Announcement of personnel changes

December 21, 2011

TDK Corporation announces the following changes in personnel and responsibilities.

1. Change in general manager's position as of January 1, 2012

   	New Position	Former Position
   Yasuki Yoshida	General Manager of Safety & Environment Office in Technology HQ	Senior manager of Environment Strategy Planning Group, Safety & Environment Office in Technology HQ

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