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 October 2021
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. 333-242048) 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FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit |
Description |
|
4.2(b) | Form of Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Senior Debt Security | |
5.1 | Opinion of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Japanese counsel to the Registrant. | |
5.2 | Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, U.S. counsel to the Registrant. |
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: October 13, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Ken Aikawa |
|
Name: | Ken Aikawa | |
Title: | Managing Director, Head of Documentation & Corporate Secretary Department, Corporate Administration Division |
Exhibit 4.2(b)
[FORM OF FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE SENIOR DEBT SECURITY]
INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY GENERALLY WILL BE SUBJECT TO JAPANESE WITHHOLDING TAX UNLESS IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT THIS SECURITY IS HELD BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A BENEFICIAL OWNER THAT IS (I) FOR JAPANESE TAX PURPOSES, NEITHER (X) AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A JAPANESE CORPORATION, NOR (Y) AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A PERSON HAVING A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY AS DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION OF JAPAN (ACT NO. 26 OF 1957, AS AMENDED; THE SPECIAL TAXATION MEASURES ACT) (A SPECIALLY-RELATED PERSON OF THE COMPANY), (II) A JAPANESE DESIGNATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE SPECIAL TAXATION MEASURES ACT WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH OR (III) A JAPANESE PUBLIC CORPORATION, A JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OR A JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BUSINESS OPERATOR DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 3-3, PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE SPECIAL TAXATION MEASURES ACT WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH.
INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY TO AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN, TO A JAPANESE CORPORATION NOT DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH, OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A SPECIALLY-RELATED PERSON OF THE COMPANY WILL BE SUBJECT TO DEDUCTION IN RESPECT OF JAPANESE INCOME TAX AT A CURRENT RATE OF 15.315% (15% ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2038) OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH INTEREST.
1
[CUSIP Number]: |
[ ] |
|||
[ISIN Code]: |
[ ] |
|||
[Common Code]: |
[ ] |
No. [ ] |
$[ ] |
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
GLOBAL SECURITY
[ ]% SENIOR CALLABLE FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE NOTES DUE [ ]
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., a corporation (kabushiki kaisha) established under the laws of Japan (the Company), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or registered assigns, on [ ] the principal sum set forth above or such other amount as is shown on the Register on [ ] in United States Dollars at the Companys office or agency for said purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (or at such other office or agency as the Company shall have appointed for such purpose), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest (i) from, and including, the date of issuance hereof to, but excluding, [ ] (the Initial Fixed Rate Period), semi-annually in arrears on [ ] and [ ] of each year, at the fixed rate per annum set forth above (computed on the basis of [a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months]), and (ii) from, and including, [ ] (the Reset Date) to, but excluding, [ ] (the Reset Fixed Rate Period), semi-annually in arrears on [ ] and [ ] (each such interest payment date, a Reset Rate Interest Payment Date), at the Reset Fixed Rate as defined on the reverse of this Security (computed on the basis of [a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months]), in each case on said principal sum in like coin or currency at said office or agency from [ ] or [ ], as the case may be, next preceding the date of this Security to which interest on the Securities has been paid or duly provided for, unless the date hereof is a date to which interest on the Securities has been paid or duly provided for, in which case from the date of this Security, or unless no interest has been paid or duly provided for on the Securities, in which case from [ ], until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the date of this Security is after [5:00 p.m.], New York City time, on the day [five] Business Days immediately preceding the following [ ] or [ ], as the case may be, this Security shall bear interest from such [ ] or [ ]; provided, however, that if the Company shall default in the payment of interest due on such [ ] or [ ] (in either case, as such date is extended by the period of grace set forth in the Indenture), then this Security shall bear interest from the next preceding [ ] or [ ] to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for on this Security, from [ ]. The interest so payable on any [ ] or [ ] will be paid to the person in whose name this Security is registered at [5:00 p.m.], New York City time, on the day [five] Business Days immediately preceding such [ ] or [ ] (each, a record date); provided that, unless this Security is a Global Security, interest may be paid, at the option of the Company, by mailing a check therefor payable to the registered Holder entitled thereto at his last address as it appears on the Register. As used herein, Business Day means a day which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City and Tokyo are authorized by law or regulation to close.
