Japanese

[Provisional Translation]
December 25, 2015
Financial Services Agency

FSA calls for attention to the reports of possession of large volume, etc.

The front page of Electronic Disclosure for Investors’ NETwork (EDINET: http://disclosure.edinet-fsa.go.jp/) calls for attention with regard to the reports of possession of large volume, etc. regarding Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.; Mizuho International plc; Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. Ltd.; Mizuho Asset Management Co., Ltd.; Shinko Asset Management Co., Ltd.; Mizuho Securities USA Inc.; and Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, stating that the holding ratio of share certificates, etc. and other related statements in the past reports of possession of large volume, etc. may include inaccurate information, and that there may exist some reports of possession of large volume, etc. which were supposed to be filed and have not yet been submitted.