2001 Annual Report Printed in Japan on recycled paper (April 2000~March 2001) No.1 Financial Contact Information Mizuho Holdings, Inc. 1-6-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, The Mizuho Financial Group is an innovative financial Japan Tel. +81-(0)3-5224-1111 group that will lead the new era through cutting-edge URL: http://www.mizuho-fg.co.jp comprehensive financial services. The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited 1-1-5, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan Tel. +81-(0)3-3596-1111 URL: http://www.dkb.co.jp The Fuji Bank, Limited DKB Fuji Bank IBJ 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan Mizuho Mizuho Trust Tel. +81-(0)3-3216-2211 Securities & Banking URL: http://www.fujibank.co.jp BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSOLIDATION The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited 1-3-3, Marunouchi, We will create a new financial services group that will lead the 21st century based on Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8210, the following five basic principles: Japan b Offer a wide range of the highest-quality financial services to our customers. Tel. +81-(0)3-3214-1111 b Maximize shareholder value and, as the leader of Japan’s financial services industry, URL: http://www.ibjbank.co.jp earn the trust of society at large. b Offer attractive and rewarding job opportunities for employees. b Fully utilize the advantages and strengths of each bank and maximize the benefits of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. the consolidation through cost reductions. Otemachi First Square, b Create a new corporate climate and culture. 1-5-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan Group Name: Mizuho Financial Group (“MHFG”) Tel. +81-(0)3-5208-3210 Holding Company Name: Mizuho Holdings, Inc. (“MHHD”) URL: http://www.mizuho-sc.com Meaning: In Japanese, mizuho ( ) means “fresh harvest of rice,” and the phrase “mizuho country”—meaning “fruitful country”—is used to refer poetically to Japan. Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Reason for Selection: The name “Mizuho” expresses the commitment of MHFG, as Japan’s leading financial institution, to 1-6-2, Marunouchi, offer highly “fruitful” products and services to all of its customers, both domestic and overseas. Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, We feel that the youthful and energetic image of freshness projected by this name is perfectly suited for the new corporate culture of MHFG, and that it is a name with which everyone can easily become Japan familiar. Tel. +81-(0)3-3240-7000 The Mizuho Logo: The logo is the combination of the initial letter “M” of “Mizuho” and a deep blue arc. The “M” URL: http://www.mizuho-tb.co.jp appears to be in dynamic motion, expressing liveliness and action, while the deep-blue arc depicts the earth. The colors used in the logo also have a special meaning—the bright red highlighting passion, action and dynamism and the deep blue highlighting reliability and stability. I MIZUHO No.1 Financial Group MIZUHO The Mizuho Financial Group is highly ranked in a wide range of financial services. Supporting the financial needs of households Supporting Global Business ć Approx. ¥34.2 trillion in personal assets under management (No. 1 in Japan) Total Debit Card Sales ć 70% coverage of Fortune 500 companies ć Approx. ¥8.4 trillion in residential housing loan portfolio (No. 1 in Japan) by Affiliated Merchants ć US$70.7 billion in arrangement of global syndicated loans (No. 1 among Japanese banks) (Sales in fiscal 2000: ¥191 billion) ć Approx. 420,000 subscribers of Internet banking services (top among (January~December 2000) Japanese banks) Mizuho’s share: ć US$1.9 billion in arrangement of global project finance (No. 1 among Japanese banks) ć Approx. 35% Approx. 35% share of total debit card sales by affiliated merchants (No. 1 MIZUHO (January~December 2000) among Japanese banks) ć No. 1 Japanese bank (Approx. 32% share) in foreign exchange/yen clearance services (All figures are the aggregate of three banks as of March 31, 2001.) (as of September 30, 2000) ć Loans to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises No. 1 Japanese bank (Approx. 