This Security is being deposited with DTC acting as depositary, and registered in the name of [Cede & Co.], a nominee of DTC. [Cede & Co.], as Holder of record of this Security, shall be entitled to receive payments of principal and interest, other than principal and interest due upon redemption. Payment of interest on this Security will be made (i) by U.S. dollar check drawn on a bank in New York City mailed to the registered Holder at its registered address or (ii) by wire transfer in immediately available funds to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the registered Holder with a bank in New York City.
Reference is made to the further provisions set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
2
This Security shall not be valid or obligatory until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been duly signed by the Trustee acting under the Indenture.
3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated:
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | ||
By: |
|
|
Name: | ||
Title: |
4
Certificate of Authentication
This is one of the Global Securities described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as Trustee |
||
By: |
|
|
Name: | ||
Title: |
5
REVERSE OF SECURITY
1. |
General |
(a) This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debt securities of the Company, issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of [ ] (the Indenture), duly executed and delivered by the Company to The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (herein called the Trustee). Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities. Terms used herein not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.
(b) The Securities will constitute direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Company and rank senior to all of the existing and future subordinated debt of the Company and equally in right of payment with all of the existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt of the Company (except for statutorily preferred exceptions) from time to time outstanding.
(c) If the date for payment of principal of, or interest on, the Securities or the date fixed for redemption of the Securities shall not be a Business Day, then payment of principal or interest need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date for payment of principal of, or interest on, the Securities or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such date.
(d) Certain provisions herein are summaries of, and subject to, the detailed provisions of the Indenture.
(e) The interest rate applicable to the Securities will be reset on the Reset Date. During the Reset Fixed Rate Period, interest on the Securities shall accrue at a fixed per annum rate equal to the applicable U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined below) as determined by the Calculation Agent (as defined below) on the Reset Determination Date (as defined below), plus [ ]% (the Reset Fixed Rate). Interest accrued on the Securities during the Reset Fixed Rate Period will be payable semi-annually in arrears on the Reset Rate Interest Payment Dates.
The U.S. Treasury Rate shall be determined, and the Reset Fixed Rate and the Interest Amount (as defined below) payable on each Reset Rate Interest Payment Date shall be calculated, by [The Bank of New York Mellon] as calculation agent (in such capacity together with any successor, the Calculation Agent).
U.S. Treasury Rate means, with respect to the Reset Fixed Rate Period, the rate per annum equal to:
(1) the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity for the maturity of one year (Yields) for the [five consecutive New York Business Days (as defined below)] immediately prior to the Reset Determination Date based on information appearing in the statistical release designated H.15 (or any successor publication that reports Yields) most recently published by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System as of [5:00 p.m.] (New York City time) on the Reset Determination Date; provided that if the Yield is not available through such release (or any successor publication) for any relevant [New York Business Day], then the arithmetic average will be determined based on the Yields for the remaining [New York Business Days] during the [five New York Business Day] period described above (provided further that if the Yield is available for only [a single New York Business Day] during such [five New York Business Day] period, then U.S. Treasury Rate will mean the single-day Yield for such day); or
(2) if no information is available to determine the U.S. Treasury Rate in accordance with the method set forth in (1) above by using the Yield for at least [a single New York Business Day] during the [five New York Business Day] period described above, then the annualized yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (as defined below) calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price (as defined below) as of the Reset Determination Date.
6
If the U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined, for whatever reason, as described under (1) or (2) above, U.S. Treasury Rate means the rate per annum equal to the last reported Yield, as determined by the Calculation Agent, based on information appearing in the statistical release designated H.15 (or any successor publication that reports Yields) last published by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System as of [5:00 p.m.] (New York City time) on the Reset Determination Date.
