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Appointment of the Board of Directors

We, Tokyo Boeki Steel & Materials Ltd., would like to announce that today, the Board Members of Tokyo Boeki Steel & Materials Ltd. held a board meeting and appointed informally the candidates of the Board Members to be formally discussed and approved in the 2nd Annual General Shareholders Meeting of Tokyo Boeki Steel & Materials Ltd. held in June 2008. The details are as follows:－

1. Official Announcement after the 2nd Annual General Shareholders Meeting(to be held in June 2008)
New Board Directors
Mr. Takuji Hiramatsu
(Current Role: Deputy COO for Business Development , GM Steel Div & GM Building Materials Div.)
Mr. Hiroshi Shigezumi
(Current Role: GM Raw Materials Div.)

2. Remarks:
The Board Members’ Name, Role and Responsibility after the 2nd Annual General Shareholders
Meeting. 〔　〕means responsible role and area.
President and CEO Mr. Masayoshi Tanaka
Managing Director Mr. Tadahito Katafuchi
〔Chief Financial& Administrating Officer〕
Director Mr. Takuji Hiramatsu
〔President & COO, Tokyo Boeki (Australia) Pty. Ltd.〕
Director Mr. Hiroshi Shigezumi
〔General Manager, Raw Materials Division〕
Auditor Mr. Hisashi Urushizaki