Edgar Filing: MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Form 6-K

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 January 2014

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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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 27, 2014

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

By:		/s/ Yasuhiro Sato
Name:		Yasuhiro Sato
Title:		President & CEO

Unless otherwise specified, for purposes of this report, we have presented our financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP.

Table of Contents


	Page
Recent Developments		2
Accounting Changes		8
Operating Results		8
Business Segments Analysis		14
Financial Condition		20
Liquidity		27
Capital Adequacy		29
Off-balance-sheet Arrangements		34

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)		F-1
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)		F-3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)		F-4
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited)		F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)		F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		F-7

Recent Developments

The following is a summary of significant business developments since March 31, 2013 relating to Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Operating Environment

We operate principally in Japan. As to the recent economic environment, the world economy as a whole has been experiencing a weak recovery, and recently it has shown some positive changes such as the bottoming out of the European economies which had continued to slow down gradually. In the United States, while the debt ceiling crisis is still an issue, a gradual recovery in the economy appears to be continuing due in part to an increase in individual consumption in response to an improved employment environment. In December 2013, in light of the improvement in economic activity and labor market conditions, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to modestly reduce the pace of its asset purchases beginning in January 2014. In Europe, the economy is showing signs of bottoming out, due in part to the growth rate of Euro region’s gross domestic product turning positive as a result of an improved business environment. Although the concerns in financial markets have eased to some degree due to measures taken to strengthen the financial framework, including unification of bank supervision and resolution for failed financial institutions, the uncertainty concerning the European debt problem has not been eradicated, as the circumstances continue in which a reduced budget may lead to an economic slowdown or political instability, particularly among southern European countries. In Asia, the Chinese economy is growing at a slightly slower rate compared to previous levels as the government maintained its policy of restraining over-investment. The economies of some emerging-countries have shown some slight weaknesses, and there are concerns of a slowdown due to the capital outflow. In Japan, the economy has been recovering gradually due mainly to an improvement in the export environment following the depreciation of the Japanese yen against other major currencies and the effect of the economic measures and monetary policies. As for the future outlook of the Japanese economy, while there are some potential risks, including the risk of further downturns in overseas economies, there are prospects for a solid economic recovery as an improvement in corporate earnings leads to an increase in household income and business investments. Key indicators of economic conditions in recent periods include the following:

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Japan’s real gross domestic product on a quarterly basis, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, increased by 0.3%, 1.1% and 2.7% in the first, second and third quarters of calendar 2013, respectively. The Japanese Government’s monthly economic report in April 2013 stated that “the Japanese economy is showing movement of picking up recently, while weakness can be seen in some areas.” Since then, it gradually improved its view on the Japanese economy, and from September through December 2013, it revised the economic assessment upward and stated that “the Japanese economy is on the way to recovery at a moderate pace.” In January 2014, a further upward revision was made to state that “the Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace.”

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In January 2013, the Bank of Japan announced that it would set a “price stability target” at 2% in terms of the year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price index and introduced the “open-ended asset purchasing method” under the asset purchase program, pursuant to which financial assets will be purchased on a monthly basis without setting any termination date, for the purpose of taking additional steps to provide monetary accommodation decisively. Furthermore, the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan released a joint statement that they would strengthen their policy coordination and work together in order to overcome deflation early and achieve sustainable economic growth with price stability. In April 2013, the Bank of Japan announced that it would introduce the “quantitative and qualitative monetary easing” to enter a new phase of monetary easing, and that it would continue with the easing which aims to achieve the price stability target of 2% until that target is maintained in a stable manner. Under the easing, the Bank of Japan changed the main operating target for money market operations from the uncollateralized overnight call rate to the monetary base. In addition, the Bank of Japan expanded the purchases of the Japanese government bonds, with all maturities including 40-year bonds, to be increased at an annual pace of about ¥50 trillion and terminate the asset purchase program which would be absorbed into those purchases of the bonds. Furthermore, the Bank of Japan

announced in April 2013 that it would expand the purchases of ETFs and Japan real estate investment trusts so that their amounts outstanding would be increased at an annual pace of ¥1 trillion and ¥30 billion, respectively.

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The yield on newly issued 10-year Japanese government bonds was 0.551% as of March 29, 2013 and increased to 0.686% as of September 30, 2013. Thereafter, the yield increased to 0.741% as of December 30, 2013.

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The Nikkei Stock Average, which is an index based on the average of the price of 225 stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, increased by 16.6% to ¥14,455.8 as of September 30, 2013 compared to March 29, 2013. Thereafter, the Nikkei Stock Average increased to ¥16,291.31 as of December 30, 2013.

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According to Teikoku Databank, a Japanese research institution, there were 5,320 corporate bankruptcies in Japan in the six months ended September 30, 2013, involving approximately ¥1.8 trillion in total liabilities, 5,271 corporate bankruptcies in the six months ended March 31, 2013, involving approximately ¥1.2 trillion in total liabilities, and 5,439 corporate bankruptcies in the six months ended September 30, 2012, involving approximately ¥1.7 trillion in total liabilities.

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The Japanese yen to U.S. dollar spot exchange rate, according to the Bank of Japan, was ¥94.04 to $1.00 as of March 29, 2013 and weakened to ¥97.89 to $1.00 as of September 30, 2013. Thereafter, the yen weakened to ¥105.37 to $1.00 as of December 30, 2013.

Developments Relating to Our Capital

All yen figures in this subsection are truncated.

We have been implementing “disciplined capital management” by pursuing the optimal balance between “strengthening of stable capital base” and “steady returns to shareholders” as described below.

In the six months ended September 30, 2013, we strengthened our capital base mainly as a result of earning ¥429.7 billion of consolidated net income (under Japanese GAAP).

With respect to redemptions of previously issued securities, we have made redemptions of various securities that are eligible Tier1/Tier2 capital instruments subject to phase-out arrangement under Basel III upon the arrival of their respective early optional redemption dates. In July 2013, we acquired and subsequently cancelled all ¥36.9 billion of the shares of the thirteenth series class XIII preferred stock.

The new capital regulations under Basel III were implemented beginning March 31, 2013. Our Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio under Basel III as of September 30, 2013 was 8.78%. We aim to maintain our Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio under Basel III of 8% or higher (on a fully-effective basis and including the outstanding balance of the eleventh series class XI preferred stock, ¥331.0 billion as of September 30, 2013, that will become mandatorily converted into common stock, and will thus be fully recognized as Common Equity Tier 1 capital by July 2016) through March 31, 2016. We believe that we will be able to secure a sufficient Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio under Basel III as of March 31, 2019 when it becomes fully effective pursuant to its phase-in implementation. The foregoing target is based on capital regulations that have been announced to date. See “—Capital Adequacy” for information regarding the capital regulations to which we are subject.

The foregoing statements include forward-looking statements and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. See “Forward-looking Statements” and “Item 3.D. Key Information—Risk Factors” in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

We paid an interim cash dividend with respect to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 of ¥3 per share of common stock, the same amount per share as the interim cash dividend paid in the previous fiscal year.

Developments Relating to Our Business

Personal Banking Unit

We are focusing on the following initiatives in our business with individual customers:

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Strengthening asset management business

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Increasing the number of asset management customers through the marketing of NISA (Japanese Individual Savings Account that provides individual customers with tax exemptions for income related to certain investments up to a maximum amount)

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Enhancing functions of tablet computers used by our financial consultants

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Enhancing profitability by expanding customer base for loans

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Utilizing competitive newly released housing loan products/services such as “Life-stage Supporting Plan,” “Eight Major Disease Compensation Plus,” etc.

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Expanding applicable regions for reverse mortgage loans

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Improving convenience of customer channels such as ATM and Mizuho Direct, which is Mizuho’s remote banking service

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Establishing the top ATM network among Japanese mega banks, based on the number of ATMs, by forming a business alliance with AEON Bank

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Implementing business promotions to senior executives and employees of corporate customers

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Pursuing global retail business

Retail Banking Unit

We are focusing on the following initiatives in our business with SMEs, business owners, land owners and lease holders:

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Launching full-scale services for ultra high-net-worth customers

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Starting “Japanese style” private banking business leveraging the “One MIZUHO” structure

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Deepening and widening our business by leveraging integrated management between “banking, trust and securities functions”

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Providing asset management proposals for individual assets of “business owners” by leveraging unified “banking, trust and securities functions”

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Expanding target for loan business

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Increasing business with “owners” in both corporate and individual transactions by leveraging loan business

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Training up personnel capable of both corporate and personal banking business

Corporate Banking Unit

We are focusing on the following initiatives in our business with relatively larger SMEs (quasi listed companies):

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Expanding new customer base

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Providing financial functions to a broad customer base by reinforcing capabilities to meet customer needs that are based on actual demand

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Providing solutions that address customers’ managerial challenges

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Implementing business promotion by providing solutions in accordance with customers’ growth strategies (business strategies, capital management, etc.) to address their managerial challenges

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Proactively responding to customer needs for overseas business expansion according to diversifying overseas strategy and business with overseas Japanese corporations

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Strengthening financing functions

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Strengthening capabilities to respond to financing needs in line with customers’ growth strategies as well as to provide capital-like funds by utilizing “Mizuho Growth Support Fund”

Corporate Banking Unit (Large Corporations)

We are focusing on the following initiatives in our business with large corporations and their affiliates in Japan:

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Promoting borderless business in an integrated manner between domestic and overseas offices

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Transforming from one-way business promotion “from Japan” into two-way promotion “between domestic and overseas offices”

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Promoting Mizuho’s unique seamless business in an integrated manner between banking, trust and securities functions

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Effectively utilizing risk money

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Strategically providing risk money based on strong relationships with customers and sophisticated credit analysis

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Promoting “Group-to-Group” business under “One MIZUHO”

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Expanding and deepening business between Mizuho group and corporate customer groups

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Strengthening stable profit base such as loans and transaction banking business

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Special focus on increasing loans

Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit

We are focusing on the following initiatives in our business with financial institutions and central and local governments:

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Strengthening cooperation with public institutions and regional financial institutions to revitalize regional economies

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Supporting development of regional industries and companies by reinforcing “market-in” type business promotion

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Cultivating demand of PPP (private public partnership) for public infrastructure

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Providing risk money in response to regional demands mainly through funds such as those for transformation of the agriculture industry into the Sixth industry, infrastructure development through collaboration between public and private sector, and reconstruction support

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Further enhancing business promotion capabilities while providing expertise to the public sector

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Developing value-added business models as a designated financial institution of local governments

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Responding to public primary finance deals such as the issuance of municipal bonds

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Reinforcing capabilities to provide increasingly sophisticated financial and public institution-related services

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Strengthening initiatives for asset management, capital management, business restructuring, overseas expansion and new business development

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Training up experts for financial and public institution-related business

International Banking Unit

We are focusing on the following initiatives in our business with non-Japanese companies and Japanese companies that conduct business overseas:

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Deepening business with non-Japanese blue-chip corporate customers and expanding our customer base

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Aiming to enhance our banking relationship status with prospective Super 50 customers

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Strengthening transaction banking business by capturing customers’ trade flow and further accumulating foreign currency deposits

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Strengthening product capabilities to respond to customers’ needs

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Further strengthening business promotion through collaboration between banking, trust and securities functions

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Building up bank-securities dual hat structure for non-Japanese customers

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Pursuing cross-regional initiative: pursuing global collaboration based on Asia

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Further strengthening collaboration between global offices (including domestic offices) aiming to achieve the “core bank status in Asia” for non- Japanese blue-chip corporate customers

Merger between the Former Mizuho Bank and the Former Mizuho Corporate Bank

In July 2013, the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank merged, and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, the surviving company, changed its trade name to Mizuho Bank, Ltd. The purpose of the merger was to become able to provide directly and promptly diverse and functional financial services to customers of both banks, utilizing the current “strengths” and “advantages” and to continue to improve customer services by further enhancing group collaboration among the banking, trust and securities functions. At the same time, we aim to realize further enhancements of the consolidation of group-wide business operations and optimization of management resources, such as work force and branch network, by strengthening group governance and improving group management efficiency.

Business Improvement Orders

In September 2013, the Financial Services Agency issued a business improvement order to Mizuho Bank in connection with the transactions with anti-social elements in relation to a portion of certain joint loans. In October 2013, Mizuho Bank submitted the business improvement plans to the Financial Services Agency in compliance with the above-mentioned business improvement order.

In December 2013, the Financial Services Agency issued business improvement orders to Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank with regard to the above mentioned transactions. The order to Mizuho Financial Group requires it to implement measures including clarification of where management responsibility lies based on the order and strengthening of its management control system. The order to Mizuho Bank requires it to cease new credit transactions under the four-party captive loan scheme for one month from January 20, 2014, as well as to implement the same measures as the order to Mizuho Financial Group. In January 2014, Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank submitted the business improvement plan to the Financial Services Agency.

Measures for the Enhancement of Group Governance

In December 2013, Mizuho Financial Group decided basic policies for the establishment of a strong governance system, including the transformation into a “Company with Committees” as defined in the Companies Act and additional appointment of external directors, and decided to conduct necessary studies and preparations in order to actively internalize a global and advanced governance framework that anticipates the trends of laws and regulations surrounding corporate governance and principles of the regulations of the Basel

Committee on Banking Supervision. Implementation of the measures including the transformation into a Company with Committees is subject to approval by the general meeting of shareholders.

In addition to strengthening the ability to respond to emergency situations or events of emergency, Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank will establish designated organizations responsible for crisis management at Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank in order to improve their ability to detect signs and indicators of crises in advance. Mizuho Financial Group will also improve its crisis management capabilities as a group through involving external experts by establishing a special sub-committee under the Business Continuity Management Committee of Mizuho Financial Group.

