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 2019
Commission File Number 001-33098
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5-5, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176
Japan
(Address of principal executive office)
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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-213187) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
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 11, 2019 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makoto Umemiya | |
| Name: | Makoto Umemiya | |
| Title: | Managing Executive Officer / Group CFO | |
March 11, 2019
| Company Name | : Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Representative | : Tatsufumi Sakai, President & Group CEO | |||
| Address | : 1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |||
| Security Code | : 8411 (Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section) | |||
Announcement of Changes in Representative Executive Officer
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) hereby announces the following changes in MHFG’s Representative Executive Officer.
| 1. | Changes in Representative Executive Officer |
| (1) | Reason for Changes |
Changes in Representative Executive Officer due to changes in Directors and Executive Officers.
| (2) | Changes in Representative Executive Officer |
(Effective as of April 1, 2019)
| Name |
New Position |
Current Position | ||
| Toshitsugu Okabe | Deputy Chairman and Executive Officer*1 In charge of Specially Assigned Matters |
Deputy President and Executive Officer*2 (Representative Executive Officer) Head of Retail and Business Banking Company | ||
| Junichi Kato | Senior Managing Executive Officer*2 (Representative Executive Officer) Head of Global Markets Company |
Senior Managing Executive Officer*2 Head of Global Markets Company | ||
| (Note) | *1: Executive Officers as Defined in Our Internal Regulations |
| *2: Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act |
As a result of the changes, the Representative Executive Officers will be two persons; Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai, President & Group CEO and Mr. Junichi Kato.
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| 2. | Brief Personal Record of New Representative Executive Officer |
| Name | Junichi Kato | |||
| Date of Birth | July 30, 1957 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1980 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo | ||
| Business Experience | Joined our group in Apr. 1980 | |||
| Apr. 2008 | Executive Officer of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
President & CEO of Mizuho Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2009 | Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Managing Executive Officer, Joint Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer, Joint Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Managing Executive Officer, Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2016 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Global Markets Company of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) | |||
Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2018): 639,980
| Inquiries: Corporate Communications Department +81-3-5224-2026 |
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