On May 12, 2005, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., at the Meeting of its Board of Directors, decided the following changes in directorships to become effective upon approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2005.

Promoted Director and Corporate Officer (Current position)
- Director and Managing Corporate Officer
Takashi Yamashita (Managing Corporate Officer)
Tatsunari Kojima (Director and Corporate Officer)
- Managing Corporate Officer
Masamichi Danjo (Corporate Officer)

Retiring from the Board (New position)
- Director and Managing Corporate Officer
Takasuke Sato (Advisor, President of Hamagomu Aicom Inc.)
- Corporate Officer
Hiroshi Hosoya (Advisor, President of Hamagomu Engineering Co., Ltd.)

Promoted to Corporate Officer (Current position)
Hideo Fujiwara (General Manager of Corporate Finance & Accounting Dept.)
Ichiro Kondou (Chairman of Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd.)
Hajime Yamazaki (Vice President of YH America, Inc.)

Seiichi Suzuki will be reappointed as Corporate Auditor. He is scheduled to be terminated from his position as Corporate Auditor on June 29, 2005.