Location of Overseas Offices of Mizuho

(As of December 31, 2006)

Network of Mizuho Corporate Bank Hong Kong Philippines Hong Kong Branch Manila Branch 17th Floor, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, 26th Floor, Citibank Tower, Valero Street corner Asia and Oceania Hong Kong, S.A.R., The People's Republic of China Villar Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City, (Country/Region) TEL 852-2103-3000 Metro Manila, Philippines TEL 63-2-860-3550 China Mizuho Capital Markets (HK) Limited 16th Floor, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Singapore Beijing Branch Hong Kong, S.A.R., The People's Republic of China TEL 852-2537-3815 8th Floor, Chang-Fu-Gong Office Building, Jia 26, Singapore Branch Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District, 168 Robinson Road, #13-00 Capital Tower, Beijing 100022, The People's Republic of China India Singapore 068912, Republic of Singapore TEL 86-10-6525-1888 TEL 65-6423-0330 Mumbai Branch Dalian Branch Maker Chamber III, 1st Floor, Jamnalal Bajaj Road, Taiwan 6th Floor, Senmao Building, Zhongshan Nariman Point, Mumbai, 400021 India Road 147, Xigang District, Dalian 116011, TEL 91-22-2288-6638 Kaohsiung Branch The People's Republic of China 12th Floor, No.2, Chung Cheng 3rd Road, TEL 86-411-8360-2543 New Delhi Branch Kaohsiung 800, Taiwan 4th Floor, East Tower, Sood Tower, 25, TEL 886-7-236-8768 Shanghai Branch Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110 001 India 25th Floor, HSBC Tower, 1000 Lujiazui Ring Road, TEL 91-11-3041-0900 Taipei Branch Pudong New Area, Shanghai 2nd Floor, Hung Kuo Building, 167 Tun Hua 200120, The People's Republic of China Indonesia North Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan TEL 86-21-6841-0001 TEL 886-2-2715-3911 PT. Bank Mizuho Indonesia Shenzhen Branch Plaza Bll Menara 2, 24th Floor, JL., M.H. Thamrin Thailand 21st Floor, Shenzhen International Financial No. 51, Jakarta 10350, Republic of Indonesia Building, Jian She Lu, Shenzhen, Guangdong TEL 62-21-392-5222 Bangkok Branch Province 518001, The People's Republic of China 18th Floor, TISCO Tower, 48 North Sathorn Road, TEL 86-755-8222-1918 Korea Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand TEL 66-2-638-0200 Wuxi Branch Seoul Branch 8th Floor, Wuxi Software Park, No.16 19th Floor, Seoul Finance Center, 84 Taepyung-ro Mizuho Corporate Leasing (Thailand) Changjiang Road, WND, Wuxi, 1-ka, Chung-ku, Seoul, Republic of Korea Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Province, 214028 TEL 822-3782-8500 19th Floor, TISCO Tower 48/44 North Sathorn The People's Republic of China Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand TEL 86-510-8522-3939 Malaysia TEL 66-2-638-0900 Guangzhou Representative Office Labuan Branch Vietnam 12th Floor, Garden Tower, 368 Huanshi Level 9 (B) & (C), Main Office Tower, Financial Dong Lu, Guangzhou 510064, Park Labuan, Jalan Merdeka, 87000 Federal Hanoi Branch The People's Republic of China Territory of Labuan, Malaysia Suite 403~407, 63 LTT Building, TEL 86-20-8385-8000 TEL 60-87-417766 63 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nanjing Representative Office Labuan Branch, Kuala Lumpur TEL 84-4-9363-123 Room 801, Nanjing Grand Hotel, 208 Guangzhou Marketing Office Road. Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210024, Level 34, Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur City Ho Chi Minh City Branch The People's Republic of China Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18th Floor, Sun Wah Tower, TEL 86-25-8332-9379 TEL 60-3-2070-6880 115 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tianjin Representative Office Kuala Lumpur Representative Office TEL 84-8-8278-260 Room 2202, Tianjin International Building 75, Level 34, Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur City Nanjing Road, Tianjin 300050, Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Australia The People's Republic of China TEL 60-3-2070-6595 TEL 86-22-2330-5448 Sydney Branch Level 33, 60 Margaret Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 2000, Wuhan Representative Office Australia Room 411, Shangri-la Hotel, 700 Jian She Dadao, TEL 61-2-8273-3888 Wuhan 430015, The People's Republic of China TEL 86-27-8578-1155 Xiamen Representative Office Room 2102, The Bank Center, No.189 Xiahe Road, Xiamen, Fujian 361003, The People's Republic of China TEL 86-592-239-5571

