UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May, 2009

 

 

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 offices)

 

 

[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or

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

Form 20-F      X                Form 40-F              

[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information

contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission

pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.]

Yes                           No      X    

 

 

 

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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 19, 2009

 

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Dividends per Share of Common Stock for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009,

and Annual Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010

Tokyo, May 19, 2009 — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) hereby announces that its Board of Directors today resolved to pay the year-end dividends for its common stocks as stated below. The record date thereof is March 31, 2009.

MUFG will submit the proposal therefor at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2009.

The annual dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 is also stated below.

 

1.	Dividends per Share of Common Stock for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009

 

(1)	Description of Dividends

 

		Determined amount		Most recent dividend forecast (announced on May 1, 2009)		Actual result for previous fiscal year (ended March 31, 2008)
Record date		March 31, 2009		March 31, 2009		March 31, 2008
Dividend per share		¥5		¥5		¥7
Total amount of dividends		¥58,237 million		—		¥72,525 million
Effective date		June 26, 2009		—		June 27, 2008
Resource of the dividends		Retained earnings		—		Retained earnings

 

(2)

Reasons

As the consolidated results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 showed a net loss, attributable to the severe business environment, MUFG decided to pay ¥5 per share as the year-end dividend, a decrease of ¥2 compared to the previous fiscal year, from the standpoint of enhancing its retained earnings.

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2.	Forecast of Annual Dividend per Share of Common Stock for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010

 

		Dividends per share (¥)
Record Date		Interim dividends		Year-end dividends		Annual dividends
Dividend forecast (Fiscal year ending March 31, 2010)		¥6		¥6		¥12

(Reference)

 

		Dividends per share (¥)
Record Date		Interim dividends		Year-end dividends		Annual dividends
Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2009		¥7		¥5*		¥12*
Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2008		¥7		¥7		¥14

*

The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 (¥5) is based on the assumption that it will be approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2009.

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Contact:

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Financial Planning Division

Tel: 81-3-3240-2911

 

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 the Company and/or the group as a whole (the “forward-looking statements”). The forward-looking statements are made based upon, among other things, the Company’s current estimates, perceptions and evaluations. In addition, in order for the Company 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 the Company has announced.