OREANDA-NEWS. Astellas Pharma Inc. (President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka) today announced the personnel changes as below.

1. Appointment of Senior Corporate Executive effective on June 1, 2016 Name New Title Current Title Yukihiko Sato CEO's Office President, Japan Sales & Marketing

2. Appointment of Corporate Executive effective on June 1, 2016 Name New Title Current Title Nobuaki Tanaka President, Japan Sales & Marketing Divisional Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Management, Japan Sales & Marketing *Nobuaki Tanaka will also serve as the Divisional Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Management, Japan Sales & Marketing until June 30, 2016.

3. Resignation of Senior Corporate Executive effective on June 20, 2016 Name Title (effective on June 1, 2016) Yukihiko Sato CEO's Office

4. Personnel Changes effective on July 1, 2016 Name New Title Current Title Tadashi Hara Divisional Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Management, Japan Sales & Marketing General Manager, Nagoya Branch, Japan Sales & Marketing Naoyuki Kosaka General Manager, Nagoya Branch, Japan Sales & Marketing Executive Director, Sales Operation, Japan Sales & Marketing