New Appointment of Representative Director, Directors & Officers

Nikon Corporation (KARIYA, Michio, President ) announces that the board of directors decided today its recommendation for new appointments of Representative Director, Directors and Officers to be proposed to the ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting on the coming June 26, 2009 and the Board of Directors Meeting to follow it.

1. New Representative Director Nominee

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Representative Director & Executive Vice President	KIMURA, Makoto	Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer, President of Imaging Company

2. New Director Nominees

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	MASAI, Toshiyuki	Operating Officer, President, Nikon Holdings Europe B.V. & President, Nikon Europe B.V.
   Director, Member of the Board & Operating Officer	HASHIZUME, Norio	Operating Officer, General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department

3. Promoting Officer Nominee

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Executive Officer	OKAMOTO, Yasuyuki	Operating Officer, President & CEO, Nikon Inc.

4. New Officer Nominees

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Operating Officer	GOKYU, Nobuyoshi	Managing Director, Nikon Hong Kong Ltd.
   Operating Officer	HAMADA, Tomohide	General Manager, 2nd Development Department, LCD Equipment Division, Precision Equipment Company
   Operating Officer	NAKAJIMA, Masao	General Manager, System Production Department, Production Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company

5. Retiring Director

   Current title	Name
   Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	TOMINO, Naoki

   • Naoki TOMINO will be nominated as Nikon Executive Fellow and Counselor.
6. Retiring Officers

   Current title	Name
   Operating Officer	GOTO, Tetsuro
   Operating Officer	IZAWA, Hisao

   • Tetsuro GOTO will be nominated as Nikon Fellow and Counselor.
     Hisao IZAWA will be nominated as Counselor.