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Europe and the Middle East The Americas Mizuho Desk (Country/Region) (Country/Region) (Country/Region) Austria Brazil Asia and Oceania Mizuho Corporate Bank-BA Sa˜ o Paulo Representative Office Maybank Investment Consulting GmbH Avenida Paulista, 1274-11° andar, CEP. 01310-925, Menara Maybank, 100 Jalan Tun Perak, Landhausgasse 4/7, 1010 Vienna, Austria Sa˜o Paulo, SP, Brazil 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia TEL 43-1-5355868 TEL 55-11-3251-4199 TEL 60-3-2031-2346

Belgium Canada Europe and the Middle East Mizuho Corporate Bank Nederland N.V. Mizuho Corporate Bank (Canada) Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG Brussels Branch 100 Yonge Street, Suite1102, Toronto, Ontario, A-1030 Wein, Am Stadpark 9, Austria Avenue Louise 480,1050 Brussels, Belgium Canada M5C 2W1 TEL 43-1-71707-1375 TEL 32-2-645-5280 TEL 1-416-874-0222 Mashreqbank psc France Cayman Islands P.O.Box 1250, Omar Bin Al Khatab Rd, Next to Al Ghurair Centre, Deira, Dubai Paris Branch Cayman Branch TEL 971-4-207-7945 971-4-207-7267 Washington Plaza 40, rue Washington, Coutts House, 1446 West Bay Road, 75408 Paris Cedex 08, France P.O. Box 707GT, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, TEL 33-1-5383-4100 British West Indies The Americas

Germany Mexico Unibanco Av. Eusebio Matoso 891-19 andar, 05423-901, Düsseldorf Branch Mexico Representative Office Pineiros, Sa˜o Paulo, SP, Brazil TEL 55-11-3097-5824 Königsallee 60 D, 40212 Düsseldorf, Edificio Omega, Campos Eliseos No.345-11, F.R. Germany Col. Chapultepec Polanco, Deleg. Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Mexico, D.F., Mexico TEL 49-211-13020 ”Mizuho Desk” TEL 52-55-5281-5037 By forming tie-ups with major financial institu- Mizuho Corporate Bank (Germany) tions in regions where Mizuho does not possess Aktiengesellschaft U.S.A. offices, we offer our customers financial services through various institutions. (Transactions are Taunustor 2, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Chicago Branch conducted directly between the customer and the F.R. Germany local financial institution.) TEL 49-69-27282-0 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2020, Chicago, IL 60606, U.S.A. The Netherlands TEL 1-312-855-1111 Mizuho Corporate Bank Nederland N.V. New York Branch 1251 Avenue of the Americas, Apollolaan 171, 1077 AS, Amsterdam, New York, NY 10020, U.S.A. The Netherlands TEL 1-212-282-3000 TEL 31-20-5734343 Los Angeles Agency United Kingdom 350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90071, U.S.A. London Branch TEL 1-213-243-4500 Bracken House, One Friday Street, London EC4M 9JA, UK Atlanta Representative Office TEL 44-20-7012-4000 3353 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta Financial Center, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, U.S.A. River Plate House Representative TEL 1-404-364-1550 Office River Plate House, 7-11 Finsbury Circus, London Houston Representative Office EC2M 7DH, UK 5051 Westheimer Road, Galleria Tower II, TEL 44-20-7012-4000 Suite 710, Houston, Texas 77056, U.S.A. TEL 1-713-499-4800 Mizuho Capital Markets (UK) Limited River Plate House, 7-11 Finsbury Circus, Mizuho Capital Markets Corporation London EC2M 7DH, UK 1440 Broadway, 25th Floor, TEL 44-20-7972-9900 New York, NY 10018, U.S.A. TEL 1-212-547-1500 Bahrain Mizuho Corporate Bank of California Bahrain Representative Office 350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1500, Suite 201-202, Entrance 4, Los Angeles, CA 90071, U.S.A. 2nd Floor, Manama Center, Manama, Bahrain TEL 1-213-612-2700 (P.O. BOX 5759, Manama, Bahrain) TEL 973-17-224522 Mizuho Corporate Bank (USA) 1251 Avenue of the Americas, Iran New York, NY 10020, U.S.A. TEL 1-212-282-3030 Tehran Representative Office 3rd Floor, No.1, 14th Street, Khaled Eslamboli Avenue, Tehran 15117, Iran TEL 98-21-872-6593

