To whom it may concern:
October 4, 2013
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.

Notice of Consolidation of Branches

Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. (President & CEO: Hiroshi Motoyama) hereby announces the following consolidations of branches adjudged to be overlapping (in terms of serving clients in the same geographical area) based on a review of the company's retail network carried out in the light of the January 2013 merger with Mizuho Investor Securities.
Following the seven consolidations listed below, the number of consolidated branches will stand at 36, and the company's post-merger retail framework under the Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division will consist of 103 branches, one sales office, 165 planet booths, and one financial advisors sales department.
The company will continue to strive to achieve merger synergies as soon as possible and develop the
optimal retail network to serve the needs of clients.

Branches to be closed

Branches absorbing closed branches

Scheduled date of consolidation

Hamamatsu-Chuo Branch

Hamamatsu Branch

Monday, February 24, 2014

Toyama-Chuo Branch

Toyama Branch

Monday, March 10, 2014

Kobe-Motomachi Branch

Kobe Branch

Monday, March 10, 2014

Hiroshima-Chuo Branch

Hiroshima Branch

Monday, March 10, 2014

Sapporo-Chuo Branch

Sapporo Branch

Monday, March 24, 2014

Sendai-Chuo Branch

Sendai Branch

Monday, March 24, 2014

Takamatsu-Chuo Branch

Takamatsu Branch*

Monday, March 24, 2014

*The Takamatsu Branch will move into the same building as the Mizuho Bank Takamatsu Branch on Monday, March 10, 2014, forming a joint branch in the process. Subsequently, the Takamatsu-Chuo Branch will be consolidated into the Takamatsu Branch on Monday, March 24, 2014. The address of the consolidated branch will be the same as the address of the joint branch,

which is as follows:

1-6-8 Bancho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken

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