Others

Exposure to Certain European Countries (GIIPS)

In Europe, fiscal problems in certain countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain, have affected the financial system and the real economy, and the uncertainty concerning European economic activity continues to present a risk of a downturn in the world economy, though it has been calming down steadily. As of September 30, 2013, our exposure to obligors in such countries was not significant. Specifically, our principal banking subsidiaries had no holdings of sovereign bonds issued by these countries and had a total of approximately $4.0 billion in exposure to obligors in such countries. The breakdown by country and by type of obligor was as follows:


	As of
	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013		Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of US dollars)
Greece	$	0.1	$	—	$	(0.1	)
Sovereign		—		—		—
Financial Institutions		—		—		—
Others		0.1		—		(0.1	)
Ireland		0.3		0.4		0.1
Sovereign		—		—		—
Financial Institutions		—		—		—
Others		0.3		0.4		0.1
Italy⁽²⁾		1.6		1.6		—
Sovereign		0.1		0.1		—
Financial Institutions		0.1		0.1		—
Others		1.4		1.4		—
Portugal		0.4		0.4		—
Sovereign		—		—		—
Financial Institutions		—		—		—
Others		0.4		0.4		—
Spain⁽²⁾		1.4		1.6		0.2
Sovereign		—		—		—
Financial Institutions		—		—		—
Others		1.4		1.6		0.2
Total	$	3.8	$	4.0	$	0.2
Sovereign		0.1		0.1		—
Financial Institutions⁽³⁾		0.1		0.1		—
Others		3.6		3.8		0.2

Notes:

(1)	Figures in the above table are on a managerial accounting basis.

(2)	The obligors in Italy and Spain to which we had exposure consist mainly of highly rated large corporations.

(3)	Our exposure to financial institutions that are not state-owned is minimal.

Accounting Changes

See note 2 “Recently issued accounting pronouncements” to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Operating Results

The following table shows certain information as to our income, expenses and net income attributable to MHFG shareholders for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013:


	Six months ended September 30,					Increase (decrease)
	2012		2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Interest and dividend income	¥	707	¥	725		¥	18
Interest expense		202		203			1

Net interest income		505		522			17
Provision (credit) for loan losses		18		(96	)		(114	)

Net interest income after provision (credit) for loan losses		487		618			131
Noninterest income		763		374			(389	)
Noninterest expenses		672		745			73

Income before income tax expense		578		247			(331	)
Income tax expense		263		53			(210	)

Net income		315		194			(121	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		2		3			1

Net income attributable to MHFG shareholders	¥	313	¥	191		¥	(122	)

Executive Summary

Net interest income increased by ¥17 billion, or 3.4%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥522 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 due to an increase in interest and dividend income of ¥18 billion, offset in part by an increase in interest expense of ¥1 billion. The increase in interest and dividend income was due mainly to an increase in interest income from loans, offset in part by a decrease in interest and dividend income from investments. The increase in interest income from loans was due mainly to an increase in the average balance of foreign loans, especially in Asia. The decrease in interest and dividend income from investments was due mainly to a decrease in the average balance of domestic investments primarily as a result of sales and redemptions of Japanese government bonds. The increase in interest expense was due mainly to increases in interest expenses on long-term debt, trading account liabilities and deposits, offset in part by a decrease in interest expense on short-term borrowings. The increase in interest expense on long-term debt was due mainly to an increase in the average balance of domestic long-term debt, offset in part by a decline in the average interest rate of domestic long-term debt as a result of an increase in low interest rate debt from the Bank of Japan. The increase in interest expense on trading account liabilities was due mainly to a rise in the average interest rate, reflecting a rise in long-term interest rate levels of major currencies. The increase in interest expense on deposits was due mainly to an increase in the average balance of domestic and foreign deposits. The decrease in interest expense on short-term borrowings was due mainly to a decline in the average interest rate, reflecting a decline in short-term interest rate levels of major currencies, and a decrease in the average balance of domestic short-term borrowings. We recorded a credit for loan losses of ¥96 billion in the six months period ended September 30, 2013 compared to a provision for loan losses of ¥18 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year. The change was due primarily to a decrease in allowance for loan losses on domestic impaired loans as a result of upgrades and collections related to some borrowers and on non-impaired loans reflecting upgrades in the obligor categories of a broad range of borrowers mainly through our credit management activities, including business revitalization support for borrowers, reflecting the continuing gradual recovery of the Japanese economy.

Noninterest income decreased by ¥389 billion, or 51.0%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥374 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 due mainly to trading account losses—net of ¥188 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013, compared to trading account gains—net of ¥327 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year, and a decrease of ¥21 billion in foreign exchange gains—net, offset in part by an increase of ¥69 billion in investment gains—net and an increase of ¥61 billion in fees and commissions. The change in trading account gains (losses)—net was due mainly to an increase in losses related to changes in the fair value of foreign currency denominated available-for-sale securities for which the fair value option was elected and an increase in losses related to change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments used to hedge market risks that are not eligible for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP. The decrease in foreign exchange gains—net was due mainly to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in investment gains—net was due mainly to investment gains related to equity securities in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to investment losses related to equity securities in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year, offset in part by a decrease in investment gains related to bonds. The change in investment gains (losses) related to equity securities was due mainly to a decrease in impairment losses on equity securities and an increase in gains on sales of equity securities. The decrease in investment gains related to bonds was due mainly to a decrease in gains on sales of bonds. The increase in fees and commissions was due mainly to an increase in fees and commissions from securities-related business.

Noninterest expenses increased by ¥73 billion, or 10.9%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥745 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 due mainly to a provision for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments of ¥14 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to a credit for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments of ¥11 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2012 and increases of ¥15 billion in general and administrative expenses and ¥15 billion in salaries and employee benefits. The provision for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments was due mainly to an increase in allowance for losses on off-balance-sheet transactions primarily as a result of downgrades in credit ratings of some obligors. The increase in general and administrative expenses was due mainly to an increase in IT-related costs mainly in connection with the development of our next-generation information technology system platform. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was due mainly to an increase in overseas personnel expenses reflecting the depreciation of the Japanese yen against other major currencies.

As a result of the foregoing, income before income tax expense decreased by ¥331 billion, or 57.3%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥247 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. Income tax expense decreased by ¥210 billion, or 79.8%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥53 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in income tax expense was due mainly to a deferred tax benefit in the six months ended September 30, 2013, compared to a deferred tax expense in the six months ended September 30, 2012. Net income decreased by ¥121 billion, or 38.4%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥194 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased by ¥1 billion, or 50.0%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥3 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013.

As a result of the foregoing, net income attributable to MHFG shareholders decreased by ¥122 billion, or 39.0%, from the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year to ¥191 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013.

Net Interest Income

The following table shows the average balance of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, interest amounts and the annualized average interest rates on such assets and liabilities for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013:


	Six months ended September 30,														Increase (decrease)
	2012							2013							Increase (decrease)
	Average balance		Interest amount		Interest rate			Average balance		Interest amount		Interest rate			Average balance			Interest amount			Interest rate
	(in billions of yen, except percentages)
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks	¥	5,434	¥	9		0.33	%	¥	13,415	¥	14		0.20	%	¥	7,981		¥	5			(0.13	)%
Call loans and funds sold, and receivables under resale agreements and securities borrowing transactions		15,872		30		0.37			15,730		25		0.31			(142	)		(5	)		(0.06	)
Trading account assets		19,287		86		0.89			18,686		91		0.98			(601	)		5			0.09
Investments		42,699		114		0.53			37,245		98		0.53			(5,454	)		(16	)		0.00
Loans		65,361		468		1.43			70,261		497		1.41			4,900			29			(0.02	)

Total interest-earning assets		148,653		707		0.95			155,337		725		0.93			6,684			18			(0.02	)

Deposits		79,391		63		0.16			87,736		66		0.15			8,345			3			(0.01	)
Short-term borrowings⁽¹⁾		42,548		44		0.21			39,912		32		0.16			(2,636	)		(12	)		(0.05	)
Trading account liabilities		3,975		10		0.50			3,975		15		0.76			—			5			0.26
Long-term debt		8,758		85		1.93			9,688		90		1.86			930			5			(0.07	)

Total interest-bearing liabilities		134,672		202		0.30			141,311		203		0.29			6,639			1			(0.01	)

Net	¥	13,981	¥	505		0.65		¥	14,026	¥	522		0.64		¥	45		¥	17			(0.01	)

Note:

(1)	Short-term borrowings consist of due to trust accounts, call money and funds purchased, payables under repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions and other short-term borrowings.

Interest and dividend income increased by ¥18 billion, or 2.5%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥725 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 due mainly to an increase in interest income from loans, offset in part by a decrease in interest and dividend income from investments. The increase in interest income from loans was due mainly to an increase in the average balance of foreign loans, especially in Asia, in part reflecting the depreciation of the yen. The decrease in interest and dividend income from investments was due mainly to a decrease in the average balance of domestic investments primarily as a result of sales and redemptions of Japanese government bonds. The changes in the average yields on interest-earning assets contributed to an overall decrease in interest and dividend income of ¥56 billion, and the changes in average balances of interest-earning assets contributed to an overall increase in interest and dividend income of ¥74 billion, resulting in the ¥18 billion increase in interest and dividend income.

Interest expense increased by ¥1 billion, or 0.5%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥203 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 due mainly to increases in interest expenses on long-term debt, trading account liabilities and deposits, offset in part by a decrease in interest expense on short-term borrowings. The increase in interest expense on long-term debt was due mainly to an increase in the average balance of domestic long-term debt, offset in part by a decline in the average interest rate of domestic long-term debt as a result of an increase in low interest rate debt from the Bank of Japan. The increase in interest expense on trading account liabilities was due mainly to a rise in the average interest rate, reflecting a rise in long-term interest rate levels of major currencies. The increase in interest expense on deposits was due mainly to an increase in the average balance of domestic and foreign deposits. The decrease in interest expense on short-term borrowings was due mainly to a decline in the average interest rate, reflecting a decline in short-term interest rate levels of major currencies, and a decrease in the average balance of domestic short-term borrowings. The changes in average interest rates on interest-bearing liabilities contributed to an overall decrease in interest expense of ¥39 billion, and the changes in average balances of interest-bearing liabilities contributed to an overall increase in interest expense of ¥40 billion, resulting in the ¥1 billion increase in interest expense.

As a result of the foregoing, net interest income increased by ¥17 billion, or 3.4%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥522 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. Average interest rate spread declined by 0.01% from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to 0.64% in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decline of the average interest rate spread was not significant because both the average yields on total interest-earning assets and the average interest rates on total interest-bearing liabilities generally leveled out between these periods.

Provision (Credit) for Loan Losses

We recorded a credit for loan losses of ¥96 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to a provision for loan losses of ¥18 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year. The change was due primarily to a decrease in allowance for loan losses on domestic impaired loans as a result of upgrades and collections related to some borrowers and on non-impaired loans reflecting upgrades in the obligor categories of a broad range of borrowers mainly through our credit management activities, including business revitalization support for borrowers, reflecting the continuing gradual recovery of the Japanese economy as described in “—Recent Developments—Operating Environment.”

Noninterest Income

The following table shows a breakdown of noninterest income for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013:


	Six months ended September 30,						Increase (decrease)
	2012			2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Fees and commissions:
Fees and commissions from securities-related business	¥	52		¥	90		¥	38
Fees and commissions from deposits and lending business		49			58			9
Fees and commissions from remittance business		52			54			2
Trust fees		22			24			2
Fees for other customer services		101			111			10

Total fees and commissions income		276			337			61

Foreign exchange gains (losses)—net		38			17			(21	)
Trading account gains (losses)—net		327			(188	)		(515	)
Investment gains (losses)—net		46			115			69
Investment gains (losses) related to bonds		72			29			(43	)
Investment gains (losses) related to equity securities		(35	)		64			99
Others		9			22			13
Gains on disposal of premises and equipment		8			7			(1	)
Other noninterest income		68			86			18

Total noninterest income	¥	763		¥	374		¥	(389	)

Noninterest income decreased by ¥389 billion, or 51.0%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥374 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was due mainly to trading account losses—net of ¥188 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013, compared to trading account gains—net of ¥327 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year, and a decrease of ¥21 billion in foreign exchange gains—net, offset in part by an increase of ¥69 billion in investment gains—net and an increase of ¥61 billion in fees and commissions.

Trading Account Gains (Losses)—Net

Trading account gains (losses)—net was a loss of ¥188 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to a gain of ¥327 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year. The change was due

mainly to an increase in losses related to changes in the fair value of foreign currency denominated available-for-sale securities for which the fair value option was elected, reflecting a rise in long-term interest rates, and an increase in losses related to change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments used to hedge market risks, mainly interest rate risk, that are not eligible for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP. For further information on the fair value option, see note 17 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Foreign Exchange Gains (Losses)—Net

Foreign exchange gains—net decreased by ¥21 billion, or 55.3%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥17 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was due mainly to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates in the six months ended September 30, 2013.

Investment Gains (Losses)—Net

Investment gains—net increased by ¥69 billion, or 150.0%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥115 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was due mainly to investment gains related to equity securities of ¥64 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to investment losses related to equity securities of ¥35 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year, offset in part by a decrease in investment gains related to bonds of ¥43 billion, or 59.7%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥29 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The change in investment gains (losses) related to equity securities was due mainly to a decrease in impairment losses on equity securities and an increase in gains on sales of equity securities for the six months ended September 30, 2013, both of which were results of an upturn in domestic stock market conditions during the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in investment gains related to bonds was due mainly to a decrease in gains on sales of bonds for the six months ended September 30, 2013, which reflected a rise in long-term interest rates during the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year.

Fees and Commissions

Fees and commissions increased by ¥61 billion, or 22.1%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥337 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was due mainly to an increase in fees and commissions from securities-related business of ¥38 billion, or 73.1%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥90 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in fees and commissions from securities-related business was due mainly to an increase in fees and commissions related to equity securities transactions, investment trust and individual annuities as a result of the upturn in domestic stock markets during the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012.

