Announcement of Personnel Change

February 13, 2009

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel change effective February 15, 2009.

Personnel change in a group company

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)

Tatsuo Makino	President of Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.	Senior Manager of Overseas Production Division, Manufacturing Planning Section, Manufacturing Center

Major business line of the group company referenced above:

Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.:
	Manufacture of motorcycles in China