UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K/A
(Amendment No. 2)
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2009.
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.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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Information furnished on this form
EXHIBIT
Note
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) furnished a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its “SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION for the Second Quarter (First Half) of Fiscal 2009 (Six months ended September 30, 2009) <Under Japanese GAAP>” on November 13, 2009 (the “Original Report”). The Company is furnishing this Form 6-K/A (Amendment No. 2) to make a correction to the Original Report on certain figure as shown in Exhibit 1 to this report.
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: December 25, 2009 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Tetsuji Kosaki | |
| Name: | Tetsuji Kosaki | |
| Title: | Deputy President / CFO | |
Correction to “SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
For the Second Quarter (First Half) of Fiscal 2009
(Six months ended September 30, 2009)
<Under Japanese GAAP> ”
furnished on Form 6-K on November 13, 2009
• Correction
The correction is underlined.
P. 3-6
2. Interest Margins (Domestic Operations)
Non-Consolidated
<Before correction>
| (%) | |||||||||||
| Aggregated Figures of MHBK and MHCB | First Half of Fiscal 2009 |
Change | First Half of Fiscal 2008 | ||||||||
| Return on Interest-Earning Assets |
1 | 1.12 | (0.19 | ) | 1.31 | ||||||
| Return on Loans and Bills Discounted |
2 | 1.45 | (0.20 | ) | 1.65 | ||||||
| Return on Securities |
3 | 0.68 | (0.19 | ) | 0.88 | ||||||
| Cost of Funding (including Expenses) |
4 | 0.97 | (0.22 | ) | 1.19 | ||||||
| Cost of Deposits and Debentures (including Expenses) |
5 | 1.13 | (0.14 | ) | 1.27 | ||||||
| Cost of Deposits and Debentures |
6 | 0.19 | (0.15 | ) | 0.34 | ||||||
| Cost of Other External Liabilities |
7 | 0.39 | (0.36 | ) | 0.75 | ||||||
| Net Interest Margin |
(1)-(4) | 8 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.11 | ||||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin (including Expenses) |
(2)-(5) | 9 | 0.32 | (0.05 | ) | 0.37 | |||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin |
(2)-(6) | 10 | 1.25 | (0.05 | ) | 1.30 | |||||
| _____________ * Return on Loans and Bills Discounted excludes loans to financial institutions (including MHFG). | |||||||||||
| * Deposits and Debentures include Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (“NCDs”). | |||||||||||
|
(Reference) After excluding loans to Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan and Japanese government | |||||||||||
| Return on Loans and Bills Discounted |
11 | 1.61 | (0.18 | ) | 1.79 | ||||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin (including Expenses) |
(11)-(5) | 12 | 0.48 | (0.03 | ) | 0.51 | |||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin |
(11)-(6) | 13 | 1.41 | (0.02 | ) | 1.44 | |||||
| <After correction> | |||||||||||
| (%) | |||||||||||
| Aggregated Figures of MHBK and MHCB | First Half of Fiscal 2009 |
Change | First Half of Fiscal 2008 | ||||||||
| Return on Interest-Earning Assets |
1 | 1.12 | (0.19 | ) | 1.31 | ||||||
| Return on Loans and Bills Discounted |
2 | 1.45 | (0.20 | ) | 1.65 | ||||||
| Return on Securities |
3 | 0.68 | (0.19 | ) | 0.88 | ||||||
| Cost of Funding (including Expenses) |
4 | 0.97 | (0.22 | ) | 1.19 | ||||||
| Cost of Deposits and Debentures (including Expenses) |
5 | 1.13 | (0.14 | ) | 1.27 | ||||||
| Cost of Deposits and Debentures |
6 | 0.19 | (0.15 | ) | 0.34 | ||||||
| Cost of Other External Liabilities |
7 | 0.39 | (0.36 | ) | 0.75 | ||||||
| Net Interest Margin |
(1)-(4) | 8 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.11 | ||||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin (including Expenses) |
(2)-(5) | 9 | 0.32 | (0.05 | ) | 0.37 | |||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin |
(2)-(6) | 10 | 1.25 | (0.05 | ) | 1.30 | |||||
| _____________ * Return on Loans and Bills Discounted excludes loans to financial institutions (including MHFG). * Deposits and Debentures include Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (“NCDs”). | |||||||||||
|
(Reference) After excluding loans to Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan and Japanese government | |||||||||||
| Return on Loans and Bills Discounted |
11 | 1.61 | (0.18 | ) | 1.79 | ||||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin (including Expenses) |
(11)-(5) | 12 | 0.48 | (0.03 | ) | 0.51 | |||||
| Loan and Deposit Rate Margin |
(11)-(6) | 13 | 1.41 | (0.03 | ) | 1.44 | |||||