May 9, 2014

Name of the company: Tsubakimoto Chain, Co.

Representative: Isamu Osa, President and Representative Director

Code number: 6371 Listed on first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

Inquiries: Sachiko Wada, Manager, Office of the President

Tel: +81 (6) 6441-0054

N o t i ce co n ce rn i n g ch a n g e s i n R ep re s en t a t i v e D i rect o r an d E xe c u t i ve O f f i c e r P os i t i on s

The personnel changes indicated below were provisionally decided at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 9, 2014. These changes will be officially decided at the 105th regular Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 27, 2014, and at the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after the Annual General Meeting.

1. Change in Representative Director

1) Reason for change:
To improve profitability by strengthening and reinforcing the management structure of the firm
2) Name and position of new Representative Director

Name: Toru Fujiwara

• New position: Representative Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer
3) Effective date: June 27, 2014
4) Brief personal record of new Representative Director

Name (Date of birth)

Brief personal record

Shares owned

Toru Fujiwara

February 14, 1950 (Age: 64)

April 1973 Joined Tsubakimoto Chain, Co.

34,038 shares

Toru Fujiwara

February 14, 1950 (Age: 64)

October 2000 Manager of Engineering, Automotive Parts

Division

34,038 shares

Toru Fujiwara

February 14, 1950 (Age: 64)

June 2003 Director

34,038 shares

Toru Fujiwara

February 14, 1950 (Age: 64)

June 2004 Director & Executive Officer

34,038 shares

Toru Fujiwara

February 14, 1950 (Age: 64)

June 2005 Director & Managing Executive Officer

34,038 shares

Toru Fujiwara

February 14, 1950 (Age: 64)

Director & Senior Managing Executive

June 2010 Officer

(Presently employed in this position)

34,038 shares

Toru Fujiwara

February 14, 1950 (Age: 64)

34,038 shares

2. Changes among Directors and Executive Officers (As of June 27)

New Director candidates

Name

New position

Current position

Tetsufumi Matsuura

Director & Managing Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer

Yasushi Ohara

Director & Executive Officer

Executive Officer

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