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To whom it may concern

September 30, 2015 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. (MHFG)


Name

New Position

(Effective as of October 1, 2015)

Current Position


Mr. Hiroshi Suehiro

Senior Managing Executive

Officer*1


Head of the Americas and In charge of Compliance with US FBO Regulation

Senior Managing Executive

Officer*1


In charge of Compliance with US FBO Regulation


Mr. Hokuto Nakano


Managing Executive Officer*1


Head of East Asia



Mr. Katsuyuki Mizuma


Managing Executive Officer*1


Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia



Mr. Teiji Teramoto


Managing Executive Officer*1


Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa


*1: Executive officers as defined in our internal regulations


July 2013


Apr. 2014

Executive Officer, General Manager of Forex Division of the

former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Executive Officer, General Manager of Forex Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer, Head of East Asia (current)

(Brief Personal Records of New Executive Officers)


Name

Date of Birth Education

Business Experience

Hokuto Nakano

Dec. 22, 1959

Mar. 1983

Joined in Apr. 1983 Apr. 2010

Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo

General Manager of Europe Division of the former Mizuho

Corporate Bank, Ltd.

General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.(until Apr. 2014)

Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Executive Officer, General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (current)

Apr. 2013


July 2013


Apr. 2014


Apr. 2015

Apr. 2012

Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

General Manager of Administration Division of the former Mizuho

Corporate Bank, Ltd.

General Manager of Asia & Oceania Division

Executive Officer, General Manager of Asia & Oceania Division

Executive Officer, General Manager of Asia & Oceania Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East

Asia (current)

Apr. 2011

Apr. 2012

July 2013


Apr. 2014


Name

Date of Birth Education

Business Experience

Katsuyuki Mizuma

Apr. 3, 1960

Mar. 1984

Joined in Apr. 1984 Apr. 2010

Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyoto University


Name

Date of Birth

Education Business Experience

Teiji Teramoto

June 10, 1962

Mar. 1985

Joined in Apr. 1985 July 2010

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)


Name

New Position

(Effective as of October 1, 2015)

Current Position


Mr. Nobuhisa Zama


Executive Officer

General Manager of International Credit Division and General Manager of East Asia Credit Division and General Manager of Asia & Oceania Credit

Division


Executive Officer


General Manager of International Credit Division


Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB)


Name

New Position

(Effective as of October 1, 2015)

Current Position


Mr. Yutaka Sasaki


Executive Officer


General Manager for Investment Management Unit


Executive Officer


General Manager of Active Strategy Fund Management Department

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