June 23, 2015

To whom it may concern

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Changes of Directors

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces the following planned change of a director of

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)

Name

New Position

(Effective as of July 1, 2015)

Current Position

Mr. Toshio

Kinoshita

Director

The appointment of Mr. Toshio Kinoshita as director is subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders of MHBK to be held on July 1, 2015. Mr. Kinoshita qualifies as an "outside director" under the Companies Act.

(Brief Personal Records of Candidate for New Outside Director)

Name

Date of Birth

Toshio Kinoshita

Apr. 12, 1949

Business Experience

Jan. 1980

Joined Coopers and Lybrand, Japancurrently, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata

June 1995

Managing partner of the Japanese Business Network of Coopers

and Lybrand LLP (currently, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

July 2005

Management Board Member for International Business of

ChuoAoyama Audit Corporation

July 2007

Chief Executive of The Japanese Institute of Certified Public

Accountants

July 2013

Council Member (current)

Established Kinoshita CPA firm, Owner and Managing Partner

(current)

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