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 2013
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)
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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: | August 7, 2013 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Hideyuki Takahashi | |
Name: | Hideyuki Takahashi | |
Title: | Deputy President / Group CFO |
August 7, 2013
To whom it may concern
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
Re: Final appeal in our lawsuit against Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE)
Today, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) has made a final appeal over the judgment (the Judgment) rendered by the Tokyo High Court (an appellate court) on July 24, 2013 in our civil case seeking damages against TSE.
MHSC reviewed the contents of the Judgment in consultation with our external legal counsels and prudently deliberated whether to make a final appeal. As a result, MHSC has reached a conclusion that MHSC cannot accept the Judgment and it is essential from various viewpoints to present MHSCs arguments to the Supreme Court and seek its judgment, and has thus decided to make a final appeal.
Contact: |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Corporate Communications Public Relations Office Tel: 81-3-5224-2026
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