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2005/09/13

Name of the Company: Bandai Co., Ltd.
Name and Position of the Representative: Kazunori Ueno
President and Representative Director

Name of the Company: NAMCO LIMITED
Name and Position of the Representative: Shigeichi Ishimura
President and Representative Director

Organization and Personnel Changes for NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.,

Bandai Co., Ltd., and NAMCO LIMITED


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
* 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 PresidentSpecial tasks, secretarial services for directors, etc.

Office of the AuditorAuditing services

Corporate Planning DivisionPlanning and execution of overall group management strategy, management of Group companies, administration of various meetings

Corporate Administration DivisionPR&IR, General Affairs & Human Resources, Finance & Accounting







*Directors and Statutory Auditors (as of September 29, 2005)

New PositionNameOld Position
Chairman and DirectorKyushiro TakagiNAMCO Vice-Chairman and
Representative Director
President and Representative DirectorTakeo TakasuBandai Chairman and
Representative Director
DirectorMasahiro TachibanaNAMCO Senior Managing Director
Director Masaatsu HayakawaBandai Senior Managing Director
Director Keiji TanakaNAMCO Managing Director
DirectorJunji SendaBandai 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 UenoBandai President and
Representative Director
(Outside) DirectorMasatake Yone-
(Outside) DirectorKazuo IchijoBandai (Outside) Director
(Full-time) Statutory AuditorKoichiro HonmaNAMCO (Full-time) Corporate Auditor
(Full-time) Statutory AuditorKatsutoshi HirasawaBandai Accounting Department,
General Manager
Statutory AuditorOsamu SudoNAMCO Corporate Auditor
Statutory AuditorKoji YanaseBandai Statutory Auditor



*Managerial personnel (as of September 29, 2005)

New PositionNameOld Position
Office of the President,
General Manager
Hiroshi KawasakiBandai President Office,
General Manager
Corporate Planning Division,
General Manager
Yoshinori SuzukiNAMCO Executive Officer;
Assistant to the Corporate Office
General Manager
Corporate Administration Division,
General Manager
(General Affairs, Human Resources)
Masataka NagaikeAssistant to the Corporate Office General Manager
Corporate Administration Division,
General Manager
(Public & Investor Relations, Finance & Accounting)
Yuji AsakoBandai 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)


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.

*Bandai Co., Ltd. Representative resignation (as of September 28, 2005)


Chairman and Representative DirectorTakeo Takasu

* Resigning to become President and Representative Director of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.

*Bandai Co., Ltd. Director resignations (as of September 28, 2005)


Senior Managing DirectorMasaatsu Hayakawa

DirectorJunji Senda

(Outside) DirectorKazuo Ichijo

* Resigning to become Directors of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.

*Bandai Co., Ltd. Statutory Auditor resignation (as of September 28, 2005)


Statutory AuditorKoji Yanase

* Resigning to become Statutory Auditor of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.


*Bandai Co., Ltd. changes among Directors (as of September 29, 2005)

New PositionNameOld Position
Managing Director,
President,Toy Hobby Company
Head of Global Business Planning Office,
Chinese Business Development Department
Makoto ShibasakiManaging Direct,
President,
Toy Hobby Company
Director;
Chairman and Representative Director Bandai America Inc.
Ryohei TsunodaDirector,
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 PositionNameOld Position
President Office,
Global Business Planning Office,
General Manager;
Masaharu IgarashiGlobal 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)


Vice-Chairman and Representative DirectorKyushiro Takagi

* Resigning to become Chairman and Director of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.

*NAMCO LIMITED Director resignations (as of September 28, 2005)


Senior Managing DirectorMasahiro Tachibana

Managing DirectorKeiji Tanaka

* Resigning to become Directors of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.

*NAMCO LIMITED Statuary Auditor resignation (as of September 28, 2005)


(Full-time) Corporate AuditorKoichiro Honma

* Resigning to become (Full-time) Statutory Auditor of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.



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