New Representative Directors and Executive Officers

Tokyo, August 26, 2010 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has announced that, based on decisions made at a Board of Directors meeting earlier today, the following Directors will be appointed new positions effective October 1, 2010:

Nobumitsu Kambayashi, Senior Vice President*

(currently Senior Vice President⁺)

Toshikazu Hayashi, Senior Vice President*

(currently Director⁺)

Makoto Sonoda, Senior Vice President*

(currently Director⁺)

   *Representative director

   ⁺Part-time

The Company also announced today that the following management changes will become effective October 1, 2010:

New executive officers to be appointed

Mitsuo Kadoya

(currently Senior Vice President

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation)

Atsuhiko Yamanaka

(currently Senior Vice President

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation)

Sogabe Shuichi

(currently Senior Vice President

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation)

Akio Murakami

(currently Senior Vice President

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation)

Kaoru Kawabe

(currently Senior Vice President

Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation)

Hiroshi Hidaka

(currently Managing Director

Kawasaki Precision Machinery Ltd.)

Seiji Ishii

(currently Managing Director

Kawasaki Precision Machinery Ltd.)

Shimpei Morita

(currently Managing Director

Kawasaki Plant Systems, Ltd.)

Hideki Sasaki

(currently Managing Director

Kawasaki Plant Systems, Ltd.)

Eiji Inoue

(currently Managing Director

Kawasaki Plant Systems, Ltd.)