New Appointment of Directors & Officers

Nikon Corporation (KARIYA, Michio, President, Tokyo) announces that the board of directors decided today its recommendation for new appointments of Directors and Officers to be proposed to the ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting on the coming June 29, 2010 and the Board of Directors Meeting to follow it.

1. Promoting Director Nominees

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Representative Director, Chairman of the Board	KARIYA, Michio	Representative Director, President, Member of the Board, CEO and COO
   Representative Director, President, Member of the Board	KIMURA, Makoto	Representative Director, Member of the Board & Executive Vice President, President of Imaging Company

2. New Director Nominees

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	OKAMOTO, Yasuyuki	Executive Officer, President & CEO, Nikon Inc.
   Director, Member of the Board	HIGUCHI, Koukei	Counsellor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

3. Promoting Officer Nominee

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer	HASHIZUME, Norio	Director, Member of the Board & Operating Officer, General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department

4. New Officer Nominees

   Proposed title	Name	Current title
   Operating Officer	SHIMODA, Osamu	General Manager of Corporate Planning Department

5. Retiring Director

   Current title	Name
   Director, Member of the Board	KONO, Shunji

6. Retiring Officers

   Current title	Name
   Operating Officer	HASHIMOTO, Teruo
   Operating Officer	OKAJIMA, Masaaki
   Teruo HASHIMOTO will be nominated as Counselor. Masaaki OKAJIMA will be nominated as Counselor.