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 2009.

Commission File Number 001-33098

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8333

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.

Form 20-F x    Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

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Yes ¨    No x

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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.

 

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January 29, 2009

To whom it may concern:

 

		Corporate Name:		Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd.
		Head Office:		1-13-16, Kayabacho, Nihonbashi Chuo-ku, Tokyo
		Representative:		Ken Aoki, President
		Code Number:		8607 (TSE, OSE, NSE: 1st Sec.)
		Contact:		Public Relations and IR, Corporate Planning Division Hisao Iizuka
		Phone:		+81-3-5640-7671

Announcement regarding Result of Implementation of Voluntary Retirement Program

We, Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd., hereby announce the result of our implementation of the voluntary retirement program mentioned in our release dated December 26, 2008, as described below.

1. Overview of Voluntary Retirement Program

 

(1) Eligible persons		Employees from 40 to 60 years old as of January 31, 2009
(2) Number of employees to retire		Maximum of about 200 employees
(3) Application period		From December 29, 2008 to January 16, 2009
(4) Date of retirement		February 28, 2009
(5) Preferential treatment		Provide special severance pay in addition to prescribed retirement allowance

2. Result of implementation of the program

 

Number of the applicants		148 employees

3. Effects on Profits and Losses

With the implementation of this voluntary retirement program, we recognized expenses relating to the special retirement benefits of about 1.5 billion yen as extraordinary losses in the third quarter of fiscal 2008.