To whom it may concern

March 13, 2015

Mizuho Securities Co.,Ltd.

Re: Management Changes

Mizuho Securities Co.,Ltd.hereby announces changes in the directors, corporate auditors and executive officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility,etc.)

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Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC)

Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015)

Current Position

Mr. Hideo

Gamou

Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division

Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of Asset

Management Group

Mr. Masaya

Usuha

Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of Internal

Audit Division

Managing

Executive Office

Head of Global Operations, Head of Operations Group

Mr. Naomi

Tsumura

Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of

Compliance Group

Executive Officer

Joint Head of Internal Audit Division

Mr. Yoshio

Shimizu

Managing

Executive Officer

Joint Head of Global Investment Banking, Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of General Industries Group

Managing

Executive Officer

Joint Head of

Global Investment Banking, Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of IB Products Group, Attached to IB Business Promotion Group

Mr. Tetsuhiko

Saito

Managing

Executive Officer

Co-Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division

Managing

Executive Officer

Co-Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division,

Head of Internet

and Contact Center

Group

Mr. Tatsuya

Yamada

Managing

Executive Officer

Head of Global IT, Head of IT & Systems Group, Head of Operations Group

Managing

Executive Officer

Head of Global IT, Head of IT & Systems Group

Mr. Masuo

Fukuda

Managing

Executive Officer

Joint Head of

Investment Banking Division, Head of Corporate Finance

& Advisory Dept.

Managing

Executive Officer

Joint Head of

Investment Banking Division, Head of Investment Banking Group

Mr. Shinya

Hanamura

Managing

Executive Officer

Head of Public & Financial Institutions Group

Managing

Executive Officer

Head of Public & Financial Institutions Group, Head of Advisory

Group

Mr. Shuji

Ueno

Managing

Executive Officer

General Manager of

Nagoya Branch, in charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

General Manager of

Nagoya Branch

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Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015)

Current Position

Mr. Yasuto

Hamanishi

Managing

Executive Officer

In charge of IB Business and Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

Head of Capital

Markets Group

Mr. Akira

Nakamura

Managing

Executive Officer

Head of Telecom Media Technology Group, in charge

of Investment

Banking Business

-

Mr. Takahisa

Shirota

Managing

Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

-

Mr. Taiji

Kumagai

Executive Officer

General Manager, Branch Business Promotion

Executive Officer

Head of Retail

Business Group, Head of Wealth Management Group

Mr. Yoshihiro

Kishishita

Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

Head of Private

Banking Dept.

Mr. Tadashi

Sano

Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

General Manager of

Sapporo Branch

Mr. Atsushi

Takahashi

Executive Officer

Head of Financial

Planning Dept.

Executive Officer

Senior Corporate Officer(Attached to Head of Markets & Products Division and Head of Research Group)

Mr. Shinobu

Yamazaki

Executive Officer

Head of Global

Operations, Joint Head of Operations Group

-

Senior Executive of

Operations Group

Mr. Takashi

Hirakawa

Executive Officer

General Manager, Branch Business Promotion

-

Branch Promotion Officer (Attached to Head of Corporate Investment

Services & Retail

Business Division)

Mr. Yu

Nakaoki

Executive Officer

In charge of Investment Banking Business

-

Head of Sector

Coverage Dept.V

Mr. Takafumi

Matake

Executive Officer

Head of Corporate Communications Dept., Head of

Human Resources

Dept.

-

Head of Human

Resources Dept.

Mr. Taizo

Tomita

Executive Officer

General Manager, Branch Business Promotion

-

Joint Head of Retail

Business Group

Mr. Yuzo

Kanamori

Executive Officer

Head of Syndication

Group

-

Head of Corporate

Planning Dept.

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Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015)

Current Position

Mr. Mitsuhiro

Nagahama

Senior Advisor

Chairman

Mr. Hajime

Saito

Retired

Deputy President and Deputy

President-Executive

Officer

Head of Internal

Audit Division

Mr. Kenichi

Minamitani

Retired

Deputy President and Deputy President-Executive Officer

Head of

Compliance Group

Mr. Shuzo

Fujii

Retired

Managing

Executive Officer

Joint Head of Corporate Investment

Services & Retail

Business Division, Head of IB

Business Promotion

Group

Mr. Sadanobu Takada

Retired

Managing

Executive Officer

Attached to Investment Banking Group

Mr. Kazuya

Yamasato

Retired

Executive Officer

General Manager of Osaka Branch, Attached to Corporate Investment

Services & Retail

Business Division

Mr. Yoshikiyo

Yamazaki

Retired

Executive Officer

Attached to Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division

Mr. Satoshi

Sugiyama

Retired

Executive Officer

General Manager of Head Office Sales Dept.II

The appointment of Messrs. Masaya Usuha and Naomi Tsumura as directors is subject to approval at the
general meeting of shareholders of MHSC to be held on April 1, 2015.

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Name

New Position

(to become effective in late June 2015)

Current Position

Mr. Yasushi

Higo

Director

Corporate Auditor

(full-time)

Mr. Shigeru

Akiyoshi

Corporate Auditor

(full-time)

-

Mr. Sei

Toyokawa

Corporate Auditor

(full-time)

-

Mr. Yoshihisa

Eguchi

Retired

Corporate Auditor

(full-time)

The appointment of Mr. Yasushi Higo as director and the appointment of Messrs. Shigeru Akiyoshi and Sei
Toyokawa as corporate auditors are subject to approval at the regular general meeting of shareholders of
MHSC to be held in late June 2015.