Noninterest Expenses

The following table shows a breakdown of noninterest expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013:


	Six months ended September 30,					Increase (decrease)
	2012			2013		Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Salaries and employee benefits	¥	277		¥	292	¥	15
General and administrative expenses		220			235		15
Occupancy expenses		84			83		(1	)
Fees and commission expenses		58			65		7
Provision (credit) for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments		(11	)		14		25
Other noninterest expenses		44			56		12

Total noninterest expenses	¥	672		¥	745	¥	73

Noninterest expenses increased by ¥73 billion, or 10.9%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥745 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. This increase was due mainly to a provision for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments of ¥14 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to a credit for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments of ¥11 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year and increases of ¥15 billion in general and administrative expenses and ¥15 billion in salaries and employee benefits.

Provision (Credit) for losses on Off-Balance-Sheet Instruments

Provision (credit) for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments was a provision of ¥14 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to a credit of ¥11 billion in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year. The provision was due mainly to an increase in allowance for losses on off-balance-sheet transactions primarily as a result of downgrades in credit ratings of some obligors.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by ¥15 billion, or 6.8%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥235 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was due mainly to an increase in IT-related costs mainly in connection with the development of our next-generation information technology system platform.

Salaries and Employee Benefits

Salaries and employee benefits increased by ¥15 billion, or 5.4%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥292 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 due mainly to an increase in overseas personnel expenses reflecting the depreciation of the Japanese yen against other major currencies.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense decreased by ¥210 billion, or 79.8%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥53 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was due mainly to a deferred tax benefit of ¥14 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013, compared to a deferred tax expense of ¥135 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2012. The change was due mainly to an increase in deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, due primarily to an increase in our estimation of future tax benefits as a result of the increase in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities reflecting primarily the upturn in domestic stock markets.


	Six months ended September 30,					Increase (decrease)
	2012		2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Income before income tax expense	¥	578	¥	247		¥	(331	)
Income tax expense		263		53			(210	)
Current tax expense		128		67			(61	)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)		135		(14	)		(149	)

Net income		315		194			(121	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		2		3			1

Net income attributable to MHFG shareholders	¥	313	¥	191		¥	(122	)

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased by ¥1 billion, or 50.0%, from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥3 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013.

Net Income Attributable to MHFG Shareholders

Business Segments Analysis

Our operating segments are based on the nature of the products and services provided, the type of customer and our management organization. The business segment information set forth below is derived from the internal management reporting systems used by management to measure the performance of our business segments. We measure the performance of each of our operating segments primarily in terms of “net business profits” in accordance with internal managerial accounting rules and practices. Net business profits is used in Japan as a measure of the profitability of core banking operations and is defined as gross profits (or the sum of net interest income, fiduciary income, net fee and commission income, net trading income and net other operating income) less general and administrative expenses (excluding non-recurring losses). Measurement by net business profits is required for regulatory reporting to the Financial Services Agency. Therefore, the format and information are presented primarily on the basis of Japanese GAAP and are not consistent with the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of total net business profits with income before income tax expense under U.S. GAAP is provided in note 19 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Beginning on April 1, 2013, we moved to a new group operational structure and established ten business units such as the personal banking unit, retail banking unit, corporate banking unit, etc., and head-office coordination divisions to determine strategies and initiatives across the group-wide banking, trust banking, securities and other business areas, based on the ten business units across Mizuho Bank (the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank merged on July 1, 2013), Mizuho Trust & Banking and Mizuho Securities, etc., and the former three Global Groups were abolished.

We engage in banking, trust banking, securities and other businesses through consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates. As these subsidiaries and affiliates are in different industries and regulatory environments, we disclose business segment information based on the relevant principal consolidated subsidiaries such as Mizuho Bank (the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank), Mizuho Trust & Banking and Mizuho Securities for investors to measure the present and future cash flows properly.

Operating segments of Mizuho Bank are aggregated based on the type of customer characteristics and are aggregated into the following seven reportable segments: Personal Banking; Retail Banking; Corporate Banking (Large Corporations); Corporate Banking; Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business; International Banking; and Trading and others.

Mizuho Bank

Personal Banking

This segment provides financial products such as housing loans, deposits, investment trusts and individual insurance to individual customers through Mizuho Bank’s nationwide branches and ATM network as well as telephone and Internet banking services. In addition, this segment handles trust products as an agent of Mizuho Trust & Banking.

Retail Banking

This segment provides financial products and services, such as comprehensive consulting services of business and asset inheritance and asset management for business owners and high-net-worth customers. This segment also provides overall banking services for SMEs.

Corporate Banking (Large Corporations)

This segment provides a full range of financial solutions on a global basis to Japanese large corporations and their affiliates by integrating our specialty functions, including banking, trust and securities, based on solid relationships with our domestic customers and by utilizing our global industry knowledge.

Corporate Banking

This segment provides, to larger SMEs, financial services including a range of solution businesses in accordance with the growth strategy of our corporate customers. This segment provides solutions for stable fund-raising, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings for customers in their start-up or growth stages, and management buy-out, business inheritance, entry to new business and business restructuring for customers in mature or transition stages.

Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business

This segment provides advisory services and solutions such as advice on financial strategy and risk management to financial institutions and provides comprehensive financial services that include funding support via the subscription and underwriting of bonds, etc., to public sector entities.

International Banking

This segment provides unified support both in Japan and overseas for our Japanese corporate customers to expand their overseas operations, and also promotes business with non-Japanese corporate customers in various countries through our global network. Further, this segment offers products such as project finance and trade finance for overseas customers.

Trading and others

This segment provides derivatives and other risk hedging products to satisfy Mizuho Bank’s customers’ financial and business risk control requirements. It is also engaged in Mizuho Bank’s proprietary trading, such as foreign exchange and bond trading, and asset and liability management. This segment also includes costs incurred by the head office functions of Mizuho Bank.

Mizuho Trust & Banking

Mizuho Trust & Banking provides products and services related to trust, real estate, securitization and structured finance, pension and asset management and stock transfers.

Mizuho Securities

Mizuho Securities provides full-line securities services to corporations, financial institutions, public sector entities and individuals.

Others

This segment consists of Mizuho Financial Group, our subsidiaries other than Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking and Mizuho Securities, and our equity-method affiliates. They provide a wide range of customers with various products and services such as those related to trust and custody, asset management and private banking through companies such as Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Asset Management Co., Ltd., DIAM Co., Ltd. (an equity-method affiliate) and Mizuho Private Wealth Management Co., Ltd. This segment also provides non-banking services, including research and consulting services through Mizuho Research Institute Ltd., information technology-related services through Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc., and advisory services to financial institutions through Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd.

The information below for reportable segments is derived from our internal management reporting system as of September 30, 2013.

Results of Operations by Business Segment

Consolidated Results of Operations

Consolidated gross profits for the six months ended September 30, 2013 were ¥1,043.0 billion, a decrease of ¥61.0 billion compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012. Consolidated general and administrative expenses (excluding non-recurring losses) for the six months ended September 30, 2013 were ¥599.7 billion, an increase of ¥29.0 billion compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012. Consolidated net business profits for the six months ended September 30, 2013 were ¥418.6 billion, a decrease of ¥80.7 billion compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012.


	The former Mizuho Bank (Consolidated)
				The former Mizuho Bank (Unconsolidated)
	Total			Total		Personal Banking (a)		Retail Banking (b)		Corporate Banking (Large Corporations) (c)		Corporate Banking (d)		Financial Institution & Public Sector Business (e)		Trading and others (f)		Others (g)
	(in billions of yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2012^(1)(2)(3):
Gross profits:
Net interest income (expense)	¥	280.7		¥	261.7	¥	110.0	¥	42.2	¥	6.4	¥	52.0	¥	9.9	¥	41.2	¥	19.0
Net noninterest income		198.6			172.5		11.9		19.2		7.1		34.7		3.1		96.5		26.1

Total		479.3			434.2		121.9		61.4		13.5		86.7		13.0		137.7		45.1
General and administrative expenses		290.2			265.1		110.4		57.8		5.7		37.7		7.2		46.3		25.1
Others		(6.7	)		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		(6.7	)

Net business profits (losses)	¥	182.4		¥	169.1	¥	11.5	¥	3.6	¥	7.8	¥	49.0	¥	5.8	¥	91.4	¥	13.3


	The former Mizuho Corporate Bank (Consolidated)																						Mizuho Trust & Banking (Consolidated)
				The former Mizuho Corporate Bank (Unconsolidated)
	Total			Total		Corporate Banking (Large Corporations) (h)		Corporate Banking (i)			Financial Institution & Public Sector Business (j)		Inter- national Banking (k)		Trading and others (l)		Mizuho Securities (Consolidated) (m)			Others (n)			(o)			Others (p)			Total
	(in billions of yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2012^(1)(2)(3):
Gross profits:
Net interest income (expense)	¥	234.0		¥	192.9	¥	68.7	¥	0.2		¥	7.6	¥	53.6	¥	62.8	¥	(0.6	)	¥	41.7		¥	20.0		¥	(1.7	)	¥	533.0
Net noninterest income		294.9			193.8		41.7		0.1			5.7		53.2		93.1		94.5			6.6			48.3			29.2			571.0

Total		528.9			386.7		110.4		0.3			13.3		106.8		155.9		93.9			48.3			68.3			27.5			1,104.0
General and administrative expenses		213.3			114.5		37.7		0.7			6.7		35.4		34.0		84.6			14.2			44.7			22.5			570.7
Others		(26.9	)		—		—		—			—		—		—		(0.5	)		(26.4	)		(1.7	)		1.3			(34.0	)

Net business profits (losses)	¥	288.7		¥	272.2	¥	72.7	¥	(0.4	)	¥	6.6	¥	71.4	¥	121.9	¥	8.8		¥	7.7		¥	21.9		¥	6.3		¥	499.3


	Mizuho Bank (Consolidated)																							Mizuho Trust & Banking (Consolidated)			Mizuho Securities (Consolidated)
				Mizuho Bank (Unconsolidated)
	Total			Total		Personal Banking (a)		Retail Banking (b)		Corporate Banking (Large Corporations) (c)		Corporate Banking (d)		Financial Institution & Public Sector Business (e)		International Banking (f)		Trading and others (g)			Others (h)			(i)			(j)		Others (k)			Total
	(in billions of yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2013^(1)(2)(3)(4):
Gross profits:
Net interest income	¥	401.7		¥	347.4	¥	55.3	¥	20.1	¥	80.7	¥	25.8	¥	12.5	¥	64.6	¥	88.4		¥	54.3		¥	19.0		¥	1.3	¥	132.0		¥	554.0
Net noninterest income (expense)		192.2			191.2		9.1		11.6		66.5		19.6		8.7		76.5		(0.8	)		1.0			53.8			148.1		94.9			489.0

Total		593.9			538.6		64.4		31.7		147.2		45.4		21.2		141.1		87.6			55.3			72.8			149.4		226.9			1,043.0
General and administrative expenses		275.8			254.7		56.6		29.4		40.5		19.8		10.5		42.9		55.0			21.1			45.6			120.1		158.2			599.7
Others		(22.2	)		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			(22.2	)		(1.5	)		—		(1.0	)		(24.7	)

Net business profits	¥	295.9		¥	283.9	¥	7.8	¥	2.3	¥	106.7	¥	25.6	¥	10.7	¥	98.2	¥	32.6		¥	12.0		¥	25.7		¥	29.3	¥	67.7		¥	418.6

Notes:

(1)

As for the six months ended September 30, 2012, “Others (g)”, “Others (n)” and “Others (p)” include elimination of transactions between consolidated subsidiaries. As for the six months ended September 30, 2013, “Others (h)” and “Others (k)” include elimination of transactions between consolidated subsidiaries.

(2)	Beginning on April 1, 2013, we moved to a new group operational structure and new allocation methods applied to the calculation of “Gross profits” and “General and administrative expenses.” Figures for the six months ended September 30, 2012 have been reclassified under the new allocation methods.

(3)

Beginning on April 1, 2013, Mizuho Securities was turned into a directly-held subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group. As for the six months ended September 30, 2012, “Mizuho Securities (Consolidated) (m)” represents the performance of the former Mizuho Securities, while “Others (g)” includes the performance of the former Mizuho Investors Securities. As for the six months ended September 30, 2013, “Mizuho Securities (Consolidated) (j)” represents the performance of the new Mizuho Securities, in light of the merger of the former Mizuho Securities and the former Mizuho Investors Securities conducted in January 2013.

(4)

As for the six months ended September 30, 2013, “Mizuho Bank (Unconsolidated)” represents the sum of the performance of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank for the first quarter and the new Mizuho Bank for the second quarter, while “Others (h)” includes the performance of the former Mizuho Bank for the first quarter, in light of the merger of the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank conducted in July 2013.

Mizuho Bank

On July 1, 2013, the merger between the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank came into effect with the former Mizuho Corporate Bank as the surviving entity, which was renamed Mizuho Bank upon the merger. The following table and comparison is based on the simple aggregation of the results of the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank with respect to periods prior to the merger.


	The former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank
	Personal Banking (a)		Retail Banking (b)		Corporate Banking (Large Corporations) (c)		Corporate Banking (d)		Financial Institution & Public Sector Business (e)		International Banking (f)		Trading and others (g)		Total
	(in billions of yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2012⁽¹⁾:
Gross profits:
Net interest income	¥	110.0	¥	42.2	¥	75.1	¥	52.2	¥	17.5	¥	53.6	¥	104.0	¥	454.6
Net noninterest income		11.9		19.2		48.8		34.8		8.8		53.2		189.6		366.3

Total		121.9		61.4		123.9		87.0		26.3		106.8		293.6		820.9
General and administrative expenses		110.4		57.8		43.4		38.4		13.9		35.4		80.3		379.6
Others		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

Net business profits	¥	11.5	¥	3.6	¥	80.5	¥	48.6	¥	12.4	¥	71.4	¥	213.3	¥	441.3


Six months ended September 30, 2013⁽¹⁾:
Gross profits:
Net interest income	¥	108.8	¥	40.3	¥	83.2	¥	51.2	¥	17.2	¥	64.6	¥	105.8	¥	471.1
Net noninterest income		17.8		22.1		71.2		32.5		10.9		76.5		22.3		253.3

Total		126.6		62.4		154.4		83.7		28.1		141.1		128.1		724.4
General and administrative expenses		111.7		58.3		43.9		38.7		14.4		42.9		76.9		386.8
Others		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

Net business profits	¥	14.9	¥	4.1	¥	110.5	¥	45.0	¥	13.7	¥	98.2	¥	51.2	¥	337.6

Note:

(1)

The former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank merged on July 1, 2013. Figures for the six months ended September 30, 2012 represent the simple aggregation of the performance of the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, and figures for the six months ended September 30, 2013 represent the simple aggregation of the performance of the former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank for the first quarter and the new Mizuho Bank for the second quarter.

