Notice of Change in Representative Director and Management Structure, and Determination of Director Candidates for This Year’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Change in Representative Director and Management Structure

Effective April 1, 2026, Kazuto Iijima will move from Representative Director CFO to Representative Director CTO, and Tatsuya Sakano will transfer from Director Executive Officer to Chairman of America Fujikura Ltd. Noriyuki Kawanishi will concurrently serve as Executive Officer CTO and Head of R&D. This change aims to strengthen the management structure, with a particular focus on reinforcing the North American operations of the information and communications business as the core of the next medium-term management plan.

Determination of Director Candidates for the 178th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Director candidates proposed for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled on June 26, 2026, have been decided. They include Naoki Okada, Representative Director President CEO; Kazuto Iijima, Representative Director CFO (reappointment); external director candidates Toshikazu Koike and Hideki Yanase; newly appointed Executive Officer CTO Noriyuki Kawanishi; and external director Toshiyoshi Yuasa, who serves as an Audit and Supervisory Committee member. The external directors are candidates independent from management.