45% share) in yen custody services for foreign institutional (As of March 31, 2001) (trillion yen) investors 40• Supporting the financial needs of corporations MHFG (as of September 30, 2000) 35 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) 30• UFJ Group ć ¥35 trillion in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (No. 1 in Japan) Global Syndicated Loan Arrangers Global Project Finance Arrangers Mitsubishi (aggregate of three banks as of March 31, 2001) Tokyo (Amounts arranged, January 1~December 31, 2000) (Results for January 1~December 31, 2000) 20• Financial Group Ranking Amount (US$ million) Amount No. of ć Ranking (US$ million) Deals ¥27.5 trillion in loans to large corporations (No. 1 in Japan) 1 JP Morgan 305,202.59 1 Citigroup 11,927 51 (aggregate of three banks as of March 31, 2001) 2 Bank of America 299,576.03 10• 3 Citibank/SSB 225,739.05 2 Societe Generale 9,616 30 ć US$41.7 billion (40% share) in arrangement of domestic syndicated loans (No. 1 in Japan) 4 Barclays 115,782.74 3 Bank of America Securities 9,370 33 5 Deutsche Bank 87,994.16 4 ABN AMRO 7,875 31 0• (fiscal 2001) 6 BancOne 81,617.35 5 JP Morgan 7,472 24 7 ABN AMRO 76,381.92 6 CSFB 6,719 10 Source: Preliminary financial results for fiscal 2000 ć Transactions with 1,170 financial institutions (No. 1 in Japan) (comparison of outstanding loans to small 8 MHFG 70,731.70 7 WestLB 6,716 37 and medium-sized enterprises after (aggregate of three banks as of March 31, 2001) 9 CSFB 51,708.89 8 Deutsche Bank AG 6,487 22 subtracting outstanding consumer loans). 10 HSBC 46,433.24 9 BNP Paribas 3,712 24 Researched by Mizuho Holdings. ć Mizuho Securities: No. 1 (21% share) in value in lead management of domestic straight bond 11 FleetBoston 44,929.89 10 Barclays Capital 3,423 23 issues for institutional investors (excluding city bank SBs, etc.) 12 BNP Paribas 41,427.00 11 Dresdner KB 3,155 24 Loans to Large Corporations 13 Societe Generale 41,424.85 12 Merrill Lynch 2,631 4 (As of March 31, 2001) (trillion yen) (October 2000~March 2001) 14 First Union 34,655.90 13 Bank of Nova Scotia 2,165 6 15 Commerzbank 32,921.27 40• 14 MHFG 1,976 14 ć Mizuho Securities: No. 1 (45% share) in value of domestic asset-backed securities issues in 16 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi 32,130.23 15 Goldman Sachs 1,832 3 MHFG 17 RBS 31,798.41 16 HSBC 1,464 1 which it acted as lead manager 18 Dresdner KB 30,379.32 Mitsubishi Tokyo 17 Credit Lyonnais 1,339 9 30• (October 2000~March 2001) 19 UBS Warburg 28,505.08 27.5 Financial Group 20 Goldman Sachs 27,473.55 18 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi 1,272 7 UFJ Group 19 Abbey National 1,200 7 ć Ranked 7th in M&A advisory banking transactions involving purchases of Japanese companies Source: IFR. 20• SMBC 20 Bank of Montreal 1,040 5 (based on transaction value; from research by Thomson Corporation, Japan) Source: PFI. (January~December 2000) 10• ć Top-class Japanese bank in firm banking, with contracts with approx. 84,000 companies 0• (aggregate of three banks as of March 31, 2001) Source: Preliminary financial results for fiscal 2000. Custody and Foreign Exchange Researched by Mizuho Holdings. Domestic SB League Table Domestic ABS League Table Agency Settlements (Wholesale bonds, excluding city bank SBs, etc.) (Second half, fiscal 2000) Yen custody assets Number of foreign Domestic Syndicated Loan Arrangements (Second half, fiscal 2000) Lead Management Issues of foreign investors exchange agency Lead Management Issues Total issues: ¥309.1 billion (Sept. 2000) settlement customers (Fiscal 2000) (billion U.S. dollars) Total issues: ¥2,097.0 billion Lead (Sept. 2000) manage- 50• MHFG Lead manage- ment Market issues share MIZUHO Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ment Market MIZUHO 41.7 Ranking Securities company (¥ billions) (%) 40• issues share Mizuho’s share: Sumitomo Bank Ranking Securities company (¥ billions) (%) 1 Mizuho Securities 140.5 45.46 Mizuho’s share: Approx. Approx. 1 Mizuho Securities 452.0 21.55 2 Sanwa Securities 32.9 10.65 32%, No. 1 30• Sanwa Bank 45%, No. 1 2 Nomura Securities 383.3 18.28 3 Deutsche Securities 29.4 9.51 Citigroup 3 Nikko Salomon Smith Barney 311.7 14.86 4 Daiwa Securities SMBC 25.9 8.38 20• Sakura Bank 4 Daiwa Securities SMBC 233.3 11.13 5 BNP Paribas 19.2 6.21 5 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 155.0 7.39 6 Goldman Sachs 16.7 5.39 J.P. Morgan 6 Sakura Securities 146.5 6.99 10• Chase 7 CSFB 16.7 5.39 7 Tokyo-Mitsubishi Securities 133.3 6.36 8 Tokai International Securities Co., Ltd. 16.2 5.25 0• 8 Merrill Lynch 93.3 4.45 *Aggregate totals of the three banks are calculated based 9 Nikko Salomon Smith Barney 10.5 3.40 9 Kokusai Securities 40.0 1.91 on the non-consolidated figures of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Source: IFR Securities Data. 10 Shinko Securities 36.0 1.72 10 J.P. Morgan Securities 1.1 0.36 Fuji Bank and Industrial Bank of Japan. Source: Mizuho Securities research. Source: Mizuho Securities research. III MIZUHO MIZUHO IV Financial Highlights (Consolidated) Mizuho Holdings, Inc. Group MIZUHO Thousands of Millions of yen U.S.