Mizuho completes buyback, to cancel 23.9m shares

Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG) announced the completion of its common stock repurchase program, acquiring 5,894,700 shares for ¥27,650,652,900 between August 1 and August 29, 2025. This repurchase was executed via a market purchase utilizing a trust method, in line with the board of directors' resolution from May 15, 2025.

In parallel, MHFG confirmed the cancellation of 23,909,200 common shares, representing 0.9% of the total outstanding shares prior to cancellation. The scheduled cancellation date for these shares is September 22, 2025.

The total shares repurchased under the May 15, 2025 resolution amounted to 23,909,200 shares for ¥99,999,721,300, against an authorized maximum of 40,000,000 shares and ¥100,000,000,000. As of June 30, 2025, MHFG held 14,415,443 treasury shares, with 2,499,342,351 total shares outstanding (excluding treasury stock).