January 31, 2017 Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

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

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)

Name

New Position (Effective as of April. 1, 2017)

Current Position

Mr. Koji

Retired

Member of the

Head of Strategic

Board of Directors

Fujiwara

and Managing

Planning Group

Executive Officer*1

Mr. Tetsuo Iimori

Retired

Managing Executive Officer*2

In charge of

Specific Business of Retail & Business Banking

Company

(Note) *1: Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act

*2: Executive Officers as Defined in Our Internal Regulations

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)

Name

New Position (Effective as of April. 1, 2017)

Current Position

Mr. Nobuhide

Hayashi

Chairman

President & CEO (Representative

Director)

Mr. Koji Fujiwara

President & CEO (Representative Director)

Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of Strategic Planning Group

Mr. Tetsuo Iimori

Retired

Managing Executive Officer

Co-Head of Retail

& Business Banking Division

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co, Ltd. (MHTB)

Name

New Position (Effective as of April. 1, 2017)

Current Position

Mr. Takeo Nakano

Chairman

President & CEO (Representative

Director)

Mr. Tetsuo Iimori

President & CEO

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The appointment of Mr. Tetsuo Iimori as Member of the Board of Directors is subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders of MHTB to be held on April 1, 2017.

Name

New Position (Effective as of April. 3, 2017)

Current Position

Mr. Tetsuo Iimori

President & CEO (Representative Director)

(Mentioned above)

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