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 May 2015

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: May 15, 2015

 

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Dividends for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015

and Annual Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2016

Tokyo, May 15, 2015 — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) hereby announces that its Board of Directors today resolved to pay the year-end dividends as stated below. The record date thereof is March 31, 2015.

MUFG will submit the proposal therefor at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 25, 2015.

The annual dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 is also stated below.

 

1.	Dividends for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015

 

(1)

Description of Dividends

 

Determined amount

Most recent dividend forecast (announced on February 3, 2015)

Actual results for previous fiscal year (ended March 31, 2014)

Record date

March 31, 2015

March 31, 2015

March 31, 2014

Dividends per share

¥

9

¥

9

¥

9

Total amount of dividends

¥

126,179 million

—

¥

127,474 million

Effective date

June 25, 2015

—

June 27, 2014

Resource of the dividends

Retained earnings

—

Retained earnings

 

(2)

Reasons

MUFG considers the return of earnings to shareholders to be one of the most important management priorities and makes it a basic policy to aim for a stable and continuous increase in dividends per share through growth in profits. After comprehensive consideration of its business performance and other factors, MUFG decided to pay ¥9 per share as the year-end dividend.

 

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2.	Annual Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2016

 

		Dividends per share (¥)
Record Date		Interim dividends				Year-end dividends				Annual dividends
Dividend forecast (Fiscal year ending March 31, 2016)		¥	9			¥	9			¥	18

(Reference)

		Dividends per share (¥)
Record Date		Interim dividends				Year-end dividends				Annual dividends
Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2015		¥	9			¥	9	*		¥	18	*
Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2014		¥	7			¥	9			¥	16

 

*	The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 (¥9) is based on the assumption that it will be approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 25, 2015.

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Contact:

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Public Relations Division

81-3-3240-7651

 

This press release 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, MUFG’s 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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