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Division of work among directors and executive officers

June 27, 2003

At the meeting of the board of directors, held after the general meeting of shareholders on June 27, 2003, the following division of work was approved for directors and executive officers.

List of the new title and business duties of directors and executive officers are as follows:

Directors, Auditor & Executive Officers (as of June 27, 2003)

^*indicates representative director of the board

Title	Name	Business Duties
^*Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer	YOSHIDA, Shoichiro	In charge of items related to Group's management policies
^*Vice Chairman of the Board & Chief Financial Officer	ENYA, Kenji	Assistant of Chairman of the Board, comprehensive control of financial, overseas, IR and group-wide strategies
^*President, Member of the Board & Chief Operating Officer	SHIMAMURA, Teruo	In charge of company's operations
^*Executive Vice President, Member of the Board	HARA, Yasujiro	Assistant of President, President of Business Administration Center
Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KARIYA, Michio	President of Precision Equipment Company
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KUROSAWA, Masami	President of Corporate Strategy Center
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	TAMORI, Takashi	President of Office of Corporate Technology Management & President of Core Technology Center & Generel Manager of Production Technology Headquarters, Core Technology Center
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KAJIWARA, Mamoru	Vice President of Business Administration Center & General Manager of Personnel Department
Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KIMURA, Makoto	President of Imaging Company
Director, Member of the Board	TSUCHIDA, Terumichi	(Senior Corporate Advisor, Meiji Life Insurance Company)
Director, Member of the Board	KONO, Shunji	(Counselor,The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.)
Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	MIYAUCHI,Norio	Divisional President of Office of Management Strategy
Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	TOMINO, Naoki	Vice President of Imaging Company & General Manager of Development Management Department, Imaging Company

Standing Corporate Auditor	OBANA, Yuji
Standing Corporate Auditor	IMAGAWA, Yoshiro
Corporate Auditor	NAKANO,Toyoshi	(Chairman, The Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation)
Corporate Auditor	OKANO, Mitsutake	(Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation)

Executive Officer	NISHIDA, Yoichi	Chairman , Member of the Board, Nikon-Essilor Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer	SHIMIZU, Hisayuki	Assistant of President, Precision Equipment Company & General Manager of Marketing Department, Precision Equipment Company
Executive Officer	UMEDA, Yuichi	President of Instruments Company
Executive Officer	MORI, Hidetoshi	Assistant of President, Precision Eqipment Compny , & General Manager of Sales & Marketing Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company
Executive Officer	WATANABE, Takao	Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters & General Manager of Intellectual Property Strategy Department, Intellectual Property Headquarters
Executive Officer	SUWA, Kyoichi	General Manager of LCD Equipment Division, Precision Equipment Company
Executive Officer	KAWAI, Yoshimichi	General Manager of Production Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company
Executive Officer	HIRAI, Hideshi	President, Nikon Europe B.V.
Executive Officer	ICHIHARA, Yutaka	Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Optical Technology Headquarters & General Manager of Optical Technology Development Department, Optical Technology Headquarters
Executive Officer	TANIMOTO, Akikazu	Assistant of President, Precision Equipment Company
Executive Officer	USHIDA, Kazuo	General Manager of Development Headquarters, Precision Equipment Compny & General Manager of Optical Development Department, Development Headquarters

The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice.