Mizuho completes share buyback and announces cancellation

Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG) announced the completion of its common stock repurchase program, totaling 5,894,700 shares acquired for 27,650,652,900 yen between August 1 and August 29, 2025. This repurchase was executed via a market purchase utilizing a trust method, fulfilling the resolution set by the board of directors on May 15, 2025.

Cumulatively, as of August 29, 2025, MHFG repurchased 23,909,200 shares for 99,999,721,300 yen under the same board resolution. This total represents 0.9% of the outstanding shares before cancellation, aligning with the maximum resolution of 40,000,000 shares or 100,000,000,000 yen.

Subsequently, MHFG will cancel all 23,909,200 repurchased common shares, with the cancellation scheduled for September 22, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, MHFG held 14,415,443 treasury shares, with 2,499,342,351 shares outstanding excluding treasury stock.