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 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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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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FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.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: May 16, 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.
Notice regarding Repurchase 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)
Tokyo, May 16, 2016 — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (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.
1. Reasons for Repurchase of Own Shares
MUFG will repurchase its own shares in order to enhance shareholder returns, improve capital efficiency and conduct capital management flexibly.
2. Outline of Repurchase
| (1) | Type of shares to be repurchased: | Ordinary shares of MUFG | ||||||
| (2) | Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased: | Up to 230,000,000 shares | ||||||
| (Equivalent to 1.67% of the total number of issued shares (excluding own shares)) | ||||||||
| (3) | Aggregate amount of repurchase price: | Up to JPY 100,000,000,000 | ||||||
| (4) | Repurchase period: | From May 17, 2016 | ||||||
| to June 30, 2016 | ||||||||
| (5) | Repurchase method: | Market purchases | ||||||
| (Reference) | Own shares held by MUFG as of April 30, 2016: | |||
| Total number of issued shares (excluding own shares) | 13,791,179,849 shares | |||
| Number of own shares | 377,673,971 shares |
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Contact:
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Corporate Communications Division
Media Relations Office
81-3-3240-7651
This notice is published in order to publicly announce MUFG’s repurchase of its own shares and has not been prepared for the purpose of soliciting investment or any similar act inside or outside of Japan.