For purposes of determining the U.S. Treasury Rate, New York Business Day means a day which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized by law or regulation to close, regardless of whether the over-the-counter market for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities is open or closed.
Comparable Treasury Issue means, with respect to the Reset Fixed Rate Period, the U.S. Treasury security selected by the Company (and notified to the Calculation Agent) with a maturity date on or about (but not more than [30 calendar] days before or after) the maturity date for the Securities and that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars and having a maturity of one year; provided, however, that the selection of the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be at the sole discretion and judgement of the Company, and that such determination shall be final and conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Calculation Agent, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Holders of the Securities.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to the Reset Determination Date, (i) the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations (as defined below) for the Comparable Treasury Issue as of the Reset Determination Date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations are received, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of all such quotations, or (iii) if fewer than two such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations are received, then the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation as quoted by a Reference Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer means each of up to five banks selected by the Company (and notified to the Calculation Agent), or the affiliates of such banks, which are (i) primary U.S. Treasury securities dealers, and their respective successors, or (ii) market makers in pricing corporate bond issues denominated in U.S. dollars; provided, however, that the selection of the Reference Treasury Dealers shall be at the sole discretion and judgement of the Company, and that such determination shall be final and conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Calculation Agent, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Holders of the Securities.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the bid and asked prices quoted to the Company (and notified to the Calculation Agent) by such Reference Treasury Dealer for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, approximately at [11:00 a.m.] (New York City time), on the Reset Determination Date.
Reset Determination Date means the second Business Day immediately preceding the Reset Date.
The Calculation Agent will, as soon as practicable after the determination of the Reset Fixed Rate, calculate the amount of interest (the Interest Amount) payable for the Reset Fixed Rate Period with respect to the Securities.
All determinations, calculations and quotations made or obtained for the purposes of calculating the Reset Fixed Rate and the Interest Amount, whether by the Company, the Calculation Agent or any Reference Treasury Dealer, in the absence of manifest error, will be final and conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Company, the Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agent and the Holders of the Securities.
All percentages resulting from any of the above calculations will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one thousandth of a percentage point, with five ten-thousands of a percentage point rounded upwards (e.g., 9.8765% (or .098765) being rounded to 9.877% (or .09877)) and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upwards).
7
The Reset Fixed Rate on the Securities during the Reset Fixed Rate Period will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by applicable laws and regulations or lower than 0% per annum.
The Calculation Agent will cause the Reset Fixed Rate, the Interest Amount payable for the Reset Fixed Rate Period and the relevant Reset Rate Interest Payment Date with respect to the Securities to be notified to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and DTC, and such information will be notified or published to the Holders of the Securities through DTC or through another reasonable manner as soon as possible after their determination.
2. |
Additional Amounts |
Subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Indenture, all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Securities by the Company shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Japan, or any political sub-division of, or any authority in, or of, Japan having power to tax (Japanese Taxes), unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In that event, the Company shall pay to the Holder of each Security such additional amounts (all such amounts being referred to herein as Additional Amounts) as may be necessary so that the net amounts received by it after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would have been receivable in respect of such Security in the absence of such withholding or deduction, provided that, no Additional Amounts shall be payable in relation to any withholding or deduction as set forth in the Indenture.
No additional amounts will be payable for or on account of any deduction or withholding imposed pursuant to Sections 1471-1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), the U.S. Treasury regulations thereunder and any other official guidance thereunder (FATCA), any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into with respect to FATCA, or any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing, or relating to, FATCA, similar legislation under the laws of any other jurisdiction, or any such intergovernmental agreement.
References to principal or interest in respect of this Security shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts due in respect of Japanese Taxes which may be payable as set forth in this Security and the Indenture.
