Edgar Filing: MITSUBISHI TOKYO FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Form F-4 Amendment No.3

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2005

Registration No. 333-123136

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 3

FORM F-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

KABUSHIKI KAISHA MITSUBISHI TOKYO FINANCIAL GROUP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

MITSUBISHI TOKYO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Japan

6029

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6326

Japan

+81-3-3240-8111

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Attention: Robert E. Hand, Esq.

General Counsel and Director of Public Affairs, Legal and Compliance Office for the Americas

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., Headquarters for the Americas

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020-1104

+1-212-782-4000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Mark S. Bergman, Esq.

Tong Yu, Esq.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Fukoku Seimei Building, 2nd Floor

2-2 Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan

+81-3-3597-8101

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class

of securities to be registered

Amount to be

registered

Proposed maximum

offering price per share

Proposed maximum

aggregate offering price

Amount of

registration fee⁽⁵⁾

Common stock, no par value⁽¹⁾

650,000 shares

⁽²⁾

US$

8,784

⁽³⁾

US$

5,709,778,599

⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

US$

672,041

⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Class 11 preferred shares, no par value

8 shares

⁽²⁾

US$

9,505

⁽⁴⁾

US$

76,038

⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

US$

⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

(1)

American depositary receipts evidencing American depositary shares issuable upon deposit of the shares of common stock registered under this registration statement are registered under a separate registration statement on Form F-6 (Registration No. 333-13338).

(2)

Represents the maximum number of shares of common stock and preferred stock, respectively, that the registrant expects to issue to UFJ Holdings shareholders resident in the United States in connection with the merger described in this registration statement. The shares to be issued in connection with the merger outside the United States are not registered under this registration statement.

(3)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f)(1) and Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low trading prices of UFJ Holdings common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on February 25, 2005 after conversion into U.S. dollars based on the noon buying rate for cable transfers in Japanese yen as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as in effect on such date.

(4)

The class 11 preferred shares are being offered in exchange for UFJ Holdings class VI preferred shares previously sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act. Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f)(2) of the Securities Act, based on the liquidation preference of the class VI preferred shares after conversion into U.S. dollars based on the noon buying rate for cable transfers in Japanese yen as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as in effect on February 25, 2005.

(5)

Previously paid.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion Dated May 18, 2005

Prospectus

Merger Proposal

between

MITSUBISHI TOKYO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

and

UFJ HOLDINGS, INC.

The boards of directors of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc., or MTFG, and UFJ Holdings, Inc. have agreed to a statutory merger under the Commercial Code of Japan pursuant to which UFJ Holdings will merge with MTFG, with MTFG being the surviving entity. As a result of the merger, shareholders of UFJ Holdings will become shareholders of the surviving entity. Concurrently, the surviving entity will be renamed “Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.” and use the abbreviation “MUFG”. This merger is referred to as the “merger” in this prospectus. On February 18, 2005, the two companies entered into an integration agreement, which was subsequently amended on April 20, 2005, setting forth the merger ratio and certain other terms of the merger and, on April 20, 2005, the two parties entered into a merger agreement setting forth the final terms of the merger. The merger ratio has been set at 0.62 shares of MTFG common stock for each share of UFJ Holdings common stock, and this ratio will not be adjusted to reflect changes in the market values of MTFG and UFJ Holdings common stock. Under the current schedule, the merger, if approved, is expected to be completed on or around October 1, 2005.

Based on the number of shares of UFJ Holdings capital stock issued as of March 31, 2005, MTFG expects to allocate an aggregate of 3,199,734 shares of its common stock, representing a 48.89% increase in MTFG’s issued shares as of March 31, 2005, to shareholders of UFJ Holdings in connection with the merger. MTFG shares that will be used in the merger will consist of shares that MTFG will newly issue on the effective date of the merger.

As part of the merger, MTFG will issue one share of class 11 preferred shares in exchange for each share of UFJ Holdings’ class VI preferred shares. Based on the number of UFJ Holdings’ class VI preferred shares outstanding as of March 31, 2005, MTFG expects to allocate eight shares of its class 11 preferred stock to shareholders of UFJ Holdings in connection with the merger. Subject to the final terms being approved, the MTFG class 11 preferred shares will have a non-cumulative preferred dividend of ¥5,300 per share per annum and a liquidation preference of ¥1,000,000 per share. The MTFG class 11 preferred shares will generally have no voting rights except under special circumstances. The MTFG class 11 preferred shares will be convertible into common stock at the holder’s option until July 31, 2014 at an initial conversion price of ¥918,700, subject to certain adjustments. The other terms of the MTFG class 11 preferred shares are expected to be substantially the same as those of UFJ Holdings’ class VI preferred shares. See “Description of Preferred Stock” for detailed information about the MTFG class 11 preferred shares.

The general meeting of shareholders of UFJ Holdings, at which the shareholders of UFJ Holdings will vote on the terms of the merger agreement, is currently scheduled to be held on June 29, 2005 at UFJ Holdings’ principal office in Tokyo, Japan. Shareholders of record of UFJ Holdings as of March 31, 2005 will be entitled to vote at that meeting. To attend and vote at the shareholders meeting, shareholders of UFJ Holdings must follow the procedures outlined in the convocation notice and the mail-in voting cards that UFJ Holdings will distribute to the shareholders of record.

The merger can only be completed if the terms of the merger agreement are approved by shareholders of MTFG and UFJ Holdings and several other conditions are satisfied. The additional conditions and other terms of the merger are more fully described in this prospectus. For a discussion of these conditions, please see “The Merger—Conditions to the Merger.”

This prospectus has been prepared for shareholders of UFJ Holdings resident in the United States to provide them with detailed information in connection with the merger. It also provides important information about the shares of MTFG common stock and class 11 preferred stock to be issued and delivered to UFJ Holdings shareholders in connection with the merger. You are encouraged to read this prospectus in its entirety.

Shares of MTFG common stock are traded in Japanese yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the code number 8306. On May 13, 2005, the last reported official sale price of shares of MTFG common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was ¥893,000 per share. MTFG’s common stock is also listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange in Japan and on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and traded on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom. Application has been made to list MTFG’s common stock on the Nagoya Stock Exchange in Japan. ADSs, each representing one one-thousandth of a share of common stock of MTFG, are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “MTF”. On May 13, 2005, the last reported official sale price of the ADSs on the NYSE was $8.32 per ADS.

MTFG is not asking for a proxy, and you may not send a proxy to MTFG.

You should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 16 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is , 2005.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
Questions and Answers about the Merger		1
Summary		6
Risk Factors		16
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements		33
Selected Consolidated Financial Data of MTFG		35
Selected Consolidated Financial Data of UFJ Holdings		38
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Information		41
Selected Unaudited Pro Forma Per Share Data of MTFG and UFJ Holdings		55
Exchange Rates		56
Market Price and Dividend Information		57
General Meeting of UFJ Holdings Shareholders		59
The Merger		62
Related Transactions		111
Business		114
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of MTFG		153
Additional Financial Information for MTFG		227
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of UFJ Holdings		244
Additional Financial Information for UFJ Holdings		297
Management		307
Major Shareholders of MTFG		314
Japanese Foreign Exchange and Certain Other Regulations		316
Description of Common Stock		318
Description of Preferred Stock		324
Description of American Depositary Shares		332
Taxation		338
Legal Matters		347
Limitations on Enforcement of U.S. Laws		347
Experts		347
Where You Can Obtain More Information		348
Index to Financial Statements		F-1
Annex A English Translation of Integration Agreement, Dated February 18, 2005, and the Amendment Thereto, Dated April 20, 2005		A-A-1
Annex B English Translation of Merger Agreement, Dated April 20, 2005		A-B-1
Annex C English Translation of Articles 245-2 through 245-4 and 408-3 of the Commercial Code of Japan		A-C-1
Annex D Press Release of MTFG, Dated January 31, 2005, Announcing Its Japanese GAAP Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2004		A-D-1
Annex E Unaudited Reverse Reconciliation of Selected Financial Information of MTFG		A-E-1
Annex F Press Release of UFJ Holdings, Dated February 4, 2005, Announcing Its Japanese GAAP Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2004		A-F-1
Annex G Unaudited Reverse Reconciliation of Selected Financial Information of UFJ Holdings		A-G-1
Annex H English Translation of Fairness Opinion, Dated February 18, 2005, Delivered by Merrill Lynch to the Board of UFJ Holdings		A-H-1
Annex I English Translation of Fairness Opinion, Dated February 18, 2005, Delivered by JPMorgan to the Board of UFJ Holdings		A-I-1
Annex J English Translation of Fairness Opinion, Dated April 20, 2005, Delivered by Merrill Lynch to the Board of UFJ Holdings		A-J-1
Annex K English Translation of Fairness Opinion, Dated April 20, 2005, Delivered by JPMorgan to the Board of UFJ Holdings		A-K-1

REFERENCES TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form F-4, which includes additional business and financial information about MTFG and UFJ Holdings that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. This information is available to you without charge upon written or oral request. If you would like to receive any of the additional information, please contact MTFG at the following address or telephone number: 4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6326, Japan, Attention: Public Relations Office, telephone: +81-3-3240-8136. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN TIMELY DELIVERY, YOU MUST REQUEST THE INFORMATION NO LATER THAN JUNE 22, 2005, WHICH IS FIVE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE YOU MUST MAKE A DECISION REGARDING THE MERGER.

For additional information about MTFG and UFJ Holdings, see “Where You Can Obtain More Information.”

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER

What are MTFG and UFJ Holdings proposing?

MTFG and UFJ Holdings are proposing to merge, with MTFG being the surviving entity. As a result of the merger, holders of UFJ Holdings common stock will become holders of the surviving entity’s common stock. On February 18, 2005, MTFG and UFJ Holdings entered into the integration agreement, which was subsequently amended on April 20, 2005, setting forth the merger ratio and, on April 20, 2005, the two parties entered into the merger agreement setting forth the final terms of the merger.

Why are MTFG and UFJ Holdings proposing the merger?

MTFG and UFJ Holdings aim, through the merger, to create a leading comprehensive financial group that is competitive on a global basis and provides a broad range of financial products and services to a worldwide client base. MTFG and UFJ Holdings believe that their business operations and domestic and global branch networks are highly complementary. By leveraging the respective strengths of each group, creating synergies through the merger and reinforcing a customer-focused management philosophy, the combined entity will seek to become Japan’s premier comprehensive global financial group. The combined entity will have what the parties believe is the largest market value among Japanese financial institutions, and it will be the largest bank in the world when measured by assets. The combined entity will also have a strong presence in core financial business areas, including:



· banking;		· credit cards and consumer finance;

· trust banking;		· leasing; and

· securities;		· international banking.

· investment trusts;

What will UFJ Holdings shareholders receive in the merger?

Holders of UFJ Holdings common stock will receive 0.62 shares of MTFG common stock for each share of UFJ Holdings common stock. For a discussion of the merger ratio, please see “The Merger.”

Holders of UFJ Holdings preferred stock are currently expected to receive shares of MTFG preferred stock as follows:

Holders of class II preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 8 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class IV preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 9 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class V preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 10 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class VI preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 11 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class VII preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 12 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG.

Does the board of directors of UFJ Holdings recommend the merger?

Yes. The board of directors of UFJ Holdings unanimously recommends that shareholders vote for the merger.

How will fractional shares be treated in the merger?

If any fractional shares of MTFG common stock would otherwise be allotted to holders of UFJ Holdings common stock in the merger, such fractional shares will not be issued to the respective shareholders, but

instead shares representing the aggregate of all such fractional shares, except for those consisting of 1% of one share or its integral multiples as described below, will be sold in the Japanese market and the net cash proceeds from the sale will be distributed to the former holders of UFJ Holdings shares on a proportionate basis in accordance with the respective fractions, but disregarding fractional yen amounts. However, fractional shares of MTFG common stock consisting of 1% of one share or any integral multiples thereof will be entered or recorded in the fractional share register of MTFG.

When is the merger expected to be completed?

MTFG and UFJ Holdings expect to complete the merger on or around October 1, 2005.

What are the required votes to approve the merger agreement at the general meeting of shareholders of UFJ Holdings?

At the general meeting of UFJ Holdings shareholders, holders of record as of March 31, 2005 of issued shares of common stock and class I, class II, class IV, class V, class VI and class VII preferred shares are entitled to one vote per share. The following shares, however, are not entitled to vote at the general meeting of UFJ Holdings:

treasury shares held by UFJ Holdings; and

shares held by entities in which UFJ Holdings (together with its subsidiaries) holds more than 25% of the voting rights.

The affirmative vote of shareholders comprising two-thirds of the above common and preferred shares with voting rights represented at the general meetings of shareholders of UFJ Holdings is required to approve the terms of the merger agreement.

In addition, the terms of the merger agreement are also required to be approved at the class shareholders meetings for each class of UFJ Holdings shares, namely the common shares and the class I, class II, class IV, class V, class VI and class VII preferred shares, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the issued shares of the relevant class with voting rights represented at each class shareholders meeting. The required quorum at the common share class shareholders meeting is a majority of the issued common shares with voting rights, and the required quorum at each of the preferred class shareholders meetings is a majority of the total issued shares for the relevant class of preferred shares.

If I own UFJ Holdings shares how do I vote at the shareholders meeting?

If you have one or more shares of UFJ Holdings common stock, you will have voting rights with respect to each share of common stock. You may exercise voting rights by attending the shareholders meeting in person or by having another shareholder having voting rights attend the meeting as your attorney-in-fact, by the Internet or by arranging to return the mail-in voting card sent to the registered shareholders by UFJ Holdings. Completed voting cards must be received at least one day before the meeting. If you are a UFJ Holdings shareholder resident in the United States, mail-in voting cards and related materials will be sent to your standing proxies in Japan, if you have one, who will then transmit those voting cards and related

materials to you according to the terms of the respective proxy agreements. If you are not residing in Japan, you are encouraged to contact your standing proxy in Japan or your securities broker through which you purchased the shares. A UFJ Holdings shareholder is also entitled to exercise voting rights through the Internet by accessing UFJ Holdings’ website and inputting an exercise code and password. Internet voting is available only on UFJ Holdings’ Japanese-language website.

What is the record date for voting at the shareholders meeting?

The record date will be March 31, 2005. Accordingly, holders of UFJ Holdings shares of record as of March 31, 2005 will be eligible to vote at the shareholders meeting to be held on June 29, 2005. Holders of shares issued after March 31, 2005, such as shares that may be issued after March 31, 2005 as a result of convertible or exchangeable securities (which were issued prior to March 31, 2005) being converted or exchanged, will not be entitled to vote at the shareholders meeting.

What materials am I receiving?

UFJ Holdings will distribute voting materials, including a mail-in voting card, to registered shareholders that will enable them to exercise their voting rights. For shareholders who are not resident in Japan and have a standing proxy in Japan, UFJ Holdings will distribute voting materials to their standing proxies in Japan. Therefore, if you are a UFJ Holdings shareholder that is not resident in Japan and have a standing proxy in Japan with respect to UFJ Holdings shares, you are encouraged to contact your standing proxy in Japan. If you are a UFJ Holdings shareholder that is not resident in Japan and have purchased UFJ Holdings shares through a securities broker located outside Japan, you are encouraged to ask your broker to obtain the voting materials from its standing proxy or custodian in Japan or to otherwise make proper arrangements.

How will shares represented at the shareholders meeting by mail-in voting cards be treated?

The voting cards used for the general meeting of shareholders of UFJ Holdings will list the proposals to be voted on by shareholders at the general meeting, including approval of the terms of the merger agreement. The voting cards will allow shareholders to indicate a “for” or “against” vote with respect to each proposal. In accordance with Japanese law and practice, UFJ Holdings intends to count towards the quorum requirements for its shareholders meeting any shares represented by voting cards that are returned to UFJ Holdings, including voting cards that do not indicate a “for” or “against” vote for any of the proposals, and to count voting cards that do not indicate a “for” or “against” vote for any proposal as having voted “for” approval of the proposals, including the terms of the merger agreement.

May I change my vote after I submit my mail-in voting card?

Yes. If you want to change your previously returned voting card, you must either attend the shareholders meeting personally or through another shareholder having voting rights, whom you appoint as your attorney-in-fact, or vote via the Internet. By attending the meeting in person or having another shareholder who has voting rights and is authorized to vote your shares attend the meeting on your behalf, or by voting via the Internet, you will automatically revoke your mail-in voting card. Your vote submitted via the Internet, however, will also be automatically revoked if you subsequently attend the shareholders meeting in person or through another shareholder having voting rights whom you appoint as your attorney-in-fact.

May I change my vote after I submit my vote via the Internet?

Yes. If you wish to change a vote previously submitted via the Internet, you must either attend the shareholders meeting personally or through another shareholder having voting rights whom you appoint as your attorney-in-fact, or by resubmitting your vote via the Internet. By attending the meeting in person or having another shareholder entitled to vote your shares attend the meeting on your behalf, or by

resubmitting your vote via the Internet, you will automatically revoke your vote previously submitted via the Internet. If you submit more than one vote via the Internet, the last vote submitted will be counted.

If my shares are held in “street name” by my broker, will my broker vote them for me without instructions?

Whether your broker will vote your shares without your instructions depends on the terms and conditions of the agreement entered into by you and your broker. Therefore, you are encouraged to contact your broker directly to confirm the applicable voting procedure.

Do I have opposition rights?

Under the Commercial Code of Japan, you are entitled to opposition rights of appraisal in connection with the merger if you comply with the procedures set forth in the Commercial Code of Japan. Any UFJ Holdings shareholder who notifies UFJ Holdings in writing prior to the general meeting of shareholders of his or her intention to oppose the merger, and who votes against the approval of the terms of the merger agreement at the general meeting and complies with the other relevant procedures set forth in the Commercial Code of Japan, may demand that UFJ Holdings purchase his or her shares of UFJ Holdings common stock at the fair value which such shares would have had but for the resolution approving the terms of the merger agreement. The failure of a shareholder of UFJ Holdings to provide such notice prior to the general meeting or to vote against the approval of the terms of the merger agreement at the general meeting will in effect constitute a waiver of the shareholder’s right to demand that UFJ Holdings purchase his or her shares of common stock at that value.

Should I send in my stock certificates now?

No. After the terms of the merger agreement are approved at the shareholders meetings of MTFG and UFJ Holdings, you, your standing proxy or custodian in Japan or your broker will, on your or your broker’s behalf, receive a notice requesting that shareholders submit their share certificates representing UFJ Holdings stock during the period stated in the notice, which will end one day prior to the date of the merger. The notice will also include instructions on how to exchange your UFJ Holdings share certificates for MTFG share certificates. Please do not send your share certificates until you receive these instructions from your standing proxy in Japan or broker.

How will trading in UFJ Holdings shares be affected in connection with the completion of the merger?

Under the current schedule and assuming the merger is approved, UFJ Holdings shares will be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange in Japan and from the Official List of the UK Listing Authority in the United Kingdom on or around September 27, 2005.

The additional shares of MTFG to be issued on the effective date of the merger are expected to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange in Japan and on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority in the United Kingdom. ADSs, each representing one one-thousandth of one share of the surviving entity, are also expected to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States.

Will I receive dividends on UFJ Holdings common stock for the year ended March 31, 2005 from UFJ Holdings?

No. UFJ Holdings has previously announced that it will not pay a dividend on its common stock or preferred stock for the year ended March 31, 2005.

Will I be entitled to receive dividends from MTFG on shares of MTFG common stock for the year ended March 31, 2005 or the interim period ending September 30, 2005?

No. You will not receive dividends for the year ended March 31, 2005, or the interim period ending September 30, 2005. MTFG currently expects to pay (1) dividends of ¥6,000 per share in June 2005 to holders of record of its common shares as of March, 31, 2005, subject to approval at MTFG’s general meeting of shareholders in June 2005, and (2) interim dividends of up to ¥3,000 per share in December 2005 to holders of record of its common shares as of September 30, 2005, subject to approval at MTFG’s board of directors meeting in December 2005.

What are the Japanese tax consequences of the merger?

What are the U.S. tax consequences of the merger?

The merger may qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes; however, this determination cannot be made until after the closing date of the merger. Therefore, it is possible that U.S. holders will recognize income or gain or loss for U.S. tax purposes upon the exchange of their UFJ Holdings shares for MTFG shares. See “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

Whom can I call with questions?

If you have more questions about the merger, you should call:

Mr. Hirotsugu Hayashi

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc.

26F Marunouchi Building

4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6326

Japan

Telephone: +81-3-3240-9059

Mr. Hitoshi Shimamura

UFJ Holdings, Inc.

1-1, Otemachi 1-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8114

Japan

Telephone: +81-3-3212-5458

SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand the merger fully and for a more complete description of the legal terms of the merger, you should carefully read this entire prospectus.

The Companies

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. (Page 118)

MTFG is one of the world’s leading bank holding companies. MTFG is a holding company for The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and The Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation, or Mitsubishi Trust Bank. MTFG provides a broad range of financial services, including commercial banking, investment banking, trust-banking and asset management services, to individuals and corporate customers through its two principal subsidiaries and their respective subsidiaries. MTFG on a consolidated basis had total assets of ¥113.3 trillion as of September 30, 2004, net income of ¥823.0 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and net income of ¥131.4 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2004.

MTFG’s address is:

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc.