Gross profits for the six months ended September 30, 2013 were ¥724.4 billion, a decrease of ¥96.5 billion, or 11.8%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease was attributable mainly to a decrease in noninterest income from trading and others due mainly to the particularly strong results in the previous period. This decrease was offset in part by increases in gross profits related to our customer groups attributable to an increase in sales of investment trusts in the personal banking and retail banking, an increase in solution business-related income in corporate banking (large corporations), and an increase in loans mainly in Asia in international banking.

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2013 increased by ¥7.2 billion, or 1.9%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥386.8 billion due mainly to the impact of the depreciation of the yen against the dollar and other major currencies offset in part by our group-wide cost reduction efforts.

As a result mainly of the foregoing, net business profits for the six months ended September 30, 2013 decreased by ¥103.7 billion, or 23.5%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥337.6 billion.

Mizuho Trust & Banking

Gross profits for Mizuho Trust & Banking for the six months ended September 30, 2013 were ¥72.8 billion, an increase of ¥4.5 billion, or 6.6%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012. The increase was attributable mainly to an increase in noninterest income related to real estate and pension and asset management businesses reflecting the recovery in market conditions.

General and administrative expenses for Mizuho Trust & Banking for the six months ended September 30, 2013 increased by ¥0.9 billion, or 2.0%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥45.6 billion. We were able to maintain expense levels similar to the previous period due mainly to our group-wide cost reduction efforts.

As a result mainly of the foregoing, net business profits for Mizuho Trust & Banking for the six months ended September 30, 2013 increased by ¥3.8 billion, or 17.4%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥25.7 billion.

Mizuho Securities

Gross profits for Mizuho Securities for the six months ended September 30, 2013 were ¥149.4 billion, an increase of ¥55.5 billion, or 59.1%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012. The increase was attributable mainly to the impact of the merger with Mizuho Investors Securities as well as an increase in commission income and income related to investment trusts reflecting the recovery in market conditions.

General and administrative expenses for Mizuho Securities for the six months ended September 30, 2013 increased by ¥35.5 billion, or 42.0%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥120.1 billion. The increase was due mainly to the impact of the merger with Mizuho Investors Securities as well as an increase in personnel expenses reflecting the recovery in operating results.

As a result mainly of the foregoing, net business profits for Mizuho Securities for the six months ended September 30, 2013 increased by ¥20.5 billion, or 233.0%, compared to the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥29.3 billion.

Financial Condition

Assets

Our assets as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 were as follows:


	As of						Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Cash and due from banks	¥	1,268		¥	1,072		¥	(196	)
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		11,216			17,140			5,924
Call loans and funds sold		531			361			(170	)
Receivables under resale agreements		9,025			12,157			3,132
Receivables under securities borrowing transactions		5,544			5,586			42
Trading account assets		34,067			29,676			(4,391	)
Investments		43,252			38,832			(4,420	)
Loans		69,833			71,142			1,309
Allowance for loan losses		(773	)		(659	)		114

Loans, net of allowance		69,060			70,483			1,423
Premises and equipment—net		1,092			1,098			6
Due from customers on acceptances		102			92			(10	)
Accrued income		276			226			(50	)
Goodwill		6			14			8
Intangible assets		64			62			(2	)
Deferred tax assets		642			545			(97	)
Other assets		2,602			4,938			2,336

Total assets	¥	178,747		¥	182,282		¥	3,535

Total assets increased by ¥3,535 billion from ¥178,747 billion as of March 31, 2013 to ¥182,282 billion as of September 30, 2013. This increase was due mainly to an increase of ¥5,924 billion in interest-bearing deposits in other banks, primarily those in the Bank of Japan, an increase of ¥3,132 billion in receivables under resale agreements, an increase of ¥2,336 billion in other assets, primarily accounts receivable from brokers, dealers and customers for securities transactions, and an increase of ¥1,423 billion in loans, net of allowance, offset in part by a decrease of ¥4,420 billion in investments, primarily Japanese government bonds, and a decrease of ¥4,391 billion in trading account assets, primarily derivative contracts and U.S. Treasury bonds.

Loans

Loans Outstanding

The following table shows our loans outstanding as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of										Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013					September 30, 2013					Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen, except percentages)
Domestic:
Manufacturing	¥	8,079		11.5	%	¥	8,092		11.3	%	¥	13		(0.2	)%
Construction and real estate		7,478		10.7			7,293		10.2			(185	)	(0.5	)
Services		3,972		5.7			3,975		5.6			3		(0.1	)
Wholesale and retail		5,356		7.6			5,253		7.4			(103	)	(0.2	)
Transportation and communications		3,147		4.5			3,273		4.6			126		0.1
Banks and other financial institutions		3,143		4.5			3,191		4.5			48		0.0
Government and public institutions		6,907		9.9			6,826		9.6			(81	)	(0.3	)
Other industries⁽¹⁾		4,522		6.5			4,512		6.3			(10	)	(0.2	)
Individuals		11,976		17.1			11,938		16.8			(38	)	(0.3	)
Mortgage loans		11,234		16.1			11,182		15.7			(52	)	(0.4	)
Other		742		1.0			756		1.1			14		0.1

Total domestic		54,580		78.0			54,353		76.3			(227	)	(1.7	)
Foreign:
Commercial and industrial		10,481		15.0			11,419		16.0			938		1.0
Banks and other financial institutions		4,089		5.8			4,458		6.3			369		0.5
Government and public institutions		596		0.9			795		1.1			199		0.2
Other⁽¹⁾		199		0.3			245		0.3			46		0.0

Total foreign		15,365		22.0			16,917		23.7			1,552		1.7

Subtotal		69,945		100.0	%		71,270		100.0	%		1,325		—

Less: Unearned income and deferred loan fees—net		(112	)				(128	)				(16	)

Total loans before allowance for loan losses	¥	69,833				¥	71,142				¥	1,309

Note:

(1)	“Other industries” within domestic and “other” within foreign include trade receivables and lease receivables of consolidated variable interest entities.

Total loans before allowance for loan losses increased by ¥1,309 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥71,142 billion as of September 30, 2013. Loans to domestic borrowers decreased by ¥227 billion to ¥54,353 billion due primarily to a decrease in loans to construction and real estate and a decrease in loans to wholesale and retail. These decreases were offset in part by an increase in loans to transportation and communications.

Loans to foreign borrowers increased by ¥1,552 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥16,917 billion as of September 30, 2013. The increase in loans to foreign borrowers was due primarily to an increase in almost all of the industries, mainly in Asia, and the translation impact of the depreciation of the yen against other major currencies.

Within our loan portfolio, loans to domestic borrowers decreased from 78.0% to 76.3% while loans to foreign borrowers increased from 22.0% to 23.7%.

Balance of Impaired Loans

The following table shows our impaired loans as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 based on classifications by domicile and industry segment:


	As of										Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013					September 30, 2013					Increase (decrease)
	Impaired loans		Ratio to gross total loans to industry			Impaired loans		Ratio to gross total loans to industry			Impaired loans			Ratio to gross total loans to industry
	(in billions of yen, except percentages)
Domestic:
Manufacturing	¥	336		4.2	%	¥	215		2.7	%	¥	(121	)		(1.5	)%
Construction and real estate		249		3.3			164		2.2			(85	)		(1.1	)
Services		90		2.3			83		2.1			(7	)		(0.2	)
Wholesale and retail		173		3.2			155		3.0			(18	)		(0.2	)
Transportation and communications		59		1.9			44		1.3			(15	)		(0.6	)
Banks and other financial institutions		14		0.4			12		0.4			(2	)		0.0
Other industries		5		0.0			4		0.0			(1	)		0.0
Individuals		235		2.0			215		1.8			(20	)		(0.2	)

Total domestic		1,161		2.1			892		1.6			(269	)		(0.5	)
Foreign		303		2.0			285		1.7			(18	)		(0.3	)

Total impaired loans	¥	1,464		2.1		¥	1,177		1.7		¥	(287	)		(0.4	)

Impaired loans decreased by ¥287 billion, or 19.6%, from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥1,177 billion as of September 30, 2013. Impaired loans to domestic borrowers decreased by ¥269 billion due mainly to decreases in manufacturing and construction and real estate as a result of upgrades and collections related to some borrowers. Impaired loans to foreign borrowers decreased by ¥18 billion, primarily in Western Europe and North America.

The percentage of impaired loans within gross total loans decreased from 2.1% as of March 31, 2013 to 1.7% as of September 30, 2013. The percentage of impaired loans net of allowance to gross total loans net of allowance decreased from 1.00% as of March 31, 2013 to 0.73% as of September 30, 2013, due to an increase in gross total loans net of allowance and a decrease in impaired loans net of allowance.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Balance of allowance for loan losses

The following table summarizes the allowance for loan losses by component and as a percentage of the corresponding loan balance as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of						Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen, except percentages)
Allowance for loan losses on impaired loans⁽¹⁾ (A)	¥	406		¥	323		¥	(83	)
Allowance for loan losses on non-impaired loans (B)		367			336			(31	)

Total allowance for loan losses (C)		773			659			(114	)
Impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses (D)		1,242			974			(268	)
Impaired loans not requiring an allowance for loan losses (E)		222			203			(19	)
Non-impaired loans⁽²⁾ (F)		68,481			70,093			1,612

Gross total loans (G)	¥	69,945		¥	71,270		¥	1,325

Percentage of allowance for loan losses on impaired loans against the balance of impaired loans requiring an allowance (A)/(D)x100		32.71	%		33.13	%		0.42	%
Percentage of allowance for loan losses on non-impaired loans against the balance of non-impaired loans (B)/(F)x100		0.54			0.48			(0.06	)
Percentage of total allowance for loan losses against gross total loans (C)/(G)x100		1.11			0.92			(0.19	)

Notes:

(1)	The allowance for loan losses on impaired loans includes those for groups of small balance, homogeneous loans totaling ¥478 billion as of September 30, 2013 which were collectively evaluated for impairment, in addition to those that were individually evaluated for impairment.

(2)	Non-impaired loans refer to loans categorized as “normal obligors” and “watch obligors (excluding special attention obligors)” under our internal rating system.

Allowance for loan losses decreased by ¥114 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥659 billion as of September 30, 2013. This decrease was due to a decrease of ¥83 billion in the allowance for loan losses on impaired loans as a result of a decrease in domestic impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses, and a decrease of ¥31 billion in the allowance for loan losses on non-impaired loans. The allowance for loan losses on non-impaired loans decreased due primarily to upgrades in the obligor categories of a broad range of borrowers mainly through our credit management activities, including business revitalization support for borrowers, reflecting the continuing gradual recovery of the Japanese economy as described in “—Recent Developments—Operating Environment.” As a result, the percentage of total allowance for loan losses against gross total loans decreased by 0.19% to 0.92%, and the percentage of allowance for loan losses on impaired loans against the balance of impaired loans requiring an allowance increased by 0.42% to 33.13%.

The primary factors behind the gap between the 14.7% decrease in allowance for loan losses and the 1.9% increase in the balance of gross total loans as of September 30, 2013 compared to March 31, 2013 consisted mainly of the decrease in impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses as a result of upgrades and collections related to some borrowers, and the increase in the balance of non-impaired loans.

Impaired loans decreased by 19.6% from the end of the previous fiscal year due mainly to a decrease in domestic impaired loans. Allowance for loan losses on impaired loans decreased by 20.4%.

The coverage ratio for impaired loans increased by 3.2% as of September 30, 2013 compared to March 31, 2013. The increase was due to how the percentage decrease in impaired loans was greater than the percentage decrease in allowance for loan losses.

Provision (credit) for loan losses

The following table summarizes changes in our allowance for loan losses in the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013:


	Six months ended September 30,						Increase (decrease)
	2012			2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of fiscal year	¥	683		¥	773		¥	90
Provision (credit) for loan losses		18			(96	)		(114	)
Charge-offs		44			38			(6	)
Less: Recoveries		15			12			(3	)

Net charge-offs		29			26			(3	)
Others⁽¹⁾		(6	)		8			14

Balance at end of six-month period	¥	666		¥	659		¥	(7	)

Note:

(1)	“Others” include primarily foreign exchange translation.

We recorded a credit for loan losses of ¥96 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013 compared to a provision for loan losses of ¥18 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2012. The change was due primarily to a decrease in allowance for loan losses on domestic impaired loans as a result of upgrades and collections related to some borrowers and on non-impaired loans reflecting upgrades in the obligor categories of a broad range of borrowers mainly through our credit management activities, including business revitalization support for borrowers, reflecting the continuing gradual recovery of the Japanese economy as described in “—Recent Developments—Operating Environment.”

Charge-offs decreased by ¥6 billion from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥38 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was due to a decrease in charge-offs of foreign loans, offset in part by an increase in charge-offs of domestic loans. Recoveries decreased by ¥3 billion from the six months ended September 30, 2012 to ¥12 billion in the six months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was due to decreases in recoveries on domestic and foreign loans.

