Mizuho Financial Group

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. American Depositary Receipts are U.S.-traded securities representing shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., a major Japanese financial services holding company. Through its banking, trust banking, securities, and asset management businesses, Mizuho serves retail clients, corporations, institutional investors, and public-sector customers across Japan and international markets. Its operations span commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, market activities, and wealth-related services, making it a broad financial platform for deposit, lending, advisory, trading, and custodial solutions. The ADR structure provides U.S. investors with dollar-denominated access to the company’s common stock through a sponsored Level 2 depositary receipt program. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and its ADRs are a key instrument for cross-border participation in one of Asia’s large-scale banking groups.