3. |
Optional Redemption |
The Securities may, subject to the prior confirmation of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the FSA) (if such confirmation is required under Japanese banking laws and regulations then in effect), be redeemed at the option and in the sole discretion of the Company, in whole, but not in part, on [ ], on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but excluding) the date fixed for redemption.
4. |
Optional Tax Redemption |
The Securities may, subject to prior confirmation of the FSA (if such confirmation is required under Japanese banking laws and regulations then in effect), be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole but not in part, at any time, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but excluding) the date fixed for redemption and Additional Amounts, if any), if the Company determines and certifies to the Trustee prior to giving notice of redemption that, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of Japan (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of Japan) affecting taxation, or any change in the official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment, or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change, amendment, application or interpretation becomes effective on or after [ ], the Company is, or on the next interest payment date would be, required to pay any Additional Amounts in respect of Japanese Taxes which cannot be avoided by measures reasonably available to the Company; provided that, no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company would be obligated to make such payment of Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due. Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption of the Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company stating that the conditions precedent to such redemption have been fulfilled and an opinion of an independent tax counsel or tax consultant of recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that the circumstances referred to above exist. The Trustee shall accept such certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, in which event it shall be conclusive and binding on the Securityholders.
8
5. |
Event of Default; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default |
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the entire principal of all the Securities, and the interest accrued thereon, may be declared due and payable immediately, in the manner and with the effect, and subject to the conditions, provided in the Indenture. The Indenture provides that in certain circumstances such declaration and its consequences may be waived by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding and that, prior to any such declaration, such Holders may waive any past default under the Indenture and its consequences except a default in the payment of principal of or interest on any of the Securities. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Security and any Security which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon this Security or such other Securities.
6. |
Supplemental Indentures |
The Indenture permits the Company and the Trustee, with the consent (evidenced as provided in the Indenture) of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, to enter into supplemental indentures, from time to time and at any time, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities; provided, that no such supplemental indenture shall (a) extend the final maturity of the security or of any installment of principal of any Security, or reduce the principal amount, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest, or reduce any amount payable on redemption, or change the currency in which the principal, including any amount of original issue discount, premium, or interest on, any Security, or modify or amend the provisions for conversion of any currency into another currency, or change any of the Companys obligations to pay any Additional Amounts, or reduce the amount of any original issue discount security payable upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy, or impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any Security when due, or alter the terms on which Holders of any Security may convert or exchange senior debt securities for stock or other securities or for other property or the cash value of the property, other than in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions or other similar adjustment provisions included in the terms of the Securities; or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such modification of the Indenture, without the consent of the Holder of each Security so affected.
7. |
Agreement with Respect to Certain Transfers of Business Under Specified Circumstances |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or this Security, the Holder of each Security acknowledges, accepts, consents and agrees that the Indenture will not limit any sales, assignments, transfers or conveyances of business made with the permission of a Japanese court in accordance with Article 126-13 of the Deposit Insurance Act (or any successor provision thereto), including any such sales, assignments, transfers or conveyances made pursuant to the authority of the Deposit Insurance Corporation to represent and manage and dispose of the Companys assets under Article 126-5 of the Deposit Insurance Act (or any successor provision thereto) with the permission of a Japanese court in accordance with Article 126-13 of the Deposit Insurance Act (or any successor provision thereto), which permission may be granted by a Japanese court in accordance therewith if (i) the Company is under special supervision by, or under special control of, the Deposit Insurance Corporation pursuant to the Deposit Insurance Act, and (ii) the Companys liabilities exceed, or are likely to exceed, its assets, or the Company has suspended, or is likely to suspend, payment of its obligations.
9
8. |
Denominations; Exchange; Transfer |
The Securities are issuable only as registered securities without coupons in minimum principal amounts of $[ ] and in integral multiples of $[ ] in excess thereof.
At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof or the office of the Trustee or Registrar and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Securities may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of other authorized denominations.