4-1, Marunouchi 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6326

Japan

Telephone: +81-3-3240-8111

UFJ Holdings, Inc. (Page 131)

UFJ Holdings is the holding company for the UFJ group, which is one of Japan’s leading providers of financial services. The UFJ group provides a broad spectrum of financial products and services, including retail banking, corporate banking, global banking and trading, trust services, securities underwriting and brokerage services, investment banking services and asset management services. UFJ Holdings on a consolidated basis had total assets of ¥82.6 trillion as of September 30, 2004, net income of ¥607.7 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and net income of ¥245.7 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2004.

UFJ Holdings’ address is:

UFJ Holdings, Inc.

5-6, Fushimimachi 3-chome

Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0044

Japan

Telephone: +81-6-6228-7111

The Merger (Page 62)

The boards of directors of MTFG and UFJ Holdings have resolved to combine their businesses by consummating a statutory merger under the Commercial Code of Japan. On February 18, 2005, the two companies entered into an integration agreement, which was subsequently amended on April 20, 2005, setting forth the merger ratio and certain other terms of the merger and, on April 20, 2005, the two parties entered into a merger agreement setting forth the final terms of the merger.

If the terms of the merger agreement are approved at the two companies’ shareholders meetings, which are both currently scheduled to be held on June 29, 2005, and if the other conditions to completing the merger are satisfied, the merger is expected to be completed on or around October 1, 2005.

On the date the merger becomes effective, UFJ Holdings will merge with MTFG, with MTFG being the surviving entity. As a result of the merger, UFJ Holdings shareholders of record as of the date one day prior to the date of the merger, other than MTFG (if it holds UFJ Holdings common stock on that date), will become entitled to receive 0.62 shares of MTFG common stock in exchange for each share of UFJ Holdings common stock. The resulting number of shares of MTFG common stock to which UFJ Holdings shareholders are entitled will be recorded in MTFG’s register of shareholders. The shares representing the aggregate of all fractional shares less than integral multiples of 1% of one share of MTFG will be sold through the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the net cash proceeds from the sale will be distributed to the former holders of UFJ Holdings shares on a proportionate basis in accordance with the respective fractions, but disregarding fractional yen amounts. The fractional shares consisting of 1% of one share or any integral multiples thereof will be entered or recorded in the fractional share register of MTFG.

Holders of UFJ Holdings preferred stock are currently expected to receive shares of MTFG preferred stock as follows:

Holders of class II preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 8 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class IV preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 9 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class V preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 10 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class VI preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 11 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG

Holders of class VII preferred shares of UFJ Holdings: an equal number of shares of class 12 preferred shares newly issued by MTFG.

Based on the closing prices of MTFG and UFJ Holdings common shares and the fair value of the preferred shares as of February 18, 2005, the last full trading day prior to the companies entering into and announcing the integration agreement, the aggregate transaction value was ¥4.4 trillion. Based on the same market information and the fair value of the preferred shares as of , 2005 (which is the most current practicable date to calculate the transaction value), the aggregate transaction value was ¥ trillion.

Reasons for the Merger (Page 68)



· banking;		· credit cards and consumer finance;

· trust banking;		· leasing; and

· securities;		· international banking.

· investment trusts;

MTFG believes that the proposed merger with UFJ Holdings would enable MTFG to further its goal of becoming a comprehensive, globally competitive financial group for several reasons, including:

UFJ Holdings’ competitive position in Japan’s Nagoya and Osaka metropolitan areas is highly complementary to MTFG’s domestic network, which is primarily focused in the Tokyo metropolitan region; and

UFJ Holdings’ client base of small- and medium-sized enterprises and retail customers complements MTFG’s primarily corporate client base, facilitating the development of diverse products and services and a more focused sales approach.

In agreeing to the proposed merger terms, UFJ Holdings particularly considered that:

a merger with MTFG is attractive from a financial condition perspective because MTFG

is alone among Japan’s four largest banking groups in having repaid all public funds, and

has a lower problem loan ratio and lower ratio of deferred tax assets to Tier I capital than Japan’s other major banking groups;

MTFG’s strengths in the Tokyo metropolitan area and overseas markets complement UFJ Holdings’ prominent position in the Nagoya and Osaka metropolitan areas; and

MTFG’s corporate client base is complementary to the focus of UFJ Holdings on retail customers and small- and medium-sized enterprises.

UFJ Holdings believes the combined entity will have a stronger presence with large corporate clients in Japan and in overseas markets than UFJ Holdings currently enjoys.

Required UFJ Holdings Shareholder Approvals (Pages 59 and 60)

UFJ Holdings plans to seek shareholder approval of the terms of the merger agreement at its general meeting of shareholders, which is currently scheduled to be held on June 29, 2005 in Japan at its office in Tokyo. Under the Commercial Code of Japan, the notice of convocation of a general meeting of shareholders must be sent at least two weeks in advance to all shareholders of record having voting rights. For shareholders not resident in Japan, UFJ Holdings will send the notice of convocation to their standing proxies in Japan or other persons in Japan who hold the shares on behalf of those shareholders and in whose name the shares are registered in UFJ Holdings’ register of shareholders. UFJ Holdings plans to mail out its notice on June , 2005.

At this meeting, among other things, shareholders will be asked to approve the final terms of the merger agreement into which MTFG and UFJ Holdings entered on April 20, 2005.

At the general meeting of UFJ Holdings shareholders, holders of record as of March 31, 2005 of issued shares of common stock and class I, class II, class IV, class V, class VI and class VII preferred shares will be entitled to one vote per share. The following shares, however, will not be entitled to vote at the general meeting of UFJ Holdings:

treasury shares held by UFJ Holdings; and

shares held by entities in which UFJ Holdings (together with its subsidiaries) holds more than 25% of the voting rights.

Holdings, which in the aggregate and as of March 31, 2005 represented 12.10% of the total number of shares entitled to vote, are voting together with the common stock shareholders at the ratio of one vote for one preferred share because a proposal to pay the full amount of preferential dividends on those classes of preferred shares is not included in the agenda of the meeting.

At the general meeting of UFJ Holdings shareholders, the affirmative vote of shareholders comprising two-thirds of the common and preferred shares with voting rights represented at the general meetings of shareholders of UFJ Holdings is required to approve the terms of the merger agreement.

As of March 31, 2005, MTFG, its directors, executive officers and corporate auditors and their affiliates held of record approximately 1.3% of the voting rights of UFJ Holdings common stock, and approximately 6.1% of the voting rights of MTFG common stock (excluding shares held in trust accounts or shares held for trading purposes by the securities company subsidiaries).

As of March 31, 2005, UFJ Holdings, its directors, executive officers and corporate auditors and their affiliates held of record approximately 1.1% of the voting rights of UFJ Holdings common stock, and approximately 0.3% of the voting rights of MTFG common stock (excluding shares held in trust accounts or shares held for trading purposes by the securities company subsidiaries).

UFJ Holdings General Meeting of Shareholders (Page 59)

Shareholders eligible to vote at the general meeting of shareholders of UFJ Holdings may do so in person, by arranging to return voting cards to UFJ Holdings or via the Internet. The voting cards will allow shareholders to indicate a “for” or “against” vote with respect to each proposal to be voted on at the meeting, including approval of the terms of the merger agreement.

Each UFJ Holdings shareholder is entitled, with certain exceptions, to one vote per share of common stock.

Management (Page 307)

From MTFG:

Directors


Name		Position at Combined Entity
Haruya Uehara		Director, Deputy Chairman and Chief Audit Officer
Nobuo Kuroyanagi		Director, President & Chief Executive Officer
Tatsunori Imagawa		Director, Deputy President and Chief Planning Officer
Hajime Sugizaki		Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
Yoshihiro Watanabe		Senior Managing Director and Chief Risk Management Officer
Shigemitsu Miki		Director
Kinya Okauchi		Director
Nobuyuki Hirano		Director
Ryotaro Kaneko		Director
Takuma Otoshi		Director

Corporate Auditors


Name		Position at Combined Entity
Setsuo Uno		Corporate Auditor (Full-time)
Takeo Imai		Corporate Auditor
Tsutomu Takasuka		Corporate Auditor

From UFJ Holdings:

Directors


Name		Position at Combined Entity
Ryosuke Tamakoshi		Chairman
Toshihide Mizuno		Senior Managing Director
Shintaro Yasuda		Director
Hirohisa Aoki		Director
Hiroshi Hamada		Director
Iwao Okijima		Director

Corporate Auditors


Name		Position at Combined Entity
Haruo Matsuki		Corporate Auditor (Full-time)

Mr. Kunie Okamoto is also expected to serve as a corporate auditor of the combined entity.

The compensation, benefits and other terms of employment of the persons who will serve as directors, executive officers and corporate auditors of the combined entity have not been determined, but their compensation levels, benefits and other terms of employment are currently not expected to change materially from general levels in prior years as a result of their election as directors, executive officers or corporate auditors of the combined entity.

In addition, six individuals from MTFG and one individual from UFJ Holdings are expected to serve as managing officers of the combined entity.

No Solicitation of Proxies, Consents or Authorizations (Page 61)

Shareholders may vote at the respective general meetings of shareholders of MTFG and UFJ Holdings either in person or by using the mail-in voting card distributed in accordance with the Commercial Code of Japan. Neither MTFG nor UFJ will solicit any separate form of proxy, consent or authorization. MTFG and UFJ Holdings have, however, retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated and Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. as their respective agents for the purpose of soliciting overseas shareholders’ approval of the merger.

Conditions to the Merger (Page 102)

The merger can only be completed if the terms of the merger agreement are approved by shareholders of MTFG and UFJ Holdings and certain other conditions are satisfied. Please see “The Merger—Conditions to the Merger” for a complete discussion of these conditions. The integration agreement states that all of the merger agreements entered into separately between each of the respective group subsidiaries will be terminated if the merger agreement between MTFG and UFJ Holdings is not approved at the shareholders meetings of both holding companies. If a merger agreement relating to the mergers of the bank, trust bank or securities subsidiaries is not approved at the shareholders meetings of the relevant subsidiaries, however, only the relevant merger agreement will be terminated. MTFG and UFJ Holdings may terminate the integration agreement when either (a) the other holding company is in breach of its representations, warranties or obligations under such agreement, and such breach would have a material adverse effect on the breaching party or (b) any event having a material adverse effect on the other party occurs, and such breach or event is not cured or resolved within a specified period. The merger agreement states that if an event occurs that results in any material change to the financial or economic condition of MTFG or UFJ Holdings, or that materially interferes with the execution of the merger, MTFG and UFJ Holdings may amend the terms and conditions of the merger or terminate the merger agreement upon mutual agreement following consultation. Please see “The Merger—Description of Material Merger Terms” for more information on the merger agreement’s termination provisions.

The merger also needs to be approved by the Prime Minister of Japan before its effective date. MTFG will file an application for such approval through the Financial Services Agency once the merger agreement is approved at the relevant shareholders meetings. Furthermore, a filing needs to be made with the Fair Trade Commission of Japan at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the merger. Certain conditions of the merger may be modified, or the effective date of the merger may be postponed, by the above-mentioned authorities. The merger also requires the prior approval of the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Notice to, or the prior approval of, state bank regulatory authorities in certain states within the United States in which MTFG and UFJ Holdings have subsidiaries or branch offices also will be required. Depending upon the ways in which certain subsidiaries of MTFG and UFJ Holdings will be combined, transactions in connection with the merger may also require the prior approval of applicable bank regulatory authorities. The integration agreement and the merger agreement state that the merger agreement will be nullified if the required regulatory approvals for the merger are not obtained prior to the date of the merger, or if such approvals are obtained subject to any condition or restriction that may result in a material obstacle to achieving the purposes of the merger or the execution of the merger. Please see “The Merger—Conditions to the Merger” for more information on regulatory approvals.

Opposition Rights of Appraisal (Page 109)

Under the Commercial Code of Japan, you are entitled to opposition rights of appraisal in connection with the merger if you comply with the procedures set forth in the Commercial Code of Japan. In order to exercise this right, you must notify UFJ Holdings in writing of your intention to oppose the merger prior to UFJ Holdings’ general meeting of shareholders, and also vote against the approval of the merger agreement at the general meeting of shareholders. If you comply with the above and other procedures required by the Commercial Code of Japan, you may demand that UFJ Holdings purchase your shares at the fair value that your shares would have had if the resolution approving the merger agreement had not been passed. Please see “The Merger—Opposition Rights” for a complete discussion of these rights.

Related Transactions (Page 111)

On September 17, 2004, MTFG purchased 3.5 billion Series 1 class E preferred shares of UFJ Bank for ¥700 billion. The class E preferred shares are non-voting shares but are entitled to approval rights in respect of certain material matters concerning UFJ Bank and are also convertible into voting class F preferred shares of UFJ Bank, subject to certain conditions. MTFG has a put option and UFJ Holdings a call option with respect to those shares, as summarized below:

If the merger is not approved at any of the class shareholders meetings of UFJ Holdings, MTFG may convert all of its non-voting UFJ Bank class E preferred shares to voting class F preferred shares of UFJ Bank.

If the merger is not approved at two consecutive meetings of any of the class shareholders meetings of UFJ Holdings, MTFG may sell its UFJ Bank class E preferred shares to UFJ Holdings at a price equal to the acquisition price.

Even if the merger is not approved at the class shareholders meetings as described above, MTFG may not convert or sell its class E preferred shares as stated above if the merger is also not approved at the general shareholders meeting of UFJ Holdings. Instead, MTFG may sell its class E preferred shares to UFJ Holdings at a price equal to 130% of its acquisition price if the merger is not approved at the June 2005 general shareholders meeting of UFJ Holdings and:

a proposal of a business integration between MTFG and UFJ Holdings is not approved at a general shareholders meeting of UFJ Holdings to be held after October 1, 2005, or

a proposal of a business integration between UFJ Holdings and a third party is approved at a general and class shareholders meeting of UFJ Holdings to be held after October 1, 2005.

In the above two cases, UFJ Holdings may also buy back the UFJ Bank class E preferred shares from MTFG at a price equal to 130% of the acquisition price.

Material Tax Consequences (Page 338)

Japanese Taxation

The merger is expected to be accomplished as a “qualified merger,” which is a tax-free transaction for Japanese tax purposes. Therefore, a non-resident holder will not recognize any income or gain or loss for Japanese tax purposes upon the exchange of its UFJ Holdings shares for MTFG shares in the merger, except to the extent it receives cash in lieu of fractional shares of MTFG shares. Please see “Taxation—Japanese Taxation” for a more detailed description of Japanese taxation matters. Each non-Japanese holder should, however, obtain advice from its own tax advisers regarding its tax status in each jurisdiction.

U.S. Taxation

The merger may qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order for this to be the case, it is necessary that the beneficial holders of the stock of UFJ Holdings at the time of the merger beneficially own stock in MTFG immediately after the merger that possesses either (a) at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of MTFG stock entitled to vote immediately after the merger or (b) at least 50% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock immediately after the merger. This determination cannot be made until after the closing date of the merger.

As set out in detail in “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” on the basis of a number of assumptions and information obtained following investigative steps, MTFG has determined that if the merger had taken place on March 31, 2005 on exactly the same terms as those proposed in this prospectus, the ownership test described above would have been satisfied on the basis of value. However, the accuracy and value of this determination is dependent on the accuracy and completeness of the assumptions and the information on which it was made. Some or all of these assumptions may not be accurate and complete.

Furthermore, the fact that the ownership test would have been satisfied on a date prior to the date of the actual merger does not mean that the ownership test would be satisfied immediately after the merger, when it actually takes places. MTFG makes no representation that the ownership test will be satisfied on the basis of either value or voting power immediately after the merger and, therefore, no representation that the merger will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, it is possible that U.S. holders will recognize income or gain for U.S. tax purposes upon the exchange of their UFJ Holdings shares for MTFG shares or ADSs. Please see “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” for a more detailed description of U.S. taxation matters.

Risk Factors (Page 16)

In determining whether to vote to approve the terms of the merger agreement, you should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 16 of this prospectus.

Accounting Treatment of the Merger (Page 110)

The merger will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Trading Markets (Page 57)

Upon completion of the merger, shares of common stock of the combined entity are expected to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange in Japan and on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom, and ADSs each representing one one-thousandth of a share of the combined entity’s common stock will be listed on the NYSE.

Summary Market Price Information (Page 58)

The following table sets forth the last reported sale prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for MTFG and UFJ Holdings common stock, and the implied equivalent value of UFJ Holdings common stock based upon the merger ratio, on February 18, 2005, the last trading day before public announcement of the proposed merger ratio, on April 20, 2005, the day the merger agreement was entered into, and on , 2005.


	UFJ Holdings common stock (historical)		UFJ Holdings common stock (implied equivalent value)		MTFG common stock (historical)
February 18, 2005	¥	579,000	¥	597,060	¥	963,000
April 20, 2005		554,000		564,200		910,000
, 2005

Summary Financial Data (Pages 35, 38 and 55)

The table below sets forth historical and pro forma unaudited per share data of MTFG and historical and unaudited equivalent per share data of UFJ Holdings for net income, cash dividends and book value.


	For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004
	UFJ Holdings				MTFG
	Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma Equivalent⁽²⁾		Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma
			(unaudited)				(unaudited)
Cash dividends per share⁽³⁾		—	¥	2,480.00	¥	4,000.00	¥	4,000.00
Income from continuing operations per share:
Basic	¥	115,227.05		91,614.50		128,443.00		147,765.32
Diluted		86,803.31		81,455.73		125,123.73		131,380.21


	For the six months ended September 30, 2004
	UFJ Holdings				MTFG
	Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma Equivalent⁽²⁾		Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma
	(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Net book value per share (as of the end of the period)	¥	8,569.15	¥	417,764.91	¥	549,725.57	¥	673,814.37
Cash dividends per share⁽³⁾		—		3,720.00		6,000.00		6,000.00
Income from continuing operations per share:
Basic		42,527.48		21,842.08		19,850.94		35,229.16
Diluted		33,605.00		20,800.86		19,743.30		33,549.77

(1)

Calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.

(2)

Pro forma equivalent per share amounts were calculated by multiplying the pro forma income from continuing operations per share, pro forma net book value per share and pro forma cash dividends per share by the merger ratio, which is each share of common stock of UFJ Holdings to 0.62 shares of common stock of MTFG.

(3)

Cash dividends per share reflect those paid during each of the periods indicated.

Where to Find More Information (Page 348)

As required by the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, MTFG has filed a registration statement on Form F-4 relating to the securities offered by this prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. This prospectus is a part of that registration statement, which includes additional information.

In addition, MTFG files annual reports, special reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document filed with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference rooms at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the SEC’s regional offices. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports and information statements, and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC (http://www.sec.gov).

As used in this prospectus, references to “MTFG” and “UFJ Holdings” are to Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. and to UFJ Holdings, Inc., respectively, as well as to MTFG and UFJ Holdings and their respective consolidated subsidiaries, as the context requires. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the financial results or business of the “UFJ group” refer to those of UFJ Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries. Also, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “merger” are to the proposed merger between MTFG and UFJ Holdings, the terms of which are set out in the integration agreement dated February 18, 2005 and as amended on April 20, 2005, and the merger agreement dated April 20, 2005 between MTFG and UFJ Holdings. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “combined entity” are to the combined business and operations of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries following the completion of the merger.

As used in this prospectus, “dollar” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America, and “Yen” or “¥” means the lawful currency of Japan.

As used in this prospectus, “U.S. GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and “Japanese GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in Japan. The consolidated financial information of MTFG and UFJ Holdings contained in this prospectus has been presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except for the risk-weighted capital ratios, the business segment financial information and some other specifically identified information, which are prepared in accordance with Japanese banking regulations or Japanese GAAP. Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, all amounts in the financial statements contained in this prospectus are expressed in Japanese yen.

RISK FACTORS

Prior to making a decision on the merger, you should carefully consider, along with other matters set out in this prospectus, the following considerations:

Risks Relating to the Merger

The combined entity may have difficulty integrating the business and operations of MTFG and the UFJ group, which may have a material adverse effect on the combined entity’s business, results of operations, financial condition and stock price.

The merger of MTFG and UFJ Holdings will be a complex, time-consuming and costly process. Risks to the successful completion of the merger include:

potential disruptions of the combined entity’s ongoing business and the distraction of its management;

delays or other difficulties in integrating the domestic and overseas branch and subsidiary networks, head office functions, information and management systems, personnel and customer base of the two groups, which may prevent the combined entity from enhancing the convenience and efficiency of its branch and subsidiary network and operational systems as planned;

impairment of relationships with customers, employees and strategic partners;

additional credit-related expenses or losses that may be incurred as uniform accounting policies and policies for establishing allowances are applied to the asset and loan portfolio of the two groups;

unanticipated asset-quality problems in UFJ Holdings’ asset portfolio that may cause significant losses on write-downs or require additional allowances to be established; and

unanticipated expenses in connection with litigation related to the merger.

The combined entity may not succeed in addressing these risks or other problems encountered in connection with the merger. Significant or unexpected costs may be incurred during the integration process, preventing the combined entity from achieving the targeted cost reductions from the business integration. If the combined entity is unable to resolve smoothly the problems that arise in the integration process between MTFG and the UFJ group, its business, results of operations, financial condition and stock price may be materially and adversely affected.

