Directors to Change

Tokyo, February 17, 2005 –  Based on decisions made at the Board Meeting held today, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (the "Company") today announced that effective April 1, 2005, the following representative directors will be appointed to the following positions.

    Tadaharu Ohashi, Senior Executive Vice President *
    (currently Senior Vice President *)

    Masatoshi Terasaki, Senior Executive Vice President *
    (currently Senior Vice President *)

    Tadashi Nishimura, Director
    (currently Senior Executive Vice President *)

    Takehiko Saeki, Director
    (currently Senior Executive Vice President *)

The Board of Directors of the Company also decided at its meeting held today that effective in late June 2005, the following representative directors will be appointed to the following positions and the following directors will resign subject to the approval at the Shareholders’ General Meeting to be held in late June 2005. At this meeting, the Company will propose that Jiroh Noguchi and Masashi Segawa, currently executive officers, be elected as new directors.

    Masamoto Tazaki, Chairman *
    (currently President *)

    Tadaharu Ohashi, President *
    (Senior Executive Vice President * +)

    Jiroh Noguchi, Senior Vice President *
    (Executive Officer
    Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Department +)

    Masashi Segawa, Senior Vice President *
    (Executive Officer
    President, Rolling Stock, Construction Machinery & Crushing Plant Company +)

      * Representative director
      + Title effective April 1, 2005

Retiring Directors

    Tadashi Nishimura
    Advisor ++

    Takehiko Saeki
    Senior Management Advisor ++

    Takuya Maeda

    Shuichi Tadokoro
    Chairman, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation ++

      ++ Title effective in late June 2005