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Change in the Board of Directors,
Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers

April 27, 2009

Tokyo-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (President Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that it has decided on the following changes to its Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors, Executive Officers, and their responsibilities. These changes are subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held on June 23 2009.

1. Board of Directors and Corporate Auditors

- Change of Titles of Directors
(New position) (Name) (Current Position)
Representative Director Kenichi Yonetani Director
Representative Director Yoichi Aoki Director
- Appointment
(New position) (Name) (Current Position)
Director Masafumi Yasuoka Senior Managing Executive Officer
Director Toshitaka Shishido Managing Executive Officer
Director Takehiko Yamamoto Managing Executive Officer
Corporate Auditor Junichi Narita General Manager
of Logistics Business Division
- Retirement
(Current position) (Name) (Planned Post-retirement assignment)
Representative Director
Chairman of the board		 Kunio Suzuki Counselor
Representative Director Saburo Koide President, Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha
Representative Director Hidehiro Harada President,
Mitsui O.S.K. Techno-Trade, Ltd.
Corporate Auditor Munehisa Kusunoki Senior Managing Director,
MOL Information Systems, Ltd.

2. Executive Officers

- Appointments and Promotions
(New position) (Name) (Current position)
Executive Vice President Executive Officer Kenichi Yonetani Senior Managing Executive Officer
Executive Vice President Executive Officer Yoichi Aoki Senior Managing Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer Toshitaka Shishido Managing Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer Takehiko Yamamoto Managing Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer Kenji Yokota Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer Takashi Kurauchi Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer Makoto Yamaguchi Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer Kenichi Nagata Executive Officer
Executive Officer Kiyotaka Yoshida General Manager of
Technical Division
Executive Officer Hirokazu Hatta General Manager of
Human Resources Division
Executive Officer Masatoshi Nakajima General Manager of
Bulk Carrier Division
Executive Officer Takeshi Hashimoto General Manager of
LNG Carrier Division
- Retirement
(Current position) (Name)
Executive Officer Kuniaki Motohashi    

3. Directors, Auditors and Executive Officers on and after June 23

- Directors and Auditors
Board of Directors
Representative Director Akimitsu Ashida
Representative Director Masakazu Yakushiji
Representative Director Kenichi Yonetani
Representative Director Yoichi Aoki
Director Masafumi Yasuoka
Director Koichi Muto
Director Toshitaka Shishido
Director Takehiko Yamamoto        
Director Kunio Kojima
Director Yoko Ishikura
Director Takeshi Komura
Corporate Auditors
Corporate Auditor Kazumasa Mizoshita
Corporate Auditor Junichi Narita
Corporate Auditor Kensuke Hotta
Corporate Auditor Sumio Iijima
- Responsibilities of Executive Officers
(Title) (Name) (Responsibilities)
Representative Director
President Executive Officer		 Akimitsu Ashida  
Representative Director
Executive Vice President Executive Officer		 Masakazu Yakushiji Assistant to President
[Mainly in Liner Division]
Representative Director
Executive Vice President Executive Officer		 Kenichi Yonetani Assistant to President
[Mainly in Finance Division,
Accounting Division]
General Affairs Division,
Research Office,
Investor Relations Office
Representative Director
Executive Vice President Executive Officer		 Yoichi Aoki Assistant to President
[Mainly in Technical Division,
Tanker Division,
LNG Carrier Division]
Human Resources Division
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer		 Masafumi Yasuoka Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division,
Bulk Carrier Division
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer		 Koichi Muto Internal Audit Office,
Secretaries Office,
Corporate Planning Division,
Public Relations Office,
Information Systems Office
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer		 Toshitaka Shishido Car Carrier Division
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer		 Takehiko Yamamoto Group Business Division,
Kansai Area
Managing Executive Officer Hiroshi Tanaka Dedicated Bulk Carrier Division
Managing Executive Officer Kazuhiro Sato LNG Carrier Division
Managing Executive Officer Noboru Kitazawa President/Chief Executive Officer,
MOL(America) Inc.
Managing Executive Officer Soichi Hiratsuka Human Resources Division,
Marine Safety Division,
MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd.
MOL Tankship Management Ltd.
M.O. LNG Transport Co., Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer Tsuneo Watanabe Tanker Division
Managing Executive Officer Kenji Yokota Technical Division
Managing Executive Officer Takashi Kurauchi Car Carrier Division
Managing Executive Officer Makoto Yamaguchi Bulk Carrier Division,
Dry Bulk Carrier Supervising Office
Managing Executive Officer Kenichi Nagata Coal and Iron Ore Carrier Division
Executive Officer Tetsuya Minato Liner Marketing
Executive Officer Shugo Aoto Finance Division,
Accounting Division
Executive Officer Junichiro Ikeda Liner Division
Executive Officer Kazunori Nakai Tanker Division
Executive Officer Masahiro Tanabe Managing Director,
MOL(Europe) B.V.
Executive Officer Shizuo Takahashi General Manager of
Corporate Planning Division
Executive Officer Masaaki Nemoto Marine Safety Division,
MOL Tankship Management Ltd.
M.O. LNG Transport Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Kiyotaka Yoshida General Manager of
Technical Division
Executive Officer Hirokazu Hatta General Manager of
Human Resources Division
Executive Officer Masatoshi Nakajima General Manager of
Bulk Carrier Division
Executive Officer Takeshi Hashimoto General Manager of
LNG Carrier Division