FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Executive Retirement Announcement
Tokyo, April 26, 2007 --- Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) announced today that effective April 30, 2007, Takao Hotta, JT's Member of the Board and Executive Deputy President, in the role of Assistant to CEO in Compliance, Finance and Food Business, will retire for personal reasons. Mr. Hotta became JT's Board Member in June 2003 and mainly oversaw the company's finance and compliance functions. He assumed the additional position of Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2006, a role which he then handed over to Munetaka Takeda on April 1, 2007.
### Japan Tobacco Inc. is the world's third largest international manufacturer of tobacco products. The company manufactures internationally recognized cigarette brands including Camel, Winston, Mild Seven and Salem. Since its privatization in 1985, JT has actively diversified its operations into pharmaceuticals and foods. The company's net sales were JPY 4.637 trillion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. |