25 Location of Overseas Offices of Mizuho

Network of Mizuho Securities Network of Mizuho Trust & Banking Beijing Representative Office London Representative Office 8th Floor, Chang-Fu-Gong Office Building, Jia 26, River Plate House, 7-11 Finsbury Circus, London Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District, EC2M 7HB, UK Beijing 100022, The People's Republic of China TEL 44-20-7588-7400 TEL 86-10-6523-4779 Mizuho Trust & Banking Shanghai Representative Office (Luxembourg) S.A. 24th Floor, HSBC TOWER, 1000 Lujiazui 1B, Parc d'Activite´ Syrdall, L-5365 Munsbach, Ring Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 200120, The People's Republic of China TEL 352-4216171 TEL 86-21-6841-1000 Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. (USA) Mizuho Securities Asia Limited 666 Fifth Avenue, Suite 802, 10th Floor, CITIC Tower, New York, NY 10103, U.S.A. 1 Tim Mei Avenue, Central, Hong Kong, S.A.R., TEL 1-212-373-5900 The People's Republic of China TEL 852-2685-2000 Mizuho Futures (Singapore) Pte. Limited Network of DLIBJ Asset Management 5 Shenton Way, #15-01 UIC Building DLIBJ Asset Management Singapore 068808, Republic of Singapore TEL 65-6221-3633 International Ltd. Bracken House, One Friday Street, Mizuho Bank (Switzerland) Ltd London, EC4M 9JA, UK TEL 44-20-7329-3777 Loewenstrasse 32, 8023 Zurich, Switzerland TEL 41-44-216-9111 DLIBJ Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. Mizuho International plc 1133 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10036, U.S.A. Bracken House, One Friday Street, TEL 1-212-350-7650 London EC4M 9JA, UK TEL 44-20-7236-1090 Mizuho Securities USA Inc. 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10020, U.S.A. TEL 1-212-209-9300 The Bridgeford Group, Inc. 445 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022, U.S.A. TEL 1-212-705-0880