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Security at the above-mentioned office or agency of the Company or the office of the Trustee or Registrar, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations, for a like aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the transferee as provided in the Indenture. No service charge shall be made for any such transfer, but the Company or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any duty, tax or governmental charge or insurance charge that may be imposed in relation thereto.
9. |
Holders to Be Treated as Owners |
The Company, the Trustee and any authorized agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Security (whether or not this Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone other than the Company or the Trustee or any authorized agent of the Company or the Trustee), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof and the Indenture, interest hereon and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any authorized agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
10. |
Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability |
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture, or herein, or because of any Indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such, or against any past, present or future stockholder, executive officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.
11. |
Governing Law |
This Security and the rights of the Holder hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
10
Exhibit 5.1
October 13, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
7-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8330
Japan
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
$1,000,000,000 0.962% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due October 11, 2025
$1,250,000,000 1.640% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due October 13, 2027
$750,000,000 2.494% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due October 13, 2032
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the registration statement (Registration Statement) on Form F-3 (File No. 333-242048) relating to senior debt securities of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (the Company), and the issue and offering outside Japan by the Company of $1,000,000,000 0.962% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due October 11, 2025, $1,250,000,000 1.640% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due October 13, 2027 and $750,000,000 2.494% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due October 13, 2032 (collectively, the Notes) pursuant to the underwriting agreement dated October 5, 2021 among the Company and the underwriters named therein (the Underwriting Agreement), we have acted as Japanese legal counsel to the Company and have been requested to provide our opinion to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
For the purposes of this opinion, we have examined, inter alia, the following documents:
(a) |
Certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors Regulations, the Regulations of Corporate Executives and the Corporation Meetings Regulations of the Company; |
(b) |
A certified copy dated September 30, 2021 of the commercial register of the Company; |
(c) |
(i) Certified extract copies of the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company held on March 31, 2015 and June 25, 2015, (ii) certified extract copies of the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Management Committee of the Company held on January 20, 2016, March 25, 2020 and March 24, 2021, and (iii) certified copies of (x) the certificate of Mr. Nobuyuki Hirano, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as to his decision made on January 20, 2016, (y) the certificate of Mr. Hironori Kamezawa, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as to the decision of Mr. Kanetsugu Mike, then President and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, made on March 25, 2020, and (z) the certificate of Mr. Hironori Kamezawa, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as to his decision made on March 24, 2021, in respect of the terms of the senior debt securities and the Notes issued under the Indenture (as defined below) and the Registration Statement; |
(d) |
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement; |
(e) |
A copy of the senior indenture in respect of the Notes, dated March 1, 2016, between the Company and the Trustee (the Indenture); |
(f) |
The forms of the global certificates of the Notes (the Global Certificates); |
(g) |
Copies of (i) the power of attorney of the Company dated February 5, 2016 executed by Mr. Nobuyuki Hirano, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, by way of affixing his seal as a Representative Corporate Executive of the Company and (ii) the power of attorney of the Company dated February 5, 2016 signed by Mr. Muneaki Tokunari, Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company; and |
(h) |
A copy of the power of attorney of the Company dated September 16, 2021 signed by Mr. Tetsuya Yonehana, Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the Power of Attorney). |
We have also examined such other certificates and corporate documents of the Company as well as such other matters, documents and records and considered such questions of law, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of rendering the opinion hereinafter set forth.
On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, having regard to the relevant laws of Japan as of the date hereof to the extent that they are applicable, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set out herein, we are of the opinion that:
The Notes, when payment for the Notes has been duly made in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, and the Global Certificates have been duly signed on behalf of the Company by a Representative Corporate Executive of the Company or persons named in the Power of Attorney, duly authenticated and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes, and assuming that the Notes will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms under their governing law, to which they are subject and as to which we render no opinion, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms.
