Notice is hereby given regarding the organization and personnel for NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., to be established on September 29, 2005, as well as Bandai Co., Ltd. and NAMCO LIMITED.
| * NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. |
| Organization |
| Directors and Statutory Auditors |
| Managerial personnel |
| * Bandai Co., Ltd. |
| Structural reforms |
| Representative resignation |
| Director resignations |
| Statutory Auditor resignation |
| Changes among Directors |
| Managerial personnel changes |
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* NAMCO LIMITED |
| Structural reforms |
| Representative resignation |
| Director resignations |
| Statutory Auditor resignation |
| Changes among Directors |
| Managerial personnel changes |
New Company “NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.“
Notice is hereby given concerning the decisions made regarding the organization and personnel of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. (to be established September 29, 2005), the joint holding company to integrate Bandai Co., Ltd. and NAMCO LIMITED.
*About the organization of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Holdings will have cross-group functions responsible for planning and executing overall group management strategy, supporting and managing Group company activities, and providing group-wide PR&IR, financial management, and company stock related services.
| Office of the President | Special tasks, secretarial services for directors, etc. |
| Office of the Auditor | Auditing services |
| Corporate Planning Division | Planning and execution of overall group management strategy, management of Group companies, administration of various meetings |
| Corporate Administration Division | PR&IR, General Affairs & Human Resources, Finance & Accounting |

*Directors and Statutory Auditors (as of September 29, 2005)
| New Position | Name | Old Position |
| Chairman and Director | Kyushiro Takagi | NAMCO Vice-Chairman and Representative Director |
| President and Representative Director | Takeo Takasu | Bandai Chairman and Representative Director |
| Director | Masahiro Tachibana | NAMCO Senior Managing Director |
| Director | Masaatsu Hayakawa | Bandai Senior Managing Director |
| Director | Keiji Tanaka | NAMCO Managing Director |
| Director | Junji Senda | Bandai Director |
Director (Part-time); Namco President and Representative Director | Shigeichi Ishimura | NAMCO President and Representative Director |
Director (Part-time); Bandai President and Representative Director | Kazunori Ueno | Bandai President and Representative Director |
| (Outside) Director | Masatake Yone | - |
| (Outside) Director | Kazuo Ichijo | Bandai (Outside) Director |
| (Full-time) Statutory Auditor | Koichiro Honma | NAMCO (Full-time) Corporate Auditor |
| (Full-time) Statutory Auditor | Katsutoshi Hirasawa | Bandai Accounting Department, General Manager |
| Statutory Auditor | Osamu Sudo | NAMCO Corporate Auditor |
| Statutory Auditor | Koji Yanase | Bandai Statutory Auditor |
*Managerial personnel (as of September 29, 2005)
| New Position | Name | Old Position |
Office of the President, General Manager | Hiroshi Kawasaki | Bandai President Office, General Manager |
Corporate Planning Division, General Manager | Yoshinori Suzuki | NAMCO Executive Officer;
Assistant to the Corporate Office General Manager |
Corporate Administration Division,
General Manager (General Affairs, Human Resources) | Masataka Nagaike | Assistant to the Corporate Office General Manager |
Corporate Administration Division, General Manager (Public & Investor Relations, Finance & Accounting) | Yuji Asako | Bandai Accounting Department General Manager, President Office Deputy General Manager |
Bandai Co., Ltd.
Bandai Co., Ltd. will make the following structural reforms and personnel changes as part of the managerial integration with NAMCO LIMITED.
| *Bandai Co., Ltd. structural reforms (as of September 29, 2005) |
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A portion of business management for the President Office function will be transferred to the Global Department and the Global Department will change its name to the Office of Global Business Planning Office. |
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| *Bandai Co., Ltd. Representative resignation (as of September 28, 2005) |
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Chairman and Representative Director | Takeo Takasu |
| * Resigning to become President and Representative Director of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. |
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| *Bandai Co., Ltd. Director resignations (as of September 28, 2005) |
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| Senior Managing Director | Masaatsu Hayakawa |
| Director | Junji Senda |
| (Outside) Director | Kazuo Ichijo |
| * Resigning to become Directors of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. |
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| *Bandai Co., Ltd. Statutory Auditor resignation (as of September 28, 2005) |
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| Statutory Auditor | Koji Yanase |
| * Resigning to become Statutory Auditor of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. |
*Bandai Co., Ltd. changes among Directors (as of September 29, 2005)
| New Position | Name | Old Position |
Managing Director, President,Toy Hobby Company Head of Global Business Planning Office, Chinese Business Development Department | Makoto Shibasaki | Managing Direct, President, Toy Hobby Company |
Director; Chairman and Representative Director Bandai America Inc. | Ryohei Tsunoda | Director, Responsible for Overseas Projects; Chairman and Representative Director; Bandai America Inc. Head of Global Department |
Director, Responsible for Management policy; Head of, Shared Services Center; President Office, Cultural Projects Development Center,
General Affairs & Legal Affairs Department | Koichi Honda | Director, Responsible for Management policy;
Head of Shared Services Center |
*Bandai Co., Ltd. managerial personnel changes (as of September 29, 2005)
| New Position | Name | Old Position |
President Office,
Global Business Planning Office, General Manager; | Masaharu Igarashi | Global Business Department, General Manager |
NAMCO LIMITED
NAMCO LIMITED will make the following personnel changes as part of the managerial integration with Bandai Co., Ltd.
| *NAMCO LIMITED Representative resignation (as of September 28, 2005) |
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| Vice-Chairman and Representative Director | Kyushiro Takagi |
| * Resigning to become Chairman and Director of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. |
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| *NAMCO LIMITED Director resignations (as of September 28, 2005) |
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| Senior Managing Director | Masahiro Tachibana |
| Managing Director | Keiji Tanaka |
| * Resigning to become Directors of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. |
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| *NAMCO LIMITED Statuary Auditor resignation (as of September 28, 2005) |
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| (Full-time) Corporate Auditor | Koichiro Honma |
| * Resigning to become (Full-time) Statutory Auditor of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. |
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