Name of Listed Company: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
(URL: http://www.yokogawa.com) (Stock code: 6841, listed in TSE 1st section) Name and Position of the Representative:
Takashi Nishijima, President and Chief Operating Officer
Name and Position of the Person in Charge:
Sadamu Kawanaka, General Manager of Corporate Communication Department
Telephone Number: 81-422-52-5530
March 24, 2015

Change of Representative Directors Effective April 1

The Board of Directors of Yokogawa Electric Corporation resolved in a meeting on March 24 to appoint Takashi Nishijima, Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer, to the position of Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, and to appoint Shuzo Kaihori, Representative Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as Director and Chairman. This transfer of responsibilities will take effect on April 1.
This document is an English translation of a document prepared in Japanese. In the event of any discrepancies between the content of the Japanese and English documents, the content of the Japanese document shall prevail.

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