26 Investor Information on Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Date of Establishment (Preferred Stock) Percentage January 8, 2003 of shares outstanding Shares held (%) Paid-in Capital The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance ¥1,540,965 million Company 27,000 2.75 Outstanding Shares Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company 25,000 2.54 12,852,625.49 shares Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. 19,000 1.93 Common Stock: 11,872,195.49 shares FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Preferred Stock: 980,430 shares COMPANY 15,000 1.52 Marubeni Corporation 14,500 1.47 Number of Shareholders ITOCHU Corporation 10,000 1.01 Common Stock: 280,531 The Kansai Electric Power Company, Preferred Stock: 3,393 Incorporated 10,000 1.01 Major Shareholders Shiseido Company, Limited 10,000 1.01 (Common Stock) SHIMIZU CORPORATION 10,000 1.01 Percentage of shares SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 10,000 1.01 outstanding Shares held (%) TAISEI CORPORATION 10,000 1.01 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. 10,000 1.01 (Trustee account) 703,467.00 5.92 The Tokyo Electric Power Company, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. Incorporated 10,000 1.01 (Trustee account) 620,657.00 5.22 NIPPON EXPRESS CO., LTD. 10,000 1.01 RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES TRUST, LONDON-CLIENTS ACCOUNT Note: In the table above, the figures represent the totals for the Eleventh Series (Standing proxy agent: Standard and the Thirteenth Series of Preferred Stock. Chartered Bank) 306,568.00 2.58 The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance (As of September 30, 2006) Company 279,158.00 2.35 Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd. 261,040.83 2.19 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N. A. LONDON (Standing proxy agent: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.) 205,012.00 1.72 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (Standing proxy agent: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.) 189,783.00 1.59 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trustee account 4) 184,583.00 1.55 Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. (Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Retirement Benefit Trust Account re-entrusted by Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.) 137,000.00 1.15 Nippon Life Insurance Company 132,630.76 1.11

Note: The voting rights of the shares held by Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd. are restricted, pursuant to Article 308 Paragraph 1 of the Company Law of Japan and Article 67 of Enforcement Order for the Company Law of Japan.

27 Investor Information on Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Stock Listings (Common Stock) (ADR) Tokyo Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Osaka Securities Exchange Note: We listed our ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange on November 8, 2006 Accounting Auditors Ernst & Young ShinNihon ADR* Information Outline of Mizuho Financial Group's ADR Shareholder Register Manager 1. Type of ADR Program : Sponsored Level 2 Program** Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 2. Conversion ratio : 500 ADRs = 1 common share 3. Depositary bank : The Bank of New York Fiscal Year 4. Local custodian bank : Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. April 1 to March 31 * ADRs are securities issued for the purpose of trading in the U.S. in place of Convocation of General Meetings of Shareholders the underlying stock of foreign companies. As ADRs are registered with the SEC as U.S. securities, they are traded, settled and held in custody in An ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the substantively the same manner as the stocks of U.S. companies. ADR is an Company shall be convened no later than 3 months from acronym for American Depositary Receipts. the last day of each business year and an extraordinary ** For sponsored ADRs, the company issuing the underlying stock enters into a deposit agreement with a specific depositary bank, and ADRs are issued general meeting of shareholders shall be convened when- by the depositary bank once the issuer, depositary bank and investor ever necessary. rights and obligations have been clarified. In contrast, unsponsored ADRs are issued by the depositary bank based on investor demand without any Record Date involvement by the company issuing the underlying stock. Sponsored ADR Programs are divided into Levels 1, 2 or 3 depending on whether the 1.The Company shall deem shareholders having voting issuance or sale of new stock is involved and the level of disclosure the rights appearing in writing or electronically in the register company is obligated to provide. Under a Level 2 program, ADRs may be issued and listed on U.S. stock exchanges without being accompanied by of shareholders (including the register of beneficial share- the issuance or sale of new stock, and the issuer of the underlying stock is holders; the same shall apply hereinafter) as of the end of required to disclose information in a similar manner as U.S. listed March 31 of each year as the shareholders who are enti- companies. tled to exercise their rights at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders for the relevant business year. 2.In addition to the preceding paragraph, the Company may temporarily set the record date whenever necessary, by a resolution of the Board of Directors and upon giving a prior public notice thereof.

Dividends from Surplus Approved by Resolution of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Dividends from the surplus approved by a resolution of an ordinary general meeting of shareholders shall be distributed to the shareholders or registered stock pledgees appearing in writing or electronically in the register of shareholders as of the end of March 31 of each year or to the holders of fractional share appearing in writing or electronically in the register of fractional share as of the end of March 31 of each year.

Interim Dividends The Company may, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, distribute interim dividends provided for in Article 454, Paragraph 5 of the Company Law of Japan to the sharehold- ers or registered stock pledgees appearing in writing or elec- tronically in the register of shareholders as of the end of September 30 of each year or to the holders of fractional share appearing in writing or electronically in the register of fractional share as of the end of September 30 of each year.

