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April 22, 2016 Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Changes of Executive Officers

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces the following planned changes of Executive Officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility, etc.) of the following entities within the Group :

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Name

New Position (Effective as of May 1, 2016)

Current Position

Mr. Naofumi Fuke

Managing Executive Officer*

Deputy Head of Retail & Business Banking Company

Mr. Atsushi Takahashi

Managing Executive Officer*

Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company, Deputy Head of Global Products Unit and Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group

Managing Executive Officer*

Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company and Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group

Mr. Hiroto Koda

Retired

Managing Executive Officer*

Deputy Head of Retail & Business Banking Company

(Note) *: Executive Officers as Defined in Our Internal Regulations

(Brief Personal Records of a New Executive Officer)

Name

Naofumi Fuke

Date of Birth

Jun. 20, 1958

Education

Mar.1982

Graduated from Faculty of Sociology, Kwansei Gakuin University

Business Experience

Apr.1982

Joined The Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.

Feb.2005

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Retail Business , Nikko Cordial Securities Inc.

Feb.2006

Executive Managing Director, Head of Retail Business I

Dec.2008

Senior Executive Managing Director, Head of Retail Business Planning and Financial Products Intermediary Business

Mar.2011

Senior Executive Managing Director, Senior Advisor of Retail Business, Head of Retail Business Unit, Head of Retail Business Planning and Financial Products Intermediary Business

(Apr.1 2011 Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. changed its name to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.)

Mar.2012

Senior Executive Managing Director, Head of Retail Unit and Head of Financial Products Intermediary Business, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Mar.2013

Senior Executive Managing Director, Head of Retail Unit, Wealth management Unit, Head of Customer Service and Head of Financial Products Intermediary Business

Apr.2014

Chairman, Nikko Systems Solutions, Ltd.

Mar.2016

Retired

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.

Name

New Position (Effective as of May 1, 2016)

Current Position

Mr. Hiroto Koda

Deputy President (Representative Director) and Deputy President

& Executive Officer

In charge of Special Missions, In charge of Markets Strategic Intelligence Dept. and Attached to Strategic Planning Group

Senior Executive Managing Director (Representative Director) and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Head of Retail & Business Banking Division and Attached to Strategic Planning Group

Mr. Naofumi Fuke

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Head of Retail & Business Banking Division

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