The combined entity may have difficulty achieving the benefits expected from the merger, which may have a material adverse effect on the combined entity’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

The combined entity’s ability to realize the growth opportunities and other expected benefits of the merger will depend in part on the successful integration of the domestic and overseas branch and subsidiary network, head office functions, information and management systems, personnel and customer base and other resources and aspects of MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ holding companies, banks, trust banks and securities companies. To realize the anticipated benefits of the merger, the combined entity must implement a business plan that will effectively combine two operations that are diverse in terms of their respective products, services, customer segments and geographic scope, as well as management systems. Achieving the targeted cost savings is dependent on the successful implementation of the integration plan. The combined entity expects to incur annual integration-related expenses in implementing the integration plan, and for the first two years after the merger, the integration-related expenses are expected to exceed the targeted cost savings. These integration-related expenses may continue to exceed cost savings beyond that period. The primary challenges involved in achieving the benefits of the merger include:

retaining the existing customers and strategic partners of each company;

integrating management, key employees and other personnel of both MTFG and the UFJ group;

coordinating and consolidating the functions of the domestic and overseas branch offices of the combined entity and its subsidiaries;

identifying and streamlining redundant operations and assets;

combining customer products and services effectively and quickly;

transitioning relevant operations and facilities smoothly to a common information technology system; and

developing and implementing uniform accounting and reserve policies, internal controls, disclosure policies and procedures and other standards.

Estimates of targeted cost savings and other synergies in connection with the merger are inherently uncertain, and the combined entity may fail to achieve these targeted cost savings and other synergies.

MTFG and UFJ Holdings have announced that the combined entity will seek to realize cost savings through the merger, but that annual integration-related costs within the first two fiscal years after the merger are expected to exceed cost synergies during that period. In addition, MTFG and UFJ Holdings announced that the combined entity will report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 a significant amount of extraordinary charges under Japanese GAAP, a majority of which are non-cash items. The combined entity’s targeted cost-savings are based on a number of assumptions, including that the combined entity will be able to implement necessary cost-saving measures such as the consolidation of overlapping products, services, branch offices and head office functions. In addition, these cost-savings targets assume that the combined entity will be able to integrate the operations, systems and personnel of the two institutions efficiently. If the combined entity fails to achieve the targeted cost savings from the merger, its financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Although the combined entity also expects revenue synergies to yield increases in gross revenue, a decrease in revenue is expected for the first one to two years following the merger due to adjustments in loan exposures to certain borrowers. Revenue synergies are dependent on the successful implementation of the combined entity’s business strategy. If the revenue synergies do not materialize in the expected time period, the combined entity’s financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Significant costs will be incurred in the course of and as a result of the merger.

MTFG and UFJ Holdings expect to incur significant costs related to the merger. The combined entity will incur, for the first few years following the merger, significant expenses to close overlapping branches and subsidiaries and to integrate IT systems and other operations. Transaction-related expenses include financial advisory, legal and accounting fees and expenses, severance/employee benefit-related expenses, filing fees, printing expenses and other related charges. Additionally, MTFG and UFJ Holdings may also incur significant costs in compensating shareholders who exercise their opposition rights of appraisal, as well as creditors with creditor protection rights. Additional litigation-related costs may also be incurred as a result of the civil suit brought by Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. against UFJ Holdings in October 2004, or any other litigation that may arise in connection with the merger. MTFG and UFJ Holdings may also incur additional unanticipated expenses in connection with the merger and the integration of the operations, information systems, domestic and overseas branch office network and personnel of the two groups.

The merger ratio is fixed and will not be adjusted to reflect changes in the market values of MTFG and UFJ Holdings common stock; as a result, the value of MTFG common stock you receive in the merger may be less than when you vote on the merger.

Upon the completion of the merger, each share of UFJ Holdings common stock excluding those held by MTFG, if any, will be exchanged for 0.62 shares of MTFG common stock. The ratio at which UFJ Holdings’ common stock will be converted is fixed, and will not be adjusted for changes in the market prices of either company’s common stock. Therefore, even if the relative market values of MTFG or UFJ Holdings common stock change, there will be no change in the number of shares of MTFG common stock you will receive in the

merger. Furthermore, neither company is permitted to terminate the merger or solicit another vote of its stockholders solely due to changes in the market prices of either company’s common stock.

Any change in the prices of either company’s common stock occurring prior to the effective date of the merger will affect the value that holders of UFJ Holdings common stock receive in the merger. The value of the MTFG common stock received in the merger (which will occur approximately three months after the shareholders meetings) may be higher or lower than the value as of the date of this prospectus and as of the date of UFJ Holdings’ general meeting of shareholders, depending on the then prevailing market prices of MTFG and UFJ Holdings common stock.

The share prices of MTFG and UFJ Holdings common stock are subject to the general price fluctuations in the market for publicly traded equity securities and have experienced significant volatility in the past. Stock price changes may result from a variety of factors, including actual changes in, or investor perception of, MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ businesses, operations and prospects. Regulatory developments, including developments relating to the business improvement orders currently outstanding with respect to UFJ Holdings, as well as legal proceedings against UFJ Holdings relating to alleged evasion of inspections conducted by the Financial Services Agency of Japan and changes in general market and economic conditions may also affect the stock price of MTFG and UFJ Holdings. You should obtain and review recent market quotations for MTFG and UFJ Holdings common stock before voting on the merger.

The merger is subject to regulatory approvals and will be subject to various conditions set forth in the merger agreement and, even though the terms of the merger agreement may be approved by both sets of shareholders, the merger nonetheless may not be completed as scheduled or at all.

The merger agreement provides that the respective obligations of MTFG and UFJ Holdings to complete the merger are subject to a number of specified conditions, including the obtaining or satisfying of all regulatory approvals, permits, consents and requirements necessary for the consummation of the merger. Regulatory authorities in Japan or elsewhere may seek to block or delay the merger between the holding companies or the mergers between their key operating subsidiaries, or may impose conditions that reduce the anticipated benefits of the merger or make it difficult to complete as planned. In addition, MTFG and UFJ Holdings have the right to terminate the merger agreement at any time, upon the parties’ mutual written consent. Either party may also terminate the merger agreement if an event occurs that results in any material change to the financial or economic condition of MTFG or UFJ Holdings, or that materially interferes with the execution of the merger, upon mutual agreement following consultation. Even if the merger agreement is approved at the general meetings of shareholders of MTFG and UFJ Holdings, the merger may still not be completed as scheduled or at all.

The merger may be completed even though MTFG, UFJ Holdings or the combined entity may be materially and adversely affected by factors arising from the announcement of the merger, regulatory developments, industry-wide changes or other causes.

In general, under the terms of the integration agreement between MTFG and UFJ Holdings, the parties may terminate the integration agreement if material adverse changes affect MTFG or UFJ Holdings between the date of signing of the integration agreement and the end of June 2005. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the parties may terminate the merger agreement if an event occurs that results in any material change to the financial or economic condition of either party. However, MTFG and UFJ Holdings have agreed to consult each other before terminating the agreements, and the parties could decide to proceed with the merger despite any such event. Furthermore, the merger may be completed despite the occurrence of events such as a decrease in either company’s stock price, failure by either company to meet or exceed research analysts’ or other estimates or projections, additional administrative action against UFJ Holdings from regulatory authorities or changes in the economic or business environment affecting banking institutions generally.

If MTFG and UFJ Holdings complete the merger despite the occurrence of a material adverse change or other events, the combined entity’s business, market position, results of operations or financial condition may be adversely affected.

The merger may be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and U.S. holders of UFJ Holdings common shares may recognize gain or loss on the exchanges of UFJ Holdings common shares for MTFG common shares.

The determination of whether the merger will qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the U.S. tax code is a factual one that cannot be made until the companies’ advisors examine share ownership records as of the effective date of the merger. If, immediately after the merger is completed, the shareholders of UFJ Holdings at the time of the merger do not own at least 50% of either (1) the total combined voting rights of all classes of stock entitled to vote, or (2) the value of the shares of the surviving corporation, the merger will be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In that case, U.S. holders of UFJ Holdings common shares will generally recognize gain or loss on the exchanges of UFJ Holdings shares for MTFG shares equal to the difference between (x) the fair market value of the MTFG common shares received pursuant to the merger plus any cash received as a result of the sale of fractional entitlements to MTFG securities, and (y) the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the UFJ Holdings common shares. See “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” for a more detailed description of U.S. taxation matters.

Charges to earnings resulting from the application of the purchase method of accounting may adversely affect the combined entity’s financial results and the market value of its common stock following the merger.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the combined entity will account for the merger using the purchase method of accounting. The combined entity will allocate the total purchase price to its assets and liabilities based on the proportionate share of the fair values of those assets and liabilities. The combined entity will incur additional amortization expense over the estimated useful lives of certain of the identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the transaction. In addition, the excess of the purchase price over the fair values of UFJ Holdings’ assets and liabilities will be recorded as goodwill. If the recorded goodwill becomes impaired, the combined entity may be required to incur material charges relating to the impairment of goodwill. If the anticipated benefits of the merger are not achieved, the combined entity’s financial results, including earnings per share, and the market value of the combined entity’s common stock could be adversely affected.

Negative media coverage of the merger, as well as statements by parties with competing interests, could have a material adverse effect on the combined entity’s reputation, business and results of operations.

The merger between MTFG and UFJ Holdings has been the subject of extensive coverage by both Japanese and foreign media, and of statements by parties with competing interests. Some of this coverage and these statements are negative and pertain to a wide range of matters relating to the merger. Negative media coverage and statements about the merger, regardless of their veracity, may affect investor sentiment and could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of the combined entity. The resulting reputational harm from such negative media coverage and statements relating to the merger may also impact consumer perception, negatively affecting the business and results of operations of the combined entity. The combined entity, as well as MTFG and UFJ Holdings, may also be forced to devote considerable resources to address the impact of such media coverage and statements relating to the merger.

MTFG, the UFJ group and the combined entity could be forced to sell some of their equity securities at price levels lower than they would otherwise sell at in order to remain in compliance with relevant Japanese laws.

Japanese banks generally are prohibited by the Banking Law and the Anti-Monopoly Law of Japan from purchasing or holding 5% or more of the equity interest in any domestic third party. In order to comply with this requirement, prior to or soon after the merger MTFG and the UFJ group may be required to sell some of their equity securities to the extent their combined holdings would exceed this 5% threshold after the merger. In order to remain compliant with the Banking Law and the Anti-Monopoly Law, MTFG, the UFJ group and the combined entity may sell some of their equity securities at price levels lower than they would otherwise sell at.

A successful legal challenge to the validity of the merger following its completion may invalidate the shares of MTFG issued in the merger.

Until six months after the effective date of the merger, a court action seeking to nullify the merger may be brought by any MTFG or UFJ Holdings shareholder, director, corporate auditor, liquidator, bankruptcy trustee or eligible creditor who disapproved the merger. The merger may be nullified by a court if a material procedural defect is found to have occurred in connection with the consummation of the merger. If any court action challenging the merger on this legal basis is brought, the price or liquidity of the combined entity’s shares may be adversely affected, regardless of the merits of the claim. Moreover, in the event that the merger is nullified by a court, UFJ Holdings would be revived and all of the MTFG shares issued in the merger would thereafter become invalid. Previous shareholders of UFJ Holdings would once again become shareholders of the revived UFJ Holdings.

UFJ Holdings has not obtained updated fairness opinions from its financial advisors reflecting changes in circumstances and assumptions that may have occurred since the signing of the merger agreement.

UFJ Holdings has not obtained updated fairness opinions from its financial advisors, J.P. Morgan Securities Asia Pte. Limited and Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd., since April 20, 2005. The fairness opinions provided by these financial advisors do not speak of as of any date other than the date of those opinions and are subject to various assumptions and qualifications. Changes in the operations and prospects of MTFG and UFJ Holdings, general market and economic conditions and other factors which may be beyond the control of MTFG and UFJ Holdings, and on which the fairness opinions were based, may have altered the value of MTFG and UFJ Holdings, or the market price of MTFG and UFJ Holdings common stock as of the date of this prospectus, or may alter such values and prices by the time the merger is completed. You are encouraged to read the fairness opinions, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus, in their entirety.

The fairness opinions obtained by UFJ Holdings are based on financial information prepared under Japanese GAAP, and accordingly U.S. investors should not unduly rely on such fairness opinions.

The financial analysis and fairness opinions of UFJ Holdings’ financial advisors, J.P. Morgan Securities and Merrill Lynch, are based upon financial information of MTFG and UFJ Holdings prepared in accordance with Japanese GAAP. The accounting treatment of some items and transactions differ significantly between Japanese GAAP and U.S. GAAP. Additionally, while UFJ Holdings’ financial advisors have assumed that the merger will be accounted for as a pooling of interests for purposes of their financial analysis and fairness opinions, it will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting under U.S. GAAP. The financial advisors have not reviewed any financial information prepared by MTFG or UFJ Holdings under U.S. GAAP and have not taken account of any differences between Japanese GAAP and U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the financial analysis and fairness opinions of UFJ Holdings’ financial advisors may have limited utility to U.S. investors. U.S. investors should not unduly rely on the financial analysis and fairness opinions of UFJ Holdings’ financial advisors contained elsewhere in this prospectus.

Risks Relating to the Combined Entity’s Business after the Merger

The combined entity may suffer additional losses in the future due to problem loans.

MTFG and the UFJ group have suffered from asset quality problems since the early 1990s. Despite recent progress by MTFG in reducing the level of its problem loans, UFJ Holdings continues to have a particularly concentrated exposure to large troubled borrowers and the combined entity will have a considerable amount of problem loans on its balance sheet at the time the merger is completed. A number of borrowers are still facing challenging circumstances, and the combined entity’s problem loans and credit-related expenses could increase if:

current restructuring plans of borrowers are not successfully implemented;

additional large borrowers become insolvent or must be restructured;

economic conditions in Japan deteriorate;

real estate prices in Japan continue to decline or stock prices in Japan decline;

the rate of corporate bankruptcies in Japan or elsewhere in the world rises;

additional economic problems arise elsewhere in the world; or

the global economic environment deteriorates generally.

An increase in problem loans and credit-related expenses would adversely affect the combined entity’s results of operations, weaken its financial condition and erode its capital base. Credit losses may increase if the combined entity elects, or is forced by economic or other considerations, to sell or write off its problem loans at a larger discount, in a larger amount or in a different time or manner than it may otherwise want.

The combined entity’s allowance for credit losses may be insufficient to cover future loan losses.

MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ allowance for credit losses in their loan portfolios are based on evaluations, assumptions and estimates about their customers, the value of collateral MTFG and UFJ Holdings hold and the economy as a whole. The combined entity’s loan losses could prove to be materially different from the estimates and could materially exceed the allowances. If the combined entity’s actual loan losses are higher than currently expected, the current allowances for credit losses will be insufficient. The combined entity may incur credit losses or have to provide for additional allowance for credit losses if :

economic conditions, either generally or in particular industries in which large borrowers operate, deteriorate;

the standards for establishing allowances change, causing the combined entity to change some of the evaluations, assumptions and estimates used in determining the allowances;

the value of collateral the combined entity holds declines; or

the combined entity is adversely affected by other factors to an extent that is worse than anticipated.

The credit quality of the combined entity’s loan portfolio may be adversely affected by the continuing financial difficulties facing some companies operating in the Japanese real estate, construction, trading, wholesale and retail, and automotive sectors.

MTFG and UFJ Holdings have large exposures to some borrowers in the Japanese real estate, construction, trading, wholesale and retail, and automotive sectors, and are thus exposed to the ongoing financial difficulties faced by some borrowers operating in those sectors. Some of the companies in these sectors to which MTFG or UFJ Holdings has extended credit are exposed to ongoing financial difficulties and they may be in restructuring negotiations or considering whether to seek bankruptcy protection. If these companies are unsuccessful in their restructuring efforts due to continuing financial and operational difficulties or other factors, are otherwise forced to seek bankruptcy protection, or if other lenders discontinue or decrease their financial support to these companies for any reason, there may be further significant deterioration in the credit quality of the combined entity’s loan portfolio, which would expose it to further loan losses.

The combined entity’s exposure to troubled borrowers may increase, and its recoveries from these borrowers may be lower than expected.

The combined entity may provide additional loans, equity capital or other forms of support to troubled borrowers in order to facilitate their restructuring and revitalization efforts. The combined entity may forbear from exercising some or all of its rights as a creditor against them, and it may forgive loans to them in conjunction with their debt restructuring. The combined entity may take these steps even when its legal rights might permit it to take stronger action against the borrower and even when others might take stronger action

against the borrower to maximize recovery or to reduce exposure in the short term. The combined entity may provide support to troubled borrowers for various reasons, including any of the following reasons arising from Japan’s business environment and customs:

political or regulatory considerations;

reluctance to push a major client into default or bankruptcy or to disrupt a restructuring plan supported by other lenders; and

a perceived responsibility for the obligations of the combined entity’s affiliated and associated companies, as well as companies with which MTFG or UFJ Holdings have historical links or other long-standing relationships.

These practices may substantially increase the combined entity’s exposure to troubled borrowers and increase its losses.

The combined entity may experience losses because its remedies for credit defaults by its borrowers are limited.

The combined entity may not be able to realize the value of the collateral it holds or enforce its rights against defaulting customers because of:

the difficulty of foreclosing on collateral in Japan;

the illiquidity of and depressed values in the Japanese real estate market; and

the depressed values of pledged securities held as collateral.

The combined entity’s business may be adversely affected by negative developments with respect to other Japanese financial institutions, both directly and through the effect they may have on the overall Japanese banking environment and on their borrowers.

Many Japanese financial institutions, including banks, non-bank lending and credit institutions, affiliates of securities companies and insurance companies, are still experiencing declining asset quality and capital adequacy and other financial problems. This may lead to severe liquidity and solvency problems, which have in the past resulted in the liquidation, government control or restructuring of affected institutions. The continued financial difficulties of other financial institutions could adversely affect the combined entity because:

MTFG and UFJ Holdings have extended loans, some of which are classified as nonaccrual and restructured loans, to banks and other financial institutions that will not be consolidated subsidiaries of the combined entity;

MTFG and UFJ Holdings are shareholders of some other banks and financial institutions that will not be consolidated subsidiaries of the combined entity;

MTFG and UFJ Holdings may be requested to participate in providing assistance to support distressed financial institutions that will not be consolidated subsidiaries of the combined entity;

financial institutions may become majority owned or controlled by the Japanese government as a result of the government’s conversion of its preferred stock into common stock or injection of additional public funds into financial institutions pursuant to the Deposit Insurance Law of Japan, such as the injection of public funds into Resona Bank, Ltd. and Ashikaga Bank, Ltd. in 2003, or other newly introduced frameworks for the injection of public funds into financial institutions;

if the government takes control of major financial institutions, the combined entity will become a direct competitor of government controlled financial institutions and may be put at a competitive disadvantage if the Japanese government provides regulatory, tax, funding or other benefits to those financial institutions to strengthen their capital, facilitate their sale or otherwise;

deposit insurance premiums could rise if deposit insurance funds prove to be inadequate;

repeated or large scale bankruptcies or government support or control of financial institutions could generally undermine depositor confidence or adversely affect the overall banking environment; and

negative media coverage of the Japanese banking industry, regardless of its accuracy and applicability to the combined entity, could affect investor sentiment and have a materially adverse effect on the combined entity’s stock price.

The combined entity may experience difficulties implementing effective internal controls.

In order to operate a global financial institution, it is essential for the combined entity to have effective internal controls, corporate compliance functions, and accounting systems to manage its assets and operations. Moreover, under the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which will apply by reason of the combined entity’s status as an SEC reporting company, the combined entity will be required to establish internal control over its financial reporting and its management will be required to assess the effectiveness of the combined entity’s internal control over financial reporting and disclose whether such internal control is effective. The combined entity’s auditors must also conduct an audit to evaluate management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting, and then render an opinion on the combined entity’s assessment and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.

Designing and implementing an effective system of internal controls capable of monitoring and managing the combined entity’s business and operations represents a significant challenge for the combined entity. Particularly, UFJ Holdings has previously admitted, in response to administrative action from the Financial Services Agency, to failures in internal controls that led to inappropriate responses to Financial Services Agency inspections of UFJ Bank’s large borrower classifications, errors in the management of loans to small- and medium-sized borrowers and deficiencies in its system for monitoring and managing credit risk. The internal control framework to be implemented by the combined entity will need to have the ability to identify and prevent similar occurrences on a group-wide basis. The design and implementation of internal controls may require significant management and human resources, and result in considerable costs. In addition, as a result of unanticipated issues arising after the merger, the combined entity may need to take a permitted scope limitation on its assessment of internal control over financial reporting, may report material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting or may be unable to assert that its internal control over financial reporting is effective. If such circumstances arise, it could adversely affect the market perception of the combined entity.

The combined entity may be adversely affected if economic conditions in Japan worsen.

Since the early 1990s, the Japanese economy has performed poorly due to a number of factors, including weak consumer spending and lower capital investment by Japanese companies, causing a large number of corporate bankruptcies and the failure of several major financial institutions. Although some economic indicators and stock prices have recently improved, if the economy weakens, then the combined entity’s earnings and credit quality may be adversely affected.

Changes in interest rate policy, particularly unexpected or sudden increases in interest rates, could adversely affect the value of the combined entity’s bond portfolio, problem loans and results of operations.

