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 August 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: August 14, 2008 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Name: | Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Title: | Deputy President / CFO | |
August 14, 2008
To whom it may concern:
| Company Name: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Representative: | Terunobu Maeda, 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 (Basel II) as of June 30, 2008
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel II) as of June 30, 2008, based on “Consolidated Financial Statements for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2008” disclosed on July 31, 2008, as shown in the appendix.
Please direct any inquiries to:
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Corporate Communications 81-3-5224-2026
Appendix
Capital Adequacy Ratio (Basel II)
Mizuho Financial Group (BIS Standard)
| (%, Billions of yen) | |||||||||
| As of June 30, 2008 |
Change from March 31, 2008 |
As of March 31, 2008 |
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| (1) Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio |
11.59 | (0.11 | ) | 11.70 | |||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
7.03 | (0.37 | ) | 7.40 | |||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
4,660.1 | (220.0 | ) | 4,880.1 | |||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
3,333.0 | 111.1 | 3,221.8 | ||||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
313.5 | (80.0 | ) | 393.6 | |||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
7,679.6 | (28.7 | ) | 7,708.3 | |||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
66,249.1 | 376.2 | 65,872.8 | ||||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
5,299.9 | 30.1 | 5,269.8 | ||||||
| Mizuho Bank (Domestic Standard) | |||||||||
| Consolidated | Non-consolidated | ||||||||
| As of June 30, 2008 |
Change from March 31, 2008 |
As of March 31, 2008 |
As of June 30, 2008 | ||||||
| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
11.84 | (0.13 | ) | 11.97 | 11.19 | ||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
6.95 | (0.33 | ) | 7.28 | 6.55 | ||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
1,912.1 | (120.2 | ) | 2,032.4 | 1,739.6 | ||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
1,403.9 | 25.3 | 1,378.6 | 1,325.8 | |||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
59.3 | (12.0 | ) | 71.3 | 97.0 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,256.7 | (82.9 | ) | 3,339.6 | 2,968.5 | ||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
27,483.7 | (405.0 | ) | 27,888.8 | 26,525.1 | ||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
2,198.7 | (32.4 | ) | 2,231.1 | 2,122.0 | ||||
| Mizuho Corporate Bank (BIS Standard) | |||||||||
| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
11.65 | (0.52 | ) | 12.17 | 12.51 | ||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
7.67 | (0.81 | ) | 8.48 | 7.39 | ||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
2,821.8 | (160.5 | ) | 2,982.4 | 2,619.1 | ||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
1,722.1 | 101.6 | 1,620.5 | 1,899.5 | |||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
259.4 | (64.6 | ) | 324.1 | 88.3 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
4,284.5 | 5.7 | 4,278.8 | 4,430.3 | |||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
36,772.1 | 1,624.7 | 35,147.3 | 35,412.2 | |||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
2,941.7 | 129.9 | 2,811.7 | 2,832.9 | |||||
| Mizuho Trust & Banking (BIS Standard) | |||||||||
| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
13.69 | (2.18 | ) | 15.87 | 13.64 | ||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
8.03 | (2.13 | ) | 10.16 | 7.94 | ||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
310.0 | (64.7 | ) | 374.8 | 303.2 | ||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
222.9 | 4.3 | 218.6 | 222.4 | |||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
4.9 | (3.2 | ) | 8.2 | 4.7 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
528.0 | (57.1 | ) | 585.2 | 520.9 | ||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
3,857.3 | 169.9 | 3,687.3 | 3,816.6 | |||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
308.5 | 13.5 | 294.9 | 305.3 | |||||
| (Reference) Mizuho Bank (BIS Standard) |
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| (1) Capital Adequacy Ratio |
11.75 | (0.12 | ) | 11.87 | 11.11 | ||||
| Tier 1 Capital Ratio |
6.89 | (0.33 | ) | 7.22 | 6.51 | ||||
| (2) Tier 1 Capital |
1,912.1 | (120.2 | ) | 2,032.4 | 1,739.6 | ||||
| (3) Tier 2 Capital |
1,403.9 | 25.3 | 1,378.6 | 1,325.8 | |||||
| (4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital |
59.4 | (11.9 | ) | 71.4 | 97.0 | ||||
| (5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4) |
3,256.6 | (82.9 | ) | 3,339.6 | 2,968.5 | ||||
| (6) Risk-weighted Assets |
27,715.5 | (397.9 | ) | 28,113.4 | 26,699.2 | ||||
| (7) Total Required Capital (6)X8% |
2,217.2 | (31.8 | ) | 2,249.0 | 2,135.9 | ||||