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 June 2018

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)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or

will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F      X        Form 40-F              

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K

in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K

in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 

 

 

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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: June 5, 2018

 

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG)

Notice regarding Status and Completion of Repurchase

and Cancellation of Own Shares

(Repurchase of own shares pursuant to the provision of Article 156, Paragraph 1

of the Company Law, in accordance with the provision of Article 459, Paragraph 1,

Item 1 of the Company Law and its Articles of Incorporation, and cancellation of

a part of own shares pursuant to the provision of Article 178 of the Company Law)

Tokyo, June 5, 2018 — MUFG hereby announces the status of repurchase of own shares pursuant to the provision of Article 156, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law of Japan, in accordance with the provision of Article 459, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Company Law and Article 44 of the Articles of Incorporation of MUFG, as set forth below. The repurchase of own shares pursuant to the resolution of the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 15, 2018 has completed as a result of the following repurchase.

All of the repurchased own shares will be cancelled pursuant to the provision of Article 178 of the Company Law.

 

1. Status of Repurchase of Own Shares
(1)		Type of shares that were repurchased:		Ordinary shares of MUFG
(2)		Aggregate number of shares that were repurchased:		15,262,600 shares
(3)		Aggregate amount of repurchase price:		JPY 10,284,290,570
(4)		Repurchase period:		From June 1, 2018 to June 4, 2018 (on a contract basis)
(5)		Repurchase method:		Market purchases based on the discretionary dealing contract regarding repurchase of own shares
2. Cancellation of Own Shares
(1)		Type of shares to be cancelled:		Ordinary shares of MUFG
(2)		Number of shares to be cancelled:		72,420,700 shares
(3)		Scheduled cancellation date:		July 20, 2018

 

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(Reference)
1. Contents of the resolution with respect to repurchase of own shares adopted by the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 15, 2018
(1)		Type of shares to be repurchased:		Ordinary shares of MUFG
(2)		Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased:		Up to 100,000,000 shares
				(Equivalent to 0.76% of the total number of issued shares (excluding own shares))
(3)		Aggregate amount of repurchase price:		Up to JPY 50,000,000,000
(4)		Repurchase period:		From May 16, 2018 to June 30, 2018
(5)		Repurchase method:		Market purchases based on the discretionary dealing contract regarding repurchase of own shares
2. Cumulative aggregate number of, and aggregate amount of repurchase price, of shares that were repurchased pursuant to the above resolution of the meeting of the Board of Directors
(1)		Aggregate number of shares that were repurchased:		72,420,700 shares
(2)		Aggregate amount of repurchase price:		JPY 49,999,969,714
3. Contents of the resolution with respect to cancellation of own shares adopted by the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 15, 2018
(1)		Type of shares to be cancelled:		Ordinary shares of MUFG
(2)		Number of shares to be cancelled:		All of the shares to be repurchased as stated 1 above
(3)		Scheduled cancellation date:		July 20, 2018
4. Own shares held by MUFG as of May 31, 2018
(1)		Total number of issued shares (excluding own shares):		13,154,795,679 shares
(2)		Number of own shares:		745,232,341 shares

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About MUFG

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG has a global network with over 1,800 locations in more than 50 countries. The Group has over 150,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.

For more information, visit https://www.mufg.jp/english

On April 1, 2018 the name of MUFG’s commercial bank changed from “The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.” to “MUFG Bank, Ltd.” Many of the bank’s overseas subsidiaries followed suit on the same day, but branches and subsidiaries in some countries will carry out the name change at a later date. MUFG’s New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol also changed to “MUFG.”

For more information regarding overseas subsidiaries, visit http://www.bk.mufg.jp/global/newsroom/announcements/pdf/201803_namechange.pdf

Press contact:

Naokazu Matsuda

Public Relations Division

Tokyo/Head Office

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

T +81-3-3240-7651

E Naokazu_Matsuda@mufg.jp

 

 

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