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 2008.
Commission File Number 001-33098
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5-5, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004
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: April 28, 2008 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Name: | Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Title: | Deputy President - Executive Officer / CFO | |
April 28, 2008
| Corporate Name: |
Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. | |||||
| Representative: |
Ken Aoki, President | |||||
| Code Number: |
8607 (TSE, OSE, NSE: 1st Sec.) | |||||
| Contact: |
Financial Affairs +81-3-5640-7880 | |||||
| Parent Company: |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||||
| Representative: |
Terunobu Maeda, President & CEO | |||||
| Code Number: |
8411 (TSE, OSE: 1st Sec.) | |||||
Differences in Earnings Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2008 (Fiscal 2007)
Compared to the Previous Fiscal Year
Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. hereby announces differences in its earnings results for Fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008) compared to Fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007).
| 1. | Differences in Earnings Results |
| Non-consolidated | ||||||||
| (millions of yen) | ||||||||
| Operating Revenues |
Operating Profits |
Ordinary Profits |
Net Income | |||||
| Fiscal 2007 [A] |
64,035 | 7,069 | 7,526 | 5,162 | ||||
| Fiscal 2006 [B] |
73,834 | 18,288 | 18,412 | 12,082 | ||||
| Difference [C] = [A] – [B] |
– 9,798 | – 11,218 | – 10,886 | – 6,920 | ||||
| Difference (%) [C] / [B] |
– 13.3% | – 61.3% | – 59.1% | – 57.3% | ||||
| (Note : fractions are rounded down) | ||||||||
| Consolidated |
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| (millions of yen) | ||||||||
| Operating Revenues |
Operating Profits |
Ordinary Profits |
Net Income | |||||
| Fiscal 2007 [A] |
64,064 | 7,258 | 7,712 | 5,264 | ||||
| Fiscal 2006 [B] |
73,866 | 18,407 | 18,529 | 12,182 | ||||
| Difference [C] = [A] – [B] |
– 9,802 | – 11,149 | – 10,816 | – 6,917 | ||||
| Difference (%) [C] / [B] |
– 13.3% | – 60.6% | – 58.4% | – 56.8% | ||||
| (Note : fractions are rounded down) | ||||||||
| 2. | Reasons for the Differences |
The differences between the earnings results for Fiscal 2007 and Fiscal 2006 were due mainly to a decrease in Operating Revenues, which was caused by a decrease in Commission Income and Trading Profits. As a result, Operating Profits, Ordinary Profits and Net Income decreased.