To whom it may concern:
September 19, 2012
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Hiroshi
Motoyama) (hereinafter "MHSC") and Mizuho Investors
Securities Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Katsuyoshi Ejima)
(hereinafter "MHIS") are currently carrying out work in
preparation for a merger scheduled for January 4, 2013, which
is based on the Merger Agreement signed on May 15, 2012.
The executive officers and organizational structure of the
new company which will result from the merger were decided as
set out below.
1. Management Changes after the Merger