To whom it may concern
May 13, 2015
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Securities Code: 8309 TSE, NSE)

Notice regarding Change of Representative Director

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (President: Kunitaro Kitamura; hereinafter "SuMi TRUST Holdings") hereby announces that the board of directors decided today the following change of representative director. The following change is subject to the resolutions of its general meeting of shareholders and its board of directors to be held on June 26, 2015.
1. Reason of Change
Change of representative director accompanied by the personnel change of director.
2. Newly Appointed Representative Director (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

New Position

Name

Current Position

Deputy President

(Representative Director)

Rikiya Hattori

Deputy President Executive

Officer

3. Career Summary of Newly Appointed Representative Director
Rikiya Hattori
Date of Birth: February 3, 1954

April

1978:

Joined The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "STB")

June

2005:

Appointed Executive Officer, General Manager of Financial Institutions

Department of STB

June

2006:

Appointed Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Financial

Business Promotion Department of STB

June

2007:

Appointed Managing Executive Officer of STB

June

2008:

Appointed Director, Managing Executive Officer of STB

October

2008:

Appointed Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Real

Estate Business Development Department of STB

May

2009:

Appointed Director, Managing Executive Officer of STB

April

2011:

Appointed Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of STB

April

2012:

Appointed Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust

Bank, Limited (hereinafter "SuMi TRUST Bank")

April

2013:

Appointed Deputy President of SuMi TRUST Bank (current position)

Appointed Deputy President Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Holdings (current

position)

June

2015:

Appointed Deputy President of SuMi TRUST Holdings (new position)

Number of common shares of SuMi TRUST Holdings held by the person:
95,620 (as of March 31, 2015)
End.
For further information, please contact:
IR Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Telephone: +81-3-3286-8354
Facsimile: +81-3-3286-4654

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