Awards & Rankings

Awards

Award （Publication）	Category	Date
DealWatch Awards 2022 （Refinitiv）	＜Bond＞ Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities（3rd consecutive year） Bond of the Year Tohoku Electric Power Company series 1 Subordinated Bonds Tohoku Electric Power Company series 2 Subordinated Bonds Tohoku Electric Power Company series 3 Subordinated Bonds Tohoku Electric Power Company series 4 Subordinated Bonds ＜Local Government Bond＞ Local Government Bond of the Year Gunma Prefecture 10 Year series 26 ＜Cross-border Bond＞ Cross-border Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities Cross-border Yen Bond of the Year Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2027 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2029 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2032 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2042 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2052 Note:Deals involving Mizuho Securities USA ＜Sustainable Finance＞ Sustainable Finance House of the Year Mizuho Securities（3rd consecutive year）＜Equity＞ Equity Deal of the Year JMDC Note:Deals involving Mizuho International J-REIT Deal of the Year GLP J-REIT	March 2023
Deals of the Year 2022 （J-Money）	＜M&A＞ Best M&A Deal Sale of 31 properties in Japan by Seibu Holdings ＜Bond＞ Best Yen Bond Deal Sony Group Best Cross-border Yen Bond Deal Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	March 2023
BEST DEALS OF 2022 （CAPIAL EYE）	＜FILP agency bonds＞ BEST DEAL OF 2022 OSAKA UNIVERSITY Inaugural issuance 40year SPECIAL AWARD Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency 20 Year series 288 ＜Cross-boder Yen Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2022 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2027 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2029 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2032 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2042 Thermo Fisher Scientific Japanese Yen Senior Notes due 2052 Note:Deals involving Mizuho Securities USA ＜Foreign Bonds＞ BEST DEAL OF 2022 Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company Step-up Callable Perpetual Subordinated Bonds ＜Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust＞ BEST ISSUER OF 2022 GLP J-REIT	April 2023

Analyst Rankings

Publication	Award	Category	Date
Nikkei Veritas	36th Annual Survey on Most Popular Equity Analyst (Overall Company Ranking) of Nikkei Veritas	Overall Company Ranking Voted #3 Source：Nikkei Veritas, March 3, 2024 issue	March 2024
Nikkei Veritas	Nikkei Veritas 29th Annual Survey on Most Popular Bond/Forex Analyst/ Economist by company/group	Overall Company Ranking Voted #3 Source：Nikkei Veritas, March 10, 2024 issue	March 2024

Award （Publication）	Category	Date
DealWatch Awards 2021 （Refinitiv）	＜Bond＞ Bond House of the Year Mizuho Securities（2nd consecutive year） Bond of the Year The Kansai Electric Power Company series 1 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds The Kansai Electric Power Company series 2 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds The Kansai Electric Power Company series 3 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds Debut Debt Deal of the Year GMO Internet series 1 Unsecured Straight Bonds GMO Internet series 2 Unsecured Straight Bonds Innovative Debt Deal of the Year ANA HOLDINGS series 42 Unsecured Straight Bonds Offshore Bond of the Year NTT FINANCE CORPORATION Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2025 NTT FINANCE CORPORATION Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2028 Note: Cases involving Mizuho International plc. ＜Cross-border Yen Bond＞ Cross-border Yen Bond of the Year BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 9th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 10th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Senior Non-Preferred Bonds 11th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Senior Non-Preferred Bonds 12th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Bonds 25th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Bonds 26th Series ＜Sustainable Finance＞ Sustainable Finance House of the Year Mizuho Securities（2nd consecutive year）＜Equity＞ Equity-linked Product of the Year Mercari Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2026 Mercari Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2028 J-REIT Deal of the Year GLP J-REIT	March 2022
Deals of the Year 2021 （J-Money）	＜Bond＞ Best Yen Bond Deal Panasonic Best International Bond Deal NTT Finance Best Samurai Bond Deal Republic of Indonesia ＜Equity＞ Best Equity follow-up JAPAN POST	March 2022
BEST DEALS OF 2021 （CAPIAL EYE）	＜Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 NTT FINANCE CORPORATION series 20 Unsecured Straight Bonds NTT FINANCE CORPORATION series 21 Unsecured Straight Bonds NTT FINANCE CORPORATION series 22 Unsecured Straight Bonds SPECIAL AWARD Nippon Yusen series 43 Unsecured Straight Bonds SPECIAL AWARD Mitsubishi Corporation series 7 Unsecured Subordinated Bonds ＜FILP agency bonds＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 Japan International Cooperation Agency series 61 Unsecured Straight Bonds Japan International Cooperation Agency series 62 Unsecured Straight Bonds ＜Municipal Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 Aichi Prefecture series 17 Unsecured Straight Bonds Chiba Prefecture series 8 Unsecured Straight Bonds BEST ISSUER OF 2021 Tokyo ＜Cross-boder Yen Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 9th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 10th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 11th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 12th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 25th Series BPCE Japanese Yen Callable Subordinated Bonds 26th Series ＜Securitization＞ BEST ISSUER OF 2021 Japan Housing Finance Agency ＜Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust Bond＞ BEST DEAL OF 2021 GLP J-REIT（Public Offering: 142,513 units）	April 2022