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 April 2008.
Commission File Number 001-33098
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Translation of registrants 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: April 18, 2008 | ||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Takashi Tsukamoto | |
Name: | Takashi Tsukamoto | |
Title: | Deputy President Executive Officer / CFO |
April 18, 2008
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 1st Sec., OSE 1st Sec.) |
Announcement Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiaries
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) hereby announces that its Board of Directors resolved on April 18, 2008 to dissolve our subsidiaries as described below.
1. Name and Outline of the subsidiaries to be dissolved and the scheduled date of dissolution
[Subsidiaries of MHFG]
Company Name: | Mizuho Preferred Capital (Cayman) 5 Limited |
Mizuho Preferred Capital (Cayman) 6 Limited | ||
Location: | P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands | |||
Representative: | Naomi Harada | |||
Business: | Issuance of preferred securities and making subordinated loans | |||
Date of Establishment: | August 2002 | |||
Capital: | JPY 1.5 billion | JPY 1.2 billion | ||
Scheduled Date of Dissolution: |
Liquidation is expected to be completed by the end of March 2009. | |||
Company Name: | Mizuho Preferred Capital (Cayman) 7 Limited |
Mizuho Preferred Capital (Cayman) 8 Limited | ||
Location: | P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands | |||
Representative: | Naomi Harada | Kazunobu Uchiyama | ||
Business: | Issuance of preferred securities and making subordinated loans | Borrowing subordinated loans and undertaking preferred securities | ||
Date of Establishment: | August 2002 | |||
Capital: | JPY 1.6 billion | JPY 3.5 billion | ||
Scheduled Date of Dissolution: |
Liquidation is expected to be completed by the end of March 2009. |
[Subsidiary of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.]
Company Name: | Mizuho Preferred Capital (Cayman) E Limited | |||
Location: | P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands | |||
Representative: | Naomi Harada | |||
Business: | Issuance of preferred securities and making subordinated loans | |||
Date of Establishment: | August 2002 | |||
Capital: | JPY 2.4 billion | |||
Scheduled Date of Dissolution: |
Liquidation is expected to be completed by the end of March 2009. |
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[Subsidiaries of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.]
Company Name: | Mizuho Preferred Capital Company L.L.C. | Mizuho Preferred Capital Holdings, Inc. | ||
Location: | One Rodney Square, 10th Floor, Tenth and King Streets, Wilmington, New Castle Country, Delaware 19801, U.S.A. | Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A. | ||
Representative: | Yukio Furukawa | |||
Business: | Financial services | Holding company | ||
Date of Establishment: | February 1998 | |||
Capital: | US$ 125 million | US$ 135 million | ||
Scheduled Date of Dissolution: |
Liquidation is expected to be completed by the end of March 2009. | |||
Company Name: | Mizuho JGB Investment L.L.C. | Mizuho JGB Investment Holdings Inc. | ||
Location: | One Rodney Square, 10th Floor, Tenth and King Streets, Wilmington, New Castle Country, Delaware 19801, U.S.A. | |||
Representative: | Yukio Furukawa | |||
Business: | Financial services | Holding company | ||
Date of Establishment: | March 1998 | |||
Capital: | US$ 200 million | US$ 223 million | ||
Scheduled Date of Dissolution: |
Liquidation is expected to be completed by the end of March 2009. |
2. Reason for dissolution
The Board of Directors of MHFG decided on the full redemption of preferred securities issued or underwritten and the full prepayment of subordinated loans made or borrowed by the subsidiaries above to be conducted in June 2008.
3. Effects on profits and losses
This decision will have no effect on the earning estimates for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 (consolidated and non-consolidated) of MHFG.
Contact: |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., |
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Corporate Communications | ||||||||||
Public Relations Office | ||||||||||
Tel: 81-3-5224-2026
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This document is prepared in order to announce specific facts relating to the dissolution of subsidiaries and does not constitute an offer for sale or solicitation for investment or other similar activity in or outside of Japan.
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