For Immediate Release

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Joji Nakayama, President and Representative Director
(Code no.: 4568, First Section, 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 Announces New Executive Candidates

Tokyo, May 11, 2012 – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited has announced the following appointment and retirement nominations which will take place at annual general shareholder meetings scheduled in June. The nominations were decided at a Daiichi Sankyo Board of Directors meeting held today.

 

1. DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.

(The annual general shareholders meeting will be held on June 22)

 

     Candidate for new appointment as Outside Director

     Ichiro Kanazawa

     (Current position: Dean, Graduate School, International University of Health & Welfare)

 

     Candidates for new appointment as Outside Director

     Seiji Sugiyama

     (Current position: Vice Chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

 

     Takashi Okimoto (current Outside Director) and Yuichiro Anzai (current Outside Director) will retire.

 

2. DAIICHI SANKYO ESPHA CO., LTD.

(The annual general shareholders meeting will be held on June 18)

     Shinsei Tamai (current Member of the Board) will retire.

 

3. DAIICHI SANKYO HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.

(The annual general shareholders meeting will be held on June 18)

     Toshio Takahashi (current Member of the Board) will retire.