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 2010.
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: February 12, 2010 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Tetsuji Kosaki | |
| Name: | Tetsuji Kosaki | |
| Title: | Deputy President / CFO | |
February 12, 2010
To whom it may concern:
| Company Name: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Representative: | Takashi Tsukamoto, President & CEO | |||
| Head Office: | 5-1 Marunouchi 2-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 as of December 31, 2009
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces Capital Adequacy Ratio as of December 31, 2009, based on “Consolidated Financial Statements for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2009” disclosed on January 29, 2010, as shown in the appendix.
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Please direct any inquiries to:
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Corporate Communications 81-3-5224-2026
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Appendix
Capital Adequacy Ratio
| (%, Billions of yen) | |||||||||
| Mizuho Financial Group (BIS Standard) |
As of December 31, 2009 |
Change from September 30, 2009 |
As of September 30, 2009 |
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| (1) Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio |
12.92 | 0.01 | 12.91 | ||||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
8.79 | 0.08 | 8.71 | ||||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
5,194.3 | 45.6 | 5,148.7 | ||||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
2,683.3 | (50.1 | ) | 2,733.4 | |||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
242.4 | (7.0 | ) | 249.5 | |||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
7,635.2 | 2.5 | 7,632.6 | ||||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
59,090.7 | (11.6 | ) | 59,102.3 | |||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
4,727.2 | (0.9 | ) | 4,728.1 | |||||
| (Reference) |
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| Prime Capital Ratio* |
5.44 | 0.07 | 5.37 | ||||||
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* Prime Capital (Tier1 Capital(2) - preferred securities - preferred stock (excluding mandatory convertible preferred stock)) divided by Risk-weighted Assets(6) | |||||||||
| Consolidated | Non-consolidated | ||||||||
| Mizuho Bank (Domestic Standard) |
As of December 31, 2009 |
Change from September 30, 2009 |
As of September 30, 2009 |
As of December 31, 2009 | |||||
| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
12.82 | 0.03 | 12.79 | 13.00 | |||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
7.60 | 0.10 | 7.50 | 7.73 | |||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
1,859.5 | 22.3 | 1,837.1 | 1,819.7 | |||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
1,337.3 | (18.5 | ) | 1,355.9 | 1,336.3 | ||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
59.9 | (2.1 | ) | 62.1 | 97.0 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,136.9 | 5.9 | 3,130.9 | 3,059.0 | |||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
24,466.6 | (5.5 | ) | 24,472.1 | 23,524.9 | ||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
1,957.3 | (0.4 | ) | 1,957.7 | 1,881.9 | ||||
| Mizuho Corporate Bank (BIS Standard) |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
14.63 | 0.10 | 14.53 | 16.10 | |||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
11.59 | 0.15 | 11.44 | 10.84 | |||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
3,817.7 | 33.1 | 3,784.5 | 3,194.2 | |||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
1,178.8 | (26.5 | ) | 1,205.3 | 1,621.6 | ||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
179.1 | (5.1 | ) | 184.3 | 72.0 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
4,817.4 | 11.8 | 4,805.6 | 4,743.8 | |||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
32,914.2 | (157.7 | ) | 33,072.0 | 29,453.4 | ||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
2,633.1 | (12.6 | ) | 2,645.7 | 2,356.2 | ||||
| Mizuho Trust & Banking (BIS Standard) |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
14.10 | 0.26 | 13.84 | 14.34 | |||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
9.08 | 0.32 | 8.76 | 9.22 | |||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
273.2 | 4.5 | 268.6 | 272.4 | |||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
159.0 | (4.6 | ) | 163.6 | 158.4 | ||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
7.8 | (0.2 | ) | 8.0 | 7.3 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
424.4 | 0.2 | 424.2 | 423.6 | |||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
3,008.7 | (56.3 | ) | 3,065.0 | 2,952.3 | ||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
240.6 | (4.5 | ) | 245.2 | 236.1 | ||||
| (Reference) Mizuho Bank (BIS Standard) |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
12.71 | (0.05 | ) | 12.76 | 12.87 | ||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
7.51 | 0.05 | 7.46 | 7.63 | |||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
1,846.9 | 9.7 | 1,837.1 | 1,801.3 | |||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
1,337.3 | (29.5 | ) | 1,366.9 | 1,336.3 | ||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
60.0 | (2.1 | ) | 62.2 | 97.2 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,124.2 | (17.6 | ) | 3,141.8 | 3,040.5 | ||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
24,577.3 | (26.7 | ) | 24,604.0 | 23,606.6 | ||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
1,966.1 | (2.1 | ) | 1,968.3 | 1,888.5 | ||||