Notice regarding Director Candidates

May 14, 2018

SMS CO., LTD. (the “Company”) hereby announces that, on May 14, 2018, its Board of Directors has resolved to elect the following candidates for directors to be formally appointed at the 15th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 21, 2018.
New titles for each candidate will be officially decided at the Board of Directors’ meeting on the same day.

1.Candidates for Directors (excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

Name
New title
Current title
Natsuki Goto Representative Director, CEO Representative Director, CEO
Masato Sugizaki Director, CFO Director, CFO


2.Candidates for Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members

Name
New title
Current title
Tadaharu Goto Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Tomoki Matsubayashi Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Koichiro Ito (New) Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member


(Reference) Biography of New Candidate
Koichiro Ito
Career summary April,1997 Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. Tokyo Branch
November, 2005 PwC Tax Japan
May, 2011 Founded Ito International Tax & Accounting Office (current position)
January, 2012 Partner of Novel International Consulting LLP (current position)
February, 2014 Auditor of Bridge Capital Asset Management Co., Ltd. (current position)
May, 2016 Director of ACT Advisors KK (current position)
February, 2017 Auditor of VISITS Technologies Inc. (current position)


3.Alternate Candidate for Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Takuya Yano

4.Resigning Outside Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Takuya Yano

Notice regarding Director Candidates