MTFG and UFJ Holdings hold a significant amount of Japanese government bonds and foreign bonds, including U.S. Treasury bonds. An increase in relevant interest rates, particularly if such increase is unexpected or sudden, may negatively affect the value of the combined entity’s bond portfolio and reduce the so called “spread,” which is the difference between the rate of interest earned and the rate of interest paid. In addition, an increase in relevant interest rates may increase the combined entity’s problem loans as some of its borrowers may not be able to meet the increased interest payment requirements, thereby adversely affecting its results of operations and financial condition.

Corporate credibility issues among its borrowers could increase the combined entity’s problem loans or otherwise negatively affect its results of operations.

During the past few years, high profile bankruptcy filings and reports of past accounting or disclosure irregularities, including fraud, in the United States, Japan and other countries have raised corporate credibility issues, particularly with respect to public companies. In response to these developments and regulatory responses to these developments in the United States, Japan and elsewhere, regulators, auditors and corporate managers generally have begun to review financial statements more thoroughly and conservatively. As a result, additional accounting irregularities and corporate governance issues may be uncovered and bring about additional bankruptcy filings and regulatory action in the United States, Japan and elsewhere. Such developments could increase the combined entity’s credit costs if they directly involve its borrowers or indirectly affect its borrowers’ credit.

The combined entity may not be able to maintain its capital ratios above minimum required levels, which could result in the suspension of some or all of its operations.

The combined entity, as a holding company, and its Japanese subsidiary banks, which will consist of a bank formed through the combination of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank as well as a trust bank formed through the combination of Mitsubishi Trust Bank and UFJ Trust Bank Limited, will be required to maintain risk-weighted capital ratios above the levels specified in the capital adequacy guidelines of the Financial Services Agency. The capital ratios will be calculated in accordance with Japanese banking regulations based on information derived from the relevant entity’s financial statements prepared in accordance with Japanese GAAP. The combined entity’s subsidiaries in California, UnionBanCal Corporation and Union Bank of California, N.A., referred to collectively as UNBC, are subject to similar U.S. capital adequacy guidelines. The combined entity or its subsidiary banks may be unable to continue to satisfy the capital adequacy requirements because of:

credit costs the combined entity or its subsidiary banks may incur as it disposes of problem loans and removes impaired assets from its balance sheet;

credit costs the combined entity or its subsidiary banks may incur due to losses from a future deterioration in asset quality;

a reduction in the value of the combined entity’s or its subsidiary banks’ deferred tax assets;

changes in accounting rules or in the guidelines regarding the calculation of bank holding companies’ or banks’ capital ratios;

declines in the value of securities portfolio of the combined entity or its subsidiary banks;

the inability of the combined entity or its subsidiary banks to refinance their subordinated debt obligations with equally subordinated debt;

adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates; and

other adverse developments discussed in these risk factors.

If the combined entity’s capital ratios fall below required levels, the Financial Services Agency could require the combined entity to take a variety of corrective actions, including withdrawal from all international operations or suspension of all or part of its business operations.

The combined entity’s capital ratios may also be negatively affected by contemplated or recently adopted regulatory changes.

Several proposed regulatory changes could have an adverse impact on the combined entity’s capital ratios. In particular, the Financial System Council of the Financial Services Agency is discussing the adoption of rules that limit the amount of deferred tax assets that may be included in the calculation of Tier I or total regulatory capital. The imposition of any such limits would likely reduce the combined entity’s regulatory capital, perhaps materially. As of September 30, 2004,

MTFG’s net deferred tax assets amounted to ¥653 billion under Japanese GAAP, or approximately 16.2% of the amount of its Tier I capital of ¥4,025 billion calculated in accordance with Japanese GAAP as required by the Financial Services Agency, and

UFJ Holdings’ net deferred tax assets amounted to ¥1,205 billion under Japanese GAAP, or approximately 54.6% of the amount of its Tier I capital of ¥2,203 billion calculated in accordance with Japanese GAAP as required by the Financial Services Agency.

In addition, effective March 31, 2003, the Financial Services Agency strongly suggested that major banks calculate loan loss reserves for certain impaired loans by analyzing the projected cash flows from those loan assets, discounted to present value, instead of basing reserves on historical loan loss data. MTFG and UFJ Holdings employ a methodology to calculate loan loss reserves for these credits based on their estimated cash flows. However, if in the future the Financial Services Agency adopts a calculation methodology that is different from the methodology employed by MTFG and UFJ Holdings, the size of the combined entity’s allowance for loan losses under Japanese GAAP could increase. Because capital ratios are calculated under Japanese GAAP, this change may materially reduce the combined entity’s capital ratios. Further regulatory changes are expected based on the new framework relating to regulatory capital requirements that were established by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and endorsed by the central bank governors and the heads of bank supervisory authorities of the Group of Ten (G10) countries in June 2004.

The combined entity may fail to meet the operating targets in the restructuring plan it will submit to the Financial Services Agency, which could subject it to administrative actions, the replacement of senior management, the conversion of preferred shares held by the Resolution and Collection Corporation and other adverse actions.

UFJ Holdings is a recipient of public funds from the Resolution and Collection Corporation, a Japanese government entity. The public funds were injected in the form of a preferred stock investment, and this preferred stock will be exchanged as part of the merger for newly issued preferred stock of the surviving entity. As a result, the combined entity will be required to prepare and submit a restructuring plan to the Financial Services Agency, and to periodically update such restructuring plan. Material failure to achieve the operating targets outlined in the restructuring plan could result in the following:

the combined entity or its affiliates may be subject to administrative action from the Financial Services Agency;

the Financial Services Agency may take steps to replace senior management of the combined entity or its bank subsidiaries; or

the Resolution and Collection Corporation may convert its holdings of the combined entity’s preferred stock into common stock, which may make the Japanese government the combined entity’s largest shareholder.

In addition, the Financial Services Agency, the Resolution and Collection Corporation or other governmental agencies could take other actions, as a regulator or shareholder, that are designed to protect the interests of depositors or the Japanese government’s investment but may be materially adverse to the interests of other investors in the combined entity.

The Japanese government could become a significant shareholder in the combined entity.

After the merger, the Resolution and Collection Corporation will hold preferred shares that do not have voting rights but are convertible into 12.6% of the combined entity’s common shares. If the preferred shares are converted into common shares, the Japanese government could hold a substantial interest in the combined entity. On April 4, 2003, the Financial Services Agency issued guidelines concerning when the Japanese government may convert the preferred shares of banks or bank holding companies that it owns into common shares. Among the conditions under which the Japanese government may convert its preferred shares under those guidelines is the non-payment of dividends on those preferred shares for two consecutive fiscal years, or non-payment for one fiscal year and only a partial payment of preferred dividends for the second fiscal year. UFJ Holdings has announced it will not pay preferred dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. If the combined entity is unable to pay the necessary amount of dividends on its preferred shares for any reason, the Japanese government could elect to convert the preferred shares it holds into common shares. This could result in significant reputational harm and significant changes to the combined entity’s strategic goals and operations.

Administrative sanctions by the Financial Services Agency against the UFJ group could have a materially adverse effect on the combined entity’s reputation, business, results of operations and stock price.

In June 2004, the Financial Services Agency levied business improvement administrative actions against the UFJ group after concluding that members of the UFJ’s group’s management had taken actions that amounted to evasions of inspections conducted by the Financial Services Agency on the classification of large borrowers. The causes of these sanctions led to the resignation of the top management of UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank. The Financial Services Agency’s administrative order also directed the UFJ group to address serious deficiencies in its internal control framework. Subsequently, in October 2004, the Financial Services Agency filed criminal indictments against UFJ Bank and former members of its management. In conjunction with these indictments, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office announced in December 2004 that they would seek to prosecute UFJ Bank, its former executive officers and a former employee on suspicion of violations of the Banking Law of Japan. In February 2005, three former executives of UFJ Bank pleaded guilty to obstructing the Financial Services Agency’s inspections in violation of the Banking Law. On April 25, 2005, UFJ Bank and its former executives were convicted of breaches of the Banking Law. UFJ Bank was fined ¥90 million, a former executive officer was sentenced to ten months imprisonment with a stay of execution for three years and two other former executive officers were sentenced to eight months imprisonment with a stay of execution for three years. These administrative sanctions and criminal proceedings may affect investor sentiment and could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of the combined entity. The resulting reputational harm from these events may also adversely impact consumer perception or relationships with both existing and potential business partners, negatively affecting the business and operations of the combined entity.

The combined entity’s results of operations and capital ratios will be negatively affected if it is required to reduce its deferred tax assets.

MTFG, UFJ Holdings and their Japanese subsidiary banks determine the amount of their net deferred tax assets and regulatory capital pursuant to Japanese GAAP and Japanese banking regulations, which differ from U.S. GAAP and U.S. regulations. Under current Japanese banking regulations, all deferred tax assets established pursuant to Japanese GAAP are included in regulatory capital. Currently, Japanese GAAP generally permits the establishment of deferred tax assets for tax benefits that are expected to be realized during a period that is reasonably foreseeable, generally five fiscal years. The calculation of deferred tax assets under Japanese GAAP is based upon various assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future taxable income. Actual results may differ significantly from these assumptions. Even if the combined entity’s ability to include deferred tax assets in regulatory capital is not affected by rule changes (see “The combined entity’s capital ratios may also be negatively affected by contemplated or recently adopted regulatory changes” above), if the combined entity concludes, based on its projections of future taxable income, that it or its Japanese bank subsidiaries will be unable to realize a portion of the deferred tax assets, the combined entity’s deferred tax assets may be reduced and, as a result, the combined entity’s results of operations may be negatively affected and its capital ratios may decline. The calculation of deferred tax assets under U.S. GAAP requires consideration of different factors.

The combined entity may not be able to refinance its subordinated debt obligations with equally subordinated debt, and as a result its capital ratios may be adversely affected.

As of September 30, 2004, subordinated debt accounted for approximately

33.6% of MTFG’s total regulatory capital,

31.8% of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi’s total regulatory capital,

43.3% of Mitsubishi Trust Bank’s total regulatory capital,

37.7% of UFJ Holdings’ total regulatory capital,

38.6% of UFJ Bank’s total regulatory capital, and

37.5% of UFJ Trust Bank’s total regulatory capital,

in each case, as calculated under Japanese GAAP. The combined entity or its subsidiary banks may not be able to refinance their subordinated debt obligations with equally subordinated debt after the merger. The failure to refinance these subordinated debt obligations with equally subordinated debt may reduce their total regulatory capital and, as a result, negatively affect their capital ratios.

If the Japanese stock market declines, the combined entity may incur losses on its securities portfolio and its capital ratios will be adversely affected.

MTFG and UFJ Holdings hold large amounts of marketable equity securities. The market values of these securities are inherently volatile. The Nikkei 225 stock average declined to a 20-year low in April 2003 before recovering during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. The Nikkei 225 stock average remained relatively unchanged during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. As of May 13, 2005, the Nikkei 225 stock average was ¥11,049. The combined entity will incur losses on its securities portfolio if the Japanese stock market declines in the future. Material declines in the Japanese stock market may also materially adversely affect the combined entity’s capital ratios.

The combined entity’s efforts to reduce its shareholdings of equity securities may adversely affect its relationships with customers as well as its stock price.

Like many Japanese financial institutions, a substantial portion of MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ equity securities portfolio is held for strategic and business-relationship purposes. In November 2001, the Japanese government enacted a law forbidding bank holding companies and banks, including MTFG and UFJ Holdings and their respective bank subsidiaries, from holding, after September 30, 2006, stock with an aggregate value that exceeds their adjusted Tier I capital. The sales of equity securities, whether to remain compliant with this prohibition on holding stock in excess of its adjusted Tier I capital, to reduce the combined entity’s risk exposure to fluctuations in equity security prices, to comply with the requirements of the Banking Law and the Anti-Monopoly Law or otherwise, will reduce the combined entity’s strategic shareholdings, which may have an adverse effect on relationships with its customers. In addition, the combined entity’s plans to reduce its strategic shareholdings may encourage some of its customers to sell their shares of the combined entity’s common stock, which may have a negative impact on its stock price.

The combined entity’s trading and investment activities will expose it to interest rate, exchange rate and other risks.

MTFG and UFJ Holdings undertake extensive trading and investment activities involving a variety of financial instruments, including derivatives. The combined entity’s income from these activities will be subject to volatility caused by, among other things, changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and equity and debt prices. For example:

increases in interest rates may have an adverse effect on the value of the combined entity’s fixed income securities portfolio, as discussed in “—Changes in interest rate policy, particularly unexpected or sudden increases in interest rates, could adversely affect the value of the combined entity’s bond portfolio, problem loans and results of operations” above; and

the strengthening of the yen against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies will reduce the value, in the combined entity’s financial statements, of its substantial portfolio of foreign currency denominated investments.

In addition, downgrades of the credit ratings of some of the fixed income securities in the combined entity’s portfolio could negatively affect its results of operations. The combined entity’s results of operations and financial condition in future periods will be exposed to the risks of loss associated with these activities.

A downgrade of the combined entity’s credit ratings could have a negative effect on its business.

A downgrade of the combined entity’s credit ratings by one or more of the credit rating agencies could have a negative effect on its treasury operations and other aspects of its business. In the event of a downgrade of the combined entity’s credit ratings, its treasury business unit may have to accept less favorable terms in its transactions with counterparties, including capital raising activities, or may be unable to enter into some transactions. This could have a negative impact on the profitability of the combined entity’s treasury and other operations and adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition.

The combined entity might have to pay risk premiums on borrowings from international financial institutions or be subject to credit limitations by them.

As a result of concerns regarding asset quality and the failure of several large Japanese financial institutions, international financial institutions have in the past:

charged an additional risk premium to Japanese financial institutions for short-term borrowings in the interbank market; and

placed restrictions on the amount of credit, including interbank deposits, that they extend to Japanese banks.

These restrictions on credit resulted in higher operating expenses and decreased profitability for affected Japanese banks. If conditions in the Japanese banking and other financial sectors further deteriorate, international markets could again impose risk premiums or credit restrictions on Japanese banks, including the combined entity.

The combined entity may not be able to achieve the goals of its business strategies.

The combined entity currently plans to pursue various business strategies to improve its profitability. In addition to the risk associated with combining the two groups, there are various other risks that could adversely impact the ability of the combined entity to achieve its business objectives. For example:

the combined entity may be unable to cross-sell its products and services as effectively as anticipated;

the combined entity may be unable to integrate the personnel of the two groups or its plan to reassign personnel may be unsuccessful;

the combined entity may have difficulty in coordinating the operations of its subsidiaries and affiliates as planned due to legal restrictions, internal conflict or market resistance;

the combined entity may lose customers and business as it integrates and, in some cases, rebrands some of its subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ operations;

the combined entity’s efforts to streamline operations may require more time than expected and cause some negative reactions from its customers;

new products and services introduced by the combined entity may not gain acceptance among customers; and

the combined entity may have difficulty integrating the information systems within its group.

The combined entity will be exposed to increased risks as it expands the range of its products and services.

As the combined entity expands the range of its products and services beyond its traditional banking and trust businesses and as the sophistication of financial products and management systems grows, it will be exposed to new and increasingly complex risks. The combined entity may have only limited experience with the risks related to the expanded range of these products and services. To the extent the combined entity expands its product and service offerings through acquisitions, it faces risks relating to the integration of acquired businesses with its existing operations. Moreover, some of the activities that the combined entity’s subsidiaries are expected to engage in, such as derivatives and foreign currency trading, present substantial risks. The combined entity’s risk management systems may prove to be inadequate and may not work in all cases or to the degree required. As a result, the combined entity may be subject to substantial market, credit and other risks in relation to the expanding scope of its products, services and trading activities, which could result in the combined entity incurring substantial losses. In addition, the combined entity’s efforts to offer new services and products may not succeed if product or market opportunities develop more slowly than expected or if the profitability of opportunities is undermined by competitive pressures.

Any adverse changes in UNBC’s business could significantly affect the combined entity’s results of operations.

UNBC is expected to contribute a significant portion of the combined entity’s net income. Any adverse change in the business or operations of UNBC could significantly affect the combined entity’s results of operations. Factors that could negatively affect UNBC’s results include adverse economic conditions in California, including the decline in the technology sector, the California state government’s financial condition, a potential downturn in the real estate and housing industries in California, substantial competition in the California banking market, growing uncertainty over the U.S. economy due to the threat of terrorist attacks, fluctuating oil prices and rising interest rates, negative trends in debt ratings and equity valuations of various borrowers increasing the risk of corporate bankruptcy filings, and additional costs which may arise from enterprise-wide compliance with applicable laws and regulations such as the Bank Secrecy Act and related amendments under the U.S. Patriot Act.

The combined entity will be exposed to substantial credit and market risks in Asia, Latin America and other regions.

The combined entity will be active in Asia, Latin America and other regions through a network of branches and subsidiaries and will thus be exposed to a variety of credit and market risks associated with countries in these regions. A decline in the value of Asian, Latin American or other relevant currencies could adversely affect the creditworthiness of some of the combined entity’s borrowers in those regions. For example, the loans MTFG and the UFJ group have made to Asian, Latin American and other overseas borrowers and banks are often denominated in yen, U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies. These borrowers often do not hedge the loans to protect against fluctuations in the values of local currencies. A devaluation of the local currency would make it more difficult for a borrower earning income in that currency to pay its debts to the combined entity and other foreign lenders. In addition, some countries in which the combined entity will operate may attempt to support the value of their currencies by raising domestic interest rates. If this happens, the borrowers in these countries would have to devote more of their resources to repaying their domestic obligations, which may adversely affect their ability to repay their debts to the combined entity and other foreign lenders. The limited credit availability resulting from these and related conditions may adversely affect economic conditions in some countries. This could cause a further deterioration of the credit quality of borrowers and banks in those countries and cause the combined entity to incur further losses. In addition, the combined entity will be active in other regions that expose it to risks similar to the risks described above and also risks specific to those regions, which may cause the combined entity to incur losses or suffer other adverse effects.

The combined entity’s income and expenses relating to its international operations, as well as its foreign assets and liabilities, will be exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.

The combined entity’s international operations will be subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates against the Japanese yen. When the yen appreciates, yen amounts for transactions denominated in foreign currencies, including a substantial portion of UNBC’s transactions, decline. In addition, a portion of the combined entity’s assets and liabilities will be denominated in foreign currencies. To the extent that the combined entity’s foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are not matched in the same currency or appropriately hedged, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates against the yen may adversely affect the combined entity’s financial condition, including its capital ratios. In addition, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will create foreign currency translation gains or losses.

Losses relating to the combined entity’s pension plans and a decline in returns on its plan assets may negatively affect the combined entity’s results of operations and financial condition.

The combined entity may incur losses if the fair value of its pension plans’ assets declines, if the rate of return on its pension assets declines or if there is a change in the actuarial assumptions on which the calculations of the projected benefit obligations are based. Changes in the interest rate environment and other factors may also adversely affect the amount of unfunded pension obligations and the resulting annual amortization expense.

The combined entity may have to compensate for losses in its loan trusts and jointly operated designated money in trusts. This could have a negative effect on the combined entity’s results of operations.

The combined entity’s trust bank subsidiary may have to compensate for losses of principal of all loan trusts and some jointly operated designated money in trusts. Funds in those guaranteed trusts are generally invested in loans and securities. The combined entity’s trust bank subsidiary will be required to maintain reserves in the accounts of those guaranteed trusts for loan losses and other impairments of principal, but the amount of these compensation obligations would not appear as a liability on the combined entity’s balance sheet. If the amount of assets and reserves held in the guaranteed trusts falls below the principal as a result of loan losses, losses in the investment portfolio or otherwise, which are not absorbed by the profit earned by the trusts, the combined entity’s trust bank subsidiary would be required to make a payment on the guaranties.

Trust beneficiaries of loan trusts and jointly operated designated money in trust are entitled to a semi-annual dividend, which in practice is the “projected rate” published semi-annually. Sharp declines in interest rates or in the value of the securities held in its trusts’ investment portfolios will partly reduce performance-dependent trust fees that the combined entity’s trust bank subsidiary will generate from its loan trusts and jointly operated designated money in trust, thereby adversely affecting the combined entity’s results of operations.

The combined entity’s business and operations will be exposed to various system, political and social risks beyond its control.

As a major financial institution, the combined entity’s business and operations will be significantly dependent upon the domestic and world economies and will thus be exposed to various system, political and social risks beyond its control. Recent examples include disruptions of the Internet and other information networks due to major virus outbreaks, major terrorist activity such as the September 11 attacks, serious political instability and major health epidemics such as the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. Such incidents may directly affect the combined entity’s business and operations by disrupting its operational infrastructure or internal systems. Such incidents may also negatively impact the economic conditions, political regimes and social infrastructure of countries and regions in which the combined entity operates, and possibly the global economy as a whole. These various factors beyond the combined entity’s control, as well as the threat of such risks or related countermeasures, may materially and adversely affect the combined entity’s business, operating results and financial condition.

The combined entity may be subject to liability and regulatory action if it is unable to protect personal and other confidential information.

In recent years, there have been many cases of personal information and records in the possession of corporations and institutions being leaked or improperly accessed. In the event that personal information in the combined entity’s possession about its customers or employees is leaked or improperly accessed and subsequently misused, the combined entity may be subject to liability and regulatory action. The standards applicable to the combined entity have become more stringent under the new Personal Information Protection Act of Japan, which became effective from April 2005. As an institution in possession of personal information, the combined entity may have to provide compensation for economic loss and emotional distress arising out of a failure to protect such information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act. In addition, such incidents could create a negative public perception of the combined entity’s operations, systems or brand, which may in turn decrease customer and market confidence and materially and adversely affect the combined entity’s business, operating results and financial condition.

