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 2012
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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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 14, 2012 | |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Takeo Nakano | |
| Name: | Takeo Nakano | |
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |
February 14, 2012
To whom it may concern:
| Company Name: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| Representative: | Yasuhiro Sato, President & CEO | |
| Head Office: | 2-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |
| Stock Code Number: | 8411 | |
| (Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section), | ||
| Osaka Securities Exchange (First Section)) |
Announcement regarding Capital Adequacy Ratio as of December 31, 2011
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces Capital Adequacy Ratio as of December 31, 2011, based on “Consolidated Financial Statements for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2011” disclosed on January 31, 2012, as shown in the appendix.
Please direct any inquiries to:
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Corporate Communications 81-3-5224-2026
Appendix
Capital Adequacy Ratio
Mizuho Financial Group (BIS Standard)
| (%, Billions of yen) | ||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Change from September 30, 2011 |
As of September 30, 2011 |
As of March 31, 2011 |
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| (1) Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio |
14.26 | (0.66 | ) | 14.92 | 15.30 | |||||||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
11.56 | (0.33 | ) | 11.89 | 11.93 | |||||||||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
6,082.4 | 12.6 | 6,069.8 | 6,170.2 | ||||||||||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
1,818.9 | (76.9 | ) | 1,895.8 | 2,103.4 | |||||||||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
396.6 | 46.2 | 350.4 | 362.6 | ||||||||||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
7,504.6 | (110.5 | ) | 7,615.2 | 7,910.9 | |||||||||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
52,591.2 | 1,553.5 | 51,037.6 | 51,693.8 | ||||||||||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
4,207.2 | 124.2 | 4,083.0 | 4,135.5 | ||||||||||||
| (Reference) |
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| Prime Capital Ratio * |
7.97 | (0.22 | ) | 8.19 | 8.15 | |||||||||||
| * | Prime Capital (Tier1 Capital(2) - preferred securities - preferred stock (excluding mandatory convertible preferred stock)) divided by Risk-weighted Assets(6) |
Mizuho Bank (Domestic Standard)
| Consolidated | Non-consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Change from September 30, 2011 |
As of September 30, 2011 |
As of March 31, 2011 |
As of December 31, 2011 |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
14.40 | (0.65 | ) | 15.05 | 14.91 | 14.60 | ||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
10.55 | (0.14 | ) | 10.69 | 10.38 | 10.77 | ||||||||||||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
2,396.0 | 7.4 | 2,388.6 | 2,374.7 | 2,352.0 | |||||||||||||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
974.7 | (100.9 | ) | 1,075.6 | 1,129.5 | 974.4 | ||||||||||||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
101.5 | 0.6 | 100.9 | 93.4 | 139.4 | |||||||||||||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,269.2 | (94.1 | ) | 3,363.3 | 3,410.8 | 3,186.9 | ||||||||||||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
22,690.9 | 348.3 | 22,342.6 | 22,868.8 | 21,819.6 | |||||||||||||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
1,815.2 | 27.8 | 1,787.4 | 1,829.5 | 1,745.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Mizuho Corporate Bank (BIS Standard) |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
17.30 | (0.81 | ) | 18.11 | 18.80 | 19.58 | ||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
15.13 | (0.67 | ) | 15.80 | 16.10 | 15.50 | ||||||||||||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
4,356.2 | (16.1 | ) | 4,372.3 | 4,528.8 | 4,040.7 | ||||||||||||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
773.6 | 27.7 | 745.8 | 881.2 | 1,106.9 | |||||||||||||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
148.8 | 41.4 | 107.4 | 122.9 | 43.0 | |||||||||||||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
4,980.9 | (29.8 | ) | 5,010.8 | 5,287.1 | 5,104.6 | ||||||||||||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
28,785.3 | 1,118.5 | 27,666.8 | 28,121.6 | 26,068.8 | |||||||||||||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
2,302.8 | 89.4 | 2,213.3 | 2,249.7 | 2,085.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Mizuho Trust & Banking (BIS Standard) |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
16.55 | (0.14 | ) | 16.69 | 16.34 | 16.78 | ||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
12.77 | 0.22 | 12.55 | 12.11 | 12.94 | |||||||||||||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
320.3 | 8.7 | 311.6 | 296.8 | 318.9 | |||||||||||||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
98.4 | (7.4 | ) | 105.8 | 110.8 | 97.9 | ||||||||||||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
3.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
415.0 | 0.6 | 414.4 | 400.4 | 413.3 | |||||||||||||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
2,506.9 | 25.1 | 2,481.7 | 2,449.6 | 2,463.3 | |||||||||||||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
200.5 | 2.0 | 198.5 | 195.9 | 197.0 | |||||||||||||||
| (Reference) |
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| Mizuho Bank (BIS Standard) |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
14.09 | (0.64 | ) | 14.73 | 14.60 | 14.24 | ||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
10.26 | (0.13 | ) | 10.39 | 10.10 | 10.43 | ||||||||||||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
2,340.1 | 5.6 | 2,334.4 | 2,324.5 | 2,285.5 | |||||||||||||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
974.7 | (100.9 | ) | 1,075.6 | 1,129.5 | 974.4 | ||||||||||||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
101.7 | 0.5 | 101.1 | 93.8 | 139.6 | |||||||||||||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,213.0 | (95.8 | ) | 3,308.9 | 3,360.3 | 3,120.3 | ||||||||||||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
22,796.0 | 344.1 | 22,451.8 | 23,002.1 | 21,898.3 | |||||||||||||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
1,823.6 | 27.5 | 1,796.1 | 1,840.1 | 1,751.8 | |||||||||||||||