Dissolution of Subsidiary

RNS Number:0896E
Mizuho Holdings Inc
21 November 2002

                                                              November 21,2002

                                       Company Name   : Mizuho Holdings, Inc.
                                       Representative ; Terunobu Maeda
                                       Head Office    ; 1-6, Marunouchi 1-chome,
                                                        Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
                                       Listing Code   : 8305

                               Dissolution of Subsidiary

Mizuho Holdings, Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mizuho 
Corporate Bank, Ltd. ("MHCB"), has decided to dissolve MHCB Data Services (USA),
Inc., as follows.

1.  The Subsidiary to be Dissolved

Corporate Name   : MHCB Data Services (USA), Inc.
Location         : 95 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City,New Jersey, U.S.A.
Representative   : Shigeo Ochi

2. Reason for Dissolution
The companies will go into dissolution as part of rationalization of MHCB'S 
operations in the Americas.

3. Outline of the Subsidiary

Business                              Systems Development and Administration
Date of Establishment                 June 1991
Common Stock                          USD 8 million
Number of Stock issued                8 stocks
Total Assets (December 2001)          USD 16.3 million
Number of Employees (October 2002)    40
Shareholders                          100% owned by MHCB
Performance                           Ordinary Profit USD 531 thousand
(Fiscal Year Ended in December 2001)  Net Profit USD 184 thousand

4. Scheduled Date of Dissolution 
By March 2003.

5. This decision will have no material effect on the profit and loss for this 
   fiscal year of Mizuho Holdings, Inc. (consolidated or non-consolidated).

   Please direct any inquiries to:
   Mizuho Holdings, Inc. Public Relations   03-5224-2026 
   Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Corporate Planning    03-5252-6574



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