28 Disclosure Policy

Basic Principles Disclosure Methods, Other We aim to win the highest regard of our shareholders and the (1) Disclosure Methods market and to earn the trust of society as Japan's leading com- With respect to the information which is required to be dis- prehensive financial services group. For this reason, we place closed pursuant to applicable domestic and international one of the highest management priorities on continuing to laws and regulations as well as stock exchange rules, we disclose information to our customers, shareholders, and follow the defined disclosure procedures such as publishing investors both in and outside Japan in a fair, timely and appro- such information in business reports (Jigyo-Hokoku), priate manner, in order that they may form proper judgments annual securities reports (Yukashoken-Hokokusho) and and appraisals of the group. To achieve this aim, we observe other disclosure publications, as well as providing such applicable domestic and international laws and regulations as information through the information distribution systems well as stock exchange rules relating to corporate disclosure, of domestic and international stock exchanges and through and we establish and implement appropriate Disclosure press releases. We also endeavor to disclose other informa- Controls and Procedures. tion in a fair, timely and appropriate manner. When we dis- close such information, we basically publish on our website Disclosure Controls and Procedures the information we disclose. In addition, we endeavor to (1) Establishment and Implementation of Disclosure utilize the latest disclosure methods and tools to provide Controls and Procedures more fair and widespread disclosure. Our Disclosure Controls and Procedures are established to (2) Investor Relations Activities observe applicable domestic and international laws and In accordance with our Basic Principles described in section regulations as well as stock exchange rules and to imple- 1 above, and with due attention to two-way communica- ment fair, timely and appropriate corporate disclosure. The tion, we endeavor sincerely to facilitate a proper under- Disclosure Controls and Procedures are the process carried standing of our management strategies, financial condition out by directors, officers and employees of Mizuho and other matters. In this way, we aim to earn the trust of Financial Group and include internal controls designed to the market and obtain an appropriate market reputation. provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Beginning with the disclosure required by applicable Financial Reporting and the Preparation of Financial domestic and international laws and regulations as well as Statements. We have established the basic principles stock exchange rules, we endeavor to grasp properly the underlying our Disclosure Controls and Procedures as well types of information desired by the market and to disclose as our internal rules related to Disclosure Controls and useful and appropriate information voluntarily and proac- Procedures that govern the management framework for tively. Regarding disclosure of information we consider par- the entire Mizuho Financial Group including group compa- ticularly important, we communicate such information on nies, and we endeavor to establish, implement and contin- an ad hoc basis as and when necessary, even if a press uously improve our Disclosure Controls and Procedures. release has already been issued, through such means as Our Disclosure Committee is the principal management special briefing sessions. body that is responsible for discussing and exploring mat- In addition, we respect various disclosure principles ters relating to Disclosure Controls and Procedures. including fair disclosure. Accordingly, at individual calls, pri- (2) Evaluation of Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and vate meetings or conferences hosted or attended by repre- Procedures sentatives of Mizuho Financial Group we endeavor to limit Our Disclosure Controls and Procedures are documented, carefully our explanations to matters already disclosed and and evaluation of the overall effectiveness of our Disclosure facts commonly known. Controls and Procedures is conducted regularly by review- (3) Correction of Misconceptions in the Markets ing the contents of such documentation and their imple- If we identify significant misconceptions regarding Mizuho mentation. In addition, evaluation of the effectiveness and Financial Group in the market due to the spread of rumors appropriateness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures is or otherwise, we endeavor to investigate their causes and conducted through internal audits. correct such misconceptions promptly. (3) Others We established a “Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals” to be observed by all directors and executive officers, as well as all managers and other employees within Mizuho Financial Group who engage in financial reporting, accounting or disclosure. We have also devel- oped the “Internal Controls and Audit Hotline”, a system designed for obtaining concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters from both inside and out- side Mizuho Financial Group.

