Notice regarding the nomination of the candidate for director

HORIBA, Ltd. (“the Company”) hereby announces that the board of directors’ meeting held on February 14th, 2022 passed a resolution to nominate the candidate for director of the Company. The candidate for director and the directors to be reelected will be officially assigned after the resolution at the 84th ordinary general meeting of shareholders (“the Meeting”) which will be held on March 26th, 2022.

  1. Name and career summary of the candidate for director
Name   Career Summary
(Date of birth)  
   
     
  1979 Vice President, Rockwell International Corporation
  1997 Vice President, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc.
    Vice President and General Manager, Intel Corporation
  2005 Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Intel Corporation
  2007 President & CEO, R.C. International LLC (to present)
    Senior Advisor and Operating Executive, Golden Gate Capital
  2010 Joined the Company
Jai Hakhu   Executive Corporate Officer of the Company (to present)
2011 Chairman & President, HORIBA Instruments Incorporated (USA)
(July 9th, 1947)
    President, HORIBA India Private Limited (India)
    Chancellors Roundtable Member, University of California, Irvine (to present)
  2012 President, HORIBA ABX SAS (France) (to present)
  2014 Chairman & CEO, HORIBA Instruments Incorporated (USA) (to present)
  2016 Chairman, HORIBA India Private Limited (India) (to present)
  2018 Board of Directors, Montpellier University of Excellence (MUSE), France (to present)
  2022 Board of Directors, University of Montpellier (UM), France (to present)
     

2. Reason to nominate the candidate for director

The candidate has extensive knowledge based on management experience in leading companies in the United States, and also has experience leading the Company’s Medical business and others in the United States, France, India and other areas. He is considered highly qualified to strengthen supervisory functions and accelerate decision making in global operations. In view of this, the Company requests to appoint the candidate for a director.

  1. List of the candidates for new corporate director position (planned to be resolved by the Meeting)
Name   Current position at the Company   Notes
         
Atsushi Horiba   Chairman & Group CEO   Reelection
         
Juichi Saito   Executive Vice Chairman & Group COO   Reelection
         
Masayuki Adachi   President & COO   Reelection
         
Masao Okawa   Managing Director   Reelection
         
Takashi Nagano   Director   Reelection
         
Jai Hakhu   Executive Corporate Officer   New election
         
Sawako Takeuchi   Director   Reelection/Director(Non-
    executive)
       
Haruyuki Toyama   Director   Reelection/Director(Non-
    executive)
       
Fumihiko Matsuda   Director   Reelection/Director(Non-
    executive)
      Name Current position at the Company Notes

Atsushi Horiba Chairman & Group CEO Reelection

Juichi Saito Executive Vice Chairman & Group COO Reelection

Masayuki Adachi President & COO Reelection

Masao Okawa Managing Director Reelection

Takashi Nagano Director Reelection

Jai Hakhu Executive Corporate Officer New election

Sawako Takeuchi Director Reelection/Director(Non-
executive)

Haruyuki Toyama Director Reelection/Director(Non-
executive)

Fumihiko Matsuda Director Reelection/Director(Non-
executive)

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