Mizuho Financial Group Inc (MFG) 6-K, filed Apr 1, 2020

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 2020

Commission File Number 001-33098

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

5-5, Otemachi 1-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176

Japan

(Address of principal executive office)

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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-233354) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

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 1, 2020
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
By:	/s/ Makoto Umemiya
Name:	Makoto Umemiya
Title:	Senior Managing Executive Officer / Group CFO

April 1, 2020

To whom it may concern:

Company name:	Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Representative:	Tatsufumi Sakai
	President and Group CEO
Head Office:	1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Code Number:	8411 (Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section)

Announcement Concerning Losses on Impairment (Devaluation) of Stocks in Fiscal 2019

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby announces that, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 (“fiscal 2019”), the Company recognizes losses on impairment (devaluation) of securities classified as “Other securities” which have readily determinable fair value, held by the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries in Japan, i.e., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. and Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., due to significant decline in fair value of some of the securities.

Please note that the published consolidated earnings plan for fiscal 2019 and the estimate for fiscal year-end cash dividends per share of common stock remain unchanged.

Total amount of losses on impairment (devaluation) of securities for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 (Consolidated<br>basis)<br> <br>(From January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020)<br>(=A–B)		32.9 billion yen
	(A) Total amount of losses on devaluation of securities for fiscal 2019<br><br><br>(from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020)	39.4 billion yen
	(B) Total amount of losses on devaluation of securities for the first three quarters<br>of fiscal 2019<br> <br>(From April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019)	6.5 billion yen

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(Reference) Overview of the above-mentioned Company’s consolidated subsidiaries in Japan

Name	Location of Head Office	Name and Title of Representative	Main Business	Capital<br>(in millions<br>of yen)
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.	1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo	Koji Fujiwara, President & CEO	Banking	1,404,065
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.	1-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo	Kei Umeda, President & CEO	Trust and Banking	247,369
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.	1-5-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo	Koichi Iida, President & CEO	Securities	125,167
(NOTE)	This immediate release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within themeaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including estimates, forecasts, targets and plans. Such forward-looking statements do not represent any guarantee by management of future performance. You can alsoidentify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our views regarding earningsestimates and dividends for fiscal 2019 set forth in this immediate release are based on our assessment of information regarding the business and market environment that are available as of the date of this immediate release and assumptionsregarding factors that are currently uncertain and may impact our financial performance. Actual results may differ materially, for example, if our assessment of business and market environment and their impact on our business, financial conditionand results of operations proves to be inaccurate. Other factors that could affect our financial condition and results of operations are included in “Item 3.D. Key Information—Risk Factors” and “Item 5. Operating and FinancialReview and Prospects” in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and our report on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on December 26, 2019, both of which are available in the FinancialInformation section of our web page at www.mizuhofg.com/index.html and also at the SEC’s 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 ofnew information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by the rules of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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Mizuho Financial Group Inc 6-K, filed Apr 1, 2020

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