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Notice of Organizational Change and Personnel Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

May 15, 2007

I. Organizational change

The organizational structure will be modified effective June 1, 2007 as follows:

Objectives and change

To discontinue production and sales of CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) Systems considering the future business opportunity and business profitability

The CMP Division will be closed and the following service and task will be transferred to the Core Technology Center:

After-sales service of sold systems and sales of repair parts
Application and employment of CMP related technology

II. Personnel change

The following personnel changes of Directors and Executive Officers will be implemented:

Personnel changes (as of June 1, 2007)

( ) indicates former position

^* indicates representative director of the board

Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies, in charge of overseeing Information System Headquarters, Intellectual Property Headquarters and Internal Audit Department (Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies, in charge of overseeing Information System Headquarters)	^*Executive Vice President, Member of the Board & Chief Financial Officer	TERATO, Ichiro
President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Glass Division, in charge of overseeing the Instruments Company and the Customized Products Division (President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Glass Division, in charge of overseeing the Customized Products Division and the CMP Division)	Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	SUWA, Kyoichi
In charge of Corporate Planning Department, Affiliates Administration Department and Corporate Communications & IR Department (President of Business Administration Center, in charge of Financing & Accounting Department and Corporate Communications & IR Department)	Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KAJIWARA, Mamoru
General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters, in charge of Business Development Headquarters (In charge of Business Development Headquarters and Intellectual Property Headquarters)	Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	TOMINO, Naoki
President of Business Administration Center, in charge of Financing & Accounting Department (Vice President of Precision Equipment Company & General Manager of LCD Equipment Division, Precision Equipment Company)	Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer	KAWAI, Yoshimichi
Vice President of Imaging Company (General Manager of Development Headquarters, Imaging Company)	Executive Officer	GOTO, Tetsuro
President of Instruments Company (General Manager of Customized Products Division & General Manager of Sales Department, Customized Products Division)	Executive Officer	IZAWA, Hisao

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