{"url_path":"/sec/mfg/10-k/2026/item-7","section_key":"item-7","section_title":"Item 7 MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"20-F","doc_date":"2026-06-26","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335730/0001193125-26-283791-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-283791","cik":"0001335730","ticker":"MFG","issuer_name":"MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335730/0001193125-26-283791-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001335730","primary_entity_name":"MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC"},"word_count":557,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 7.\n\nMAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS\n\n7.A. Major Shareholders\n\nThe following table sets forth information about the ten largest holders of shares of our common stock appearing on the register of shareholders as of March 31, 2026:\n\n \n\n \n \nAs of March 31, 2026\n \n\nName\n\n \nNumber of\nshares owned\n \n \nPercentage of\noutstanding shares(1)\n \n\nThe Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trustee account)\n\n \n \n388,684,440\n \n \n \n15.92\n \n\nCustody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trustee account)\n\n \n \n140,232,550\n \n \n \n5.74\n \n\nState Street Bank and Trust Company 505001\n\n \n \n54,801,554\n \n \n \n2.24\n \n\nThe Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary Bank for Depositary Receipt Holders\n\n \n \n49,272,599\n \n \n \n2.02\n \n\nThe Chase Manhattan Bank,N.A. Londonsecs Lending Omnibus Account\n\n \n \n39,175,227\n \n \n \n1.60\n \n\nJP Morgan Chase Bank 385781\n\n \n \n37,596,842\n \n \n \n1.54\n \n\nState Street Bank and Trust Company 505223\n\n \n \n28,687,445\n \n \n \n1.17\n \n\nThe Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (investment trust account)\n\n \n \n28,060,500\n \n \n \n1.15\n \n\nCustody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (taxable trust money account)\n\n \n \n26,137,650\n \n \n \n1.07\n \n\nJP Morgan Chase Bank 385642\n\n \n \n25,167,161\n \n \n \n1.03\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n \n817,815,968\n \n \n \n33.49\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(1)\n\nThe percentages of outstanding shares are calculated by excluding 47,954,672 shares held by us as treasury stock.\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, there were 318 record holders of our common stock with addresses in the United States, whose shareholdings represented approximately 16% of our outstanding common stock, calculated by excluding 47,954,672 shares held by us as treasury stock, on that date. Because some of these shares were held by brokers or other nominees, the number of record holders with addresses in the United States might not fully reflect the number of beneficial owners in the United States.\n\n \n\n136\n\nThe company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any other corporation, by any government, or by any other natural or legal person or persons severally or jointly.\n\nOur major shareholders do not have different voting rights.\n\n7.B. Related Party Transactions\n\nWe and our subsidiary banks had, and expect to have in the future, banking transactions and other transactions in the ordinary course of business with our related parties. Although, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, such transactions included, but were not limited to, call money, loans, deposits, guarantees and foreign exchange transactions, those transactions were immaterial and were made substantially on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with third parties and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.\n\nDuring the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, none of our directors or executive officers as defined in the Companies Act of Japan, and none of the close members of their respective families, had any transactions that were material or any transactions that were unusual in their nature or conditions, involving goods, services or tangible or intangible assets, to which we were, are or will be a party, and there were no such transactions proposed as of March 31, 2026.\n\nDuring the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, no loans were made to our directors or executive officers as defined in the Companies Act of Japan other than loans in the ordinary course of business, on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons, and involving no more than the normal risk of collectability or presenting other unfavorable features.\n\n7.C. Interests of Experts and Counsel\n\nNot applicable."}