Adverse regulatory developments or changes in laws, government policies or economic controls could have a negative impact on the combined entity’s business and results of operations.

The combined entity conducts its business subject to ongoing regulation and associated regulatory risks, including the effects of changes in the laws, regulations, policies, voluntary codes of practice and interpretations in Japan and the other markets in which the combined entity operates. Future developments or changes in laws, regulations, policies, voluntary codes of practice, fiscal or other policies and their effects are unpredictable and beyond its control. In particular, the Financial Services Agency has announced various regulatory changes that it would consider. For example, in December 2004, the Financial Services Agency launched an initiative designed to identify additional subjects for future financial reforms to be enacted over the next two years relating to various financial issues, including, among other things, the possible enactment of an investment services law, which aims to provide an overall regulatory regime applicable to financial institutions and financial products and the improvement of corporate governance and risk management of financial institutions. The Financial Services Agency and other regulatory authorities also have the authority to conduct, at any time, inspections to review banks’ accounts, including those of the combined entity’s bank subsidiaries. Any of the changes referred to above or any action that must be taken by the combined entity, whether as a result of regulatory developments or changes or inspections, could negatively affect its business and results of operations.

The combined entity’s business may be adversely affected by competitive pressures, which have increased significantly due to regulatory changes.

In recent years, the Japanese financial system has been increasingly deregulated and barriers to competition have been reduced. In addition, the Japanese financial industry has been undergoing significant consolidation, as a result of which larger and more integrated financial institutions have emerged as competitors. If the combined entity is unable to compete effectively in this more competitive and deregulated business environment, its business, results of operations and financial condition will be adversely affected.

Restrictions on the combined entity’s subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends and make other distributions could limit amounts payable by the combined entity.

As a holding company, substantially all of the combined entity’s cash flow will come from dividends that its subsidiaries and affiliated companies pay to the combined entity. Under some circumstances, various statutory or contractual provisions may restrict the amount of dividends the combined entity’s subsidiaries and affiliated companies can pay to the combined entity. If the combined entity’s subsidiaries and affiliated companies do not have sufficient earnings, they will be unable to pay dividends to the combined entity, and the combined entity in turn may be unable to pay dividends.

Risks Related to Owning the Combined Entity’s Shares

Efforts by other companies to reduce their shareholdings in the combined entity may adversely affect its stock price.

Many companies in Japan that hold MTFG and UFJ Holdings shares have announced plans to reduce their shareholdings in other companies. Any future plans of the combined entity to sell shares in other companies may further encourage those companies and other companies to sell the combined entity’s shares. If an increased number of shares of the combined entity’s common stock are sold in the market, it will adversely affect the trading price of shares of the combined entity’s common stock.

Rights of shareholders under Japanese law may be different from those under the laws of jurisdictions within the United States and other countries.

The combined entity’s articles of incorporation, the regulations of its board of directors and the Japanese Commercial Code will govern the combined entity’s corporate affairs. Legal principles relating to such matters as the validity of corporate procedures, directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duties and shareholders rights will be different from those that would apply if the combined entity were not a Japanese corporation. Shareholders rights under Japanese law are different in some respects from shareholders rights under the laws of jurisdictions within the United States and other countries. You may have more difficulty in asserting your rights as a shareholder than you would as a shareholder of a corporation organized in a jurisdiction outside of Japan.

It may not be possible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon the combined entity or its directors, senior management or corporate auditors, or to enforce against the combined entity or those persons judgments obtained in U.S. courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States.

The combined entity will be a joint stock company incorporated under the laws of Japan. Almost all of the combined entity’s directors, senior management and corporate auditors are expected to reside outside of the United States. Many of the assets of the combined entity and these persons are located in Japan and elsewhere outside the United States. It may not be possible, therefore, for U.S. investors to effect service of process within the United States upon the combined entity or these persons or to enforce, against the combined entity or these persons, judgments obtained in the U.S. courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States. MTFG believes that there is doubt as to the enforceability in Japan, in original actions or in actions to enforce judgments of U.S. courts, of claims predicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the United States.

Risks Related to Owning the Combined Entity’s ADSs

If you choose to hold ADSs, you will have fewer rights than a shareholder and you must act through the depositary to exercise these rights.

The rights of the combined entity’s shareholders under Japanese law to take actions such as voting their shares, receiving dividends and distributions, bringing derivative actions, examining the combined entity’s accounting books and records and exercising appraisal rights will only be available to shareholders of record. Because the depositary, through its custodian, is the record holder of the shares underlying the ADSs, a holder of ADSs may not be entitled to the same rights as a shareholder. In your capacity as an ADS holder, you will not be able to bring a derivative action, examine the combined entity’s accounting books and records or exercise appraisal rights, except through the depositary.

Foreign exchange rate fluctuations may affect the U.S. dollar value of the combined entity’s ADSs and dividends payable to holders of the combined entity’s ADSs.

Market prices for the combined entity’s ADSs may fall if the value of the yen declines against the U.S. dollar. In addition, the U.S. dollar amount of cash dividends and other cash payments made to holders of the combined entity’s ADSs would be reduced if the value of the yen declines against the U.S. dollar.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

MTFG may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements. Written forward-looking statements may appear in documents filed with the SEC including this prospectus as well as an annual report on Form 20-F and other reports to shareholders and other communications.

The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking information to encourage companies to provide prospective information about themselves. MTFG relies on this safe harbor in making forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this prospectus and include statements regarding MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ intent, belief or current expectations or the current belief or current expectations of MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ management with respect to, among others:

financial condition;

results of operations;

business plans and other management objectives;

business strategies, competitive positions and growth opportunities;

the consummation and benefits of the proposed merger and realization of financial and operating synergies and efficiencies, including estimated cost savings and revenue enhancement;

the financial and regulatory environment in which MTFG and UFJ Holdings operate;

the problem loan levels and loan losses of MTFG, UFJ Holdings and the combined entity; and

the equity and foreign exchange markets.

In many, but not all cases, MTFG uses words such as “anticipate,” “aim,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “probability,” “risk” and similar expressions, as they relate to MTFG or UFJ Holdings or MTFG’s or UFJ Holdings’ management, to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect MTFG’s or UFJ Holdings’ current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those which are anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or forecasts contained in the forward-looking statements include, among others:

the ability to integrate MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ businesses, product lines and branch offices in a manner that achieves the expected results;

timing, impact and other uncertainties associated with MTFG’s other or future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries and the integration of these other future acquisitions;

requirements imposed by regulatory authorities to permit the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated;

changes in the monetary and interest rate policies of the Bank of Japan and other G-7 central banks;

fluctuations in interest rates, equity prices and foreign currencies, the adequacy of loan loss reserves, the inability to hedge certain risks economically, changes in consumer spending and other habits, as well as the impact of tax and other legislation and other regulations in the jurisdictions in which MTFG and UFJ Holdings and their respective affiliates operate;

risks of international business;

regulatory risks;

contingent liabilities;

competitive factors in the industries in which MTFG and UFJ Holdings compete, and the impact of competitive services and pricing in both MTFG and UFJ Holdings’ markets;

risks associated with debt service requirements and interest rate fluctuations;

degree of financial leverage; and

other risks referenced from time to time in MTFG’s filings with the SEC.

MTFG does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. MTFG is under no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF MTFG

On April 2, 2001, MTFG was formed as a holding company for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Trust Bank and Nippon Trust Bank. Nippon Trust Bank was formerly a majority-owned subsidiary of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and merged into Mitsubishi Trust Bank in October 2001. The business combination between Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi Trust Bank was accounted for under the pooling-of-interests method and, accordingly, the selected statement of operations and balance sheet data shown below for the periods ended before the combination set forth the combined results of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, including Nippon Trust Bank, and Mitsubishi Trust Bank as if the combination had been in effect for all the periods presented.

Selected statement of operations data for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and selected balance sheet data as of March 31, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 set forth below have been derived from MTFG’s audited consolidated financial statements. The selected consolidated financial data for MTFG and its consolidated subsidiaries at and for the six months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the unaudited consolidated financial statements of MTFG included elsewhere in this prospectus, which management believes include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial condition for those periods. The results of operations for the six-month period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year’s operations.

Except for risk-adjusted capital ratios, which are calculated in accordance with Japanese banking regulations based on information derived from MTFG’s financial statements prepared in accordance with Japanese GAAP, and the average balance information, the selected financial data set forth below are derived from MTFG’s financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

You should read the selected financial data set forth below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of MTFG” and MTFG’s consolidated financial statements and other financial data included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following data are qualified in their entirety by reference to all of that information.


	Fiscal year ended March 31,															Six months ended September 30,
	2000			2001			2002			2003			2004			2003			2004
	(in millions, except per share data and number of shares)
Statement of operations data:
Interest income	¥	2,160,017		¥	2,278,168		¥	2,013,571		¥	1,582,493		¥	1,421,754		¥	744,894		¥	695,542
Interest expense		1,084,134			1,309,454			938,274			539,270			426,514			226,482			215,616

Net interest income		1,075,883			968,714			1,075,297			1,043,223			995,240			518,412			479,926
Provision (credit) for credit losses		355,724			783,855			598,412			437,972			(114,109	)		(129,602	)		167,059

Net interest income after provision (credit) for credit losses		720,159			184,859			476,885			605,251			1,109,349			648,014			312,867
Non-interest income		378,929			853,492			359,696			840,634			1,308,095			713,278			427,361
Non-interest expense		1,079,786			1,021,708			1,161,294			1,182,406			1,236,040			581,980			538,417

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle		19,302			16,643			(324,713	)		263,479			1,181,404			779,312			201,811
Income tax expense (benefit)		63,658			47,594			(99,729	)		69,872			357,817			255,379			69,446

Income (loss) from continuing operations before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle		(44,356	)		(30,951	)		(224,984	)		193,607			823,587			523,933			132,365
Income (loss) from discontinued operations-net		(2,873	)		(27,084	)		1,235			10,370			(585	)		5,276			—
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax⁽¹⁾		—			—			5,867			(532	)		—			—			(977	)

Net income (loss)	¥	(47,229	)	¥	(58,035	)	¥	(217,882	)	¥	203,445		¥	823,002		¥	529,209		¥	131,388

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	¥	(52,693	)	¥	(66,371	)	¥	(222,050	)	¥	190,941		¥	815,021		¥	525,041		¥	127,909


	Fiscal year ended March 31,														Six months ended September 30,
	2000			2001			2002			2003			2004		2003		2004
	(in millions, except per share data and number of shares)
Amounts per share⁽²⁾:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share-income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle	¥	(9,083.09	)	¥	(7,143.20	)	¥	(41,255.15	)	¥	32,240.37		¥	128,443.00	¥	83,039.35	¥	19,850.94
Basic earnings (loss) per common share-net income (loss) available to common shareholders		(9,606.89	)		(12,067.64	)		(39,976.55	)		33,991.75			128,350.88		83,882.26		19,700.46
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share-income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle		(9,083.09	)		(7,143.20	)		(41,255.15	)		29,486.78			125,123.73		79,757.80		19,743.30
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share-net income (loss) available to common shareholders		(9,606.89	)		(12,067.64	)		(39,976.55	)		31,164.84			125,033.96		80,567.44		19,593.10
Number of shares used to calculate basic earnings per common share (in thousands)		5,485			5,500			5,555			5,617			6,350		6,259		6,493
Number of shares used to calculate diluted earnings per common share (in thousands)		5,485			5,500			5,555			5,863	⁽³⁾		6,517		6,516		6,504
Cash dividends per share declared during the fiscal year⁽⁴⁾
– Common shares	¥	8,255.25		¥	8,255.25		¥	4,127.63		¥	6,000.00		¥	4,000.00	¥	4,000.00	¥	6,000.00
	$	74.91		$	74.91		$	37.46		$	54.45		$	36.30	$	36.30	$	54.45
– Preferred shares (Class 1)	¥	57,120.00		¥	82,500.00		¥	41,250.00		¥	123,750.00		¥	82,500.00	¥	41,250.00	¥	41,250.00
	$	518.33		$	748.64		$	374.32		$	1,122.96		$	748.64	$	374.32	$	374.32
– Preferred shares (Class 2)	¥	8,150.00		¥	16,200.00		¥	8,100.00		¥	24,300.00		¥	16,200.00	¥	8,100.00	¥	8,100.00
	$	73.96		$	147.01		$	73.50		$	220.51		$	147.01	$	73.50	$	73.50


	As of March 31,										As of September 30,
	2000		2001		2002		2003		2004		2003		2004
	(in millions)
Balance sheet data:
Total assets	¥	84,975,507	¥	93,472,202	¥	94,360,925	¥	96,537,404	¥	103,699,099	¥	101,851,277	¥	113,294,262
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses		48,563,172		47,953,919		48,494,545		47,105,433		47,637,729		46,900,599		50,846,540
Total liabilities		80,981,592		90,287,654		91,738,617		93,978,776		99,854,128		98,625,301		109,467,921
Deposits		54,777,171		60,105,742		63,659,501		67,303,678		70,024,252		69,856,596		72,064,301
Long-term debt		4,540,277		4,963,455		5,183,841		5,159,132		5,659,877		5,407,370		5,477,822
Shareholders’ equity		3,993,915		3,184,548		2,622,308		2,558,628		3,844,971		3,225,976		3,826,341
Capital stock⁽⁵⁾		956,664		956,664		973,156		1,084,708		1,084,708		1,084,708		1,084,708


	As of March 31,															As of September 30,
	2000			2001			2002			2003			2004			2003			2004
	(in millions, except percentages)
Other financial data:
Average balances:		(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Interest-earning assets	¥	82,944,880		¥	83,192,062		¥	85,027,796		¥	86,246,966		¥	90,850,630		¥	90,039,278		¥	96,860,081
Interest-bearing liabilities		74,408,264			75,645,416			78,683,185			79,658,352			84,975,055			83,854,192			89,572,079
Total assets		86,603,249			89,322,862			92,365,532			95,478,978			102,827,850			100,528,294			108,610,640
Shareholders’ equity		3,582,200			3,445,630			3,035,140			2,432,279			3,289,783			2,665,179			3,872,352
Return on equity and assets:		(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders as a percentage of total average assets		(0.06	)%		(0.07	)%		(0.24	)%		0.20	%		0.79	%		1.04	%		0.23	%
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders as a percentage of average shareholders’ equity		(1.47	)%		(1.93	)%		(7.32	)%		7.85	%		24.77	%		39.29	%		6.59	%
Dividends per common share as a percentage of basic earnings per common share		—	⁽⁶⁾		—	⁽⁶⁾		—	⁽⁶⁾		17.65	%		3.12	%		4.77	%		30.46	%
Average shareholders’ equity as a percentage of total average assets		4.14	%		3.86	%		3.29	%		2.55	%		3.20	%		2.65	%		3.57	%
Net interest income as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets		1.30	%		1.16	%		1.26	%		1.21	%		1.10	%		1.15	%		0.99	%
Credit quality data:
Allowance for credit losses	¥	1,486,212		¥	1,716,984		¥	1,735,180		¥	1,360,136		¥	888,127		¥	1,069,044		¥	938,208
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans		2.97	%		3.46	%		3.45	%		2.81	%		1.83	%		2.23	%		1.81	%
Nonaccrual and restructured loans, and accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more	¥	2,844,915		¥	4,272,794		¥	4,164,982		¥	2,753,026		¥	1,731,083		¥	2,234,265		¥	1,791,739
Nonaccrual and restructured loans, and accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more as a percentage of loans		5.68	%		8.60	%		8.29	%		5.68	%		3.57	%		4.66	%		3.46	%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of nonaccrual and restructured loans, and accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more		52.24	%		40.18	%		41.66	%		49.41	%		51.30	%		47.85	%		52.36	%
Net loan charge-offs	¥	679,736		¥	598,362		¥	603,404		¥	814,811		¥	337,124		¥	157,375		¥	121,181
		(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average loans		1.30	%		1.21	%		1.23	%		1.64	%		0.69	%		0.65	%		0.48	%
Average interest rate spread		1.14	%		1.01	%		1.18	%		1.15	%		1.06	%		1.11	%		0.95	%
Risk-adjusted capital ratio calculated under Japanese GAAP⁽⁷⁾		11.43	%		10.15	%		10.30	%		10.84	%		12.95	%		12.44	%		10.92	%

(1)

Effective April 1, 2001, MTFG adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended by SFAS No. 137 and SFAS No. 138. On April 1, 2002, MTFG adopted SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Effective April 1, 2004, MTFG adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No. 51”.

(2)

Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the stock-for-stock exchange creating MTFG for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000 and 2001.

(3)

Includes the common shares potentially issuable pursuant to the 3% exchangeable guaranteed notes due 2002 and Class 2 preferred stock. The 3% exchangeable guaranteed notes due 2002 were redeemed in November 2002.

(4)

For the convenience of readers, the U.S. dollar amounts are presented as translations of Japanese yen amounts at the rate of ¥110.20 = U.S.$1.00, the noon buying rate on September 30, 2004 in New York City for cable transfers in Japanese yen as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

(5)

Amounts include common stock and non-redeemable Class 2 preferred stock. Redeemable Class 1 preferred stock is excluded.

(6)

Percentages against basic loss per common share have not been presented because such information is not meaningful.

(7)

Risk-adjusted capital ratios have been calculated in accordance with Japanese banking regulations, based on information derived from MTFG’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Japanese GAAP. Ratios for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2000 and 2001 represent combined risk-adjusted capital ratios of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi Trust Bank before any combination-related adjustments.

(8)

Upon the acquisition of additional common shares of ACOM, Co., Ltd. (“ACOM”) in April 2004, MTFG applied the equity method of accounting to its investments in ACOM in a manner consistent with the accounting for step-by-step acquisition of a subsidiary. Accordingly, certain financial data for past periods have been retroactively adjusted.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF UFJ HOLDINGS

The following table sets forth certain selected consolidated financial data for UFJ Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2003 and 2004. The selected consolidated statements of operations data for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2003 and 2004 and the balance sheet data as at March 31, 2003 and 2004 have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the audited consolidated financial statements of UFJ Holdings included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected consolidated financial data for UFJ Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at and for the six months ended September 30, 2003 and 2004 have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the unaudited consolidated financial statements of UFJ Holdings included elsewhere in this prospectus, which management believes include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial condition for those periods. The results of operations for the six-month period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year’s operations.

You should read the selected financial data set forth below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of UFJ Holdings” and UFJ Holdings’ consolidated financial statements and other financial data included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following data are qualified in their entirety by reference to all of that information.


	Fiscal years ended March 31,						Six months ended September 30,
	2003			2004			2003			2004
	(in millions, except per share data and number of shares)
Statement of operations data:
Interest income	¥	1,187,028		¥	1,058,413		¥	535,055		¥	613,462
Interest expense		269,786			209,038			108,481			136,310

Net interest income		917,242			849,375			426,574			477,152
Provision for loan losses		511,898			313,124			134,881			202,398

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		405,344			536,251			291,693			274,754
Non-interest income		544,436			1,149,967			656,822			524,523
Non-interest expense		1,214,154			979,912			490,391			550,564

Income (loss) before income tax expense, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and extraordinary gain		(264,374	)		706,306			458,124			248,713
Income tax expense		23,753			95,618			57,449			5,906

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and extraordinary gain		(288,127	)		610,688			400,675			242,807
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of taxes ⁽¹⁾		(62,000	)		(2,959	)		(2,959	)		2,942
Extraordinary gain, net of taxes		12,319			—			—			—

Net income (loss)	¥	(337,808	)	¥	607,729		¥	397,716		¥	245,749

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	¥	(383,218	)	¥	579,901		¥	383,869		¥	219,419


	Fiscal years ended March 31,						Six months ended September 30,
	2003			2004			2003			2004
	(in millions, except per share data and number of shares)
Amounts per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share—income (loss) available to common stockholders before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and extraordinary gain	¥	(67,823	)	¥	115,227		¥	76,830		¥	42,528
Basic earnings (loss) per common share—net income (loss) available to common stockholders		(77,926	)		114,642			76,242			43,106
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share—income (loss) available to common stockholders before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and extraordinary gain		(67,823	)		86,803			57,020			33,605
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share—net income (loss) available to common stockholders		(77,926	)		86,382			56,598			34,012
Number of shares used to calculate basic earnings per common share (in thousands)		4,918			5,058			5,035			5,090
Number of shares used to calculate diluted earnings per common share (in thousands)		4,918			7,015	⁽²⁾		7,013	⁽²⁾		7,225	⁽²⁾
Cash dividends per share declared during the fiscal year:
Preferred stock (Class I)	¥	984		¥	264		¥	264		¥	508
Preferred stock (Class II)		4,770			1,590			1,590			3,180
Preferred stock (Class III)		5,055			1,151			1,151			1,168
Preferred stock (Class IV)		4,185			1,395			1,395			2,790
Preferred stock (Class V)		4,365			1,455			1,455			2,910
Preferred stock (Class VI)		474			24			24			5
Preferred stock (Class VII)		3,450			1,150			1,150			2,300


	At March 31,				At September 30,
	2003		2004		2003		2004
	(in millions)
Balance sheet data:
Total assets	¥	77,337,421	¥	80,639,731	¥	80,165,840	¥	82,621,683
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		43,489,478		42,981,743		42,139,028		41,847,467
Total liabilities		76,965,265		79,204,886		79,351,913		81,113,520
Deposits		56,130,501		58,537,935		57,291,723		57,506,750
Long-term debt		3,734,025		4,157,758		3,960,897		5,775,359
Stockholders' equity		372,156		1,434,845		813,927		1,508,163
Capital stock		1,000,000		1,000,000		1,000,000		1,000,000


	At March 31,						At September 30,
	2003			2004			2004
	(in millions, except percentages)
Other financial data:
Credit quality data:
Allowance for loan losses	¥	3,195,187		¥	2,438,309		¥	2,080,771
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans		6.84	%		5.37	%		4.74	%
Non-accrual and restructured loans, and accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more	¥	7,169,794		¥	5,084,867		¥	4,400,313
Non-accrual and restructured loans, and accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more as a percentage of loans		15.36	%		11.20	%		10.02	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonaccrual and restructured loans, and accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more		44.56	%		47.95	%		47.29	%
Net loan charge-offs	¥	799,315		¥	1,068,433		¥	640,465

(1)

SFAS No. 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” was adopted effective April 1, 2003. FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003) “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities an interpretation of ARB No. 51” was adopted for the interim reporting period beginning April 1, 2004 with respect to entities created before February 1, 2003. SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” was adopted effective April 1, 2002.