Investments

The majority of our investments are available-for-sale securities, which as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 were as follows:


	As of												Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013						September 30, 2013						Increase (decrease)
	Amortized cost		Fair value		Net unrealized gains (losses)		Amortized cost		Fair value		Net unrealized gains (losses)		Amortized cost			Fair value			Net unrealized gains (losses)
	(in billions of yen)
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities	¥	36,127	¥	36,275	¥	148	¥	30,827	¥	30,881	¥	54	¥	(5,300	)	¥	(5,394	)	¥	(94	)
Japanese government bonds		30,710		30,783		73		25,939		25,953		14		(4,771	)		(4,830	)		(59	)
Other than Japanese government bonds		5,417		5,492		75		4,888		4,928		40		(529	)		(564	)		(35	)
Equity securities (marketable)		1,699		3,139		1,440		1,646		3,509		1,863		(53	)		370			423

Total	¥	37,826	¥	39,414	¥	1,588	¥	32,473	¥	34,390	¥	1,917	¥	(5,353	)	¥	(5,024	)	¥	329

Available-for-sale securities decreased by ¥5,024 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥34,390 billion as of September 30, 2013. This decrease was due primarily to a decrease in Japanese government bonds due to the sales and redemptions in order to mitigate interest rate risk. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for details of other investments included within investments.

Cash and Due from Banks

Cash and due from banks decreased by ¥196 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥1,072 billion as of September 30, 2013. The decrease was due to net cash used in investing activities of ¥4,237 billion, offset in part by net cash provided by operating activities of ¥3,606 billion and net cash provided by financing activities of ¥412 billion.

Liabilities

The following table shows our liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of				Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013		Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Deposits	¥	100,222	¥	102,297	¥	2,075
Due to trust accounts		619		711		92
Call money and funds purchased		6,127		5,608		(519	)
Payables under repurchase agreements		17,451		20,495		3,044
Payables under securities lending transactions		11,496		7,476		(4,020	)
Other short-term borrowings		6,724		7,665		941
Trading account liabilities		16,769		15,301		(1,468	)
Bank acceptances outstanding		102		92		(10	)
Income taxes payable		38		31		(7	)
Deferred tax liabilities		14		17		3
Accrued expenses		159		148		(11	)
Long-term debt		8,802		9,582		780
Other liabilities		4,367		6,681		2,314

Total liabilities	¥	172,890	¥	176,104	¥	3,214

Total liabilities increased by ¥3,214 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥176,104 billion as of September 30, 2013. The increase was due primarily to increases of ¥2,314 billion in other liabilities, primarily accounts payable to brokers, dealers and customers for securities transactions, and ¥2,075 billion in deposits, offset by a decrease of ¥1,468 billion in trading account liabilities, primarily derivative contracts. Short-term borrowings, which include due to trust accounts, call money and funds purchased, payables under repurchase agreements, payables under securities lending transactions and other short-term borrowings, decreased by ¥462 billion.

Deposits

The following table shows a breakdown of our deposits as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of				Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013		Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Domestic:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	¥	12,139	¥	12,607	¥	468
Interest-bearing deposits		74,218		74,529		311

Total domestic deposits		86,357		87,136		779

Foreign:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		836		980		144
Interest-bearing deposits		13,029		14,181		1,152

Total foreign deposits		13,865		15,161		1,296

Total deposits	¥	100,222	¥	102,297	¥	2,075

Deposits increased by ¥2,075 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥102,297 billion as of September 30, 2013. Domestic deposits increased by ¥779 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥87,136 billion as of September 30, 2013. Domestic noninterest-bearing deposits, mainly from Japanese companies, increased by ¥468 billion to ¥12,607 billion as of September 30, 2013, and interest-bearing deposits, mainly from individuals, increased by ¥311 billion to ¥74,529 billion as of September 30, 2013. Foreign deposits increased by ¥1,296 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥15,161 billion as of September 30, 2013, due mainly to an increase in time deposits and the translation impact of the depreciation of the yen against other major currencies.

Short-term Borrowings

The following table shows a breakdown of our short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of												Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013						September 30, 2013						Increase (decrease)
	Domestic		Foreign		Total		Domestic		Foreign		Total		Domestic			Foreign		Total
	(in billions of yen)
Due to trust accounts	¥	619	¥	—	¥	619	¥	711	¥	—	¥	711	¥	92		¥	—	¥	92
Call money and funds purchased, and payables under repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions		18,222		16,852		35,074		13,627		19,952		33,579		(4,595	)		3,100		(1,495	)
Other short-term borrowings		6,544		180		6,724		7,417		248		7,665		873			68		941

Total short-term borrowings	¥	25,385	¥	17,032	¥	42,417	¥	21,755	¥	20,200	¥	41,955	¥	(3,630	)	¥	3,168	¥	(462	)

Short-term borrowings decreased by ¥462 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥41,955 billion as of September 30, 2013. Domestic short-term borrowings decreased by ¥3,630 billion due mainly to a decrease in payables under securities lending transactions. Foreign short-term borrowings increased by ¥3,168 billion due primarily to an increase in payables under repurchase agreements.

Equity

The following table shows a breakdown of equity as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of						Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
MHFG shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	¥	377		¥	331		¥	(46	)
Common stock		5,461			5,469			8
Accumulated deficit		(883	)		(769	)		114
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax		778			1,021			243
Treasury stock, at cost		(5	)		(3	)		2

Total MHFG shareholders’ equity		5,728			6,049			321
Noncontrolling interests		129			129			—

Total equity	¥	5,857		¥	6,178		¥	321

Equity increased by ¥321 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥6,178 billion as of September 30, 2013 due mainly to an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax and a decrease in accumulated deficit, offset in part by a decrease in preferred stock.

Preferred stock decreased by ¥46 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥331 billion as of September 30, 2013 as a result of the cancellation of the thirteenth series class XIII preferred stock of ¥37 billion and the conversion of preferred stock to common stock of ¥9 billion.

Common stock increased by ¥8 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥5,469 billion as of September 30, 2013 primarily as a result of the issuance of new shares of common stock related to the conversion of preferred stock to common stock.

Accumulated deficit decreased by ¥114 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥769 billion as of September 30, 2013. This decrease was due primarily to net income attributable to MHFG shareholders for the six months ended September 30, 2013 of ¥191 billion offset in part by dividend payments of ¥76 billion.

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax increased by ¥243 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥1,021 billion as of September 30, 2013 due primarily to an increase in unrealized net gains on available-for-sale securities of ¥209 billion and an improvement in foreign currency translation adjustments of ¥32 billion.

Treasury stock, at cost decreased by ¥2 billion from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥3 billion as of September 30, 2013. This decrease was due primarily to a cancellation of treasury stock, offset in part by purchases of treasury stock.

Noncontrolling interests as of September 30, 2013 were the same level compared to those as of March 31, 2013.

Liquidity

We continuously endeavor to enhance the management of our liquidity profile and strengthen our capital base to meet our customers’ loan demand and deposit withdrawals and respond to unforeseen situations such as adverse movements in stock, foreign currencies, interest rates and other markets or changes in general domestic or international conditions. We manage our liquidity profile through the continuous monitoring of our cash flow

situation, the enforcement of upper limits on funds raised in financial markets and other means as further set forth in “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Market and Liquidity Risk Management—Liquidity Risk Management Structure” in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Deposits, based on our broad customer base and brand recognition in Japan, have been our primary source of liquidity. Our total deposits increased by ¥2,075 billion, or 2.1%, from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥102,297 billion as of September 30, 2013. Our average balance of deposits for the six months ended September 30, 2013 of ¥100,360 billion exceeded our average balance of loans for the same period by ¥30,099 billion. We invested the excess portion primarily in marketable securities and other high liquidity assets.

Secondary sources of liquidity include short-term borrowings such as call money and funds purchased and payables under repurchase agreement. We also issue long-term debt, including both senior and subordinated debt, as additional sources for liquidity. We utilize short-term borrowings to diversify our funding sources and to manage our funding costs. We raise subordinated long-term debt for the purpose of improving our capital adequacy ratios, which also enhances our liquidity profile. We believe we are able to access such sources of liquidity on a stable and flexible basis based on our current credit ratings. The following table shows credit ratings assigned to our principal banking subsidiaries by S&P and Moody’s as of December 31, 2013:

As of December 31, 2013

S&P

Moody’s

Long-term

Short-term

Stand-alone
credit profile

Long-term

Short-term

Financial
strength

Mizuho Bank

A+

⁽¹⁾

A-1

P-1

C-

Mizuho Trust & Banking

A+

⁽¹⁾

A-1

P-1

C-

Note:

(1)	Negative outlook.

We source our funding in foreign currencies primarily from corporate customers, foreign governments, financial institutions and institutional investors, through short-term and long-term financing, under terms and pricing commensurate with our credit ratings above. In the event of future declines in our credit quality or that of Japan in general, we expect to be able to purchase foreign currencies in sufficient amounts using the yen funds raised through our domestic customer base. As further measures to support our foreign currency liquidity, we hold foreign debt securities, maintain credit lines and swap facilities denominated in foreign currencies and pledge collateral to the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank to support future credit extensions.

In order to maintain an appropriate level of liquidity, our principal banking subsidiaries hold highly liquid investment assets such as Japanese government bonds as liquidity reserve assets. We monitor the amount of liquidity reserve assets and report such amount to the monthly ALM & market risk management committee. Minimum regulatory reserve amounts, or the reserve amount deposited with the Bank of Japan pursuant to applicable regulations that is calculated as a specified percentage of the amount of deposits held by our principal banking subsidiaries, are excluded in connection with our management of liquidity reserve asset levels. We have established and apply classifications for the cash flow conditions affecting the group, including the amount of liquidity reserve assets, that range from “normal” to “cause for concern” and “critical” categories and take appropriate actions based on such conditions. As of September 30, 2013, the balance of Japanese government bonds included within our investments was ¥26.0 trillion (excluding held-to-maturity securities), and a majority of this amount, which has historically not fluctuated significantly over the course of a fiscal year, was classified as the principal component of liquidity reserve assets.

Capital Adequacy

All yen figures and percentages in this subsection are truncated. Accordingly, the total of each column of figures may not be equal to the total of the individual items.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

Mizuho Financial Group and its principal banking subsidiaries are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by the Financial Services Agency in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Law and related regulations. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements may initiate certain mandatory actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The capital adequacy guidelines applicable to Japanese banks and bank holding companies with international operations supervised by the Financial Services Agency closely follow the risk-adjusted approach proposed by the Bank for International Settlements (“BIS”) and are intended to further strengthen the soundness and stability of Japanese banks. Effective March 31, 2007, guidelines were implemented by the Financial Services Agency to comply with the capital adequacy requirements set by BIS called Basel II. The framework of Basel II is based on the following three pillars: minimum capital requirements; supervisory review; and market discipline.

In May 2011, the capital adequacy guidelines were revised by the Financial Services Agency to comply with the package of measures to enhance the Basel II framework approved by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in July 2009. The revised guidelines include the strengthening of rules governing trading book capital and the strengthening of treatment of certain securitizations under the first pillar. The revised guidelines have been effective since the end of December 2011.

In December 2010, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued the Basel III rules text (later revised in June 2011 and January 2013), which presents the details of global regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy and liquidity agreed by the Governors and Heads of Supervision, which is the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and endorsed by the G20 Leaders at the Seoul summit in November 2010. The rules text sets out higher and better-quality capital, better risk coverage, the introduction of a leverage ratio as a backstop to the risk-based requirement, measures to promote the build up of capital that can be drawn down in periods of stress, and the introduction of two global liquidity standards. The Financial Services Agency’s revisions to its capital adequacy guidelines became effective from March 31, 2013, which generally reflect rules in the Basel III rules text that have been applied from January 1, 2013. While the three-pillar structure of Basel II has been retained, Basel III includes various changes.

Under the first pillar, the capital ratio is calculated by dividing regulatory capital, or risk-based capital, by risk-weighted assets. With respect to the calculation of risk-weighted assets, Mizuho Financial Group adopts the advanced internal ratings-based approach. Under such approach, balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet exposures, calculated under Japanese GAAP, are assessed in terms of credit risk according to risk components such as probability of default and loss given default, which are derived from our own internal credit experience. In addition to credit risk, banks are required to measure and apply capital charges with respect to their market risks. Market risk is defined as the risk of losses in on- and off-balance-sheet positions arising from movements in market prices. Operational risk, which was introduced under Basel II with respect to regulatory capital requirements, is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events. Mizuho Financial Group adopts the advanced measurement approach for the measurement of operational risk equivalent by taking account of the following four elements: internal loss data; external loss data; scenario analysis; and business environment and internal control factors. Under Basel III, the calculation method of risk-weighted assets was revised, including modification to the treatment of counterparty credit risk, such as the capital charge for credit valuation adjustment risk.

With regard to risk-based capital, the guidelines based on Basel III set out higher and better-quality capital standards compared to those under Basel II. The guidelines based on Basel III require a target minimum standard

capital adequacy ratio of 8%, Tier 1 capital ratio of 6% (4.5% in 2013 and 5.5% in 2014) and Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% (3.5% in 2013 and 4.0% in 2014), on both a consolidated and non-consolidated basis for banks with international operations, such as Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Trust & Banking, or on a consolidated basis for bank holding companies with international operations, such as Mizuho Financial Group.

In November 2011, the Financial Stability Board announced policy measures to address systemically important financial institutions (“SIFIs”), which were endorsed by the G20 Leaders at the Cannes summit. The policy measures include requirements for globally systemically important banks (“G-SIBs”) to have additional loss absorption capacity tailored to the impact of their default, ranging from 1% to 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, to be met with Common Equity Tier 1 capital, which would be in addition to the 7.0% Common Equity Tier 1 capital requirement (including capital conservation buffer). The additional loss absorbency requirements will initially apply to G-SIBs identified in November 2014. The requirements will be phased in starting in January 2016 with full implementation by January 2019. Also in November 2011, the Financial Stability Board identified an initial group of global systemically important financial institutions (“G-SIFIs”), namely 29 G-SIBs, including us, using a methodology developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and announced that the group of G-SIFIs will be updated annually and published by the Financial Stability Board each November. In November 2013, the list of G-SIBs was updated and it showed the allocation to buckets corresponding to their required level of additional loss absorbency. We were included in the list and were allocated to the bucket that would require 1.0% of additional loss absorbency.

