Investor Presentaiton

Corporate governance of Mizuho Basic policy Ensuring the separation of supervision and management Delegating decisions on business execution to the executive officers (as defined in the Companies Act) Securing independence of management supervision Adopting global standards Secure the effectiveness of corporate governance by ensuring the separation of supervision and management and making supervision of the management, such as the execution of duties by executive officers (as defined in the Companies Act), the primary focus of the Board of Directors Management can make swift and flexible decisions and realize expeditious corporate management by enabling the Board of Directors to delegate decisions regarding business execution to the executive officers (as defined in the Companies Act) to the greatest extent Secure transparency and fairness in decision-making processes regarding the appointment and dismissal of and compensation for the management, as well as ensuring effective supervision, utilizing committees and other forms of oversight, comprised mainly of outside directors who are not members of the management of Mizuho Actively adopt operations and practices regarding corporate governance that are endorsed globally at the holding company level Principal features MIZUHO Organizational structure Adopted a Company with Three Committees model of corporate governance The chairman of the Board of Directors shall be an outside director As a general rule, the President & CEO of a subsidiary may not concurrently serve on the Mizuho Financial Group Board of Directors while holding their post as President & CEO Fairness and transparency The members of the Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee shall all be outside directors. The Chairmen of the Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees shall be outside directors Appropriate disclosure in line with Japan's Corporate Governance Code 82

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