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 October 2008.
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: October 28, 2008 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Name: | Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Title: | Deputy President / CFO | |
October 28, 2008
| Corporate Name: | Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. | |||
| Representative: | Ken Aoki, President | |||
| Code Number: | 8607 (TSE, OSE, NSE: 1st Sec.) | |||
| Contact: | Financial Affairs +81-3-5640-5111 | |||
| Parent Company: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Representative: | Terunobu Maeda, President & CEO | |||
| Code Number: | 8411 (TSE, OSE: 1st Sec.) | |||
Differences in Earnings Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2008
Compared to the Same Period Last Year
Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. hereby announces differences in its earnings results for the six months ended September 30, 2008 (April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008) compared to the same period last year (April 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007).
| 1. | Differences in Earnings Results |
Consolidated
| (millions of yen)
| |||||||||
| Operating Revenues |
Operating Profits |
Ordinary Profits |
Net Income | ||||||
| Six months ended September 30, 2008 [A] |
21,241 | -6,152 | -5,861 | -5,913 | |||||
| Six months ended September 30, 2007 [B] |
37,838 | 8,887 | 9,195 | 5,600 | |||||
| Difference [C] = [A] - [B] |
-16,597 | -15,040 | -15,056 | -11,513 | |||||
| Difference (%) [C] / [B] |
-43.9 | % | — | — | — | ||||
(Note : fractions are rounded down)
| 2. | Reasons for the Differences |
The differences between the earnings results for the six months ended September 30, 2008 and the same period last year were due mainly to decreases in Fees and Commissions Income and Trading Profits.