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Tokyo (August 5, 2003) — Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Fumio Iwai, President & CEO) is pleased to announce today that it has started as a new integrated holding company through the integration of management of Konica Corporation and Minolta Co., Ltd. based on a stock swap agreement.
The directors, executive officers, general managers, and other details of establishment of new divisions have been determined as announced herein.
The executive personnel for operating companies and companies serving common functions as per the reorganization of operations scheduled for October 1, 2003, are likewise announced herein.s.

1. Directors of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Effective August 5, 2003)

   Chairman of the Board of Directors	Tomiji Uematsu
   Director	Fumio Iwai
   Director	Yoshikatsu Ota
   Director	Kikuo Fujiwara
   Director	Tetsuya Katada
   Director	Hiroyuki Fujimura
   Director	Noriyuki Inoue
   Director	Yoshihiko Higashiyama
   Director	Takeo Koitabashi
   Director	Norio Tashima
   Director	Masaru Kanbe
   Director	Masanori Hondo

   Four of the board members — Kikuo Fujiwara, Tetsuya Katada, Hiroyuki Fujimura, and Noriyuki Inoue — shall serve as outside directors as defined in Article 188, paragraph 2, item (7) – 2, of the Commercial Code of Japan.

2. Executive Officers of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Effective August 5, 2003)

   Fumio Iwai

   President & CEO, Representative Executive Officer

   Yoshikatsu Ota

   Vice President, Representative Executive Officer
   President and Representative Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   President, Image Information Company, Minolta Co., Ltd.

   Norio Tashima

   Senior Executive Officer
   General Manager, Kansai Headquarters
   Scope of responsibility: Environment Technology Planning Division
   Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, Quality Assurance Center, Image Information Products
   Company
   Scope of responsibility: Image Information Engineering Center, Service & Parts Logistics Division of Image Information Products Company, Industrial Design Division, and Quality & Ecology Division

   Masaru Kanbe

   Senior Executive Officer
   Scope of responsibility: Corporate Strategy Division, Corporate Human Resources Division, Corporate Communications & Advertising Division, and Compliance

   Masanori Hondo

   Senior Executive Officer
   Scope of responsibility: Corporate Accounting Division, Corporate Finance Division, General Affairs Division, and Legal Division
   Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, Finance, Information Systems Headquarters
   General Manager, Planning Headquarters
   Scope of responsibility: General Affairs Division

   Hideaki Iwama

   Senior Executive Officer
   President and CEO, Konica Photo Imaging Corporation

   Teruo Kawaura

   Senior Executive Officer
   President and CEO, Konica Medical and Graphic Corporation

   Hirofumi Sakaguchi

   Senior Executive Officer
   President and CEO, Konica Business Technologies Corporation

   Takamasa Shintani

   Senior Executive Officer
   Scope of responsibility: Information Technology Planning Division
   President and CEO, Konica Business Expert Corporation

   Shigeyuki Seki

   Senior Executive Officer
   General Manager, China Business Division
   Executive Officer for China Affairs, Minolta Co., Ltd.

   Hiroshi Fujii

   Senior Executive Officer
   Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   President, Optical Products Company

   Shoei Yamana

   Senior Executive Officer
   Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, MFP Operations
   Deputy General Manager, Image Information Products General Headquarters

   Hiroshi Ishiko

   Executive Officer
   General Manager, Legal Division
   Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, Legal Affairs Headquarters

   Toshiaki Ishihara

   Executive Officer
   Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, Procurement Headquarters
   General Manager, Business Expert Headquarters

   Mitsuharu Ohura

   Executive Officer
   General Manager, Human Resources Integration Project Team
   Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, Human Resources Headquarters
   General Manager, Business Support Division, Business Expert Headquarters

   Masaru Oba

   Executive Officer
   Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, Photographic Products Operations, Optical Products Company

   Kaoru Onodera

   Executive Officer
   President and CEO, Konica Technology Center Corporation
   General Manager, Inkjet Development Center

   Tateomi Kohno

   Executive Officer
   Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   General Manager, Production Center, Image Information Products
   Company

   Tomohisa Saito

   Executive Officer
   Director, Konica Photo Imaging Corporation
   General Manager, IJ Media Division

   Yasunari Sata

   Executive Officer
   General Manager, General Affairs Division

   Yoshihiko Someya

   Executive Officer
   General Manager, Corporate Audit Division

   Yoshisuke Takekida

   Executive Officer
   Director, Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   Scope of responsibility: Development Center 1, Development Center 2, and New Business Incubation Division

   Hiroshi Furukawa

   Executive Officer
   Executive Officer, Minolta Co., Ltd.
   President, Instrument Systems Company

   Toshifumi Hori

   Executive Officer
   General Manager, Corporate Human Resources Division

   Takashi Matsumaru

   Executive Officer
   President and CEO, Konica Opto Corporation
   General Manager, Optics Division

   Tsuyoshi Miyachi

   Executive Officer
   General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division

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   Scope of executive officers’ responsibilities will be reviewed in conjunction with the reorganization of operations scheduled for October 1, 2003.

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