(2)

Includes the common stock obtainable on conversion of convertible preferred stock, if dilutive.

The total risk-based capital ratio calculated under Japanese GAAP was 9.24% at March 31, 2004 and 9.92% at September 30, 2004. Risk-based capital ratios have been calculated in accordance with Japanese banking regulations, based on information derived from UFJ Holdings’ consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Japanese GAAP.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2004 and the unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of income for the year ended March 31, 2004 and for the six months ended September 30, 2004 combine the historical consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income of MTFG and UFJ Holdings under U.S. GAAP, giving effect to the proposed merger, after reflecting the pro forma adjustments described in the notes to unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial information. The business combination will be accounted for by the purchase method of accounting with MTFG treated as the acquirer.

Under U.S. GAAP, as a result of the application of the purchase method of accounting in connection with the proposed merger, the purchase price of all outstanding shares of UFJ Holdings has been allocated on a preliminary basis to UFJ Holdings’ consolidated assets and liabilities based on the estimated fair values of those assets and liabilities.

The unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet gives effect to the proposed merger as if it had been effective on September 30, 2004. The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of income give effect to the proposed merger as if it had been effective on April 1, 2003. This information has been derived from and should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements of MTFG and UFJ Holdings, including their respective notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would have occurred had the proposed merger been made at the beginning of the periods presented or the future results of the combined operations. In addition, the allocation of the purchase price reflected in the unaudited pro forma financial information is subject to adjustments and will vary from the actual purchase price allocation that will be recorded upon completion of the proposed merger based upon changes in the balance sheet including fair value estimates.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2004


	MTFG			UFJ Holdings			Pro forma adjustments			Pro forma combined
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	¥	3,591,732		¥	8,149,014		¥	(14,814	) (A)	¥	11,890,225
								164,293	(B)
Interest-earning deposits in other banks		4,116,045			569,684			(268,491	) (A)		4,419,981
								2,743	(B)
Call loans, funds sold, and receivables under resale agreements		2,246,091			460,560			(1,592	) (A)		2,705,059
Receivables under securities borrowing transactions		3,958,769			3,244,318			(162,492	) (A)		7,040,595
Trading account assets		7,910,977			4,827,545			(189,382	) (A)		12,549,140
Investment securities:
Securities available for sale		31,633,734			18,035,485			273,974	(B)		49,943,193
Securities being held to maturity		1,876,692			—			15	(B)		1,876,707
Preferred stock investment in UFJ Bank Limited		700,000			—			(700,000	) (A)		—
Other investment securities		282,321			275,943			(13,367	) (B)		918,200
								373,303	(C)

Total investment securities		34,492,747			18,311,428			(66,075	)		52,738,100

Loans, net of unearned income and deferred loan fees		51,784,748			43,928,238			(38,052	) (A)		95,848,003
								173,069	(C)
Allowance for credit losses		(938,208	)		(2,080,771	)					(3,018,979	)

Net loans		50,846,540			41,847,467			135,017			92,829,024

Premises and equipment-net		569,285			597,926			2,027	(B)		1,208,126
								38,888	(C)
Accrued interest		142,374			69,586			(151	) (A)		211,809
Customers’ acceptance liability		23,705			30,358						54,063
Intangible assets		251,991			620,086			37,597	(B)		1,657,388
								(620,086	) (C)
								1,367,800	(C)
Goodwill		69,468			2,399,391			(2,399,391	) (C)		4,694,270
								4,624,802	(C)
Deferred tax assets		1,051,544			56,284			110	(B)		642,743
								(465,195	) (C)
Accounts receivable		2,077,517			634,689			(11,074	) (A)		2,701,132
Other assets		1,945,477			803,347			(1,217	) (A)		2,743,253
								8,531	(B)
								(12,885	) (C)

Total	¥	113,294,262		¥	82,621,683		¥	2,168,963		¥	198,084,908

(continued)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial information.


	MTFG		UFJ Holdings			Pro forma adjustments			Pro forma combined
	(in millions)
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Deposits:
Domestic offices:
Non-interest-bearing	¥	4,812,258	¥	3,860,822		¥	(13,542	) (A)	¥	8,700,996
							41,458	(B)
Interest-bearing		53,869,927		51,306,252			(41,743	) (A)		105,170,089
							14,588	(B)
							21,065	(C)
Overseas offices, principally interest-bearing		13,382,116		2,339,676			(228,019	) (A)		15,499,650
							5,877	(C)

Total deposits		72,064,301		57,506,750			(200,316	)		129,370,735
Debentures		30,752		—						30,752
Call money, funds purchased, and payables under repurchase agreements		8,846,928		2,169,787			(1,592	) (A)		11,015,123
Payables under securities lending transactions		2,916,200		2,380,652			(162,492	) (A)		5,134,360
Due to trust account and other short-term borrowings		10,948,012		7,808,808			(6,667	) (A)		19,106,509
							356,356	(B)
Trading account liabilities		2,068,544		2,647,808			(189,382	) (A)		4,526,970
Obligations to return securities received as collateral		2,640,781		195,478						2,836,259
Bank acceptances outstanding		23,705		30,358						54,063
Accrued interest		103,787		68,371			(151	) (A)		172,117
							110	(B)
Long-term debt		5,477,822		5,775,359			(31,385	) (A)		11,411,302
							29,760	(B)
							159,746	(C)
Accounts payable		2,836,121		635,590			(11,074	) (A)		3,460,637
Other liabilities		1,510,968		1,894,559			(701,218	) (A)		2,735,546
							33,651	(B)
							8,064	(C)
							(10,478	) (C)

Total liabilities		109,467,921		81,113,520			(727,068	)		189,854,373

Commitments and contingent liabilities
Shareholders’ equity:
Capital Stock:
Preferred stock		122,100		732,224			(732,224	) (D)		122,100
Common stock		1,084,708		267,776			(267,776	) (D)		1,084,708

Capital surplus		1,057,624		2,527,309			4,404,194	(C)		5,461,818
							(2,527,309	) (D)
Retained earnings
Appropriated for legal reserve		239,571		—						239,571
Unappropriated		1,047,485		(2,490,221	)		2,490,221	(D)		1,047,485
Accumulated other changes in equity from nonowner sources, net of taxes		277,358		480,429			(480,429	) (D)		277,358

Total		3,828,846		1,517,517			2,886,677			8,233,040
Less treasury stock, at cost		2,505		9,354			(9,354	) (D)		2,505

Shareholders’ equity-net		3,826,341		1,508,163			2,896,031			8,230,535

Total	¥	113,294,262	¥	82,621,683		¥	2,168,963		¥	198,084,908

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial information.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004


	MTFG			UFJ Holdings			Pro forma adjustments			Pro forma combined
	(in millions, except per share data)
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	¥	450,682		¥	483,857		¥	(377	) (A)	¥	923,218
								(10,944	) (C)
Deposits in other banks		25,311			8,153			(1,179	) (A)		32,285
Investment securities		176,931			102,606			13	(B)		279,550
Trading account assets		23,181			8,674						31,855
Call loans, funds sold, and receivables under resale agreements and securities borrowing transactions		19,437			10,172			(110	) (A)		29,502
								3	(B)

Total		695,542			613,462			(12,594	)		1,296,410

Interest expense:
Deposits		94,088			38,815			(1,179	) (A)		131,724
Debentures		348			—						348
Call money, funds purchased, and payables under repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions		30,452			11,694			(110	) (A)		42,050
								14	(B)
Due to trust account, other short-term borrowings, and trading account liabilities		34,983			20,444			(16	) (A)		55,414
								3	(B)
Long-term debt		55,745			65,357			(361	) (A)		100,461
								346	(B)
								(20,626	) (C)

Total		215,616			136,310			(21,929	)		329,997

Net interest income		479,926			477,152			9,335			966,413
Provision for credit losses		167,059			202,398						369,457

Net interest income after provision for credit losses		312,867			274,754			9,335			596,956

Non-interest income:
Fees and commissions		312,471			297,036			(4,624	) (A)		616,699
								11,816	(B)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)-net		(164,247	)		5,402			1	(B)		(158,844	)
Trading account profits (losses)-net		12,323			(65,469	)					(53,146	)
Investment securities gains-net		196,686			250,735						447,421
Other non-interest income		70,128			36,819			(9,605	) (A)		105,741
								8,399	(B)

Total		427,361			524,523			5,987			957,871

Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		238,935			160,962			(534	) (A)		404,274
								1,913	(B)
								2,998	(C)
Occupancy expenses-net		60,424			68,039			(306	) (A)		140,889
								11,853	(B)
								879	(C)
Fees and commission expenses		42,079			29,905			(4,624	) (A)		67,863
								503	(B)
Amortization of intangible assets		33,740			55,074			5,470	(B)		109,036
								(55,074	) (E)
								69,826	(E)
Insurance premiums, including deposit insurance		26,276			25,758			2	(B)		52,036
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries		15,752			3,754						19,506
Communications		14,195			4,684			233	(B)		19,112
Other non-interest expenses		107,016			202,388			(8,765	) (A)		300,699
								60	(B)

Total		538,417			550,564			24,434			1,113,415

(continued)


	MTFG		UFJ Holdings		Pro forma adjustments			Pro forma combined
		(in millions, except per share data)
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense		201,811		248,713		(9,112	)		441,412
Income tax expense		69,446		5,906		(3,663	) (D)		71,689

Income from continuing operations		132,365		242,807		(5,449	)		369,723
Income from continuing operations allocable to preferred shareholders		3,479		26,330					29,809

Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders	¥	128,886	¥	216,477	¥	(5,449	)	¥	339,914


Amounts per share:
Basic earnings per common share—income from continuing operations available to common shareholders	¥	19,850.94	¥	42,527.48				¥	35,229.16
Diluted earnings per common share—income from continuing operations available to common shareholders		19,743.30		33,605.00					33,549.77
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)		6,493		5,090					9,649
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (in thousands)		6,504		7,225					10,300

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial information.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2004


	MTFG			UFJ Holdings		Pro forma adjustments			Pro forma combined
	(in millions, except per share data)
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	¥	921,666		¥	840,832	¥	(834)	(A)	¥	1,739,775
							(21,889)	(C)
Deposits in other banks		48,093			21,264		(5,907)	(A)		63,450
Investment securities:
Interest		341,062			139,411		20	(B)		480,493
Dividends		41,207			22,571					63,778
Trading account assets		28,451			17,681					46,132
Call loans and funds sold		5,384			3,558		(66)	(A)		8,885
							9	(B)
Receivables under resale agreements and securities borrowing transactions		35,891			13,096		(605)	(A)		48,382

Total		1,421,754			1,058,413		(29,272)			2,450,895

Interest expense:
Deposits		178,549			74,818		(5,907)	(A)		222,006
							(25,454)	(C)
Debentures		4,035			—					4,035
Call money and funds purchased		9,910			1,274		(66)	(A)		11,118
Payables under repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions		74,043			18,587		(605)	(A)		92,098
							73	(B)
Due to trust account		4,950			6,210		6	(B)		11,166
Other short-term borrowings and trading account liabilities		34,262			19,404		(34)	(A)		53,632
Long-term debt		120,765			88,745		(800)	(A)		168,224
							766	(B)
							(41,252)	(C)

Total		426,514			209,038		(73,273)			562,279

Net interest income		995,240			849,375		44,001			1,888,616
Provision (credit) for credit losses		(114,109	)		313,124		(13)	(B)		199,002

Net interest income after provision (credit) for credit losses		1,109,349			536,251		44,014			1,689,614

Non-interest income:
Fees and commissions		572,668			445,717		(7,131)	(A)		1,034,694
							23,440	(B)
Foreign exchange gains—net		413,911			95,561					509,472
Trading account profits-net		103,903			228,971					332,874
Investment securities gains—net		118,648			316,911					435,559
Refund of the local taxes by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government		41,989			25,695					67,684
Other non-interest income		56,976			37,112		(18,177)	(A)		91,270
							15,359	(B)

Total		1,308,095			1,149,967		13,491			2,471,553

Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		506,710			344,550		(1,049)	(A)		834,874
							3,804	(B)
							(19,141)	(C)
Occupancy expenses-net		120,507			121,193		(535)	(A)		265,696
							22,773	(B)
							1,758	(C)
Gains on other real estate owned		(579	)		—					(579	)
Fees and commission expenses		80,252			50,882		(7,131)	(A)		124,711
							708	(B)
Amortization of intangible assets		63,582			82,722		9,083	(B)		212,318
							(82,722)	(E)
							139,653	(E)
Insurance premiums, including deposit insurance		54,392			52,054		3	(B)		106,449
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries		42,404			19,668					62,072
Communications		27,623			9,436		491	(B)		37,550
Other non-interest expenses		341,149			299,407		(16,593)	(A)		624,437
							474	(B)

Total		1,236,040			979,912		51,576			2,267,528

Income from continuing operations before income tax expense		1,181,404			706,306		5,929			1,893,639
Income tax expense		357,817			95,618		2,674	(D)		456,109

Income from continuing operations		823,587			610,688		3,255			1,437,530
Income from continuing operations allocable to preferred shareholders		7,981			27,828		—			35,809

Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders	¥	815,606		¥	582,860	¥	3,255		¥	1,401,721

Amounts per share:
Basic earnings per common share—income from continuing operations available to common shareholders	¥	128,443.00		¥	115,227.05				¥	147,765.32
Diluted earnings per common share—income from continuing operations available to common shareholders		125,123.73			86,803.31					131,380.21
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)		6,350			5,058					9,486
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (in thousands)		6,517			7,015					10,866

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial information.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

The unaudited pro forma financial information is based on the purchase method of accounting, and the pro forma adjustments include the adjustments to record the consolidated assets and liabilities of UFJ Holdings at their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition. The pro forma adjustments also eliminate intercompany balances and transactions as of and during the periods presented. Although management uses its best judgment in estimating fair values based on information currently available, the estimation methodologies and assumptions used in estimating fair values are inherently subjective. The use of different estimation methodologies or market assumptions may have a significant effect on the estimated fair values. In addition, the final allocation of purchase price will be determined after the proposed merger is completed and the fair values of the consolidated assets and liabilities of UFJ Holdings as of the closing date are finally determined. The application of the purchase method of accounting to the actual merger may be materially different from the pro forma adjustments presented in this prospectus as additional information becomes available and as additional analysis is performed. Further, the unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect the impact of targeted cost savings and other synergies and incremental cost of merger, all of which can not be objectively quantifiable.

MTFG will issue shares of convertible preferred stock in exchange for the outstanding convertible preferred stock of UFJ Holdings. However, since the actual payment of dividends depends on both the sufficiency of the retained earnings of the combined entity and the resolution of the shareholders at the relevant ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the case of annual preferred dividends, or the board of directors in the case of the preferred interim dividends, the unaudited pro forma combined condensed statements of income do not include any pro forma adjustments to the amount of income from continuing operations allocable to preferred shareholders.

The unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect changes to MTFG’s capitalization subsequent to September 30, 2004, including the redemption of 40,700 shares of MTFG’s Class 1 preferred stock on October 1, 2004, the redemption of the remaining 40,700 shares outstanding of MTFG’s Class 1 preferred stock on April 1, 2005, and the issuance of 100,000 shares of MTFG’s Class 3 preferred stock on February 17, 2005, all of which are unrelated to the proposed merger.

Japanese banks generally are prohibited by the Banking Law and the Anti-Monopoly Law of Japan from purchasing or holding 5% or more of the equity interest in any domestic third party. In order to comply with this requirement, MTFG, UFJ Holdings and/or the combined entity may sell some available-for-sale equity securities. No adjustments have been made to the unaudited pro forma financial information to reflect the potential impact of such sales. The pro forma effect of such sales would not materially change the pro forma balance sheet since such investment is already carried at fair value in the historical balance sheet with unrealized gains/losses recorded in the shareholders’ equity. The actual gains or losses, if any, to be recorded upon the sale of such securities, will depend on the future market price of these investments at the time of sale, which is not currently determinable.

2. Pro Forma Adjustments

Acquisition of UFJ Holdings

On August 12, 2004, MTFG, UFJ Holdings, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Trust Bank, UFJ Trust Bank, Mitsubishi Securities and UFJ Tsubasa Securities concluded a basic agreement with regard to the management integration of the holding companies, banks, trust banks, and securities companies of the two groups. Subsequently, on September 17, 2004, MTFG purchased 3.5 billion class E preferred shares issued by

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)

UFJ Bank for ¥700 billion. The closing date of the acquisition of UFJ Holdings is expected to be on or around October 1, 2005, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. The purchase price is ¥4,412,258 million.

The proposed merger will be accounted for by the purchase method of accounting for business combinations. MTFG’s share of UFJ Holdings’ assets and liabilities will be recorded at fair value, with the excess of the purchase price over MTFG’s share of the fair value of UFJ Holdings’ net assets accounted for as goodwill.

The paragraphs below refer to the corresponding items set forth in the pro forma combined condensed balance sheet and statements of income.

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet

(A)

Adjustments to eliminate intercompany receivables and payables, including an adjustment to eliminate MTFG’s investment in UFJ Bank’s preferred stock and corresponding minority interest included in “Other liabilities” in the historical balance sheet of UFJ Holdings.

(B)

Adjustments to consolidate the balance sheets of companies that will be controlled by the combined entity after the proposed merger in which the investments of both MTFG and UFJ Holdings had been accounted for by the equity method. The book values of certain assets of those companies are also adjusted to reflect the elimination of intercompany unrealized profits.

(C)

Measurement of the purchase consideration and allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

The total purchase price includes MTFG convertible preferred stock, MTFG common stock and certain direct acquisition costs determined as follows:


	(in millions except per share amounts)
Convertible preferred stock	¥	1,360,636	(a)

Outstanding common stock issued by UFJ Holdings (in thousands)		5,101,322
Exchange ratio		0.62

MTFG common stock to be issued (in thousands)		3,162,820
Average closing market price of MTFG common stock		962,500

		3,044,214	(b)
Less costs of registration and issuance		656	(c)
Direct acquisition costs		8,064	(d)

Total purchase price	¥	4,412,258

(a)

MTFG will issue shares of the class 8, class 9, class 10, class 11 and class 12 convertible preferred stock in exchange for the class II, class IV, class V, class VI and class VII convertible preferred stock of UFJ Holdings, respectively. The fair value of such securities is estimated based on the terms and conditions of the new securities and the outstanding number of shares of the corresponding convertible preferred stock of UFJ Holdings as of September 30, 2004, and is derived from the present value of the cash dividend and principal payment streams as well as the conversion feature valued using a binomial option model. See the merger agreement, which is included in this prospectus as Annex B, for the detailed terms and conditions of the new securities.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)

In addition, the fair value of the convertible preferred stock also includes those of the outstanding shares of the class I and class III convertible preferred stock of UFJ Holdings as of September 30, 2004. They were valued by applying the mandatory conversion rate and the market price of ¥963,000 per share of MTFG’s common stock as of February 18, 2005 multiplied by the common stock share exchange ratio of 0.62 since the class III shares matured on October 1, 2004 and the class I shares are maturing on August 1, 2005.

The entire amount is included in capital surplus in the pro forma combined condensed balance sheet, although the actual allocation within shareholders’ equity will be determined upon the issuance.

The details of the method used to determine the fair value of the convertible preferred stock to be newly issued are as follows:

Valuation Approach

The embedded conversion feature is a non-standard American-type option where the payoff depends on the path followed by the price of the common stock and not just its final value. In other words, if the conversion option is exercised, the number of shares of common stock received for each share of preferred stock depends on the stock price evolution up to that point in time. This characteristic precludes the application of pricing formulae (closed-form solutions) such as Black-Scholes type calculators. The alternative is to use a numerical method to derive the value of the preferred shares. These procedures include binomial / trinomial trees, Monte Carlo simulation, etc. For the valuation date under consideration, MTFG used the method of Hull & White, 1993, “Efficient Procedures for Valuing European and American Path-Dependent Options” to determine the present value of the capital appreciation and conversion feature. This solution adapts lattices to handle path-dependency by using a type of forward process for the path-dependent variable. The value of the derivative is then determined using backwards induction, comparing at each time-step the value from the early exercise to the rollback value. The dividend stream was valued separately by discounting the cash flows at the pre-tax cost of debt.

