Nidec Shuzo Announces Board Appointment of New Chairman

1. Date of board resolution or change: 115/07/10 2. Position (enter 'Chairman' or 'President'): Chairman 3. Name of predecessor: Not applicable 4. Predecessor's background: Not applicable 5. Name of new appointee: Representative of Nidec Corporation: Yohei Sumikawa 6. Background of new appointee: Chief Financial Officer, Nidec Shuzo Technology Corp. 7. Nature of change (enter 'resignation', 'dismissal', 'end of term', 'job reassignment', 'retirement package', 'retirement', 'death', or 'new appointment'): New appointment 8. Reason for change: The company's board of directors has elected a new chairman. 9. Effective date of new appointment: 115/07/10 10. Other matters to be disclosed: If the subject of this event or resolution is a publicly listed company or above, this material information also qualifies as an event under Article 7, Paragraph 6 of the Enforcement Rules of the Securities Trading Act that significantly affects shareholders' rights or securities prices: None.