For Immediate Release

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Joji Nakayama, President and CEO
(Code no.: 4568, First Section of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges)
Please address inquiries to Noriaki Ishida, Corporate Officer,
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Telephone: +81-3-6225-1126
http://www.daiichisankyo.com

Daiichi Sankyo Appoints a New Executive Candidate for Domestic Subsidiary

Tokyo, Japan (March 4, 2013) – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited today announced the appointment of a new executive candidate to its domestic subsidiary, DAIICHI SANKYO ESPHA CO., LTD., effective from April 1, 2013.

1. DAIICHI SANKYO ESPHA CO., LTD.

Candidate for Member of the Board, Head of Sales & Marketing Division

Ichiro Ishizuka

(Current Vice President of Tokai Branch, Sales & Marketing Division of Japan Company, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)