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 February, 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)
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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: | February 21, 2008 | |||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Satoru Nishibori | |||
| Name: | Satoru Nishibori | |||
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |||
February 21, 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 | |
| Stock Code Number (Japan): | 8411 (Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section), Osaka Securities Exchange (First Section)) |
Announcement regarding Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel II) as of December 31, 2007
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel II) as of December 31, 2007, based on “Consolidated Financial Information for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2007” disclosed on January 31, 2008, as shown in the appendix.
| Please direct any inquiries to: |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Corporate Communications 81-3-5224-2026
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| Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel II) | Appendix |
Mizuho Financial Group (BIS Capital Ratio)
| (%, Billions of yen) | |||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2007 |
(Reference) Change from September 30, 2007 |
(Reference) As of September 30, 2007 |
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| (1) |
Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio |
11.50 | (0.30 | ) | 11.80 | ||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
6.94 | (0.03 | ) | 6.97 | |||||||
| (2) |
Tier 1 Capital |
4,972.1 | 53.4 | 4,918.7 | |||||||
| (3) |
Tier 2 Capital |
3,585.2 | (135.6 | ) | 3,720.8 | ||||||
| (4) |
Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
322.6 | 5.8 | 316.7 | |||||||
| (5) |
Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
8,234.7 | (88.1 | ) | 8,322.8 | ||||||
| (6) |
Risk-weighted Assets |
71,572.7 | 1,047.5 | 70,525.1 | |||||||
| (7) |
Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
5,725.8 | 83.8 | 5,642.0 | |||||||
| Mizuho Bank (Domestic Standard) | |||||||||||
| Consolidated | Non-consolidated | ||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2007 |
(Reference) Change from September 30, 2007 |
(Reference) As of September 30, 2007 |
As of December 31, 2007 | ||||||||
| (1) |
Capital Adequacy Ratio |
12.36 | 0.11 | 12.25 | 12.40 | ||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
7.76 | 0.16 | 7.60 | 7.79 | |||||||
| (2) |
Tier 1 Capital |
2,189.1 | 67.0 | 2,122.1 | 2,073.8 | ||||||
| (3) |
Tier 2 Capital |
1,357.0 | 10.2 | 1,346.8 | 1,321.4 | ||||||
| (4) |
Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
60.8 | 12.6 | 48.2 | 94.1 | ||||||
| (5) |
Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,485.3 | 64.6 | 3,420.7 | 3,301.1 | ||||||
| (6) |
Risk-weighted Assets |
28,188.8 | 275.2 | 27,913.5 | 26,613.0 | ||||||
| (7) |
Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
2,255.1 | 22.0 | 2,233.0 | 2,129.0 | ||||||
| Mizuho Corporate Bank (BIS Capital Ratio) | |||||||||||
| (1) |
Capital Adequacy Ratio |
12.24 | (0.81 | ) | 13.05 | 13.81 | |||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
8.18 | (0.37 | ) | 8.55 | 8.89 | ||||||
| (2) |
Tier 1 Capital |
3,232.4 | (51.5 | ) | 3,284.0 | 3,317.5 | |||||
| (3) |
Tier 2 Capital |
1,879.5 | (122.8 | ) | 2,002.3 | 1,979.7 | |||||
| (4) |
Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
273.7 | (2.6 | ) | 276.3 | 147.3 | |||||
| (5) |
Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
4,838.2 | (171.7 | ) | 5,009.9 | 5,149.9 | |||||
| (6) |
Risk-weighted Assets |
39,500.4 | 1,111.0 | 38,389.4 | 37,280.3 | ||||||
| (7) |
Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
3,160.0 | 88.8 | 3,071.1 | 2,982.4 | ||||||
| Mizuho Trust & Banking (BIS Capital Ratio) | |||||||||||
| (1) |
Capital Adequacy Ratio |
14.51 | (0.19 | ) | 14.70 | 14.46 | |||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
8.68 | 0.10 | 8.58 | 8.61 | |||||||
| (2) |
Tier 1 Capital |
368.7 | 16.1 | 352.5 | 361.6 | ||||||
| (3) |
Tier 2 Capital |
250.1 | (2.7 | ) | 252.8 | 247.5 | |||||
| (4) |
Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
2.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | ||||||
| (5) |
Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
616.3 | 12.2 | 604.0 | 607.1 | ||||||
| (6) |
Risk-weighted Assets |
4,246.2 | 139.2 | 4,107.0 | 4,197.1 | ||||||
| (7) |
Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
339.6 | 11.1 | 328.5 | 335.7 | ||||||
| (Reference) | |||||||||||
| Mizuho Bank (BIS Capital Ratio) | |||||||||||
| (1) |
Capital Adequacy Ratio |
12.15 | 0.16 | 11.99 | 12.08 | ||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
7.45 | 0.25 | 7.20 | 7.42 | |||||||
| (2) |
Tier 1 Capital |
2,189.1 | 67.0 | 2,122.1 | 2,073.8 | ||||||
| (3) |
Tier 2 Capital |
1,441.0 | (20.8 | ) | 1,461.9 | 1,394.6 | |||||
| (4) |
Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
60.9 | 12.5 | 48.3 | 94.1 | ||||||
| (5) |
Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,569.3 | 33.5 | 3,535.7 | 3,374.3 | ||||||
| (6) |
Risk-weighted Assets |
29,363.8 | (101.3 | ) | 29,465.2 | 27,927.1 | |||||
| (7) |
Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
2,349.1 | (8.1 | ) | 2,357.2 | 2,234.1 | |||||