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To whom it may concern

March 3, 2016



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Re: Management Changes

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.


Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. hereby announces changes in the Members of the Board of Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Executive Officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility, etc.)


For inquiries relating to this matter,please contactTel: +81-(0)3-5546-5710

Corporate Communications Department Mizuho Securities Co.,Ltd.

Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2016)

Current Position


Mr.

Yasuhiko Imaizumi


Chairman

Deputy President (Representative Director) and Deputy President

- Executive Officer


Head of Corporate Business

Mr.Tatsufumi

Sakai

President & CEO (Representative Director)

Head of Global Investment Banking Division



Mr. Yasuo Agemura


Deputy President and Deputy President & Executive Officer

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


Deputy President and Deputy President - Executive Officer

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


Mr. Hiroto Koda

Senior Executive Managing Director (Representative Director) and Senior Managing Executive Officer


Head of Retail & Business Banking Division, Attached to Strategic Planning Group


Managing Executive Officer

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


Mr.

Hidefumi Kobayashi


Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of Global Finance, Head of Research & Consulting Unit, Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group, In charge of Due Diligence Dept.


Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of Global Finance, Head of Research Group, Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group, In charge of Due Diligence Dept.


Mr. Masaya Usuha

Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

SC Group Chief Audit Executive, Head of Internal Audit Group

Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

SC Group Chief Audit Executive, Head of Internal Audit Division


Mr. Masaya Oishi


Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer


In charge of JA Sales Dept. of Global Markets Division, In charge of Retail & Business Banking Division


Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

In charge of JA Sales Dept. of Markets & Products Division, In charge of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC)

Changes in Members of the Board of Directors, Executive Officers and Audit & Supervisory Board Members


Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2016)

Current Position


Mr. Taiji Kumagai

Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of Compliance Group


Executive Officer

General Manager, Branch Business Promotion


Mr. Atsushi Takahashi

Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

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


Executive Officer


Head of Financial Planning Dept.


Mr. Naomi Tsumura


Member of the Board of Directors

Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

Head of Compliance Group


Mr.

Masahiro Miyamoto


Senior Managing Executive Officer

Co-Head of Global Investment Banking Division (Head of Business Promotion), Head of Investment Banking Business Division


Managing Executive Officer


Head of Global Investment Banking, Head of Investment Banking Division


Mr.

Tetsuhiko Saito


Senior Managing Executive Officer


Co-Head of Retail

& Business Banking Division


Managing Executive Officer

Co-Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division


Mr. Yoshio Shimizu


Managing Executive Officer


In charge of Global Investment Banking Business, Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory Dept.


Managing Executive Officer

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

Mr.

Katsunori Nozawa

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Global Investment Banking Business

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Investment Banking Business


Mr. Sadamu Yoshida


Managing Executive Officer

Joint Head of Retail & Business Banking Division (In charge of IB Business)


Managing Executive Officer


In charge of Investment Banking Business

Mr. Hokuto Nakano

Managing Executive Officer

Joint Head of Global Markets Division



Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2016)

Current Position


Mr. Kentaro Akashi


Managing Executive Officer

Chairman of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, In charge of Global Investment Banking Business


Managing Executive Officer

Chairman of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, In charge of Investment Banking Business


Mr. Yasuto Hamanishi


Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Retail

& Business Banking


Managing Executive Officer

In charge of IB Business and Corporate & Retail Business

Mr.

Takahisa Shirota

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Retail

& Business Banking

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate &

Retail Business


Mr. Kenji Tsujitsugu


Managing Executive Officer

Head of Public & Financial Institutions Business Division



Mr. Toshio Hirota


Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Global Investment Banking Business, In charge of Retail

& Business Banking


Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Investment Banking Business, In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Mr. Hiroki Takeshi

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Retail

& Business Banking


Executive Officer

General Manager of Kyoto Branch

Mr.

Yoshihiro Kishishita

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Retail

& Business Banking


Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Mr.

Kazumichi Komatsu


Executive Officer

General Manager of Kyoto Branch


Executive Officer

General Manager of Shibuya Branch

Mr. Keiji Maruko


Executive Officer

In charge of Global Investment Banking Business


Executive Officer

In charge of Investment Banking Business

Mr.

Takehiko Iida


Executive Officer

General Manager of Osaka Sales Dept.


Executive Officer

General Manager, Branch Business Promotion

Mr. Takashi Hirakawa


Executive Officer

General Manager of Head Office Sales Dept.


Executive Officer

General Manager, Branch Business Promotion


Mr. Yu Nakaoki


Executive Officer

In charge of Global Investment Banking Business, In charge of Retail

& Business Banking


Executive Officer


In charge of Investment Banking Business


Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2016)

Current Position


Mr.

