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 March, 2007.
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: March 28, 2007 | ||||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Satoru Nishibori | |||
| Name: | Satoru Nishibori | |||
| Title: | Managing Director / CFO | |||
| To whom it may concern | March 28, 2007 |
| Listed company name | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (“MHFG”) | |||
| Representative | Terunobu Maeda, President & CEO | |||
| Head Office | 5-5, Otemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan | |||
| Code Number | 8411 (TSE 1st Sec., OSE 1st Sec.) |
Response to the Request from Orient Corporation
In response to the request from Orient Corporation (“Orico”), Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., subsidiaries of MHFG, have decided on the following course of action, subject to approval at Orient Corporation’s relevant class shareholders meetings.
1. Information regarding Orient Corporation
| (1) Head Office: | 2-1, Kojimachi 5-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |
| (2) Representative: | Ikuo Kaminishi | |
| (3) Capital Stock: | JPY 220,202 million |
2. Content of decision
(1) Subscription to a new share issuance through debt-equity swap for Orico
Debt-equity swap by Mizuho Corporate Bank of JPY 140 billion of loans to Orico for preferred shares to Orico.
(2) Share merger of Orico’s existing preferred shares (10 shares to be merged into 1 share)
| Preferred shares owned by Mizuho Bank: | JPY 180 billion | |||
| Preferred shares owned by Mizuho Corporate Bank: |
JPY 140 billion | |||
| Total | JPY 320 billion |
(3) Subscription to a new share issuance through third-party allocation
| Subscription by Mizuho Bank: | JPY 22.5 billion | |||
| Subscription by Mizuho Corporate Bank: |
JPY 22.5 billion | |||
| Total: | JPY 45.0 billion |
3. Effect of the above on results of operations
The amount to be waived in relation to the above 2 (2) is JPY 288 billion. The above will not affect MHFG’s consolidated earnings estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 that were announced on March 20, 2007.
| Please direct any inquiries to:
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Corporate Communications, Public Relations Office
+81-(0)3-5224-2026 |