Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal : Change in Board Members, Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Officers

March 1, 2017 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Change in Board Members, Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Officers

This is to announce that, at a meeting of the board of directors held today, (i) the candidates for the board of directors and the audit & supervisory board to be submitted to the 93rd Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late June 2017 were decided and (ii) (x) the appointment of members of the board of directors with titles, (y) the appointment of representative directors and (z) division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents and Managing Directors that will be members of the board of directors, each of which will be officially resolved at the meeting of the board of directors to be held immediately after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, were decided.

Also, it was resolved to undertake the following matters effective as of April 1: (i) the change in division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents, Managing Directors and Directors that will be members of the board of directors and (ii) (x) the appointment of Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers and (y) division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers.

1. Candidates for Members of the Board of Directors to be Submitted to the 93rd Annual Meeting of Shareholders (scheduled for late June 2017)

   (The appointment of members of the board of directors with titles, the appointment of representative directors and division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents and Managing Directors that will be members of the board of directors will be officially resolved at the meeting of the board of directors to take place immediately after the 93rd Annual Meeting of Shareholders.)

   Name Title (planned) Division of Business Responsibilities and Delegation of Office (planned)

   Shoji MUNEOKA Representative Director and

   Chairman

   Kosei SHINDO Representative Director and President

   Soichiro SAKUMA Representative Director and

   Executive Vice President

   • General Administration; Legal; Internal Control & Audit; Business Process Innovation; Human Resources; Environment

     Yasumitsu SAEKI Representative Director and

     Executive Vice President

   • Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation & Logistics; Project Development; Machinery & Materials Procurement; Steel Products Units; Domestic Office and Branches

   • Cooperating with Executive Vice President E. Hashimoto on Overseas Offices

     Shinji FUJINO Representative Director and Executive Vice President

   • Intellectual Property; Safety; Plant Safety; Technical Administration & Planning; Standardization; Quality Management; Plant Engineering and Facility Management; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking Technology; Energy Technology; Slag & Cement

   • Cooperating with Executive Vice President S. Sakuma on Environment

   Eiji HASHIMOTO Representative Director and

   Executive Vice President

   • Head of Global Business Development

   • Overseas Offices

     Kenji TAKAHASHI Representative Director and

     Executive Vice President

   • Head of Research and Development

     Toshiharu SAKAE Representative Director and

     Executive Vice President

   • Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning; Accounting & Finance; Raw Materials

     Shinji TANIMOTO Managing Director, Member

     of the Board

   • Intellectual Property; Technical Administration & Planning; Plant Engineering and Facility Management ; Ironmaking Technology; Steelmaking Technology; Energy Technology

   • Rendering Assistance to Executive Vice President Y. Saeki on Steel Products Units

   • Cooperating with Managing Director S. Nakamura on Transportation & Logistics Technology

     Shinichi NAKAMURA Managing Director, Member

     of the Board

   • Head of Unit, Flat Products Unit; Project Leader, Shanghai-Baoshan Cold- rolled & Coated Sheet Products Project, Global Business Development Sector; Project Leader, India Continuous Annealing & Processing Line Project, Global Business Development Sector

   • Marketing Administration & Planning; Transportation & Logistics

     Toshihiko KUNISHI * Managing Director, Member

     of the Board

   • Head of Unit, Pipe & Tube Unit; Project Leader, VSB Project, Global Business Development Sector

   Mutsutake OTSUKA Director, Member of the Board Ichiro FUJISAKI Director, Member of the Board

   Notes:

   • An asterisk (*) indicates a new candidate for a member of the board of directors.

   • Messrs. Otsuka and Fujisaki meet the requirements of an outside director as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

2. Candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member to be Submitted to the 93rd Annual Meeting of Shareholders (scheduled for late June 2017)

   Name Current Position

   Katsunori NAGAYASU Audit & Supervisory Board Member

   Notes:

   • Mr. Nagayasu meets the requirements of an outside company auditor as set forth in Article 2, Item 16 of the Companies Act.

3. Change in the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Executive Vice Presidents, Managing Directors and Directors that will be members of the board of directors, the appointment of Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers and the division of business responsibilities and delegation of office for Managing Executive Officers and Executive Officers as of April 1

Shoji MUNEOKA

Kosei SHINDO

Soichiro SAKUMA • General Administration; Legal; Internal Control &

Audit; Business Process Innovation; Human Resources; Environment