NEWS RELEASE Teijin Announces Changes in Advisory Board Members Tokyo, Japan, May 1, 2015 --- Teijin Limited announced today changes in the members of its Advisory Board, effective immediately. Dr. Alexander H.G. Rinnooy Kan, a professor of economics and business at the University of Amsterdam, has become a new member of the board.

Details of the changes are shown below. Continuing

New (as of May 1, 2015)
Alexander H.G. Rinnooy Kan University Professor, Faculty of Economics and
Business Studies, University of Amsterdam
Lord Leon Brittan, a former Vice-Chairman of UBS Investment Bank, was an honored member of the Advisory Board until his unfortunate passing on January 21, 2015.
The Advisory Board, established in June 1999 for strengthened management transparency, is a consultative body that advises on all aspects of Teijin's management, including evaluation of top executives' performance, board nominations and remuneration, and new CEO and chairman selections, including proposing candidates.
Holding two regular meetings each year, the board comprises between five and seven outside experts-two or three of whom are not Japanese-as well as Teijin's chairman (or senior advisor) and CEO.

About the Teijin Group

Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites, healthcare, films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, products converting and IT. The group has some 150 companies and around 16,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide. It posted consolidated sales of JPY784.4 billion (USD 7.7 billion) and total
assets of JPY 768.4 billion (USD 7.5 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Please visit www.teijin.com.

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Alexander H.G. Rinnooy Kan

Date of birth: October 5, 1949 Title: Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Amsterdam Career:

2012-present Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Amsterdam
2006-2012 President and crown-appointed member, Dutch Social-Economic Council
1996-2006 Member of Board of Directors, ING Group
1991-1996 President, VNO-NCW employers federation

Education:

1976 Ph.D. in mathematics, University of Amsterdam
1972 Undergraduate degree in mathematics from Leiden University

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