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 September, 2007.
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: September 6, 2007 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Satoru Nishibori | |
| Name: | Satoru Nishibori | |
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |
September 6, 2007
| To whom it may concern: | ||||||
| Company Name: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||||
| Representative: | Terunobu Maeda | |||||
| President & CEO | ||||||
| Head Office: | 1-5-5 Otemachi, | |||||
| Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | ||||||
| Code Number: | 8411 (TSE 1 st Sec., OSE 1 st Sec.) |
Announcement Regarding Completion of Repurchase of Own Shares
(Common Shares)
(Repurchase of Own Shares pursuant to Section 2 of Article 165 of the Company Law)
We, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., hereby notify that we have completed the repurchase (pursuant to Article 165 and Article 156 of the Company Law) of our common shares that our Board of Directors resolved to conduct at a meeting held on May 22, 2007, as described in detail below. We plan to cancel all the shares repurchased.
| (1) Type of shares repurchased: | Shares of common stock of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| (2) Aggregate number of shares repurchased: | 214,900 shares | |
| (3) Aggregate amount of repurchase: | 149,954,228,000 yen | |
| (4) Method of repurchase: | Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange through a trust established for this purpose | |
| (5) Period of repurchase: | From August 16 to September 6, 2007 | |
(Reference)
Details of the relevant resolution at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 22, 2007
(1) Type of shares to be repurchased:
Shares of common stock of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(2) Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased:
Up to a maximum of 250,000 shares
(3) Aggregate amount of repurchase:
Up to a maximum of 150 billion yen
(4) Period of repurchase
From June 1 to November 30, 2007 (6 months)
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Contact: Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Corporate Communications Public Relations Office |
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| Tel: 81-3-5224-2026
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This document is prepared in order to announce specific facts relating to completion of repurchase of own shares (common shares) and does not constitute an offer for sale or solicitation for investment or other similar activity in or outside of Japan.