To shareholders,
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") announces that it has decided to sell the shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown, pursuant to Article 197, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, in order to streamline its share affairs. The details are as follows.
1. List of shareholders whose shares are to be sold
The shareholder numbers, full names, addresses, and numbers of held shares of the shareholders whose shares are to be sold, as recorded on the shareholder registry, will be provided by electronic public notice on September 26, 2018, pursuant to Article 198 of the Companies Act. Please refer to the Company's website: https://www.mizuho-fg.co.jp/investors/kokoku.html
Note:
"Shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown" refers to shareholders who have not acknowledged notices or demands sent to their addresses, as entered or recorded on the shareholder registry, for five consecutive years or more and who have not received dividends of surplus for five consecutive years or more.
2. Schedule
September 26, 2018
Public notice and demand seeking objections concerning the sale of shares of shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown
December 25, 2018
Deadline for shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown to state objections
After December 26, 2018
Sale of shares of shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown
Note:
The Company plans to sell the shares held by those shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown on the market after completing the statutory procedures for public notice and demand concerning the sale of such shares.
3. Contact
Shareholders posted on the public notice are requested to send any inquiries on this matter to the administrator of the shareholder registry below.
Administrator of the shareholder registry:
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Contact:
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Stock Transfer Agency Department
8–4, Izumi 2–chome, Suginami–ku,
Tokyo 168–8507, Japan
Telephone: 0120–288–324 (toll–free)
Business hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
(excluding national holidays)