Japanese banks are also required to comply with the supervisory review process (second pillar) and disclosure requirements for market discipline (third pillar). Under the second pillar, banks are required to maintain adequate capital to support all of the major risks in their business and are encouraged to develop and use better risk management techniques in monitoring and managing such risks. Under the third pillar, banks are required to enhance disclosure, including disclosure of details of the capital adequacy ratio, the amount of each type of risk and the method of calculation used so that the market may make more effective evaluations. Further, the revisions to the Financial Services Agency’s guidelines relating to the third pillar, which reflect the enhanced disclosure requirements under Basel III and became effective on March 31, 2013, require banks to disclose, among other things, the components of their regulatory capital and the main features of their regulatory capital instruments in common templates.

Unless otherwise specified, the regulatory capital information set forth in this “—Capital Adequacy” is based on the current Basel III rules.

Consolidated Capital Adequacy Ratios

Our capital adequacy ratios as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, calculated in accordance with Japanese GAAP and guidelines established by the Financial Services Agency, are as set forth in the following table:


	As of						Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen, except percentages)
Common Equity Tier 1 capital	¥	4,803.8		¥	5,166.6		¥	362.8
Additional Tier 1 capital		1,683.6			1,714.5			30.9

Tier 1 capital		6,487.4			6,881.2			393.7
Tier 2 capital		1,857.0			1,925.4			68.3

Total capital	¥	8,344.5		¥	8,806.6		¥	462.1

Risk-weighted assets	¥	58,823.5		¥	58,789.0		¥	(34.5	)
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio		8.16	%		8.78	%		0.62	%
Required Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio		3.50			3.50			—
Tier 1 capital ratio		11.02			11.70			0.68
Required Tier 1 capital ratio		4.50			4.50			—
Total capital ratio		14.18			14.98			0.80
Required total capital ratio		8.00			8.00			—

Our total capital ratio as of September 30, 2013 was 14.98%, an increase of 0.80% compared to March 31, 2013. Our Tier 1 capital ratio as of September 30, 2013 was 11.70%, an increase of 0.68% compared to March 31, 2013. Our Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio as of September 30, 2013 was 8.78%, an increase of 0.62% compared to March 31, 2013. The increases in each ratio were due mainly to an increase in Common Equity Tier 1 capital. Common Equity Tier 1 capital increased due mainly to an increase in retained earnings as a result of recording net income for the six months ended September 30, 2013. We believe that we were in compliance with all capital adequacy requirements to which we were subject as of September 30, 2013.

Capital

The following table shows a breakdown of our total risk-based capital as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of						Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013			Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Common Equity Tier 1 capital	¥	4,803.8		¥	5,166.6		¥	362.8
Capital and stock surplus		2,987.1			3,033.4			46.2
Retained earnings		1,814.3			2,131.6			317.3
Treasury stock		(4.6	)		(3.8	)		0.8
Earnings to be distributed		(76.3	)		(75.8	)		0.5
Subscription rights to common shares		2.6			1.7			(0.9	)
Common share capital issued by subsidiaries and held by third parties		11.0			10.8			(0.1	)
Instruments and reserves subject to phase-out arrangements		69.6			68.7			(0.9	)
Additional Tier 1 capital⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		1,683.6			1,714.5			30.9
Additional Tier 1 instruments issued by subsidiaries and held by third parties		12.0			13.3			1.2
Eligible Tier 1 capital instruments subject to phase-out arrangements⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		1,874.8			1,874.8			—
Instruments subject to phase-out arrangements		(90.3	)		(72.4	)		17.8
Regulatory adjustments subject to phase-out arrangements		(112.9	)		(101.1	)		11.7

Tier 1 capital⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		6,487.4			6,881.2			393.7

Tier 2 capital		1,857.0			1,925.4			68.3
Tier 2 instruments issued by subsidiaries and held by third parties		3.9			5.3			1.4
Eligible Tier 2 capital instruments subject to phase-out arrangements		1,518.3			1,518.3			—
General allowance for loan losses and eligible provisions included in Tier 2		5.0			5.3			0.2
Instruments and provisions subject to phase-out arrangements		503.1			566.1			62.9
Regulatory adjustments subject to phase-out arrangements		(173.4	)		(169.7	)		3.7

Total capital⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	¥	8,344.5		¥	8,806.6		¥	462.1

Notes:

(1)

As of September 30, 2013, the outstanding balance of our eleventh series class XI preferred stock was ¥331.0 billion. During the period from October 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, holders of the preferred stock converted 2,800,000 shares (or ¥2.8 billion) by requesting us to acquire the preferred stock and issue common stock to them.

(2)	On July 11, 2013, we acquired and subsequently cancelled all ¥36.9 billion of the shares of the thirteenth series class XIII preferred stock.

Our Common Equity Tier 1 capital increased by ¥362.8 billion from ¥4,803.8 billion as of March 31, 2013 to ¥5,166.6 billion as of September 30, 2013. The increase was due mainly to an increase in retained earnings as a result of recording net income for the six months ended September 30, 2013. Our Additional Tier 1 capital increased by ¥30.9 billion from ¥1,683.6 billion as of March 31, 2013 to ¥1,714.5 billion as of September 30, 2013. As a result, our Tier 1 capital increased by ¥393.7 billion from ¥6,487.4 billion as of March 31, 2013 to ¥6,881.2 billion as of September 30, 2013.

Non-dilutive preferred securities issued by our overseas special purpose companies to investors are included within Additional Tier 1 capital and subject to phase-out arrangements. As of September 30, 2013, the outstanding balance of these securities was ¥1,711.2 billion. Although such non-dilutive preferred securities are perpetual in term, they are redeemable at our option, subject to prior approval from regulatory authorities, on, and on specified dates after, the relevant initial optional redemption date. The following table shows the initial optional redemption dates for the non-dilutive preferred securities included within our Additional Tier 1 capital as of September 30, 2013 and the total outstanding balance of non-dilutive preferred securities with each such initial optional redemption date. The non-dilutive preferred securities are denominated in yen, unless otherwise noted.


Initial optional redemption date	Outstanding balance of non-dilutive preferred securities included within Additional Tier 1 capital
	(in billions of yen)
June 2014	¥	222.5	⁽¹⁾
June 2015		452.5
June 2016		458.6	⁽²⁾
June 2018		274.5
June 2019		303.0

Notes:

(1)	Denominated in yen (¥139.5 billion) and dollars ($850.0 million).

(2)	Denominated in yen (¥400.0 billion) and dollars ($600.0 million).

Our Tier 2 capital as of September 30, 2013 was ¥1,925.4 billion, an increase of ¥68.3 billion compared to March 31, 2013. The increase was due mainly to an increase in unrealized gains on other securities relating to Japanese stocks offset in part by those relating to foreign bonds.

As a result of the above, total capital as of September 30, 2013 was ¥8,806.6 billion, an increase of ¥462.1 billion compared to March 31, 2013.

Risk-weighted Assets

The following table shows a breakdown of our risk-weighted assets as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	As of
	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013		Increase (decrease)
	(in billions of yen)
Risk-weighted assets:
Credit risk assets	¥	53,590.7	¥	52,918.9	¥	(671.7	)
Market risk equivalent assets		2,379.7		2,847.9		468.1
Operational risk equivalent assets		2,853.0		3,022.1		169.1

Total	¥	58,823.5	¥	58,789.0	¥	(34.5	)

Risk-weighted assets as of September 30, 2013 were ¥58,789.0 billion, a decrease of ¥34.5 billion compared to March 31, 2013. Credit risk assets decreased by ¥671.7 billion to ¥52,918.9 billion due mainly to an improvement in our loan asset portfolio and redemptions, offset in part by the effects of the depreciation of the yen and a rise in stock prices in Japan. Market risk equivalent assets increased by ¥468.1 billion to ¥2,847.9 billion. Operational risk equivalent assets increased by ¥169.1 billion to ¥3,022.1 billion.

Principal Banking Subsidiaries

Capital adequacy ratios of our principal banking subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, calculated in accordance with Japanese GAAP and guidelines established by the Financial Services Agency, were as set forth in the following table:


	As of						Increase (decrease)
	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013			Increase (decrease)
Mizuho Bank⁽¹⁾
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio		—	%		10.45	%		—	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		—			12.91			—
Total capital ratio		—			16.34			—
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio		13.24			14.46			1.22
Tier 1 capital ratio		13.24			14.46			1.22
Total capital ratio		17.22			18.63			1.41

Note:

(1)	The former Mizuho Bank and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank merged on July 1, 2013 with the former Mizuho Corporate Bank as the surviving entity which was renamed Mizuho Bank upon the merger.

Capital adequacy ratios of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank and the former Mizuho Bank as of March 31, 2013 were set forth in the following table:


	As of March 31, 2013
The former Mizuho Corporate Bank⁽¹⁾
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio		8.65	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		11.03
Total capital ratio		13.89
The former Mizuho Bank⁽²⁾⁽³⁾
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio		8.90
Tier 1 capital ratio		10.13
Total capital ratio		14.08

Notes:

(1)	The distribution of all of the shares of Mizuho Securities to Mizuho Financial Group as a dividend in kind (¥424.4 billion) on April 1, 2013 was deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 capital.

(2)	The ratios were calculated in accordance with Basel III and are included for reference purpose only because the former Mizuho Bank was subject to Basel II requirements as of March 31, 2013.

(3)	The distribution of all of the shares of Mizuho Securities to Mizuho Financial Group as a dividend in kind (¥125.7 billion) on April 1, 2013 was deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 capital.

We believe each of our principal banking subsidiaries was in compliance with all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject as of September 30, 2013.

Our securities subsidiaries in Japan are also subject to the capital adequacy requirement under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. Failure to maintain a minimum capital ratio will trigger mandatory regulatory actions. We believe, as of September 30, 2013, that our securities subsidiaries in Japan were in compliance with all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.

Off-balance-sheet Arrangements

See note 15 “Commitments and contingencies” and note 16 “Variable interest entities and securitizations” to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)


	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013
	(in millions of yen)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks		1,268,442			1,071,756
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		11,215,597			17,139,593
Call loans and funds sold		530,542			361,000
Receivables under resale agreements (Note 18)		9,024,808			12,157,004
Receivables under securities borrowing transactions (Note 18)		5,543,914			5,586,263
Trading account assets (including assets pledged that secured parties are permitted to sell or repledge of ¥12,090,161 million at March 31, 2013 and ¥10,646,592 million at September 30, 2013) (Notes 17 and 18)		34,066,555			29,675,984
Investments (Notes 3 and 17):
Available-for-sale securities (including assets pledged that secured parties are permitted to sell or repledge of ¥6,549,038 million at March 31, 2013 and ¥3,245,172 million at September 30, 2013)		39,413,951			34,390,441
Held-to-maturity securities		3,000,403			3,600,317
Other investments		838,135			841,555
Loans (Notes 4, 5 and 17)		69,833,483			71,141,820
Allowance for loan losses		(772,957	)		(658,808	)

Loans, net of allowance		69,060,526			70,483,012
Premises and equipment—net		1,091,989			1,097,850
Due from customers on acceptances		101,590			92,276
Accrued income		276,193			225,774
Goodwill		6,147			13,987
Intangible assets		64,474			61,625
Deferred tax assets		641,777			545,464
Other assets (Notes 4, 6, 14 and 17)		2,601,951			4,938,528

Total assets		178,746,994			182,282,429

The following table presents certain assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”), which are included in the consolidated balance sheets above. The assets in the table below include only those assets that can be used to settle obligations of consolidated VIEs on the following page, and are in excess of those obligations.


	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013
	(in millions of yen)
Assets of consolidated VIEs:
Cash and due from banks		15,078		8,089
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		3,216		4,055
Trading account assets		936,800		1,093,408
Investments		83,762		84,874
Loans, net of allowance		2,428,898		2,359,211
Other		343,522		223,564

Total assets		3,811,276		3,773,201

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)—(Continued)


	March 31, 2013			September 30, 2013
	(in millions of yen)
Liabilities and equity:
Deposits:
Domestic:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		12,138,640			12,607,274
Interest-bearing deposits		74,218,101			74,529,261
Foreign:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		836,177			980,343
Interest-bearing deposits		13,028,638			14,180,760
Due to trust accounts		619,271			711,163
Call money and funds purchased		6,126,425			5,608,146
Payables under repurchase agreements (Note 18)		17,451,080			20,494,700
Payables under securities lending transactions (Note 18)		11,496,178			7,475,768
Other short-term borrowings		6,724,100			7,665,230
Trading account liabilities (Notes 17 and 18)		16,768,830			15,301,140
Bank acceptances outstanding		101,590			92,276
Income taxes payable		37,555			31,164
Deferred tax liabilities		14,301			16,858
Accrued expenses		158,664			147,697
Long-term debt (including liabilities accounted for at fair value of ¥552,354 million at March 31, 2013 and ¥615,455 million at September 30, 2013) (Note 17)		8,802,223			9,581,778
Other liabilities (Notes 6, 14 and 17)		4,368,126			6,680,983

Total liabilities		172,889,899			176,104,541

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

Equity:
MHFG shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock (Note 7)		377,354			331,071
Common stock (Note 7)—no par value, authorized 48,000,000,000 shares at March 31, 2013, and 48,000,000,000 shares at September 30, 2013, and issued 24,164,864,477 shares at March 31, 2013, and 24,198,773,747 shares at September 30, 2013		5,460,821			5,469,432
Accumulated deficit		(883,390	)		(768,836	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax (Note 9)		777,997			1,021,303
Less: Treasury stock, at cost—Common stock 22,128,230 shares at March 31, 2013, and 14,198,942 shares at September 30, 2013		(4,662	)		(3,847	)

Total MHFG shareholders’ equity		5,728,120			6,049,123
Noncontrolling interests		128,975			128,765

Total equity		5,857,095			6,177,888

Total liabilities and equity		178,746,994			182,282,429

The following table presents certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs, which are included in the consolidated balance sheets above. The creditors or investors of the consolidated VIEs have no recourse to the MHFG Group, except where the Group provides credit enhancement through guarantees or other means.


