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 2012

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)

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.

 

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		August 14, 2012

To whom it may concern:

 

Announcement regarding Capital Adequacy Ratio as of June 30, 2012

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces Capital Adequacy Ratio as of June 30, 2012, based on “Consolidated Financial Statements for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2012” disclosed on July 31, 2012, as shown in the appendix.

 

 

 

Contact: Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Corporate Communications Division Public Relations Department Tel. 81-3-5224-2026

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Appendix

Capital Adequacy Ratio

Mizuho Financial Group (BIS Standard)

 

		(%, Billions of yen)
		As of June 30, 2012								As of March 31,       2012
						Change from March 31,         2012
(1)    Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio			15.37				(0.13	)			15.50
Tier 1 Capital Ratio			12.73				(0.03	)			12.76
(2)    Tier 1 Capital			6,214.4				(184.5	)			6,398.9
(3)    Tier 2 Capital			1,677.3				(67.8	)			1,745.1
(4)    Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital			388.6				19.6				368.9
(5)    Total Risk-based Capital    (2)+(3)-(4)			7,503.1				(271.9	)			7,775.0
(6)    Risk-weighted Assets			48,808.5				(1,336.3	)			50,144.9
(7)    Total Required Capital    (6)X8%			3,904.6				(106.9	)			4,011.5
(Reference)
Prime Capital Ratio ø			9.20				0.23				8.97

 

ø	Prime Capital (Tier1 Capital(2) - preferred securities - preferred stock (excluding mandatory convertible preferred stock)) divided by Risk-weighted Assets(6)

Mizuho Bank (Domestic Standard)

 

		Consolidated												Non-consolidated
		As of June 30, 2012								As of March 31,       2012				As of June 30,       2012
						Change from March 31,         2012
(1)    Capital Adequacy Ratio			15.53				0.01				15.52				15.64
Tier 1 Capital Ratio			11.34				(0.05	)			11.39				11.44
(2)    Tier 1 Capital			2,402.9				(25.1	)			2,428.1				2,347.2
(3)    Tier 2 Capital			995.5				17.8				977.6				995.4
(4)    Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital			107.7				8.7				98.9				134.1
(5)    Total Risk-based Capital    (2)+(3)-(4)			3,290.8				(16.0	)			3,306.8				3,208.5
(6)    Risk-weighted Assets			21,185.0				(114.8	)			21,299.9				20,508.9
(7)    Total Required Capital    (6)X8%			1,694.8				(9.1	)			1,703.9				1,640.7
Mizuho Corporate Bank (BIS Standard)
(1)    Capital Adequacy Ratio			17.83				—				17.83				20.20
Tier 1 Capital Ratio			16.04				0.17				15.87				16.46
(2)    Tier 1 Capital			4,294.0				(136.8	)			4,430.8				3,990.6
(3)    Tier 2 Capital			620.1				(62.6	)			682.8				948.1
(4)    Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital			143.0				5.7				137.2				39.6
(5)    Total Risk-based Capital    (2)+(3)-(4)			4,771.1				(205.2	)			4,976.4				4,899.1
(6)    Risk-weighted Assets			26,756.0				(1,154.0	)			27,910.1				24,243.6
(7)    Total Required Capital    (6)X8%			2,140.4				(92.3	)			2,232.8				1,939.4
Mizuho Trust & Banking (BIS Standard)
(1)    Capital Adequacy Ratio			17.84				(0.42	)			18.26				17.98
Tier 1 Capital Ratio			14.49				0.47				14.02				14.62
(2)    Tier 1 Capital			337.8				3.2				334.5				339.1
(3)    Tier 2 Capital			81.8				(21.7	)			103.5				81.3
(4)    Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital			3.6				1.2				2.4				3.5
(5)    Total Risk-based Capital    (2)+(3)-(4)			416.0				(19.7	)			435.7				417.0
(6)    Risk-weighted Assets			2,331.4				(54.5	)			2,386.0				2,318.4
(7)    Total Required Capital    (6)X8%			186.5				(4.3	)			190.8				185.4
(Reference)
Mizuho Bank (BIS Standard)
(1)    Capital Adequacy Ratio			15.30				(0.16	)			15.46				15.36
Tier 1 Capital Ratio			11.14				(0.18	)			11.32				11.18
(2)    Tier 1 Capital			2,372.6				(55.3	)			2,428.0				2,304.3
(3)    Tier 2 Capital			995.5				9.5				986.0				995.4
(4)    Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital			107.8				8.6				99.1				134.3
(5)    Total Risk-based Capital    (2)+(3)-(4)			3,260.3				(54.4	)			3,314.8				3,165.5
(6)    Risk-weighted Assets			21,296.6				(144.3	)			21,440.9				20,600.2
(7)    Total Required Capital    (6)X8%			1,703.7				(11.5	)			1,715.2				1,648.0