KOA Corporation announced that Mr. Kazuhiro Miyagi, who is one of the three members of the Independent Committee instituted in response to the "Countermeasures to Large-scale Acquisition of KOA Corporation Shares (Takeover Defense Measures)", has submitted a letter of resignation to leave the committee. Upon receiving his resignation letter, in the Meeting of Board of Directors held on August 21, 2013 appointed Akitoshi Nakamura as new Independent Committee member, effective August 21, 2013.