UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2016
Commission File No. 000-54189
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
7-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8330, Japan
(Address of principal executive office)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 23, 2016
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Yasuo Matsumoto | |
| Name: | Yasuo Matsumoto | |
| Title: | Chief Manager, Documentation & Corporate Secretary Department, Corporate Administration Division | |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | ||||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co., Ltd. |
Changes in Legal Names of Subsidiaries
Tokyo, March 23, 2016 — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) and its subsidiary, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co., Ltd. (MUSHD) announced that they have decided to change the names of MUSHD’s overseas subsidiaries as shown below, subject to approvals from the respective governing bodies of said overseas subsidiaries of MUSHD.
| 1. | Reason for the change |
Overseas, MUFG has been promoting a branding structure emphasizing the group acronym “MUFG” to enhance brand recognition and further elevate its presence in its businesses. In this circumstance, in order for MUSHD’s overseas subsidiaries to be easily recognized as member securities firms of the MUFG group, and thereby contribute to the promotion of a collaborative business among group companies, a decision was made to include the group acronym “MUFG” in their legal names.
| 2. | Details of change |
| Current legal name | New legal name | |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc | MUFG Securities EMEA plc | |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. | MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK), Limited | MUFG Securities Asia Limited | |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (Singapore), Limited | MUFG Securities Asia (Singapore) Limited |
| 3. | Effective date of change |
July 1, 2016
| 4. | Overview of said overseas subsidiaries |
| Current legal name | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc | |
| Location | London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| Title and name of representative | CEO David King | |
| Description of business | Securities Business | |
| Capital | GBP 1,011 million |
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| Current legal name | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. | |
| Location | New York, State of New York, United States of America | |
| Title and name of representative | CEO William Mansfield | |
| Description of business | Securities Business | |
| Capital | USD 469 million | |
| Current legal name | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK), Limited | |
| Location | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China | |
| Title and name of representative | CEO Trent Andrew Hagland | |
| Description of business | Securities Business | |
| Capital | USD 207 million | |
| Current legal name | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (Singapore), Limited | |
| Location | Singapore, Republic of Singapore | |
| Title and name of representative | CEO Yashima Akanuma | |
| Description of business | Securities Business | |
| Capital | SGD 35 million |
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Contacts:
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Corporate Communication Division
Media Relations Office
81-3-3240-7651
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings
Corporate Communications Division
81-3-6742-1060
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