Kyocera Corporation resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on March 25, 2015 changes in directors, executive officers and assignments. Ken Ishii appointed as Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) [General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group] from Director Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group]. Hiroshi Fure appointed to new title as Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) [General Manager of Corporate Automotive Components Group] from present title of Director Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Automotive Components Group].

Yoji Date is appointed to new title as Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer) [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Connector Products Corporation] (Japan) from Director Managing Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Connector Products Corporation] (Japan). Setsuo Sasaki appointed to new title as (Senior Executive Officer) [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co. Ltd.] (Japan) from Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co.

Ltd.] (Japan). Shigeru Koyama appointed to new title as (Senior Executive Officer) [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Fineceramics GmbH] (Germany) from Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Fineceramics GmbH] (Germany). Koichi Kano appointed to new title as (Senior Executive Officer) [General Manager of Corporate Development Group] Executive Officer frpm [General Manager of Corporate Development Group].

Hiroshi Funatogawa appointed to new title as Executive Officer [(General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group)] from Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group] [President and Director of KYOCERA Communications Inc.] (U.S.A.). Toshihide Koyano appointed to new title as Executive Officer [(General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group)] from Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group]. The newly appointed Executive Officers as of April 1, 2015 were Takashi Kuki appointed to new title as Executive Officer [(President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.)] (Japan) from [Director and Managing Executive Officer of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.] (Japan).

Hideo Tanimoto appointed to new title as Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Group] from [General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Group]. Takashi Okunosono Executive Officer appointed to new title as [General Manager of Corporate Printing Device Group] from [General Manager of Corporate Printing Device Group]. Masayuki Saito appointed to new title as Executive Officer [(Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group)] from [General Manager of Communication Equipment Engineering Group, Corporate Communication Equipment Group].

The resignation of Director and Executive Officers as of March 31, 2015 were John Gilbertson as Director [Board Chairman and CEO of AVX Corporation] (U.S.A.). Nobuo Kitamura as Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group] and Yoichi Yamashita as Executive Officer [General Manager of Production Technology & Development Group, Corporate R&D Group]. The Resignation of Directors as of late June 2015 were Katsumi Komaguchi as Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Japan).

To resign from Senior Managing Executive Officer as of March 31, 2015 and become Director as well as Vice Chairman and Representative Director of KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Japan) as of April 1, 2015. To resign from Director at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2015. Yasuyuki Yamamoto Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group.

To resign from Senior Managing Executive Officer as well as General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group as of March 31, 2015 and become Director as of April 1, 2015. To resign from Director at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2015 and become part-time Advisor.