February 9, 2018

Company name: Lion Corporation

Representative: Itsuo Hama, Representative Director,

President Executive Officer

Security code: 4912; the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Notice Concerning a Change of Representative Director

Lion Corporation herein announces a decision made at its Board of Directors' meeting held today regarding a change in its representative director lineup. This change will be finalized upon the approval of the 157th Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for March 29, 2018, and a resolution at an ensuing Board of Directors' meeting. Details are as follows.

  • 1. Reason for the Change

    To renew the Company's management team in conjunction with the end of the current Representative Director's tenure.

  • 2. Details of the Change

(1)Retiring Representative Director

Name

New position

Current position

Yuji Watari

Consultant

Representative Director,

Senior Managing Executive Officer

(2)New Representative Director

Name

New position

Current position

Masazumi Kikukawa

Representative Director,

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Director, Managing Executive

Officer

3. Career History of New Representative Director

Please refer to the attached reference.

4.

Effective Date March 29, 2018

Reference

Profile of New Representative Director

Name (Date of Birth)

Brief Biography, Including Positions and Responsibilities at

Lion Corporation

No. of Lion Corp. Shares

Owned*

Masazumi

Kikukawa (October 26, 1959)

April 1984

Joined Lion CorporationJanuary 2008 Director of Fabric Care Business Department,

Household Products Division

January 2010 Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Household Products Division

January 2012 Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Health & Home Care Products DivisionMarch 2012

Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Health & Home Care Products Business, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Executive General Manager of Health & Home Care Products Division, Responsible for Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy Department

January 2016 Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for

Health & Home Care Products Division, Health & Home Care Products Sales Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy Department

March 2016

March 2017

Executive Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Health & Home Care Products Division, Health & Home Care Products Sales Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy Department Director, Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Health & Home Care Products Division, Health & Home Care Products Sales Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy DepartmentJanuary 2018 Director, Managing Executive Officer,

Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Direct Marketing Division, International Division and Overall Chemicals Businesses (current position)

20,409

Corp. Shares

*The number of Lion Corporation shares owned is as of December 31, 2017.

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