	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013
	(in millions of yen)
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs:
Other short-term borrowings		253,311		290,765
Trading account liabilities		10,585		344
Long-term debt		144,055		165,507
Other		978,685		905,255

Total liabilities		1,386,636		1,361,871

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)


	Six months ended September 30,
	2012			2013
	(in millions of yen)
Interest and dividend income:
Loans, including fees		467,380			496,900
Investments:
Interest		83,280			65,562
Dividends		30,968			32,742
Trading account assets		86,399			91,539
Call loans and funds sold		2,547			2,657
Receivables under resale agreements and securities borrowing transactions		26,950			21,667
Deposits		9,108			13,771

Total interest and dividend income		706,632			724,838

Interest expense:
Deposits		62,900			65,922
Trading account liabilities		9,921			15,132
Call money and funds purchased		4,026			3,629
Payables under repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions		30,305			22,099
Other short-term borrowings		9,981			5,960
Long-term debt		84,895			90,323

Total interest expense		202,028			203,065

Net interest income		504,604			521,773
Provision (credit) for loan losses (Notes 4 and 5)		17,859			(96,268	)

Net interest income after provision (credit) for loan losses		486,745			618,041

Noninterest income:
Fees and commissions		276,229			337,375
Foreign exchange gains (losses)—net		37,867			16,878
Trading account gains (losses)—net		326,733			(188,115	)
Investment gains (losses)—net (Note 3)		46,276			115,485
Gains on disposal of premises and equipment		7,519			6,535
Other noninterest income (Note 14)		68,784			85,542

Total noninterest income		763,408			373,700

Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits (Note 13)		277,069			292,316
General and administrative expenses		219,988			235,246
Occupancy expenses		83,769			83,373
Fees and commission expenses		57,689			64,585
Provision (credit) for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments		(11,419	)		14,492
Other noninterest expenses (Notes 4 and 14)		44,882			54,974

Total noninterest expenses		671,978			744,986

Income before income tax expense		578,175			246,755
Income tax expense		263,671			52,454

Net income		314,504			194,301
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		1,760			3,047

Net income attributable to MHFG shareholders		312,744			191,254


	(in yen)
Earnings per common share (Note 11):
Basic net income per common share		12.84			7.76

Diluted net income per common share		12.31			7.53

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)


	Six months ended September 30,
	2012			2013
	(in millions of yen)
Net income		314,504			194,301
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(227,733	)		248,800

Total comprehensive income		86,771			443,101
Less: Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		2,645			8,542

Total comprehensive income attributable to MHFG shareholders		84,126			434,559

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Unaudited)


	Six months ended September 30,
	2012			2013
	(in millions of yen)
Preferred stock (Note 7):
Balance at beginning of period		410,368			377,354
Conversion to common stock		(2,260	)		(9,593	)
Cancellation of preferred stock		—			(36,690	)

Balance at end of period		408,108			331,071


Common stock (Note 7):
Balance at beginning of period		5,427,992			5,460,821
Issuance of new shares of common stock by conversion of preferred stock		2,260			9,593
Gains (losses) on disposal of treasury stock		(619	)		(28	)
Stock-based compensation		591			(954	)
Change in ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries		15			—

Balance at end of period		5,430,239			5,469,432


Accumulated deficit:
Balance at beginning of period		(1,606,108	)		(883,390	)
Net income		312,744			191,254
Dividends declared		(76,322	)		(76,392	)
Cancellation of preferred stock		—			(308	)

Balance at end of period		(1,369,686	)		(768,836	)


Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax (Note 9):
Balance at beginning of period		245,588			777,997
Change during period		(228,618	)		243,306

Balance at end of period		16,970			1,021,303


Treasury stock, at cost:
Balance at beginning of period		(7,074	)		(4,662	)
Purchases of treasury stock		(246	)		(37,238	)
Disposal of treasury stock		2,603			1,055
Cancellation of treasury stock		—			36,998

Balance at end of period		(4,717	)		(3,847	)

Total MHFG shareholders’ equity		4,480,914			6,049,123


Noncontrolling interests:
Balance at beginning of period		176,258			128,975
Effect of other increase/decrease in consolidated subsidiaries		(34,337	)		1,982
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(5,214	)		(10,733	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		1,760			3,047
Unrealized net gains on available-for-sale securities attributable to noncontrolling interests		929			5,078
Foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests		(71	)		370
Pension liability adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests		27			46

Balance at end of period		139,352			128,765

Total equity		4,620,266			6,177,888

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)


	Six months ended September 30,
	2012			2013
	(in millions of yen)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		314,504			194,301
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		1,760			3,047

Net income attributable to MHFG shareholders		312,744			191,254
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		79,508			78,382
Provision (credit) for loan losses		17,859			(96,268	)
Investment losses (gains)—net		(46,276	)		(115,485	)
Foreign exchange losses (gains)—net		(38,935	)		47,751
Deferred income tax expense		134,986			(14,400	)
Net change in trading account assets		(2,155,370	)		5,032,587
Net change in trading account liabilities		(788,963	)		(1,696,343	)
Net change in loans held for sale		981			(3,041	)
Net change in accrued income		11,538			54,850
Net change in accrued expenses		61,495			(21,174	)
Other—net		392,011			147,514

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(2,018,422	)		3,605,627

Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of investments		52,726,013			24,991,981
Proceeds from maturities of investments		8,993,013			5,292,485
Purchases of investments		(58,452,494	)		(25,650,932	)
Proceeds from sales of loans		27,734			117,670
Net change in loans		(203,660	)		(697,927	)
Net change in interest-bearing deposits in other banks		(1,072,142	)		(5,735,498	)
Net change in call loans and funds sold, and receivables under resale agreements and securities borrowing transactions		(2,196,587	)		(2,480,027	)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment		6,011			24,516
Purchases of premises and equipment		(58,151	)		(98,768	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(230,263	)		(4,236,500	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in deposits		1,277,512			1,236,485
Net change in call money and funds purchased, and payables under repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions		4,034,799			(2,440,732	)
Net change in due to trust accounts		56,743			91,892
Net change in other short-term borrowings		(2,932,923	)		928,136
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		636,767			1,255,862
Repayment of long-term debt		(767,258	)		(536,073	)
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests		1,002			295
Payment to noncontrolling interests		(3	)		—
Proceeds from sales of treasury stock		1,073			10
Purchases of treasury stock		(2	)		(37,004	)
Dividends paid		(76,232	)		(76,368	)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(5,214	)		(10,733	)

Net cash provided by financing activities		2,226,264			411,770

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and due from banks		(4,612	)		22,417

Net decrease in cash and due from banks		(27,033	)		(196,686	)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period		1,216,627			1,268,442

Cash and due from banks at end of period		1,189,594			1,071,756

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Noncash investing activities:
Investment in capital leases		3,062			4.180

Note:

Certain cash flows for the six months ended September 30, 2012 have been aggregated to conform to the current period’s presentation.

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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1. Basis of presentation

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (“MHFG”) is a joint stock corporation with limited liability under the laws of Japan. MHFG, through its subsidiaries (“the MHFG Group”, or “the Group”), provides domestic and international financial services in Japan and other countries. For a discussion of the Group’s segment information, see Note 19 “Business segment information”.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements are stated in Japanese yen, the currency of the country in which MHFG is incorporated and principally operates.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MHFG and its subsidiaries. When determining whether to consolidate investee entities, we performed a careful analysis of the facts and circumstances of a particular relationship among entities as well as ownership of voting shares. The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of the VIEs for which MHFG or its subsidiaries have been determined to be the primary beneficiary under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, “Consolidation” (“ASC 810”). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The MHFG Group accounts for investments in entities over which it has significant influence using the equity method of accounting. These investments are included in Other investments and the Group’s proportionate share of income or loss is included in Investment gains (losses)—net.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes thereto included in the annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been condensed or omitted.

Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Specific areas, among others, requiring the application of management’s estimates and judgment include assumptions pertaining to the allowance for loan losses, allowance for losses on off-balance-sheet instruments, deferred tax assets, derivative financial instruments, investments and pension and other employee benefits. Actual results could differ from estimates and assumptions made.

2. Recently issued accounting pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.2011-10, “Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360)—Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate—a Scope Clarification” (“ASU No.2011-10”). The ASU clarifies that, even when a reporting entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in substance real estate as a result of default on the subsidiary’s nonrecourse debt, the reporting entity would continue to include the real estate, debt, and the results of the subsidiary’s operations in its consolidated financial statements until legal title to the real estate is transferred to legally satisfy the debt. The

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ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2012. The adoption of ASU No.2011-10 did not have a material impact on the MHFG Group’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No.2011-11, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210)—Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU No.2011-11”). The ASU enhances disclosures by requiring improved information about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either (1) offset on the statement of financial position or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset on the statement of financial position. Under the ASU, entities are required to provide both net and gross information for these financial instruments and derivative instruments in order to enhance comparability between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and interim periods within those annual periods. An entity should provide the disclosures required retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No.2013-01, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210)—Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU No.2013-01”). ASU No.2013-01 clarifies that the scope of ASU No.2011-11 applies to derivatives including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions. ASU No.2011-11 is an accounting principle which expands disclosure requirements, and had no impact on the MHFG Group’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No.2012-02, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment” (“ASU No.2012-02”). The ASU permits an entity first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Under this ASU, an entity has an option not to calculate annually the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset if the entity determines that it is not more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The ASU is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The adoption of ASU No.2012-02 did not have a material impact on the MHFG Group’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No.2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)—Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” (“ASU No.2013-02”). The ASU requires an entity to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income. The ASU also requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. The ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. ASU No.2013-02 is an accounting principle which expands disclosure requirements, and had no impact on the MHFG Group’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Accounting pronouncements issued but not yet effective

In June 2013, the FASB issued ASU No.2013-08, “Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946)—Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements” (“ASU No.2013-08”). The ASU changes the approach to the investment company assessment and requires an investment company to measure noncontrolling ownership interests in other investment companies at fair value. The ASU also requires additional disclosures of (a) the fact that the entity is an investment company and is applying the guidance in ASC 946, “Financial Services—Investment Companies”, (b) information about changes, if any, in an entity’s status as an

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investment company, and (c) information about financial support provided or contractually required to be provided by an investment company to any of its investees. The ASU is effective for an entity’s interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. Early adoption is prohibited. The MHFG Group does not expect that the adoption of ASU No.2013-08 will have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

3. Investments

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 are as follows:


	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
	(in millions of yen)
March 31, 2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		30,709,499		79,378		5,677		30,783,200
Japanese local gov’t bonds		239,695		4,109		47		243,757
U.S. Treasury bonds and federal agency securities		177,438		623		36		178,025
Other foreign gov’t bonds		596,305		1,914		94		598,125
Agency mortgage-backed securities ^(Note)		986,646		20,496		1,429		1,005,713
Residential mortgage-backed securities		430,325		13,889		2,131		442,083
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		246,169		7,487		3,528		250,128
Japanese corporate bonds and other debt securities		2,197,270		22,582		5,288		2,214,564
Foreign corporate bonds and other debt securities		542,958		17,768		1,803		558,923
Equity securities (marketable)		1,699,475		1,440,102		144		3,139,433

Total		37,825,780		1,608,348		20,177		39,413,951

Held-to-maturity securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		3,000,403		20,023		82		3,020,344

Total		3,000,403		20,023		82		3,020,344

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	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value
	(in millions of yen)
September 30, 2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		25,938,537		26,564		12,508		25,952,593
Japanese local gov’t bonds		247,983		2,667		262		250,388
U.S. Treasury bonds and federal agency securities		109,593		2		3,371		106,224
Other foreign gov’t bonds		601,034		1,089		479		601,644
Agency mortgage-backed securities ^(Note)		851,446		10,923		8,005		854,364
Residential mortgage-backed securities		364,989		13,551		1,967		376,573
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		163,289		4,388		1,752		165,925
Japanese corporate bonds and other debt securities		1,998,446		19,401		5,556		2,012,291
Foreign corporate bonds and other debt securities		551,487		13,143		3,239		561,391
Equity securities (marketable)		1,646,497		1,865,373		2,822		3,509,048

Total		32,473,301		1,957,101		39,961		34,390,441

Held-to-maturity securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		3,600,317		16,471		1,714		3,615,074

Total		3,600,317		16,471		1,714		3,615,074

Note:

Agency mortgage-backed securities presented in the above table consist of U.S. agency securities and Japanese agency securities, of which the fair values were ¥143,954 million and ¥861,759 million, respectively, at March 31, 2013, and ¥118,891 million and ¥735,473 million, respectively, at September 30, 2013. U.S. agency securities primarily consist of Government National Mortgage Association or Ginnie Mae securities, which are guaranteed by the United States government. All of Japanese agency securities are mortgage-backed securities issued by Japan Housing Finance Agency, a Japanese government-sponsored enterprise.

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities at September 30, 2013 by contractual maturity are shown in the table below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties. Securities not due at a single maturity date and securities embedded with call or prepayment options, such as mortgage-backed securities, are included in the table below based on their original final or contractual maturities.


	Available-for-sale debt securities				Held-to-maturity debt securities
	Amortized cost		Fair value		Amortized cost		Fair value
	(in millions of yen)
Due in one year or less		9,933,746		9,934,163		400,069		401,905
Due after one year through five years		16,369,518		16,381,563		2,900,515		2,911,264
Due after five years through ten years		3,108,462		3,127,525		299,733		301,905
Due after ten years		1,415,078		1,438,142		—		—

Total		30,826,804		30,881,393		3,600,317		3,615,074

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In accordance with ASC 320, “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities” (“ASC 320”), for debt securities, if an entity has the intent to sell a debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell a debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the full amount of an other-than-temporary impairment loss shall be recognized immediately through earnings. Other than either case described above, an entity must evaluate expected cash flows to be received and determine if a credit loss exists, and if so, the amount of other-than-temporary impairment related to the credit loss shall be recognized in earnings, while the remaining decline in fair value shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. For equity securities, if an equity security is deemed other-than-temporarily impaired, it shall be written down to fair value, with the full decline recognized in earnings.