Takafumi Matake


Executive Officer

Attached to Head of Retail & Business Banking Division


Executive Officer

Head of Corporate Communications Dept., Head of Human Resources Dept.

Mr. Taizo Tomita


Executive Officer

General Manager of Head Office Sales Dept.


Executive Officer

General Manager, Branch Business Promotion


Mr. Yuzo Kanamori


Executive Officer

Head of Global Investment Banking, Head of Products Business Division


Executive Officer

Head of Syndication Group, Head of Equity Syndication Dept.

Mr. Hideyuki Kawashima


Executive Officer

Head of Internal Audit Dept.


Head of Internal Audit Dept.

Mr. Hiroshi Mihashi


Executive Officer

Joint Head of IT & Systems Group



Mr.

Nobufusa Takeuchi


Executive Officer


In charge of Global Investment Banking Business


Senior Corporate Officer(Attached to Head of Investment Banking Division)


Mr. Yasuhiro Shibata


Executive Officer

Deputy President of Mizuho Securities UK Holdings Ltd., Deputy President of Mizuho International plc, Co-Head of Fixed Income Business Division



Deputy President of Mizuho Securities UK Holdings Ltd., Deputy President of Mizuho International plc

Mr.

Yoshinobu Mori


Executive Officer

General Manager of Nagoya Branch


General Manager of Nagoya Branch

Mr.

Masahiro Ikeda


Executive Officer

Head of Retail Business Division


Head of Retail Business Group

Mr. Shinichi Fukui


Executive Officer

In charge of Retail

& Business Banking


Head of Investment Banking Dept.


Mr. Seiichiro Miyaoka


Executive Officer

Head of Syndication Business Division, Head of Equity Syndication Dept.


President & CEO of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited


Name

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2016)

Current Position


Mr.Yasushi Higo

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

(full-time)


Member of the Board of Directors

Mr. Hiroshi Motoyama


Retired

President & CEO (Representative Director)


Mr. Shuichi Shimada


Retired

Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer

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

Mr. Junichi Yamada


Retired

Managing Executive Officer

Joint Head of Markets & Products Division


Mr. Masuo Fukuda


Retired


Managing Executive Officer

Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory Dept.

Mr. Shinya Hanamura


Retired

Managing Executive Officer

Head of Public & Financial Institutions Group

Mr. Shuji Ueno


Retired

Managing Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business


Mr. Akira Nakamura


Retired


Managing Executive Officer

Head of Telecom Media Technology Group, In charge of Investment Banking Business

Mr. Hiroshi Shibata


Retired


Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business

Mr. Noriyuki Nogami


Retired


Executive Officer

Head of Shinjuku Sales Dept.

Mr. Tadashi Sano


Retired


Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate & Retail Business


Mr. Shigeru Akiyoshi


Retired

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

(full-time)

The appointment of Messrs. Tatsufumi Sakai, Hiroto Koda, Taiji Kumagai and Atsushi Takahashi as Members of the Board of Directors is subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders of MHSC to be held on April 1, 2016.


The appointment of Mr. Yasushi Higo as Audit & Supervisory Board Member is subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders of MHSC to be held on April 1, 2016.

(Reference) Shown below are Members of the Board of Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and Executive Officers as of April 1, 2016.


Members of the Board of Directors



Chairman

Mr. Yasuhiko

Imaizumi

President & CEO

(Representative Director)*


Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai


Head of Global Investment Banking Division

Deputy President and Deputy President &

Executive Officer*


Mr. Yasuo Agemura

Head of Global Markets, Head of Global Markets Division, Head of Global

Business & Markets

Senior Executive Managing Director (Representative Director) and Senior Managing

Executive Officer*


Mr. Hiroto Koda


Head of Retail & Business Banking Division, Attached to Strategic Planning Group


Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer*


Mr. Hidefumi Kobayashi

Head of Global Finance, Head of Research & Consulting Unit, Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group, In

charge of Due Diligence Dept.

