- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
April 28 2011 - 6:24AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 registrants 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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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by
furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
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No
x
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule
12g3-2(b):82-
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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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Date: April 28, 2011
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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Takeo Nakano
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Name:
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Takeo Nakano
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Title:
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Managing Director / CFO
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April 28, 2011
To whom it may concern:
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Corporate Name:
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Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd.
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Head Office:
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2-10-30, Kakigaracho, Nihonbashi
Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Representative:
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Katsuyoshi Ejima, President
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Code Number:
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8607 (TSE, OSE, NSE: 1
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sections)
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Contact:
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Hirokazu Yoneda, General Manager
Public Relations and IR, Corporate Planning Division
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Phone:
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+81-3-3663-5400
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Announcement
Regarding the Year-end Dividends (Planned)
for the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2011
Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. (the Company), hereby announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today,
resolved with respect to the year-end dividends (resumption of dividend payments) as described below.
The actual amount of
the year-end dividends will be officially determined at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company scheduled to be held in late June 2011.
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Description of the Year-end Dividends
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Amount decided by the Board of Directors
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Dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2010
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Record date
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March 31, 2011
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March 31, 2010
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Cash dividends per share
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1.50 yen
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0 yen
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Total amount of cash dividends
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1,846 million yen
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0 yen
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Effective date
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June 30, 2011
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Source of dividends
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Retained earnings
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(Note: The Company does not pay interim dividends.)
The Company regrettably
has not made any dividend payments since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. As a result of concerted efforts to improve its earnings structure, the Company now foresees resumption of dividend payments.
As to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, in considering the earnings results, etc., the Company plans to make the payment of JPY
1.50 per share for the year-end dividends.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including estimates and plans. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current views with
respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and do not represent any guarantee of future performance. We may not be successful in implementing our business strategies, and management may fail to achieve its
estimates, for a wide range of possible reasons, including, without limitation, those included in Item 3.D. Key InformationRisk Factors and Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects in Mizuho Financial Group
Inc.s most recent Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which is available in the Financial Information section of Mizuho Financial Group Inc.s web page at
www.mizuho-fg.co.jp/english/
and also at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov. We are under no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be
required by the rules of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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