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 2011
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: April 28, 2011 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Takeo Nakano | |
| Name: | Takeo Nakano | |
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |
April 28, 2011
To whom it may concern:
| Corporate Name: | Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. | |
| Representative: | Katsuyoshi Ejima, President | |
| Code Number: | 8607 (TSE, OSE, NSE: 1st sections) | |
| Contact: | Akio Arai, General Manager | |
| Financial Affairs | ||
| Phone: | +81-3-3663-5555 | |
| Parent Company: | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| Representative: | Takashi Tsukamoto, President & CEO | |
| Code Number: | 8411 (TSE, OSE: 1st sections) | |
Differences in Earnings Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011 (Fiscal 2010)
Compared to the Previous Fiscal Year
Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces differences in its earnings results for Fiscal 2010 (April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011) compared to Fiscal 2009 (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010).
| 1. | Differences in Earnings Results |
(1) Non-consolidated
| (Millions of yen) | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues |
Operating Profits |
Ordinary Profits |
Net Income |
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| Fiscal 2010 [A] |
54,104 | 8,324 | 8,808 | 9,308 | ||||||||||||
| Fiscal 2009 [B] |
51,651 | 7,289 | 7,527 | 6,703 | ||||||||||||
| Difference [C] = [A] – [B] |
2,452 | 1,035 | 1,281 | 2,605 | ||||||||||||
| Difference (%) [C] / [B] |
4.7 | % | 14.2 | % | 17.0 | % | 38.9 | % | ||||||||
(Note: Amounts less than one million yen are rounded down.)
(2) Consolidated
| (Millions of yen) | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues |
Operating Profits |
Ordinary Profits |
Net Income |
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| Fiscal 2010 [A] |
54,122 | 8,336 | 8,820 | 9,316 | ||||||||||||
| Fiscal 2009 [B] |
51,672 | 7,238 | 7,477 | 6,654 | ||||||||||||
| Difference [C] = [A] – [B] |
2,449 | 1,098 | 1,343 | 2,662 | ||||||||||||
| Difference (%) [C] / [B] |
4.7 | % | 15.2 | % | 18.0 | % | 40.0 | % | ||||||||
(Note: Amounts less than one million yen are rounded down.)
| 2. | Reasons for the Differences |
The differences in earnings results for Fiscal 2010 and Fiscal 2009 are due to increases in operating revenues, operating profits and ordinary profits reflecting increases in commission income and trading income as well as an increase in net income reflecting a decrease in extraordinary losses due to a decrease in impairment losses, etc.