Assumptions

Major assumptions in the calculation of fair value were as follows:

Maturity: MTFG used the period from February 18, 2005 to the date of mandatory conversion for each class of preferred stock, which ranges from 3.45 to 9.45 years.

Discount rate:

For the capital appreciation and conversion option segment, MTFG used the applicable risk free rate, which ranges from 0.351% to 1.396%.

For the present value of the dividend stream, MTFG used the applicable risk free rate plus the spread for BBB rated Japanese banks, which ranges from 0.13% to 1.91%

Volatility: MTFG used 44.19% as the volatility for all classes of preferred shares. The historical volatility of MTFG was calculated as the annualized standard deviation of the continuously compounded return since April 2, 2001, the date of incorporation of MTFG, to February 18, 2005, the valuation date.

Common stock price: MTFG used the market price of ¥963,000 per share of MTFG’s common stock as of February 18, 2005.

(b)

MTFG will issue shares of common stock in exchange for 100% of common stock of UFJ Holdings at an exchange ratio of 0.62 shares of MTFG for each share of UFJ Holdings. The estimated fair value of

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)

MTFG shares is based on the average closing market price of MTFG common stock for the period commencing two trading days prior to and ending two trading days after the merger ratio was agreed to and announced on February 18, 2005. The entire amount is included in capital surplus in the pro forma combined condensed balance sheet, although the actual allocation within shareholders’ equity will finally be determined upon the issuance.

(c)

Represents estimated costs of registration and issuance of the MTFG common stock recognized as a reduction of the otherwise determinable fair value of the securities.

(d)

Represents estimated direct costs of the business combination, including professional service fees paid to financial advisors and consultants for accounting and legal issues.

The purchase price was allocated to UFJ Holdings’ tangible assets and liabilities, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill as follows:


			(in millions)
Total purchase price			¥	4,412,258

Less (Add):
Book value of UFJ Holdings’ net assets	1,508,163
UFJ Holdings’ goodwill and other intangible assets	(3,019,477	)
Estimated adjustments to reflect assets acquired at fair value
Investment securities	373,303	(e)
Net loans	173,069	(f)
Premises and equipment	38,888	(g)
Core deposit intangible assets	829,600	(h)
Overdraft relationship intangible assets	36,800	(h)
Credit card relationship and co-brand contract right intangible assets	143,900	(h)
Trust customer relationship intangible assets	161,300	(h)
Asset management relationship intangible assets	24,500	(h)
Broker dealer customer relationship intangible assets	3,100	(h)
Information technology intangible assets	122,200	(h)
Trade name intangible assets	46,400	(h)
Deferred tax assets	(465,195	) (i)
Prepaid pension cost	(12,885	) (j)
Estimated amounts allocated to liabilities assumed at fair value
Deposits	(26,942	) (k)
Long-term debt	(159,746	) (l)
Accrued pension liability included in other liabilities	9,136	(j)
Deferred tax liabilities included in other liabilities	1,342	(i)
Total fair value of net assets acquired				(212,544	)

Goodwill			¥	4,624,802

(e)

Investment securities: Fair value of non-public equity investments is based on their expected dividend streams, sale proceeds, and liquidity, using income approach. Fair value of non-public convertible preferred equity investments is estimated taking into consideration the value of the preferred dividends prior to conversion as well as the present value of the options to convert.

(f)

Net loans: Fair value is determined using discounted cash flows based on current rates at which loans of similar credit quality would be made to borrowers for the same maturities. Fair value of non-performing loans is valued based on their principal balance net of specific reserve.

(g)

Premises and equipment: Fair value is based on appraised values, either through independent third party appraisals or internal appraisals.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)

(h)

Intangible assets: Fair values of core deposit intangible assets, overdraft relationship intangible assets, credit card relationship intangible assets, trust customer relationship intangible assets, asset management relationship intangible assets, broker dealer customer relationship intangible assets, information technology intangible assets and trade name intangible assets are based on an independent valuation report and based on current assumptions and estimates, which are subject to change.

(i)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are created as a result of fair value adjustments, assuming an effective statutory tax rate of approximately 40.6%.

(j)

Prepaid pension cost and Accrued pension liability: Reflects the adjustment to remeasure the fair value of UFJ Holdings’ projected benefit obligation and plan assets.

(k)

Interest-bearing deposits: Fair value of time deposits is determined using the discounted cash flow method based on rates offered for deposits with similar maturities.

(l)

Long-term debt: Fair value is determined based on discounted cash flows based on current rates for issues of similar maturity and credit quality.

(D)

Adjustments to eliminate UFJ Holdings’ historical shareholders’ equity.

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statements of Income

(A)

Adjustments to eliminate income and expenses from transactions between MTFG and UFJ Holdings.

(B)

Adjustments to consolidate statements of income of companies that will be controlled by the combined entity after the proposed merger in which the investments of both MTFG and UFJ Holdings are accounted for by the equity method.

(C)

Includes the adjustments related to the difference between the carrying values and fair values of UFJ Holdings’ loans, deposits, long-term debt, pension liabilities, and premises acquired, as follows:

Interest income on loans: The adjustment will be recognized over the estimated remaining life of the loan portfolio of eight years. The impact of this adjustment is to reduce pre-tax interest income by ¥21,889 million and ¥10,944 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and six months ended September 30, 2004, respectively.

Interest expense on deposits: The adjustment will be recognized over the estimated remaining life of the deposit liability portfolio of one year. The impact of this adjustment is to reduce pre-tax interest expense by ¥25,454 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

Interest expense on long-term debt: The adjustment will be recognized over the estimated remaining life of the long-term debt liabilities over three to four years. The impact of this adjustment is to reduce pre- tax interest expense by ¥41,252 million and ¥20,626 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and six months ended September 30, 2004, respectively.

Pension expense: The amounts of amortization of unrecognized prior service cost and the amortization of net actuarial loss recorded in the historical statements of operations of UFJ Holdings are eliminated. The impact of the adjustment is to decrease pre-tax salaries and employee benefits by ¥19,141 million and will increase by ¥2,998 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and six months ended September 30, 2004, respectively.

Depreciation expense on premises: The adjustment will be recognized over the estimated remaining life of the premises of twenty two years. The impact of this adjustment is to increase pre-tax occupancy expense by ¥1,758 million and ¥ 879 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and six months ended September 30, 2004, respectively.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)

(D)

Adjustments to record the tax effect of the pro forma adjustments using a statutory tax rate of approximately 40.6%.

(E)

Adjustments to amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was ¥139,653 million and ¥69,826 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and six months ended September 30, 2004, respectively.

The analysis of the adjustments by type of intangible asset is as follows.


	For the six months ended September 30, 2004		For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004
	(in millions)
Core deposit intangible	¥	41,480	¥	82,960
Information technology		12,220		24,440
Credit card relationship and co-brand contract right		6,767		13,532
Trust relationship		6,204		12,408
Others		3,155		6,313

Total	¥	69,826	¥	139,653

The estimated useful lives of the intangible assets are as follows:


Core deposit intangible		10 years
Overdraft relationships		9 years
Credit card relationships—UFJ		13 years
Credit card relationships—Nippon Shinpan		7 years
Co-brand contract rights—UFJ		13 years
Co-brand contract rights—Nippon Shinpan		Indefinite life
Trust customer relationships		13 years
Asset management relationships		40 years
Broker dealer customer relationships (Retail)		11 years
Broker dealer customer relationships (Wholesale)		30 years
Information technology		5 years
Trade name—UFJ		22 years
Trade name—UFJ Tsubasa		11 years
Trade name—Nippon Shinpan		Indefinite life

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)

(F)

To derive the combined pro forma income from continuing operations available to common shareholders, combined pro forma income from continuing operations has been reduced by income allocable to preferred shareholders. For income allocable to preferred shareholders, amounts recorded in the historical statements of operations are used without adjustment. No payment of dividends on MTFG preferred stock can be made unless the combined entity has sufficient retained earnings and, in the case of annual preferred dividends, the shareholders at the relevant ordinary general meeting of shareholders or, in the case of the preferred interim dividends, the board of directors, resolves to distribute the retained earnings.


	For the six months ended September 30, 2004					For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004
	(in millions)
Combined pro forma income from continuing operations available to common stockholders—Basic			¥	339,914				¥	1,401,721
Add back:
Income from continuing operations allocable to preferred shareholders	¥	29,809				¥	35,809
Less:
Income from continuing operations allocable to antidilutive preferred shareholders		20,212					1,725
Income from continuing operations allocable to non-convertible preferred shareholders		3,358					6,716

Income from continuing operations allocable to dilutive preferred shareholders				6,239					27,368
Dilutive securities of MTFG’s subsidiaries				(587	)				(1,501	)

Combined pro forma income from continuing operations available to common stockholders—Diluted			¥	345,566				¥	1,427,588

Weighted average shares used for the computation of basic income from continuing operations per share of the combined entity were calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding of MTFG and UFJ Holdings for the year ended March 31, 2004 and six months ended September 30, 2004, adjusted using the merger ratio.

Weighted average shares used for the computation of diluted income from continuing operations per share of the combined entity were calculated as follows:


	For the six months ended September 30, 2004	For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	9,649	9,486
Convertible preferred stock	651	1,380
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	10,300	10,866

3. Management’s restructuring and integration plan, and its financial consequences

In connection with the merger, the parties have been developing a business plan for integrating the operations of MTFG and UFJ Holdings. Based on the current plan, the total costs related to the integration plan have been estimated to be approximately ¥620 billion, which will be incurred over the five-year period through

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION—(Continued)

the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. The plan will continue to be refined toward the completion of the business combination, and the estimated amount of integration costs and when these costs are incurred will be significantly affected by such continuing refinement of the integration plan. The plan at this time does not specifically identify the offices, branches, and components of systems to be integrated. Consequently, the detailed integration procedures, including the timing of the integrations and the methods of exit, have not been determined. The employee redeployment plan also depends on the details of the consolidation of the branch network and the integration of operations and systems. In addition, the integration plan will be implemented and certain related commitments will become legally binding after the merger is approved by MTFG and UFJ Holdings’ shareholders and relevant regulatory authorities. Therefore, these integration costs are not reflected in the unaudited pro forma financial information as they are not yet factually supportable, except the direct acquisition costs described in Note (C) to the unaudited pro forma combined condensed balance sheet.

Currently, the integration plan includes the integration of head office functions and management resources, consolidation of overlapping outlets, establishment of joint outlets, redeployment of staff and other human resources, and reduction of infrastructure costs through standardization of operations and systems. System integration costs have been estimated at approximately ¥330 billion, of which approximately ¥110 billion, ¥80 billion, and ¥70 billion will be incurred in the fiscal years ending March 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Costs related to the branch network have been estimated to be approximately ¥110 billion, a major part of which will be incurred in the fiscal years ending March 31, 2006 and 2007. Other integration costs, including those related to the integration of head office functions, redeployment of staff, advertising and signage, taxes, and miscellaneous expenses, have been estimated at approximately ¥180 billion, of which approximately ¥70 billion will be incurred in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 and approximately ¥30 billion in each of the fiscal years ending March 31, 2007 and 2008. Certain of these integration costs, such as penalties on the early cancellation of leases and service contracts by UFJ Holdings, will be recorded as liabilities assumed in the business combination, while other costs will be recorded as expenses when they are incurred, depending on the nature and timing of these integration costs.

See “Business —Enhancing Integration and Management Efficiency” for more information on the integration plan.

SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA PER SHARE DATA OF MTFG AND UFJ HOLDINGS

The following table sets forth historical unaudited pro forma and pro forma equivalent information with respect to income from continuing operations per share and dividends per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 and the six months ended September 30, 2004 and net book value per share as of September 30, 2004 for MTFG and UFJ Holdings. The historical information for MTFG and UFJ Holdings has been prepared under U.S. GAAP. The information that follows should be read in conjunction with the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial information and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus, together with the historical U.S. GAAP consolidated financial statements of MTFG and UFJ Holdings included in this prospectus.

The comparative pro forma and pro forma equivalent per share data has been included for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of (1) the actual results of operations or financial position which would have been obtained if the merger had been completed at the beginning of the earliest period presented or as of the date indicated or (2) the results of operations or financial position which may be obtained in the future.


	For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004
	UFJ Holdings				MTFG
	Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma Equivalent⁽²⁾		Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma
Cash dividends per share⁽³⁾	¥	—	¥	2,480.00	¥	4,000.00	¥	4,000.00
Income from continuing operations per share:
Basic		115,227.05		91,614.50		128,443.00		147,765.32
Diluted		86,803.31		81,455.73		125,123.73		131,380.21


	For the six months ended September 30, 2004
	UFJ Holdings				MTFG
	Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma Equivalent⁽²⁾		Historical⁽¹⁾		Pro Forma
Net book value per share (as of the end of the period)	¥	8,569.15	¥	417,764.91	¥	549,725.57	¥	673,814.37
Cash dividends per share⁽³⁾		—		3,720.00		6,000.00		6,000.00
Income from continuing operations per share:
Basic		42,527.48		21,842.08		19,850.94		35,229.16
Diluted		33,605.00		20,800.86		19,743.30		33,549.77

(1)

Calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.

(2)

(3)

Cash dividends per share reflect those paid during each of the periods indicated.

EXCHANGE RATES

The table below sets forth, for each period indicated, the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in Japanese yen as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, expressed in Japanese yen per $1.00. On May 13, 2005, the noon buying rate was $1.00 equals ¥107.14 and the inverse noon buying rate was ¥100 equals $0.93.


	High	Low	Period End	Average of Month-end Rates
	(yen per dollar)
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2001	125.23	104.19	125.54	111.65
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2002	134.77	115.89	132.70	125.64
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2003	133.40	115.71	118.07	121.10
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2004	120.55	104.18	104.18	112.75
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2005	114.30	102.26	107.22	107.28
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 (through May 13)	108.67	104.41	107.14	n.a.
Month of:
November 2004	106.91	102.58	103.04	n.a.
December 2004	105.59	102.56	102.68	n.a.
January 2005	104.93	102.26	103.55	n.a.
February 2005	105.84	103.70	104.25	n.a.
March 2005	107.49	103.87	107.22	n.a.
April 2005	108.67	104.64	104.64	n.a.
May 2005 (through May 13)	107.14	104.41	107.14	n.a.

MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION

The primary market for MTFG’s common stock is the Tokyo Stock Exchange. MTFG’s common stock is also listed and traded on the Osaka Securities Exchange in Japan and on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and traded on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom. Application has been made to list MTFG’s common stock on the Nagoya Stock Exchange in Japan. ADSs, each representing one one-thousandth of a share of common stock, are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “MTF”.

The primary market for shares of UFJ Holdings’ common stock is the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In Japan, UFJ Holdings common stock is also listed and traded on the Osaka Securities Exchange and the Nagoya Stock Exchange. UFJ Holdings common stock is also listed on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and traded on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the reported high and low sale prices for shares of MTFG common stock and UFJ Holdings common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The following table also sets forth, for the periods indicated, the reported high and low sales prices per ADS of MTFG ADSs traded on the NYSE.


	MTFG common stock				UFJ Holdings common stock				MTFG ADS
	Price Per Share				Price Per Share				Price Per ADS
	High		Low		High		Low		High		Low

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2002	¥	1,350,000	¥	688,000	¥	979,000	¥	225,000	$	11.27	$	5.15
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2003		1,060,000		438,000		392,000		86,000		8.31		3.65
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2004		1,080,000		351,000		673,000		85,200		10.11		2.98
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2005		1,230,000		800,000		794,000		405,000		10.40		7.12

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2003:
First quarter		1,060,000		770,000		392,000		269,000		8.31		5.91
Second quarter		925,000		700,000		332,000		228,000		7.64		5.98
Third quarter		901,000		620,000		306,000		86,000		7.34		5.08
Fourth quarter		737,000		438,000		174,000		102,000		6.20		3.65
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2004:
First quarter		548,000		351,000		180,000		85,200		4.63		2.98
Second quarter		747,000		475,000		498,000		181,000		6.60		4.04
Third quarter		929,000		672,000		576,000		354,000		8.42		6.31
Fourth quarter		1,080,000		770,000		673,000		401,000		10.11		7.34
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2005
First quarter		1,110,000		800,000		794,000		473,000		10.40		7.12
Second quarter		1,230,000		889,000		556,000		405,000		10.40		8.11
Third quarter		1,040,000		858,000		622,000		463,000		10.24		8.02
Fourth quarter		1,060,000		924,000		625,000		558,000		10.26		8.61
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2006
First quarter (through May 13)		954,000		884,000		579,000		538,000		8.88		8.17

Month of:
November 2004		1,010,000		877,000		565,000		474,000		9.66		8.40
December 2004		1,040,000		947,000		622,000		531,000		10.24		9.05
January 2005		1,060,000		971,000		625,000		590,000		10.26		9.40
February 2005		1,010,000		938,000		616,000		558,000		9.66		8.95
March 2005		974,000		924,000		588,000		558,000		9.47		8.61
April 2005		954,000		884,000		579,000		538,000		8.82		8.17
May 2005 (through May 13)		926,000		893,000		562,000		544,000		8.88		8.23

On May 13, 2005 the last reported official sale price of MTFG shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was ¥893,000 per share, and the last reported official sale price of UFJ Holdings shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was ¥545,000 per share. On May 13, 2005 the last reported sale price of MTFG ADSs traded on the NYSE was $8.32 per ADS.

Set forth below are the closing prices of MTFG shares and ADSs and UFJ Holdings shares on February 18, 2005, April 20, 2005 and , 2005. February 18, 2005 was the last full trading day prior to the companies entering into and announcing the integration agreement after close of trading on February 18, 2005. April 20, 2005 was the day the merger agreement was entered into by MTFG and UFJ Holdings. The table also presents implied equivalent value per share of UFJ Holdings common stock on each date by multiplying the last reported official sale price per share of MTFG common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on that day by 0.62. The implied equivalent value per share of UFJ Holdings common stock indicates what UFJ Holdings would be worth to its shareholders if the merger had occurred on the relevant date and those shareholders had received 0.62 shares of MTFG common stock for each UFJ Holdings share they held, in terms of the number of MTFG shares they would receive.


	UFJ Holdings common stock (historical)		UFJ Holdings common stock (implied equivalent value)		MTFG common stock (historical)		MTFG ADSs (historical)
February 18, 2005	¥	579,000	¥	597,060	¥	963,000	$	9.18
April 20, 2005		554,000		564,200		910,000		8.50
, 2005

Following the merger, shares of common stock of the combined entity are expected to be listed and traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange in Japan and on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom. ADSs representing shares of common stock of the combined entity are expected to be listed on the NYSE.

Dividend Information

The following table sets out the dividends per share declared on MTFG common stock and UFJ Holdings common stock during each period indicated.


	MTFG		UFJ Holdings
Fiscal year ended March 31,
2000	¥	8,255.25	n.a.	⁽¹⁾
2001		8,255.25	n.a.	⁽¹⁾
2002		4,127.63	—
2003		6,000.00	—
2004		4,000.00	—

(1)

UFJ Holdings was formed on April 1, 2001.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, MTFG currently expects to pay dividends of ¥6,000 per share of common stock, and UFJ Holdings has announced that it intends to pay no dividends to its common shareholders.

GENERAL MEETING OF UFJ HOLDINGS SHAREHOLDERS

General

UFJ Holdings will distribute mail-in voting cards to its shareholders of record as of March 31, 2005 (or their standing proxies, as appropriate) who have voting rights for use at its annual general meeting of shareholders, which is scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m. on June 29, 2005 (Japan time) at the office of UFJ Holdings in Tokyo, Japan. UFJ Holdings is distributing the voting cards, together with the notice of convocation of the meeting and reference documents concerning the exercise of voting rights, by mail to its shareholders who have voting rights. For shareholders who are not resident in Japan and have a standing proxy in Japan with respect to UFJ Holdings shares, UFJ Holdings will distribute the voting cards and notice of convocation to their standing proxies in Japan, who will then transmit those materials to the shareholders according to the terms of the respective proxy agreements. Shareholders who are not resident in Japan and who have purchased UFJ Holdings shares through a securities broker located outside Japan can contact their broker to obtain the materials from the broker’s custodian or standing proxy in Japan.

The purpose of the annual general meeting of shareholders will be, among other things:

to consider and to vote upon the approval of the terms of the merger agreement;

to consider and to vote upon the election of the board of directors for the combined entity; and

to transact such other business related to such proposals as may properly come before the annual general meeting.

Voting

Voting Rights

A shareholder generally has one voting right for each whole share. The common shares stated below are not entitled to voting rights and such common shares are not counted in the number of shares when determining whether a quorum exists:

treasury shares;

shares held by a company in which UFJ Holdings and its subsidiaries own more than 25% of the total voting rights; and

shares issued after the record date as a result of conversion of convertible stock, exercise of stock acquisition rights, conversion of convertible stock and fractional shareholders becoming a shareholder of a whole share.

Holders of UFJ Holdings’ class I, class II, class IV, class V, class VI and class VII preferred shares will be entitled to vote, together with the common shareholders, at UFJ Holdings’ general meeting of shareholders in June 2005 at the ratio of one vote for one preferred share because a proposal to pay the full amount of preferential dividends on those preferred shares is not included in the agenda for that meeting. In addition, holders of UFJ Holdings’ common shares and class I, class II, class IV, class V, class VI and class VII preferred shares will be entitled to vote separately to approve the merger as a class at their respective class shareholders meeting.

