Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
November 13 2018 - 6:57AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 November 2018
Commission File
No. 000-54189
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Translation of registrants 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):
THIS REPORT ON FORM
6-K
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM
F-3
(NO.
333-209455)
OF MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT
IS FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
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: November 13, 2018
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Zenta Morokawa
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Name:
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Zenta Morokawa
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Title:
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Managing Director, Head of
Documentation & Corporate
Secretary Department,
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Corporate Administration Division
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG)
Notice regarding 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, November
13, 2018
MUFG hereby announces that its Board of Directors today resolved to repurchase its 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 and to cancel a part
of its own shares pursuant to the provision of Article 178 of the Company Law.
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1. Reasons for Repurchase and Cancellation of Own Shares
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MUFG will repurchase and cancel its own shares in order to enhance shareholder returns, improve capital efficiency and conduct capital management flexibly.
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2. Outline of Repurchase
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(1) Type of shares to be repurchased:
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Ordinary shares of MUFG
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(2) Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased:
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Up to 200,000,000 shares
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(Equivalent to 1.52% of the total number of issued shares (excluding own shares))
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(3) Aggregate amount of repurchase price:
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Up to JPY 100,000,000,000
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(4) Repurchase period:
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From November 14, 2018
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to December 31, 2018
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(5) Repurchase method:
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Market purchases based on the discretionary dealing contract regarding repurchase of own shares
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3. Outline of Cancellation
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(1) Type of shares to be cancelled:
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Ordinary shares of MUFG
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(2) Number of shares to be cancelled:
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All of the shares to be repurchased as stated in 2 above
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(3) Scheduled cancellation date:
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January 22, 2019
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The actual number of shares cancelled will be announced after completing the repurchase stated in 2 above.
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1. Basic Policies for Shareholder Returns
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MUFGs basic policies call for continuously seeking to improve shareholder returns, focusing on dividends in the pursuit of an optimal balance with solid equity capital and strategic investment for growth.
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MUFG will aim for the stable and sustainable increase in dividends per share through profit growth, with a dividend payout ratio target of 40%. MUFG will flexibly repurchase its own shares as part of its shareholder
return strategies in order to improve capital efficiency. Also, in principle, MUFG will hold a maximum of approximately 5% of the total number of issued shares, and cancel the shares that exceed this amount.
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2. Own shares held by MUFG as of October 31, 2018:
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Total number of issued shares (excluding own shares)
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13,119,338,443 shares
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Number of own shares
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708,268,877 shares
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About MUFG
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG)
is one of the worlds leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 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 worlds 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. MUFGs shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.
For more information, visit
https://www.mufg.jp/english
Press contact:
Naokazu Matsuda
Public Relations Division
Tokyo/Head Office
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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+81-3-5218-1815
E naokazu_matsuda@mufg.jp
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This notice is published in order to publicly announce MUFGs repurchase and cancellation of its own shares and has not been prepared for the purpose of
soliciting investment or any similar act inside or outside of Japan. This notice contains forward-looking statements regarding estimates, forecasts, etc. in relation to the results of operations, financial conditions and other general management of
MUFG and/or the group as a whole (the forward-looking statements). The forward-looking statements are made based upon, among other things, MUFGs current estimates, perceptions and evaluations. In addition, in order for MUFG to
adopt such estimates, forecasts, etc. regarding future events, certain assumptions have been made. Accordingly, the statements and assumptions are inherently not guarantees of future performance and may result in inaccuracy from an objective point
of view and in material differences from actual results. There exist a number of factors that might lead to uncertainties and risks. For the main matters that may be currently forecast, please see the most recent Financial Highlights, the Annual
Securities Report, Disclosure Book, and Annual Report, and other disclosures that MUFG has announced.
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