Announcement of Completion of Partial Share Transfer of Rakuten Securities, Inc.

    As announced in the statement “Announcement Regarding Conclusion of Strategic Capital and Business Alliance between Rakuten Securities Holdings and Mizuho Securities” published on October 7, 2022, the procedures for transfer of partial shares of Rakuten Securities, Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Yuji Kusunoki, hereinafter “Rakuten Securities”) to Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshiro Hamamoto, hereinafter “Mizuho Securities”) were completed on November 1, 2022.
    As a result of this partial share transfer, the ownership ratio with voting rights in Rakuten Securities by Mizuho Securities is 19.99%, and Rakuten Securities became an equity-method affiliate of Mizuho Securities. After this partial share transfer, Rakuten Securities will remain as a consolidated subsidiary of Rakuten Group, Inc. and Rakuten Securities Holdings, Inc.