The MHFG Group performs periodic reviews to identify impaired securities. Impairment is evaluated considering the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been below cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, as well as the MHFG Group’s ability and intent to hold the investments for an adequate period of time until an anticipated market price recovery or maturity.

For the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013, the MHFG Group recognized in earnings other-than-temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities of ¥68,187 million and ¥1,800 million, respectively, of which ¥4,162 million and ¥1,049 million, respectively, were on debt securities and ¥64,025 million and ¥751 million, respectively, were on equity securities. No impairment losses were recorded on held-to-maturity securities for the periods.

The other-than-temporary impairment losses for debt securities were mainly attributable to the decline in the fair value of commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) that the MHFG Group had the intent to sell. In accordance with ASC 320-10-35-33A and ASC 320-10-35-34B, the other-than-temporary impairment of these securities was recognized in earnings. There has never been any amount related to credit losses recognized in earnings on debt securities where a portion of other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in other comprehensive income.

The other-than-temporary impairment losses for equity securities were mainly attributable to the decline in the fair value of Japanese equity securities. Certain equity securities were determined not to be other-than-temporarily impaired as the length of time that their fair values were below their costs were reasonably short and/or the impairments were immaterial in amount.

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The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities, aggregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total
	Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses
	(in millions of yen)
March 31, 2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		5,059,495		1,520		406,684		4,157		5,466,179		5,677
Japanese local gov’t bonds		27,243		47		—		—		27,243		47
U.S. Treasury bonds and federal agency securities		69,168		36		—		—		69,168		36
Other foreign gov’t bonds		207,942		94		—		—		207,942		94
Agency mortgage-backed securities ⁽¹⁾		90,832		1,429		—		—		90,832		1,429
Residential mortgage-backed securities		12,778		9		122,363		2,122		135,141		2,131
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		7,159		111		122,588		3,417		129,747		3,528
Japanese corporate bonds and other debt securities		88,146		333		222,516		4,955		310,662		5,288
Foreign corporate bonds and other debt securities		54,599		114		65,417		1,689		120,016		1,803
Equity securities (marketable)		8,488		128		699		16		9,187		144

Total		5,625,850		3,821		940,267		16,356		6,566,117		20,177

Held-to-maturity securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		199,730		82		—		—		199,730		82

Total		199,730		82		—		—		199,730		82

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	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total
	Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses		Fair value		Gross unrealized losses
	(in millions of yen)
September 30, 2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		10,462,943		11,662		403,295		846		10,866,238		12,508
Japanese local gov’t bonds		72,420		239		11,759		23		84,179		262
U.S. Treasury bonds and federal agency securities		101,290		3,371		—		—		101,290		3,371
Other foreign gov’t bonds		263,598		460		2,404		19		266,002		479
Agency mortgage-backed securities ⁽²⁾		184,523		8,005		—		—		184,523		8,005
Residential mortgage-backed securities		44,015		165		100,019		1,802		144,034		1,967
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		5,341		179		46,629		1,573		51,970		1,752
Japanese corporate bonds and other debt securities		267,851		974		63,830		4,582		331,681		5,556
Foreign corporate bonds and other debt securities		92,925		1,688		66,307		1,551		159,232		3,239
Equity securities (marketable)		111,524		2,822		—		—		111,524		2,822

Total		11,606,430		29,565		694,243		10,396		12,300,673		39,961

Held-to-maturity securities:
Debt securities:
Japanese government bonds		498,650		1,714		—		—		498,650		1,714

Total		498,650		1,714		—		—		498,650		1,714

Notes:

(1)	Agency mortgage-backed securities presented in the above table represent U.S. agency securities. U.S. agency securities primarily consist of Government National Mortgage Association or Ginnie Mae securities, which are guaranteed by the United States government.

(2)

Agency mortgage-backed securities presented in the above table consist of U.S. agency securities and Japanese agency securities, of which the fair values were ¥118,517 million and ¥66,006 million, respectively, at September 30, 2013. All of Japanese agency securities are mortgage-backed securities issued by Japan Housing Finance Agency, a Japanese government-sponsored enterprise.

The unrealized losses on investments in a continuous loss position for 12 months or more at September 30, 2013 were attributed mainly to Japanese government bonds, Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), CMBS, Japanese corporate bonds and other debt securities, and Foreign corporate bonds and other debt securities. The MHFG Group did not intend to sell those securities and it was not more likely than not that the Group would be required to sell them before recovery of their amortized cost basis. Those securities were not considered other-than-temporarily impaired. As to CMBS, Japanese corporate bonds and other debt securities, and Foreign corporate bonds and other debt securities with similar credit risks as the other-than-temporarily impaired securities, and RMBS, the Group determined that it was expected to recover their entire amortized cost basis, after considering various factors such as the extent to which their fair values were below their amortized costs, the external and/or internal ratings and the present values of cash flows expected to be collected. As to Japanese government bonds, since the unrealized losses had not resulted from credit deterioration, but primarily from changes in interest rates, their entire amortized cost basis was expected to be collected.

For the six months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013, gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities were ¥100,682 million and ¥94,874 million, respectively, and gross realized losses on those sales were ¥6,634 million and ¥23,995 million, respectively.

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Other investments

The following table summarizes the composition of other investments:


	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013
	(in millions of yen)
Equity method investments		225,696		233,130
Investments held by consolidated investment companies		75,780		69,958
Other equity interests		536,659		538,467

Total other investments		838,135		841,555

Equity method investments

Investments in investees over which the MHFG Group has the ability to exert significant influence are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Such investments included marketable equity securities carried at ¥68,289 million and ¥72,318 million, at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively. The aggregated market values of those marketable equity securities were ¥111,543 million and ¥98,455 million, respectively.

The MHFG Group’s proportionate share of the total outstanding common shares in Orient Corporation (“Orico”) as of September 30, 2013 was 22.2% and the Group and a certain third party still hold convertible preferred shares of Orico, and if fully converted, the Group’s proportionate share of the total outstanding common shares in Orico would increase to 58.0%.

Investments held by consolidated investment companies

The MHFG Group consolidates certain investment companies for which it has control either through ownership or other means. Investment companies are subject to specialized industry accounting which requires investments to be carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. The MHFG Group maintains this specialized industry accounting for investments held by consolidated investment companies, which consist of marketable and non-marketable investments.

Other equity interests

Other equity interests consist primarily of non-marketable equity securities outside the scope of ASC 320, for which the MHFG Group has neither significant influence nor control over the investees. These securities are stated at acquisition cost, with other-than-temporary impairment, if any, included in earnings. The fair values of these securities at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 were not readily determinable. The MHFG Group monitors the status of each investee, including its credit rating, to determine whether impairment losses should be recognized.

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4. Loans

The table below presents loans outstanding by domicile and industry of borrower at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2013
	(in millions of yen)
Domestic:
Manufacturing		8,078,871		8,091,852
Construction and real estate		7,477,853		7,293,405
Services		3,972,011		3,974,911
Wholesale and retail		5,355,974		5,253,412
Transportation and communications		3,147,106		3,273,379
Banks and other financial institutions		3,142,998		3,190,817
Government and public institutions		6,907,426		6,825,876
Other industries ^(Note)		4,521,994		4,511,468
Individuals:
Mortgage loans		11,234,561		11,182,241
Other		741,519		755,989

Total domestic		54,580,313		54,353,350

Foreign:
Commercial and industrial		10,481,071		11,419,189
Banks and other financial institutions		4,088,651		4,457,781
Government and public institutions		595,911		794,595
Other ^(Note)		199,518		245,243

Total foreign		15,365,151		16,916,808

Total		69,945,464		71,270,158
Less: Unearned income and deferred loan fees—net		111,981		128,338

Total loans before allowance for loan losses		69,833,483		71,141,820

Note:

Other industries of domestic and other of foreign include trade receivables and lease receivables of consolidated VIEs.

Credit quality information

Under the MHFG Group’s credit risk management, the Group uses an internal rating system that consists of credit ratings and pool allocations as the basis of its risk management infrastructure. Credit ratings consist of obligor ratings which represent the level of credit risk of the obligor, and transaction ratings which represent the ultimate possibility of incurrence of losses for individual loan by taking into consideration various factors such as collateral or guarantee involved. In principle, obligor ratings are applied to all obligors except those to which pool allocations are applied, and are subject to regular review at least once a year as well as special review which is required whenever the obligor’s credit standing changes. Pool allocations are applied to small balance loans. The Group pools loans with similar risk characteristics, and the risk is assessed and managed according to such pool. The Group generally reviews the appropriateness and effectiveness of the approach to obligor ratings and pool allocations once a year in accordance with predetermined procedures.

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The table below presents the MHFG Group’s definition of obligor ratings used by Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“MHBK”) and Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (“MHTB”):


Obligor category	Obligor rating	Definition
Normal	A	Obligors whose certainty of debt fulfillment is very high, hence their level of credit risk is very low.
	B	Obligors whose certainty of debt fulfillment poses no problems for the foreseeable future, and their level of credit risk is low.
	C	Obligors whose certainty of debt fulfillment and their level of credit risk pose no problems for the foreseeable future.
	D	Obligors whose current certainty of debt fulfillment poses no problems, however, their resistance to future environmental changes is low.
Watch	E1	Obligors that require observation going forward because of either minor concerns regarding their financial position, or somewhat weak or unstable business conditions.
	E2	Obligors that require special observation going forward because of problems with their borrowings such as reduced or suspended interest payments, problems with debt fulfillment such as failure of principal or interest payments, or problems with their financial position as a result of their weak or unstable business condition.
Intensive control	F	Obligors that are not yet bankrupt but are in financial difficulties and are deemed likely to become bankrupt in the future because of insufficient progress in implementing their management improvement plans or other measures (including obligors that are receiving ongoing support from financial institutions).
Substantially bankrupt	G	Obligors that have not yet become legally or formally bankrupt but are substantially insolvent because they are in serious financial difficulties and are deemed to be incapable of being restructured.
Bankrupt	H	Obligors that have become legally or formally bankrupt.

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The table below presents credit quality information of loans based on the MHFG Group’s internal rating system at March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:


	Normal obligors								Watch obligors excluding special attention obligors ⁽¹⁾
	A-B		C-D		Retail ⁽²⁾		Other ⁽³⁾		E1-E2		Retail ⁽²⁾		Other ⁽³⁾		Impaired loans		Total
	(in millions of yen)
March 31, 2013
Domestic:
Manufacturing		4,171,212		2,615,406		119,183		307,946		498,638		22,569		8,013		335,904		8,078,871
Construction and real estate		2,524,644		3,486,850		659,844		148,893		387,254		20,671		664		249,033		7,477,853
Services		1,736,931		1,734,482		219,089		4,035		160,754		26,621		—		90,099		3,972,011
Wholesale and retail		1,853,573		2,699,053		261,322		83,065		236,545		49,710		11		172,695		5,355,974
Transportation and communications		2,236,404		685,237		94,233		350		59,573		12,274		—		59,035		3,147,106
Banks and other financial institutions		2,246,804		666,197		2,172		5,311		208,510		221		—		13,783		3,142,998
Government and public institutions		6,797,133		11,729		—		98,564		—		—		—		—		6,907,426
Other industries		1,620,061		743,214		3,341		2,058,974		13,044		448		77,548		5,364		4,521,994
Individuals		—		191,360		11,219,209		170,768		33,618		121,468		4,032		235,625		11,976,080

Total domestic		23,186,762		12,833,528		12,578,393		2,877,906		1,597,936		253,982		90,268		1,161,538		54,580,313

Foreign:
Total foreign		8,293,654		3,650,488		4,881		2,021,284		980,343		137		111,684		302,680		15,365,151

Total		31,480,416		16,484,016		12,583,274		4,899,190		2,578,279		254,119		201,952		1,464,218		69,945,464


September 30, 2013
Domestic:
Manufacturing		4,308,747		2,502,032		111,826		278,921		648,921		20,780		5,732		214,893		8,091,852
Construction and real estate		2,889,065		3,108,243		639,846		139,985		333,474		18,944		481		163,367		7,293,405
Services		1,941,869		1,572,943		210,611		4,817		137,487		24,464		—		82,720		3,974,911
Wholesale and retail		1,857,967		2,666,185		253,862		68,255		206,944		44,905		29		155,265		5,253,412
Transportation and communications		2,434,567		638,386		89,368		408		54,555		12,056		—		44,039		3,273,379
Banks and other financial institutions		2,309,962		689,789		2,206		5,165		171,326		188		—		12,181		3,190,817
Government and public institutions		6,743,148		11,728		—		71,000		—		—		—		—		6,825,876
Other industries		1,723,528		737,898		3,327		1,969,198		8,039		396		64,848		4,234		4,511,468
Individuals		—		184,871		11,220,130		170,721		29,701		114,262		3,316		215,229		11,938,230

Total domestic		24,208,853		12,112,075		12,531,176		2,708,470		1,590,447		235,995		74,406		891,928		54,353,350

Foreign:
Total foreign		9,379,505		4,060,837		5,671		2,467,917		579,998		67		137,706		285,107		16,916,808

Total		33,588,358		16,172,912		12,536,847		5,176,387		2,170,445		236,062		212,112		1,177,035		71,270,158

Notes:

(1)	Special attention obligors are watch obligors with debt in troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) or 90 days or more delinquent debt. Loans to such obligors are considered impaired.

(2)	Amounts represent small balance, homogeneous loans which are subject to pool allocations.

(3)	The former MHBK and the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (“MHCB”) merged on July 1, 2013 and were launched as the new MHBK.