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 March 2011
Commission File Number 001-33098
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8333
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.
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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: March 15, 2011 | ||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Takeo Nakano | |
Name: | Takeo Nakano | |
Title: | Managing Director / CFO |
March 15, 2011
To whom it may concern:
Company Name: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
Representative: | Takashi Tsukamoto | |||
President & CEO | ||||
Head Office: | 2-5-1 Marunouchi | |||
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | ||||
Code Number: | 8411 (TSE 1st Sec., OSE 1st Sec.) |
Notice Regarding Record Date for calling
General Meetings of Class Shareholders
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) hereby announces that its board of directors has resolved today regarding the record date for calling general meetings of class shareholders, each class consist of Ordinary Stock, Eleventh Series Class XI Preferred Stock, and Thirteenth Series Class XIII Preferred Stock, scheduled to be held in late June, 2011 as set forth below:
1. Regarding Record Date, etc. for General Meetings of Class Shareholders
To determine the shareholders who may exercise their right at the general meetings of class shareholders scheduled in late June, 2011, MHFG has set March 31, 2011 (Thursday) as its record date and accordingly, the shareholders listed in the final shareholder list as of the same day will correspond to the shareholders who may exercise their right.
(1) Record date | : | March 31, 2011 (Thursday) | ||
(2) Scheduled date of public notice | : | March 16, 2011 (Wednesday) | ||
(3) Method of giving public notice | : | Electronic notice, which will be posted in the MHFG | ||
Website: http://www.mizuho-fg.co.jp/investors/kokoku.html |
2. Regarding Items on Agenda for General Meetings of Class Shareholders
As items on the agenda for this general meetings of class shareholders, MHFG will bring up the approval of partial revisions to the Article of Incorporation regarding increase of the total number of shares and the total number of class shares of common stock which MHFG is authorized to issue and etc. As soon as decided, MHFG will notice the scheduled date, details of agenda, and etc. for general meetings of class shareholders.
Contact: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||||
Corporate Communications | ||||||
Public Relations Office | ||||||
Tel: 81-3-5224-2026 |
This document is prepared in order to notice specific facts relating to Record Date for Calling General Meetings of Class Shareholders and does not constitute an offer for sale or solicitation for investment or other similar activity in or outside of Japan. |