TDK Announces Changes of Corporate Officers

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TDK Announces Changes of Corporate Officers

April 18, 2006

TDK Corporation hereby announces the following personnel affairs concerning a corporate officer as the same were resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today.

The following appointment is scheduled to be made officially at a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after TDK's 110^th ordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 29, 2006.

Kiyoshi ITO (Currently, the Executive Vice President)

To assume office of the Senior Executive Vice President

Jiro IWASAKI (Currently, the Director & Senior Vice President)

To assume office of the Director & Executive Vice President

Michinori KATAYAMA (Currently, the Corporate Officer)

To assume office of the Senior Vice President

For further information, contact the Corporate Communications Dept.
Tel.: 81-3-6778-1055
E-mail: TDK.PR@tdk.com