We have assumed, for the purpose of rendering this opinion, that (i) all signatures or seal impressions on any documents we reviewed are true and genuine; (ii) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete; (iii) all documents submitted to us as copies are complete and conform to the originals thereof that are authentic and complete; (iv) all documents submitted to us as forms are executed in such forms; (v) statements included, expressly or impliedly, in the documents, record and certificate of the Company or public officials are true and conform to the relevant facts thereof; (vi) all natural person-signatories who have executed or delivered the relevant documents on behalf of the relevant parties thereto have and had at the relevant times sufficient legal capacity to take such actions; (vii) each party (other than the Company) to each of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and other relevant documents is an entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has full and complete power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such document; (viii) each of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and other relevant documents is within the capacity in powers of and has been duly authorized by all the parties thereto (other than the Company); (ix) each of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and other relevant documents has been duly executed and delivered by all the parties thereto (other than the Company); (x) nothing in the applicable law of any jurisdiction other than Japan would conflict with, or preclude the performance, legality, effectiveness or enforcement of, the Notes and the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and other relevant documents; and (xi) the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and other relevant documents are legal, valid and binding on the parties thereto and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms under their respective governing laws (other than the laws of Japan). We have not independently verified any of the matters referred to in (i) to (xi) above.
- 2 -
The foregoing opinion is based on the assumptions, qualified by and subject to the limitations, set forth below:
(i) |
This opinion letter is strictly limited to the matters stated herein and may not be read as extending by implication to any matters or documents not specifically referred to herein; |
(ii) |
We are members of the bar of Japan and our opinion is limited solely to the laws of Japan in force and as interpreted as of the date hereof. In giving the opinion set forth above, we have relied, as to matters governed by the laws of the State of New York or the federal laws of the United States of America, upon the legal opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, United States counsel to the Company dated the date hereof; |
(iii) |
We neither express nor imply any view or opinion with regard to the requirements of any state or country other than Japan; |
(iv) |
We express no opinion as to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or any other similar remedy; |
(v) |
The opinion expressed above is subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and (b) any applicable statutes of limitation, lapse of time, appropriate court procedures, the public order or policy, good morals doctrine, the good faith and fair dealing doctrine and the abuse of rights doctrine; |
(vi) |
The above opinion does not cover any matters related to tax laws, treaties, regulations or guidelines; |
(vii) |
We express no opinion as to any amendments, supplements, renewals, extensions or other modifications of any documents referred to herein which may be made after the delivery of this opinion; |
(viii) |
Certain terms used in documents referred to above or in any other document examined in connection with this opinion letter, and certain concepts expressed therein (i) may not have an equivalent in the Japanese language or under Japanese legal principles, or (ii) may have a different meaning in legal practice under the governing law thereof from that understood by Japanese counsel, including ourselves, based upon the plain-English meaning of such terms or concepts, as the case may be; |
(ix) |
In this opinion, Japanese legal concepts are expressed in English terms and not in their original Japanese terms. The concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the equivalent English terms as they exist under the laws of other jurisdictions. We do not render any opinion as to how judges qualified in a foreign jurisdiction would interpret Japanese legal concepts or expressions, and this opinion may only be relied upon under the express condition that any issues of interpretation or liability arising thereunder will be governed by the law of Japan and be brought before a Japanese court; and |
(x) |
The opinion expressed above relating to the legality, validity, effectiveness or enforceability of the obligations under any documents governed by any laws other than the laws of Japan shall mean that the laws of Japan will not interfere with the legality, validity, effectiveness or enforceability of the obligations under the relevant governing law other than the laws of Japan. |
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 6-K to be filed by the Company on the date hereof incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the captions Legal Matters and Limitations on Enforcement of U.S. Laws contained in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or by the rules and regulations under it.
