For Immediate Release

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Takashi Shoda, President and Representative Director
(Code no.: 4568, First Section, Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges)
Please address inquiries to Toshiaki Sai, General Manager,
Corporate Communications Department
Telephone: +81-3-6225-1126
http://www.daiichisankyo.com/

Daiichi Sankyo Appoints New Board Position at each Subsidiary

Tokyo, Japan (February 26, 2010) - Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited today announced the appointment of new board positions of its domestic subsidiaries, effective from April 1, 2010.


1.DAIICHI SANKYO RD ASSOCIE CO.,LTD.

Candidate for Member of the Board, General Manager of Research Department III
Tohru Takashi
(Current General Manager of Biological Research Laboratories IV, R&D Division of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Candidate for Member of the Board, General Manager of Research Department II
Akihiko Nakagawa
(Current Senior Manager, Seconded Staff of Daiichi Sankyo Development Ltd.)

Candidate for Member of the Board, General Manager of General Administration Department
Takeo Igami
(Current General Manager of General Administration Department)

Candidate for Corporate Auditor
Hiroyuki Masayasu
(Current General Manager of R&D Operations Department, R&D Division of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Hirofumi Terasawa (current Member of the Board and General Manager of Research Department I) and Kenichi Sudo (current Member of the Board and General Manager of Research Department II) will stay on as Member of the Board at Daiichi Sankyo RD Associe Co., Ltd.

Takeshi Ogita will retire from Corporate Auditor of Daiichi Sankyo RD Associe Co., Ltd. on March 31, 2010.

2. DAIICHI SANKYO LOGISTICS CO., LTD.

Candidate for Member of the Board, General Manager of General Administration Department
Hiroshi Maeda
(Current General Manager of Supply Chain Management Department, Supply Chain Division of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Candidate for Member of the Board, General Manager of Logistics Department
Kenichiro Nishio
(Current Corporate Fellow of Wholesaler Department, Sales & Marketing Division of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Hirokazu Yanai (current Executive Director and General Manager of General Administration Department) and Shoutaro Kuramochi (current Member of the Board, General Manager of Logistics Department) will stay on as Member of the Board at Daiichi Sankyo Logistics Co., Ltd.


3. DAIICHI SANKYO HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.

Candidate for Member of the Board, Corporate Officer, General Manager of R&D Department
Kenji Tsunoda
(Current Corporate Officer, General Manager of R&D Department)

Yoshiki Nishii (current Member of the Board, Corporate Officer, Deputy Head of Sales Division and General Manager of Sales Planning Department) will stay on as Member of the Board, Corporate Officer, Head of Sales Division and General Manager of Sales Planning Department.
Yoshikazu Yokomaku (current Member of the Board, Executive Officer and Head of Sales Division) will stay on as Member of the Board at Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co., Ltd.


4. ASUBIO PHARMA CO., LTD.

Candidate for Member of the Board
Kazunori Hirokawa
(Current Executive Officer, Head of R&D Division of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Candidate for Member of the Board
Masahiko Ohtsuki
(Current Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy Department of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Joji Nakayama and Takeshi Ogita will retire from Member of the Board of Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd., and Shuji Handa will retire from Corporate Auditor of Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd. on March 31, 2010.


5. DAIICHI SANKYO ESPHA CO., LTD.

Candidate for Representative Director and Chairman
Ryuzo Takada
(Current Member of the Board, Senior Executive Officer, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Candidate for Representative Director and President
Shinsei Tamai
(Current Corporate Officer, Deputy Head of Sales & Marketing Division, and General Manager of Sales Planning Department of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Candidate for Member of the Board, Head of Sales Division
Hiroto Yoshiwaka
(Current General Manager of Promotion Management Department, Sales & Marketing Division, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)

Candidate for Member of the Board
Sanjeev I. Dani
(Current Senior Vice President & Regional Director - Asia, CIS & Africa., Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited)

Candidate for Corporate Auditor
Ryoichi Watanabe
(Current General Manager of Corporate Finance & Accounting Department, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)