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(Reference) Shown below are Directors, Corporate Auditors, and Executive Officers as of April. 1, 2015.

Directors

President & CEO

(Representative Director)*

Mr. Hiroshi Motoyama

Deputy President (Representative Director) and Deputy President -

Executive Officer*

Mr. Yasuhiko Imaizumi

Head of Corporate Business

Deputy President and

Deputy President - Executive Officer*

Mr. Yasuo Agemura

Head of Global Markets, Head of Markets & Products Division, Head of Global Business &

Markets

Managing Director and

Managing Executive

Officer*

Mr. Hideo Gamou

In charge of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division

Managing Director and

Managing Executive

Officer*

Mr. Shuichi Shimada

Head of Strategic Planning Group, in charge of Investment Dept.

Managing Director and

Managing Executive

Officer*

Mr. Hidefumi

Kobayashi

Head of Global Finance, Head of Research

Group, Head of Finance & Accounting Group, in charge of Due Diligence Dept.

Managing Director and

Managing Executive

Officer*

Mr. Masaya Usuha

Head of Internal Audit Division

Managing Director and

Managing Executive

Officer*

Mr. Naomi Tsumura

Head of Compliance Group

Director

Mr. Keizo Ohashi

Chairman of Mizuho Securities UK Holdings

Ltd., Chairman of Mizuho International plc

Director*

Mr. Kenji Fujii

Head of Global Risk Management, Head of

Risk Management Group

Director (not full-time)

Mr. Yasuhiro Sato

Director (Outside Director)

Mr. Hidetaka Kawakita

Director (Outside Director)

Mr. Masaru Ono

(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as executive officers.

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Corporate Auditors

Corporate Auditor (full-time)

Mr. Yasushi Higo

Corporate Auditor (full-time)

Mr. Yoshihisa Eguchi

Corporate Auditor (full-time)

(Outside Corporate Auditor)

Mr. Hideo Etani

Corporate Auditor

(Outside Corporate Auditor)

Mr. Yuji Yoshimasu

Executive Officers

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Shingo Ishizaki

In charge of Investment Banking Business

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Masahiro

Miyamoto

Head of Global Investment Banking, Head of

Investment Banking Division

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Yoshio Shimizu

Joint Head of Global Investment Banking, Joint Head of Investment Banking Division,

Head of General Industries Group

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Katsunori Nozawa

In charge of Investment Banking Business

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Hiroto Koda

Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division, Attached to Strategic

Planning Group

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Tetsuhiko Saito

Co-Head of Corporate Investment Services &

Retail Business Division

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Tatsuya Yamada

Head of Global IT, Head of IT & Systems

Group, Head of Operations Group

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Tetsuhiro

Sakamoto

Head of Human Resources Group, in charge

of Executive Secretariat

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Junichi Yamada

Joint Head of Markets & Products Division

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Masuo Fukuda

Joint Head of Investment Banking Division,

Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory Dept.

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Sadamu Yoshida

In charge of Investment Banking Business

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Shinya Hanamura

Head of Public & Financial Institutions Group

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Kentaro Akashi

Chairman of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited,

in charge of Investment Banking Business

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Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Shuji Ueno

General Manager of Nagoya Branch, in

charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Yasuto Hamanishi

In charge of IB Business and Corporate &

Retail Business

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Akira Nakamura

Head of Telecom Media Technology Group, in

charge of Investment Banking Business

Managing Executive Officer

Mr. Takahisa Shirota

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

Mr. Taiji Kumagai

General Manager, Branch Business

Promotion

Executive Officer

Mr. Yoshihiro

Kishishita

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

Mr. Hiroshi Shibata

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

Mr. Noriyuki Nogami

General Manager of Shinjuku Branch

Executive Officer

Mr. Hiroki Takeshi

General Manager of Kyoto Branch

Executive Officer

Mr. Kazumichi

Komatsu

General Manager of Shibuya Branch

Executive Officer

Mr. Keiji Maruko

In charge of Investment Banking Business

Executive Officer

Mr. Tadashi Sano

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Executive Officer

Mr. Takehiko Iida

General Manager, Branch Business

Promotion

Executive Officer

Mr. Atsushi Takahashi

Head of Financial Planning Dept.

Executive Officer

Mr. Shinobu Yamazaki

Head of Global Operations, Joint Head of

Operations Group

Executive Officer

Mr. Takashi Hirakawa

General Manager, Branch Business

Promotion

Executive Officer

Mr. Yu Nakaoki

In charge of Investment Banking Business

Executive Officer

Mr. Takafumi Matake

Head of Corporate Communications Dept.,

Head of Human Resources Dept.

Executive Officer

Mr. Taizo Tomita

General Manager, Branch Business

Promotion

Executive Officer

Mr. Yuzo Kanamori

Head of Syndication Group

Management changes for the above are on the assumption that any permission required will be obtained
from the relevant authorities.

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