Substitution of issuer

RNS Number:3611F
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd
19 December 2002

19th December 2002

Issuers: Mizuho International plc (formerly DKB International plc)
Mizuho Corporate Asia (HK) Limited (formerly DKB Asia Limited)
Mizuho Corporate Bank Nederland N.V. (formerly Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Europe N.V.)
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., acting through its Sydney Branch
Mizuho Capital Markets Corporation (formerly DKB Financial Products, Inc.)
Series No. 108 U.S.$22,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2004
issued by Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., acting through its Sydney Branch, under
the above issuers' USD 2,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme

Arranger: Mizuho International plc

Mizuho International plc, in its capacity as arranger to the above EMTN
programme, hereby on behalf of the above issuers notifies the substitution of
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., acting through its Sydney Branch for Dai-Ichi
Kangyo Australia Limited ACN 001 325 962 as issuer of the Notes detailed below,
which are currently outstanding under the programme and listed on the Official
List of the London Stock Exchange.

Issuer: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., acting through its Sydney Branch
Series No: 108
ISIN Code: XS009875212-3
Issued: 25th June 1999
Maturity: 25th June 2004
Currency: USD
Amount: 22,000,000


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