Very truly yours,
/s/ NAGASHIMA OHNO & TSUNEMATSU
(MKK)
- 3 -
Exhibit 5.2
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
FUKOKU SEIMEI BUILDING, 2-2 UCHISAIWAICHO 2-CHOME,
CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-0011, JAPAN
TELEPHONE (813)3597-8101
FACSIMILE (813)3597-8120
October 13, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
7-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8330
Japan
0.962% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due 2025
1.640% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due 2027
2.494% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Notes due 2032
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as U.S. counsel to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., a joint stock company organized under the laws of Japan (the Company), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form F-3ASR (File No. 333-242048) (the Registration Statement), which became effective on August 7, 2020. You have asked us to furnish our opinion as to the legality of U.S.$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 0.962% senior callable fixed-to-fixed reset rate notes due 2025, U.S.$1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 1.640% senior callable fixed-to-fixed reset rate notes due 2027 and U.S.$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 2.494% senior callable fixed-to-fixed reset rate notes due 2032 (collectively, the Senior Debt Securities), which are registered under the Registration Statement and which are being sold today pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated October 5, 2021 (the Underwriting Agreement), by and among the representatives named therein, as representatives of the underwriters named on Schedule A thereto (the Underwriters), and the Company.
The Senior Debt Securities are to be issued under a senior indenture, dated March 1, 2016 (the Senior Indenture), by and between the Company, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee), and pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Companys Board of Directors.
2
In connection with the furnishing of this opinion, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents:
1. |
the Registration Statement, |
2. |
the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated October 5, 2021, |
3. |
the pricing term sheets, dated October 5, 2021, filed by the Company on October 6, 2021 as a free-writing prospectus, |
4. |
the final prospectus supplement, dated October 5, 2021 (the Final Prospectus Supplement), |
5. |
the Underwriting Agreement, |
6. |
the Senior Indenture, and |
7. |
the form of Senior Debt Securities to be issued on the date of this letter. |
In addition, we have examined such certificates, agreements and documents as we deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion expressed below. We have also relied as to matters of fact upon oral and written statements of officers and representatives of the Company, the representations and warranties of the Company made in the Underwriting Agreement, and certificates of officers of the Company.
In our examination of the documents referred to above, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all individuals who have executed any of the documents reviewed by us, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic, reproduced or conformed copies of valid existing agreements or other documents, the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents, and that the statements regarding matters of fact in the certificates, records, agreements, instruments and documents that we have examined are accurate and complete. We have also assumed, without independent investigation, (i) that the Company is validly existing under the laws of Japan, (ii) that the Company has all necessary corporate power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement, the Senior Indenture and the Senior Debt Securities, (iii) that the execution, delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement, the Senior Indenture and the Senior Debt Securities by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and none of the Underwriting Agreement, the Senior Indenture and the Senior Debt Securities violates the Companys organizational documents, the laws of Japan or the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is subject, and (iv) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Underwriting Agreement, the Senior Indenture and the Senior Debt Securities by the Company under the laws of Japan. We have also assumed that the Senior Indenture has been duly authorized and executed by, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of, the Trustee, and the due authentication of the Senior Debt Securities by the Trustee in accordance with the Senior Indenture.
3
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, exceptions and qualifications set forth in this letter, we are of the opinion that the Senior Debt Securities, when duly executed, issued, delivered and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Senior Indenture and delivered against the payment as provided in the Underwriting Agreement, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that the enforceability of the Senior Debt Securities may be subject to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, and possible judicial action giving effect to governmental actions relating to persons or transactions or foreign laws affecting creditors rights, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (c) the requirements that a claim with respect to any Senior Debt Securities denominated other than in United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States dollars in respect to the claims) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined by applicable law.
The opinions expressed above are limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States of America. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to the laws, and the rules, regulations and orders under those laws, that are currently in effect. We express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of any indemnity against any loss in converting into a specified currency the proceeds or amount of a court judgment in another currency.
We hereby consent to use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Companys current report on Form 6-K submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) in connection with the offer and sale of the Senior Debt Securities and the incorporation by reference of this opinion into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the use of our name under the heading Legal Matters in the Final Prospectus Supplement forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP