Edgar Filing: MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Corporate Communications Division

Public Relations Department

Tel. 81-3-5224-2026

FORM 6-K

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 February 2013

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: February 14, 2013

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

By:		/s/ Hideyuki Takahashi
Name:		Hideyuki Takahashi
Title:		Managing Director / CFO

LOGO

February 14, 2013

To whom it may concern:


Company Name:		Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Representative:		Yasuhiro Sato, President & CEO
Head Office:		2-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Stock Code Number:		8411
		(Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section),
		Osaka Securities Exchange (First Section))

Announcement regarding Capital Adequacy Ratio as of December 31, 2012

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces Capital Adequacy Ratio as of December 31, 2012, based on “Consolidated Financial Statements for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2012” disclosed on January 31, 2013, as shown in the appendix.

Appendix

Capital Adequacy Ratio

Mizuho Financial Group (BIS Standard)


	*(%, Billions of yen)*
	As of December 31, 2012
			Change from September 30, 2012			As of September 30, 2012		As of March 31, 2012
(1) Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratio		15.65		0.20			15.45		15.50
Tier 1 Capital Ratio		12.75		0.07			12.68		12.76
(2) Tier 1 Capital		6,544.6		254.0			6,290.6		6,398.9
(3) Tier 2 Capital		1,867.0		97.0			1,769.9		1,745.1
(4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital		378.3		(17.0	)		395.4		368.9
(5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4)		8,033.3		368.1			7,665.1		7,775.0
(6) Risk-weighted Assets		51,314.7		1,710.7			49,603.9		50,144.9
(7) Total Required Capital (6)X8%		4,105.1		136.8			3,968.3		4,011.5

(Reference)
Prime Capital Ratio *		9.37		0.16			9.21		8.97

*	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 December 31, 2012
			Change from September 30, 2012			As of September 30, 2012		As of March 31, 2012		As of December 31, 2012
(1) Capital Adequacy Ratio		15.77		0.42			15.35		15.52		15.88
Tier 1 Capital Ratio		11.65		0.39			11.26		11.39		11.74
(2) Tier 1 Capital		2,474.7		85.1			2,389.6		2,428.1		2,417.1
(3) Tier 2 Capital		981.9		1.1			980.7		977.6		981.2
(4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital		106.8		(6.0	)		112.9		98.9		130.1
(5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4)		3,349.8		92.3			3,257.4		3,306.8		3,268.2
(6) Risk-weighted Assets		21,237.2		28.7			21,208.5		21,299.9		20,571.8
(7) Total Required Capital (6)X8%		1,698.9		2.2			1,696.6		1,703.9		1,645.7

Mizuho Corporate Bank (BIS Standard)

(1) Capital Adequacy Ratio		17.85		(0.09	)		17.94		17.83		19.97
Tier 1 Capital Ratio		15.47		(0.32	)		15.79		15.87		15.81
(2) Tier 1 Capital		4,586.9		223.4			4,363.4		4,430.8		4,268.4
(3) Tier 2 Capital		838.4		106.0			732.3		682.8		1,173.3
(4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital		134.0		(4.9	)		139.0		137.2		50.9
(5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4)		5,291.2		334.4			4,956.8		4,976.4		5,390.8
(6) Risk-weighted Assets		29,638.1		2,014.5			27,623.6		27,910.1		26,987.4
(7) Total Required Capital (6)X8%		2,371.0		161.1			2,209.8		2,232.8		2,158.9

Mizuho Trust & Banking (BIS Standard)

(1) Capital Adequacy Ratio		17.77		(0.03	)		17.80		18.26		18.08
Tier 1 Capital Ratio		14.34		0.13			14.21		14.02		14.61
(2) Tier 1 Capital		343.2		11.5			331.6		334.5		345.2
(3) Tier 2 Capital		86.2		(0.8	)		87.0		103.5		85.7
(4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital		4.0		0.8			3.2		2.4		3.6
(5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4)		425.3		9.8			415.5		435.7		427.3
(6) Risk-weighted Assets		2,393.3		59.6			2,333.6		2,386.0		2,362.6
(7) Total Required Capital (6)X8%		191.4		4.7			186.6		190.8		189.0

(Reference)
Mizuho Bank (BIS Standard)

(1) Capital Adequacy Ratio		15.75		0.32			15.43		15.46		15.82
Tier 1 Capital Ratio		11.50		0.31			11.19		11.32		11.61
(2) Tier 1 Capital		2,474.6		85.1			2,389.4		2,428.0		2,417.0
(3) Tier 2 Capital		1,021.5		3.0			1,018.4		986.0		1,009.2
(4) Deductions for Total Risk-based Capital		108.6		(4.4	)		113.1		99.1		131.9
(5) Total Risk-based Capital (2)+(3)-(4)		3,387.5		92.6			3,294.8		3,314.8		3,294.2
(6) Risk-weighted Assets		21,507.8		158.5			21,349.3		21,440.9		20,816.1
(7) Total Required Capital (6)X8%		1,720.6		12.6			1,707.9		1,715.2		1,665.2