oil & Gas Business General Manager, Oil Marketing Unit Oil & Gas Business Division 1	Director, Managing Executive Officer Senior Vice President, General Administration
   Jun Yanai	-	Outside Director NOTE
   Isao Matsushita	-	Outside Director NOTE

   NOTE

   • Mr. Jun Yanai is retiring Member of the Board of Mitsubishi Corporation on June 24, 2016.

   • Mr. Isao Matsushita is currently serving as Advisor of JX Holdings, Inc.

   (2)Retiring Directors

   Name	Current Title	New Title
   Seiji Yui	Director, Senior Executive Vice President Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Planning In charge of Compliance of the Company	Advisor
   Wataru Tanaka	Director, Managing Executive Officer Senior Vice President, General Administration	Counselor
   Seiji Kato	Outside Director	Retiring
   Hiroji Adachi	Outside Director	Retiring

8. Changes of Executive Officers

9. New Executive Officer

   Name	Current Title	New Title
   Nobusuke Shimada	General Manager, Exploration & Production Unit Asia, Oceania & Offshore Japan Project Division	Executive Officer Vice President, Asia & AustralasiaGeneral Manager, Exploration & Production Unit Asia, Oceania & Offshore Japan Project Division

10. Advancement of Executive Officers

    Name	Current Title	New Title
    Masahiro Murayama	Director, Managing Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting
    Seiya Ito	Director, Managing Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Ichthys Project	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Senior Vice President, Ichthys Project
    Atsushi Sakamoto	Executice Officer Vice President, Ichthys Project Director, Onshore Project, Perth Office	Managing Executice OfficerVice President, Ichthys Project Director, Onshore Project, Perth Office

11. Change of Title of Director

12. Name	Current Title	New Title
    Masaharu Sano	Director, Senior Executive Vice President Senior Vice President, Technical Headquarters In charge of HSE of the Company	Director, Senior Executive Vice President Senior Vice President, Technical Headquarters In charge of HSE and Compliance of the Company

    Media Contact: INPEX Tokyo Office, Public Relations Group, Tel) +81-3-5572-0233