Obituary and Memorial Service Notice

December 4, 2012

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is grieved to announce the passing of its former president, Mr. Hideto Eguchi. Mr. Eguchi died of heart failure on November 22nd. He was 85 years old at the time of his passing. With the deepest respect, we wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to all who knew and worked with Mr. Eguchi.

In accordance with the wishes of the deceased, the funeral was conducted solely in the presence of his family and relatives and the announcement of his death was postponed until after the conclusion of the Buddhist memorial services.

An open memorial service to bid farewell to former president Eguchi will be held as follows.

[Memorial Service]


Date	:	January 21 (Mon.), 2013 from 12:00 to 13:30
Place	:	Okura Act City Hotel Hamamatsu 111-2 Itaya-machi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Tel: 053-459-0111
Chief mourner	:	Fumiko Eguchi (Widow of the deceased)
Organizer	:	Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Please direct inquiries regarding this announcement to:

Public Relations & Advertising Division, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Tel. 0538-32-1145

Please direct inquiries regarding the Memorial Service to:

General Affairs Division, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Tel. 0538-32-3988

Profile of Hideto Eguchi

	Born on February 27, 1927 in Ota Ward, Tokyo.
	Lived in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.

	March 1953		Graduated from Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
	April 1953		Joined Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (present Yamaha Corporation)
	June 1959		Transferred to Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	November 1965		Appointed President of Yamaha International Corporation
	June 1968		Appointed Director at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	December 1969		Appointed Managing Director at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	December 1979		Appointed Director at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	July 1982		Retired as Director at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	July 1983		Appointed Director at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	August 1983		Appointed President and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	June 1990		Appointed Director at Yamaha Corporation (concurrently held)
	February 1992		Appointed Chairman and Director at Yamaha Corporation (concurrently held)
	June 1993		Appointed Director at Yamaha Corporation (concurrently held)
	April 1994		Appointed Chairman and Director at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	June 1997		Advisor at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
	June 1998		Retired as Director at Yamaha Corporation

NPO/NGO Positions Held

	September 1983		Appointed Director of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. and Chairman of its Motorcycle Committee
	May 1986		Appointed Chairman of Japan Boating Industry Association
	July 1992		Appointed Chairman of Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation
	June 1995		Appointed President of Yamaha Music Foundation

Awards and Decorations

	July 1991		Received Distinguished Services Prize from Chubu District Transport Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
	July 1993		Received Distinguished Services Prize from Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
	November 1995		Received Medal with Blue Ribbon from Japanese government
	September 1998		Awarded insignia of France's National Order of the Legion of Honor