UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K/A
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2021
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)
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 ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to the Report on Form 6-K, originally furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2020 (the “Original Furnishing Date”), is being furnished solely for the purposes of furnishing Acknowledgment Letter of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC (the “Letter”) as Exhibit 15. This Exhibit was not previously furnished. A manually signed version of the Letter was received by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. from Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC prior to the Original Furnishing Date.
Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 6-K/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other item of the Form 6-K.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Exhibit 15 to this Report on Form 6-K/A 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No. 333-233354) and to be a part of such prospectus from the date on which this Report is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | ||
| 15. | Acknowledgment Letter of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC | |
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: | January 14, 2021 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makoto Umemiya | |
| Name: | Makoto Umemiya | |
| Title: | Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group CFO | |
December 28, 2020
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form F-3 No. 333-233354) of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. of our report dated December 28, 2020 relating to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. as of September 30, 2020 and for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 that are included in its Form 6-K dated December 28, 2020.
Under Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act 1933 (the “Act”), our review report is not a part of the registration statement prepared or certified by accountants within the meaning of Section 7 or 11 of the Act.
/s/ Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
Tokyo, Japan
