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 November, 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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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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: November 9, 2007 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Satoru Nishibori | |
| Name: | Satoru Nishibori | |
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |
November 9, 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, Japan | ||||||
| Code Number: | 8411 (TSE 1st Sec., OSE 1st Sec.) |
Regarding Today’s News Report
Today, Nikkei reported “Mizuho Securities appears to have suffered losses of more than 100 billion yen on investments in asset-backed securities”. This report is based on speculation.
Mizuho Securities has already announced its interim financial results for fiscal 2007 on October 26, 2007, and there is no revision to such results.
We will announce our consolidated full-year earnings estimates for fiscal 2007 on November 14, 2007, the date on which we plan to announce our interim results.
| Please direct any inquiries to: |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Corporate Communications Public Relations Office Tel: 81-3-5224-2026 |