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 March 2011
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)
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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: | March 4, 2011 | |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Takeo Nakano | |
| Name: | Takeo Nakano | |
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |
March 4, 2011
To whom it may concern:
| Company: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| Representative: | Takashi Tsukamoto, President & CEO | |
| Head Office: | 2-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |
| Code: | 8411 (First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | |
Corrections in “SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION for the Second
Quarter (First Half) of Fiscal 2010 (Six months ended September 30, 2010)
<Under Japanese GAAP>”
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces partial corrections in its “SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION for the Second Quarter (First Half) of Fiscal 2010 (Six months ended September 30, 2010)” disclosed on November 12, 2010 as shown in the appendix.
| Contact: Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Public Relations Office Corporate Communications Tel. 81-3-5224-2026 |
(Appendix)
¡ Corrections
The corrections are underlined.
[SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION]
For the Second Quarter (First Half) of Fiscal 2010 (Six months ended September 30, 2010)
P.3-38 III. DEFERRED TAXES
1. Change in Deferred Tax Assets, etc.
(Before correction)
Non-Consolidated
Mizuho Corporate Bank
(Reference)
| (Billions of yen) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of September 30, 2010 | As of March 31, 2010 |
As of September 30, 2009 |
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| Change from March 31, 2010 |
Change from September 30, 2009 |
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| Tier I Capital (D) |
3,633.3 | 303.6 | 496.4 | 3,329.6 | 3,136.8 | |||||||||||||||
|
Aggregated Figures of the Three Banks
(Reference) |
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| Tier I Capital (D) |
5,854.9 | 420.5 | 654.3 | 5,434.3 | 5,200.5 | |||||||||||||||
(After correction)
Non-Consolidated
Mizuho Corporate Bank
(Reference)
| (Billions of yen) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of September 30, 2010 | As of March 31, 2010 |
As of September 30, 2009 |
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| Change from March 31, 2010 |
Change from September 30, 2009 |
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| Tier I Capital (D) |
3,624.0 | 294.3 | 487.1 | 3,329.6 | 3,136.8 | |||||||||||||||
|
Aggregated Figures of the Three Banks
(Reference)
|
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| Tier I Capital (D) |
5,845.6 | 411.3 | 645.0 | 5,434.3 | 5,200.5 | |||||||||||||||