Minebea announces organizational changes and managerial assignments effective May 1, 2006 as follows:

1. Organizational Changes
Engineering Headquarters

We have established an Intellectual Property Division and transferred the Intellectual Property Department from the Engineering Support Division to the Intellectual Property Division.



Company Name:
Minebea Co., Ltd.

Representative:
Takayuki Yamagishi
Representative Director,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Code No. 6479)

Contact Person:
Shunji Mase
Managing Executive Officer,
Head of Personnel & General Affairs Div.

Naoyuki Kimura
Deputy General Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Department

Tel. 81-3-5434-8612 / Fax 81-3-5434-8601

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