29 Privacy Policy Regarding Customer Information

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (“MHFG”) hereby establishes and Management of Sensitive Information announces the “Privacy Policy Regarding Customer Mizuho Financial Group will not acquire, use and provide to Information” applicable to Mizuho Financial Group which is any third party sensitive information (e.g. political affiliation, composed of MHFG, its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates religion, participation in labor union, race, ethnic group, family (which are accounted for by the equity method) that are listed origin, legal address on family registry and medical informa- in MHFG's Financial Reports. tion) unless authorized by law or it is necessary to conduct business on condition that Mizuho Financial Group has cus- Policy of Management tomer consent. Mizuho Financial Group recognizes appropriate protection and use of personal information to be important social responsibili- Security Measures ties, and makes every effort to appropriately protect and use Mizuho Financial Group will maintain and manage accurate personal information complying with the Personal Data and up to date personal information, and prevent leakage of Protection Law in Japan, other related regulations and the information with rational security measures. Mizuho Financial internal rules of Mizuho Financial Group, including the Group will properly supervise employees and parties entrusted “Privacy Policy Regarding Customer Information” when with handling personal information. Mizuho Financial Group conducts business. Continuous Improvement Proper Acquisition Mizuho Financial Group will continuously review this policy Mizuho Financial Group will acquire personal information that according to the development of information technologies and is necessary to conduct its business by proper and lawful the changes in social demand, and improve the management means. of personal information.

Purpose of Use Procedures to Request Disclosure Mizuho Financial Group will specify the purpose of use of per- Mizuho Financial Group will endeavor to properly and sonal information and will not use it beyond the specified pur- promptly cope with following requests from customers: pose. Furthermore, Mizuho Financial Group will not use notification of the purpose of use personal information beyond the purpose limited by related disclosure of personal data regulations. correction, addition and deletion of personal data that do The purpose of use of personal information is set forth not reflect the facts through the web site or other measures provided by each suspension of use and elimination of personal data company of Mizuho Financial Group. suspension of providing personal data to a third party

Limitation on Providing Personal Information to a Customer Request Third Party Mizuho Financial Group will endeavor to cope with customer Mizuho Financial Group will not provide personal information requests for the management of personal information sin- to any third party in principle unless the individual concerned cerely and promptly. has agreed to such use or it is authorized by law. However, Mizuho Financial Group may provide personal information to relevant entities without customer consent in following cases: Mizuho Financial Group entrusts management of personal information that is necessary to achieve the purpose of use to a third party. Mizuho Financial Group is one of the parties in a consoli- dation transaction. Mizuho Financial Group uses personal information jointly with designated entities that are publicly informed.

Strengthening Information Security Management Systems MHFG obtained certification of Information Security Management Systems for all divisions of the company under the Conformity Assessment Scheme for “ISO/IEC27001,” the international stan- dard, and the “JISQ27001,” the national standard.

IS97580 / ISO IEC27001

30 Contact Information

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. MHFG's “News Release E-mail Distribution 1-5-5, Otemachi, Service” Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, MHFG offers an e-mail service for notifying regis- Japan tered users the title and the URL page of the Tel. +81-(0)3-5224-1111 group's news releases when releases are placed on URL: http://www.mizuho-fg.co.jp/english/ the group's website. If you wish to register for this service, please access MHFG's website (http://www.mizuho- fg.co.jp/english/), and click “News Release E-mail Distribution Service.” Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. 1-3-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8210, Japan Tel. +81-(0)3-3214-1111 URL: http://www.mizuhocbk.co.jp/english/

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 1-1-5, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan Tel. +81-(0)3-3596-1111 URL: http://www.mizuhobank.co.jp/english/

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 1-2-1, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8670, Japan Tel. +81-(0)3-3278-8111 URL: http://www.mizuho-tb.co.jp/english/

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Otemachi First Square, 1-5-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan Tel. +81-(0)3-5208-3210 URL: http://www.mizuho-sc.com/en/

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