OREANDA-NEWS. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (“MHCB”) announced, that MHBK and MHCB determined that they will conduct a merger (the “Merger”), with effect on July 1, 2013 (the “Scheduled Date of the Merger”) whereby MHCB will be the surviving company in the absorption-type merger, and that MHBK and MHCB have signed a merger agreement.

In addition, MHFG, MHBK and MHCB announced, in the release, that they have determined to change MHCB's trade name to Mizuho Bank, Ltd. on the Scheduled Date of the Merger, on the condition that the Merger takes effect, and determined the composition of directors, corporate auditors and executive officers, including additional representative directors of MHCB, as of the Scheduled Date of the Merger, on the assumption that the resolution of MHCB's general shareholders meeting and the resolution of MHCB's board of directors will have been made and that filings will have been made to, and the permissions will have been obtained from, the relevant authorities in Japan and any foreign countries.

Today, MHFG, MHBK and MHCB hereby announce that they have determined to change, as stated in the Exhibit, a part of the composition of directors, corporate auditors and executive officers of MHCB (MHCB's trade name will be changed to Mizuho Bank, Ltd. on the Scheduled Date of the Merger; hereinafter referred to as “New Mizuho Bank”) as of the Scheduled Date of the Merger which was announced in the release mentioned above, on the assumption that the Merger takes effect and the resolution of MHCB's general shareholders meeting will have been made, among other things. There is no change in the representative directors and the directors of New Mizuho Bank as of the Scheduled Date of the Merger which were announced in the release titled“Determination of Representative Director, etc. of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. after Merger with Mizuho Bank, Ltd.” on February 8, 2013 as well as in the release mentioned above.