Executive Managing Director and Managing

Executive Officer*


Mr. Masaya Usuha


SC Group Chief Audit Executive, Head of Internal Audit Group

Executive Managing

Director and Managing Executive Officer*


Mr. Masaya Oishi

In charge of JA Sales Dept. of Global

Markets Division, In charge of Retail & Business Banking Division

Executive Managing Director and Managing

Executive Officer*


Mr. Taiji Kumagai


Head of Compliance Group

Executive Managing Director and Managing

Executive Officer*


Mr. Atsushi Takahashi


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


Member of the Board of Directors


Mr. Keizo Ohashi

Chairman of Mizuho Securities UK

Holdings Ltd., Chairman of Mizuho International plc


Member of the Board of

Directors*


Mr. Kenji Fujii

Head of Global Risk Management, Head

of Risk Management Group

Member of the Board of

Directors


Mr. Naomi Tsumura

Member of the Board of

Directors (not full-time)


Mr. Yasuhiro Sato

Member of the Board of Directors (Outside

Director)


Mr. Hidetaka Kawakita

Member of the Board of Directors (Outside

Director


Mr. Masaru Ono

(Note) Asterisks indicate Members of the Board of Directors expected to concurrently serve as Executive Officers.


Audit & Supervisory Board Members


Audit & Supervisory

Board Member (full-time)


Mr. Yasushi Higo

Audit & Supervisory

Board Member (full-time)


Mr. Sei Toyokawa

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time) (Outside Audit & Supervisory Board

Member)


Mr. Hideo Etani

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside Audit & Supervisory Board

Member)


Mr. Yuji Yoshimasu



Executive Officers



Senior Managing Executive Officer


Mr. Masahiro Miyamoto

Co-Head of Global Investment Banking Division(Head of Business Promotion), Head of Investment Banking Business

Division

Senior Managing

Executive Officer


Mr. Tetsuhiko Saito

Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking

Division



Managing Executive Officer


Mr. Yoshio Shimizu

In charge of Global Investment Banking Business, Head of Corporate Finance &

Advisory Dept.

Managing Executive

Officer

Mr. Katsunori

Nozawa

In charge of Global Investment Banking

Business

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. Sadamu Yoshida

Joint Head of Retail & Business Banking

Division (In charge of IB Business)

Managing Executive

Officer


Mr. Hokuto Nakano


Joint Head of Global Markets Division


Managing Executive Officer


Mr. Kentaro Akashi

Chairman of Mizuho Securities Asia

Limited, In charge of Global Investment Banking Business

Managing Executive

Officer

Mr. Yasuto

Hamanishi


In charge of Retail & Business Banking

Managing Executive

Officer


Mr. Takahisa Shirota


In charge of Retail & Business Banking

Managing Executive

Officer


Mr. Kenji Tsujitsugu

Head of Public & Financial Institutions

Business Division


Managing Executive Officer


Mr. Toshio Hirota

In charge of Global Investment Banking Business, In charge of Retail & Business

Banking

Managing Executive

Officer


Mr. Hiroki Takeshi


In charge of Retail & Business Banking

Managing Executive

Officer

Mr. Yoshihiro

Kishishita


In charge of Retail & Business Banking


Executive Officer

Mr. Kazumichi

Komatsu


General Manager of Kyoto Branch


Executive Officer


Mr. Keiji Maruko

In charge of Global Investment Banking

Business

Executive Officer

Mr. Takehiko Iida

General Manager of Osaka Sales Dept.


Executive Officer

Mr. Shinobu

Yamazaki

Head of Global Operations, Joint Head of

Operations Group


Executive Officer

Mr. Takashi

Hirakawa

General Manager of Head Office Sales Dept.



Executive Officer


Mr. Yu Nakaoki

In charge of Global Investment Banking Business, In charge of Retail & Business

Banking


Executive Officer

Mr. Takafumi

Matake

Attached to Head of Retail & Business

Banking Division


Executive Officer


Mr. Taizo Tomita

General Manager of Head Office Sales Dept.


Executive Officer


Mr. Yuzo Kanamori

Head of Global Investment Banking, Head

of Products Business Division


Executive Officer

Mr. Hideyuki

Kawashima


Head of Internal Audit Dept.

Executive Officer

Mr. Hiroshi Mihashi

Joint Head of IT & Systems Group


Executive Officer

Mr. Nobufusa

Takeuchi

In charge of Global Investment Banking

Business


Executive Officer


Mr. Yasuhiro Shibata

Deputy President of Mizuho Securities UK Holdings Ltd., Deputy President of Mizuho International plc, Co-Head of Fixed

Income Business Division

Executive Officer

Mr. Yoshinobu Mori

General Manager of Nagoya Branch

Executive Officer

Mr. Masahiro Ikeda

Head of Retail Business Division

Executive Officer

Mr. Shinichi Fukui

In charge of Retail & Business Banking


Executive Officer

Mr. Seiichiro

Miyaoka

Head of Syndication Business Division,

Head of Equity Syndication Dept.



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

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