UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January, 2008.
Commission File Number 001-33098
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5-5, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004
Japan
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | January 31, 2008 | |||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Satoru Nishibori | |||
| Name: | Satoru Nishibori | |||
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |||
January 31, 2008
To whom it may concern:
| Company Name: |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||||
| Representative: |
Terunobu Maeda, President & CEO | |||||
| Head Office: |
5-5, Otemachi 1-chome, | |||||
| Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||
| Listing Code: |
8411 (Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Sec., Osaka Securities Exchange 1st Sec.) |
Announcement regarding Trading loss of Subsidiary
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (“MHFG”) hereby announces that our subsidiary, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, President: Keisuke Yokoo, hereafter “MHSC”), posted a trading loss in MHSC’s consolidated financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 as described below mainly due to the mark down of securitization products in light of the dislocation in the credit markets stemming from U.S. subprime loans issues.
1. Trading loss of MHSC, etc.
| (Unit: Millions of Yen) | |||
| (A) Trading loss in MHSC’s consolidated financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 |
190,985 | ||
| (B) Total Net Assets in MHFG’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (A/B × 100) |
6,724,408 (2.84 |
%) | |
| (C) Ordinary Profits in MHFG’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (A/C × 100) |
748,170 (25.53 |
%) | |
| (D) Net Income in MHFG’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (A/D × 100) |
620,965 (30.76 |
%) |
Reference: MHFG’s accounting period ends at March 31.
2. Effect on profits and losses
Please refer to “Consolidated Financial Information for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2007, P2-4” for the information regarding MHFG’s consolidated earnings estimates for fiscal 2007.
| Please direct any inquiries to: | Public Relations Office, Corporate Communications, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Tel: 81-3-5224-2026 |