All of the outstanding class I preferred shares are held by a special purpose trust, and all of the outstanding class VI preferred shares are held by a separate special purpose trust. The trustee of each trust will exercise the voting rights with respect to the class I preferred shares and class VI preferred shares on behalf of the respective trust. Under the terms of the trust deeds, the holders of preferred share units issued by each trust are entitled to instruct the relevant trustee on how it should vote at the general shareholders meeting when the class I preferred shares and class VI preferred shares are being voted together with the common shares and other preferred shares. Conversely, holders of preferred share units will not be entitled to instruct the relevant trustee on how to vote at the separate preferred shareholders meetings for the class I preferred shares and class VI preferred shares. Under

the terms of both trust deeds, the trustees will, on each resolution on which a vote is required at the class I and class VI preferred shareholders meetings, vote the shares in accordance with the outcome of the vote at the general shareholders meeting. The trustees are required to vote the class I and class VI preferred shares in this manner, because they will obtain a legal opinion to the effect that the rights of the class I preferred shareholders and class VI preferred shareholders with respect to dividends, liquidation distributions and conversion rights will remain substantially equivalent after the merger.

Record Date

In accordance with its articles of incorporation, UFJ Holdings fixed March 31, 2005 as the record date for determining the holders of its capital stock entitled to exercise voting rights at the annual general meeting of shareholders discussed above. As of March 31, 2005, there were 5,165,292 shares of UFJ Holdings common stock issued, excluding 4,430 shares of treasury stock. Of those, 643,890 shares, representing 12.48% of the issued shares, were held of record by residents of the United States, and 158 shares, representing less than 0.01% of the issued shares, were held of record by UFJ Holdings’ directors, executive officers and corporate auditors.

As of March 31, 2005, the following preferred shares of UFJ Holdings were issued and outstanding:

6,543 class I preferred shares;

200,000 class II preferred shares;

150,000 class IV preferred shares;

150,000 class V preferred shares;

8 class VI preferred shares; and

200,000 class VII preferred shares.

As of March 31, 2005, the Resolution and Collection Corporation held all of the issued and outstanding class II, class IV, class V and class VII preferred shares issued by UFJ Holdings.

Vote Required

The required quorum for a vote on the terms of the merger agreement at the general meeting of UFJ Holdings shareholders is one-third of the aggregate of the above common and preferred shares with voting rights at the general meeting. In determining the required quorum for the shareholders meetings for UFJ Holdings, shares without voting rights are not counted. The affirmative vote of shareholders comprising two-thirds of the common and preferred shares with voting rights represented at the general meetings of shareholders of UFJ Holdings is required to approve the terms of the merger agreement. See “—Voting Rights” above. In addition, the terms of the merger agreement are also required to be approved at the class shareholders meetings for each class of UFJ Holdings shares, namely the common shares and the class I, class II, class IV, class V, class VI and class VII preferred shares, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the issued shares of the relevant class with voting rights represented at each class shareholders meeting. The required quorum at the common share class shareholders meeting is a majority of the issued common shares with voting rights, and the required quorum at each of the preferred class shareholders meetings is a majority of the total issued shares with voting rights for the relevant class of preferred shares.

Use of Voting Cards

Holders of shares of common stock entitled to exercise voting rights at the annual general meeting of shareholders may exercise their voting rights by using the voting card that will be distributed by mail to those holders or their standing proxies in Japan.

Voting cards will allow shareholders to indicate a “for” or “against” vote with respect to each proposal to be voted on at the meeting, including approval of the terms of the merger agreement. The face of each voting card

will state that if the voting card is returned without indicating a vote “for” or “against” any of the proposals referred to in the voting card, the shares represented by that voting card will be deemed to have voted in favor of those proposals.

In accordance with applicable Japanese law and practice, UFJ Holdings intends to:

count toward the quorum requirements for its shareholders meeting any shares represented by voting cards that are returned to it, including voting cards that do not indicate a “for” or “against” vote for any of the proposals; and

count the shares represented by voting cards without indicating a “for” or “against” vote for any of the proposals as votes in favor of approval of the terms of the merger agreement and the other proposals referred to in the voting cards.

Internet Voting

A UFJ Holdings shareholder is entitled to exercise voting rights through the Internet by accessing UFJ Holdings’ website and inputting an exercise code and password. Internet voting is available only on UFJ Holdings’ Japanese-language website.

Revocation

Any person who votes by the Internet or who submits a voting card may revoke the vote by voting in person, or through another shareholder who has voting rights and who is appointed as that person’s attorney-in-fact and present, at the annual general meeting of shareholders. A shareholder may also change a vote previously submitted via the Internet or a voting card by submitting a subsequent vote via the Internet. If a shareholder submits more than one vote via the Internet, the last vote submitted will be counted.

No Solicitation of Proxies, Consents or Authorizations

UFJ Holdings will not solicit any separate form of proxy, consent or authorization from the mail-in voting cards distributed in accordance with the Commercial Code of Japan. MTFG and UFJ Holdings have, however, retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated and Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. as their respective agents for the purpose of soliciting overseas shareholders’ approval of the merger.

Agenda

The following proposals are expected to be presented at the annual general meeting of shareholders:

special resolution approving the merger agreement between MTFG and UFJ Holdings, including resolutions electing the directors and corporate auditors of the combined entity, as nominated jointly by MTFG and UFJ Holdings; and

special resolution amending UFJ Holdings’ articles of incorporation.

THE MERGER

This section of the prospectus describes material aspects of the proposed merger, including the integration agreement and the merger agreement. The summary may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read this entire prospectus for a more complete understanding of the merger. You may obtain additional information about MTFG and UFJ Holdings included in the registration statement on Form F-4 filed with the SEC without charge by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Obtain More Information.”

General

Holders of record of UFJ Holdings common stock having voting rights as of March 31, 2005 will receive a notice of convocation of the annual general meeting of shareholders of UFJ Holdings, including the voting materials that contain the terms and conditions of the merger agreement. Shareholders outside Japan who have a standing proxy in Japan will receive the materials through their standing proxies in Japan. Shareholders outside Japan who purchased UFJ Holdings shares through a broker located outside Japan can ask their broker to obtain the notice of convocation from the broker’s standing proxy or custodian in Japan, or to otherwise make proper arrangements.

An English translation of the integration agreement, dated February 18, 2005, and the amendment to the integration agreement, dated April 20, 2005, is included in this prospectus as Annex A. An English translation of the merger agreement, dated April 20, 2005, is included in this prospectus as Annex B.

Background to the Merger

Overview

In recent years, the deregulation of the Japanese financial markets, structural reforms in the regulation of the financial industry, difficult market conditions and an increasingly rigorous regulatory climate have resulted in dramatic changes for Japanese banks. Deregulation and structural reforms in the financial industry have increased competition for many Japanese banks from both other financial institutions and new market entrants. Meanwhile, adverse market conditions in many sectors of the Japanese economy have exacerbated asset quality problems and led to a marked deterioration in the financial condition and capital base of many Japanese banks.

Deregulation and structural reforms in the financial industry have eliminated barriers between different types of Japanese financial institutions, thereby intensifying the competition for many Japanese banks. For example, under the new regulatory framework, not only are banks permitted to engage in the securities business by establishing or otherwise owning domestic and overseas securities subsidiaries with the approval of the Financial Services Agency, other financial institutions such as securities and insurance companies are permitted to engage in new areas of permissible activities. New market entrants have begun to offer various banking services, often through non-traditional distribution channels. These structural changes have also facilitated the entry and expansion of various large foreign financial institutions in the Japanese domestic market.

The foregoing developments, along with the 1998 amendment to the Banking Law of Japan that allowed the establishment of bank holding companies, have been a major factor behind the consolidation and reorganization of Japanese banks and financial institutions, as many major Japanese banks decided to merge or reorganize their operations to maintain their competitiveness and financial stability. These include the predecessor institutions to MTFG and UFJ Holdings. This continuing industry-wide consolidation in the Japanese banking sector has in turn further increased competition.

The Japanese government’s efforts to reduce non-performing loans have led to a marked deterioration in the financial condition and capital base of many Japanese banks. Continued financial difficulties facing borrowers in many sectors of the Japanese economy, as evidenced in part by the high level of recent corporate restructurings and bankruptcies in Japan, and continuing declines in real estate prices have also increased asset quality problems for Japanese banks and forced them to record additional write-offs and agree to loan forgiveness proposals.

The management of MTFG and UFJ Holdings have continually monitored the position of their respective banking groups in light of the changing competitive environment of the Japanese banking industry, the Japanese government’s stance on problem loans and other regulatory developments and market conditions in order to determine available options for increasing their competitiveness and enhancing shareholder value.

UFJ Holdings’ Recent Regulatory Problems and Financial Difficulties

In this uncertain economic environment in Japan, the Financial Services Agency has, since 2000, undertaken a series of inspections focusing in particular on the classification of large borrowers by Japan’s major banking institutions. The Financial Services Agency also established a requirement, in its program for financial revival announced in October 2002, that major banks reduce by half their percentage of non-performing loans as disclosed under Japanese banking regulation by March 2005. As they worked to address large troubled borrowers, most major Japanese banks recorded large net losses under Japanese GAAP for the years ended March 31, 2002 and 2003.

Over the course of their continuing inspections in 2004, the Financial Services Agency determined that the management of UFJ Bank had obstructed the Financial Services Agency’s investigation into the classification of certain of these borrowers by systematically withholding relevant information on the borrowers’ financial condition and falsely responding to requests for information from inspectors. In June 2004, the Financial Services Agency issued a series of administrative orders that highlighted the need to strengthen the operations and internal controls of UFJ Bank to respond appropriately to the Financial Services Agency’s inspections. As part of its response to the administrative orders, UFJ Bank strengthened its internal audit department, including through the establishment of a specific team dedicated to the evaluation of large borrowers.

The causes of the administrative orders and continuing losses led to the resignation of the top management of UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank. Subsequently, in October 2004, the Financial Services Agency filed criminal indictments against UFJ Bank and former members of its management with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. At the same time, the Financial Services Agency ordered the suspension of loan origination for new customers by UFJ Bank’s Tokyo corporate office and Osaka corporate office for the period from October 18, 2004 to April 17, 2005. In conjunction with these indictments, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office announced in December 2004 that it would seek to prosecute UFJ Bank, its former executives and a former employee on suspicion of violations of the Banking Law. On April 25, 2005, UFJ Bank and its former executives were convicted of breaches of the Banking Law. UFJ Bank was fined ¥90 million, a former executive officer was sentenced to ten months imprisonment with a stay of execution for three years and two other former executive officers were sentenced to eight months imprisonment with a stay of execution for three years.

During the year ended March 31, 2004, UFJ Bank continued to have a highly concentrated exposure to a limited number of borrowers undergoing restructuring, even in comparison to Japan’s other major banks. In the course of addressing large troubled borrowers, UFJ Holdings made further downward revisions to its previous estimates of its Japanese GAAP results for the year ended March 31, 2004 and on May 24, 2004 announced large additional losses in its Japanese GAAP financial statements with respect to the year ended March 31, 2004. The additional losses recorded by UFJ Holdings and the continuing restructuring of major borrowers created a significant risk that UFJ Holdings would be unable to maintain the 8% capital adequacy ratio (calculated in accordance with Japanese banking regulations and based on Japanese GAAP financial statements) required of Japanese banks with international operations as of September 30, 2004. In evaluating the risks such a failure would entail for UFJ Holdings and its shareholders in preparing the required update to its business revitalization plan, the management of UFJ Holdings concluded that significant strengthening of the capital base of UFJ Holdings before September 30, 2004 was of utmost importance. As a result, UFJ Holdings began actively studying options to improve its financial condition, including through the sale of assets, a business combination or the issuance of securities.

Discussions of Transfer of UFJ Trust Bank to Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd.

UFJ Holdings announced on May 21, 2004 that it had reached a basic agreement to transfer the operations of UFJ Trust Bank, other than its corporate lending business, to Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. or a trust bank to be newly incorporated by Sumitomo Trust as its wholly owned subsidiary. The parties also agreed that, subject to further negotiations, UFJ Holdings would make a preferred share investment in the new trust bank and that UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank would become exclusive agents for Sumitomo Trust and the new trust bank. The parties also agreed not to provide information to any third party or hold any discussions with any third party regarding any transaction that might conflict with the purpose of the basic agreement between UFJ Holdings and Sumitomo Trust. UFJ Holdings and its advisers then engaged in a process of due diligence and negotiation of terms with Sumitomo Trust. In the course of those negotiations the management of UFJ Holdings concluded that the proposed transaction with Sumitomo Trust would likely be insufficient to address the increasing risk UFJ Holdings faced with respect to maintaining its capital adequacy ratio above required levels as of September 30, 2004. Following a series of internal meetings in early July 2004, the management of UFJ Holdings presented these conclusions to the board of directors. UFJ Holdings informed Sumitomo Trust of its decision to terminate further discussions on July 13, 2004.

Discussions of Business Integration between MTFG and UFJ Holdings

On July 14, 2004, MTFG received a request from UFJ Holdings to discuss the possibility of integrating the management of the two financial groups. On July 16, 2004, MTFG President and CEO Nobuo Kuroyanagi and UFJ Holdings President and CEO Ryosuke Tamakoshi announced that they had agreed to commence discussions regarding the possible integration of MTFG and UFJ Holdings. In connection with the commencement of discussions regarding a management integration, MTFG and UFJ Holdings signed a memorandum of understanding, which, among other things, contained MTFG’s commitment to commence negotiations toward the management integration and to cooperate in strengthening UFJ Holdings’ capital. The board of directors of UFJ Holdings met on July 16, 2004 to approve the execution of the memorandum of understanding.

On July 16, 2004, Sumitomo Trust filed a preliminary injunction against UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank to prevent the UFJ group from engaging in discussions with MTFG, alleging that UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank had a legal obligation under the basic agreement with Sumitomo Trust not to hold discussions relating to the transfer of the relevant business operations of UFJ Trust Bank with any party other than Sumitomo Trust, and that such basic agreement remained in force despite the termination notice from UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank.

On July 27, 2004, discussions on the proposed management integration were postponed temporarily due to a ruling by the Tokyo District Court granting a preliminary injunction in favor of Sumitomo Trust against UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank, reasoning that the basic agreement, including the exclusivity clause, remained in force, the exclusivity clause provided sufficient legal basis for the preliminary injunction order, and the granting of the preliminary injunction was necessary. The preliminary injunction prevented UFJ Holdings from engaging in discussions with any third party involving the merger or sale of UFJ Trust Bank. UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank filed an objection against the ruling on July 28, 2004.

On August 4, 2004, the Tokyo District Court approved its previous preliminary injunction ruling dated July 27, 2004 in favor of Sumitomo Trust preventing UFJ Holdings from engaging in discussions with any third party involving the merger or sale of UFJ Trust Bank. UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank appealed this ruling to the Tokyo High Court.

On August 11, 2004, the Tokyo High Court overturned the Tokyo District Court’s August 4, 2004 ruling, reasoning that the exclusivity clause had become null and void as of August 10, 2004 at the latest due to the loss of mutual trust among the parties. Immediately after the Tokyo High Court’s decision, MTFG, UFJ Holdings, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank concluded a basic agreement relating to MTFG’s cooperation in strengthening UFJ Holdings’ capital by September 30, 2004.

On August 12, 2004, MTFG, UFJ Holdings, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Trust Bank, UFJ Trust Bank, Mitsubishi Securities Co., Ltd. and UFJ Tsubasa Securities Co., Ltd. also concluded a basic agreement with regard to the management integration of the holding companies, banks, trust banks, and securities companies of the two groups. The board of directors of UFJ Holdings met on August 11 and 12 to discuss and approve the terms of the agreement.

On August 20, 2004, MTFG and UFJ Holdings announced the establishment of the Integration Committee and the Group Integration Policy. The Integration Committee assumed responsibility for coordinating business and management strategy between MTFG and UFJ Holdings and for overseeing the ongoing negotiations and due diligence process relating to the planned capital injection and wider business integration. The board of directors of UFJ Holding met on August 20, 2004 to discuss and approve the formation of the Integration Committee.

On August 24, 2004, UFJ Holdings received a management integration proposal from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. The terms of the proposal included a merger ratio of one share of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group common stock for each share of UFJ Holdings common stock, which represented an approximately 30% premium to shareholders of UFJ Holdings based on the recent share prices of the two companies. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group also stated a willingness to make a capital injection of up to ¥700 billion into UFJ Holdings by September 30, 2004 and that its offer regarding the integration ratio would remain valid until September 24, 2004. The offer was subject to conduct of due diligence. UFJ Holdings announced that it had not changed its basic policy of pursuing a management integration with MTFG, and that it would review Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s proposal.

On August 27, 2004, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ Bank, Mitsubishi Trust Bank, UFJ Trust Bank, Mitsubishi Securities and UFJ Tsubasa Securities established Bank, Trust and Securities Integration Committees, as well as various sub-committees, to address details relating to the management integration of the commercial banks, trust banks and the securities companies of the two groups. The board of directors of UFJ Holdings met on August 27, 2004 to discuss and approve the establishment of the additional integration committees, and to receive a report from management on the progress of integration discussions.

On August 30, 2004, the Supreme Court of Japan confirmed and upheld the conclusion of the August 11, 2004 ruling of the Tokyo High Court. While the Tokyo High Court had ruled that the exclusivity clause had become null and void, the Supreme Court based its decision on the reasoning that there was no need to grant a preliminary injunction.

On August 30, 2004, UFJ Holdings received a proposal from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group regarding the provision of a capital injection to UFJ Holdings. UFJ Holdings announced that it would review Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s proposal with the help of its advisors. In the offer, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group reaffirmed its willingness to make a capital injection of up to ¥700 billion and proposed that it take the form of convertible preferred stock of UFJ Holdings. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group stated that it would refrain from conversion during any period following execution of an integration agreement between the groups. The offer remained subject to conduct of due diligence.

At a series of board meetings between August 30, 2004 and September 10, 2004, the directors of UFJ Holdings received reports from management as to the progress of negotiations of the capital injection from MTFG and the overall integration with MTFG. At such meetings, the board also evaluated the potential for raising capital from other sources, including through the offer extended by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and the negative consequences to UFJ Holdings and its shareholders of failing to complete a transaction by September 30, 2004. The UFJ Holdings board on September 10, 2004 unanimously approved the capital injection from MTFG and the continuation of the overall integration process with MTFG. On September 10, 2004, MTFG and UFJ Holdings and UFJ Bank concluded an agreement, based on the basic agreement announced on August 11, 2004, regarding MTFG’s cooperation in strengthening the UFJ group’s capital. Under the terms of the agreement, MTFG agreed to purchase ¥700 billion of Series 1 class E preferred shares from UFJ Bank. On

September 17, 2004, the capital injection of ¥700 billion announced on September 10, 2004 was completed. Significant terms of the preferred shares issued are discussed under “Related Transactions” below. The preferred shares include put and call features that are intended to give the boards of directors of both of the parties the flexibility to fulfill their fiduciary duties. The preferred shares include put features that are intended to enable MTFG to avoid a deadlock situation and call features that are intended to provide UFJ Holdings the flexibility to consider other third party offers, in each case, if the integration between MTFG and UFJ Holdings is ultimately not approved. The 30% premium payable under certain circumstances, which was agreed upon by both parties to account for various factors in the case of a redemption, would result in increased acquisition costs to a third party.

UFJ Holdings did not engage in direct discussions with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group prior to concluding the September 10th agreement with MTFG. As discussed below under “—Determination of UFJ Holdings’ Board of Directors,” UFJ Holdings recognized the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s proposed merger ratio represented a premium to its shareholders but determined that the execution risks of interrupting its negotiations with MTFG and attempting to begin discussions with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group as well as the expected severe consequences if UFJ Holdings failed to secure a capital injection by September 30, 2004 outweighed any potential benefits of pursuing the alternate transaction. UFJ Holdings also concluded that an integration with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group would create long-term uncertainty about the financial condition of the combined group as it would have much higher levels of public funds included in capital, deferred tax assets and non-performing loans than if UFJ Holdings merged with MTFG.

On September 24, 2004, UFJ Holdings received a letter from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group extending the deadline for replying to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s August 24, 2004 merger proposal to June 2005. UFJ Holdings announced that it had not changed its basic policy of pursuing a management integration with MTFG, and that it was still reviewing Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s merger proposal.

On October 28, 2004, Sumitomo Trust filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against UFJ Holdings, UFJ Bank and UFJ Trust Bank, claiming that it had exclusive rights to hold long-term negotiations with UFJ Holdings regarding any acquisition of UFJ Trust Bank, and therefore MTFG and UFJ Holdings should halt talks on merging their trust bank operations.

From the end of October 2004, MTFG and UFJ Holdings conducted legal, financial and business due diligence on each other’s operations.

On January 31, 2005, the board of UFJ Holdings convened a special meeting, which was also attended by members of senior management, as well as outside legal and financial advisors. The board received reports from management on the results of their due diligence review of MTFG. The board discussed and confirmed with management and the legal and financial advisors the company’s strategic objectives and conditions in negotiating a merger ratio and related terms of the integration agreement.

On February 4, 2005, the board of UFJ Holdings reconvened and the board reconfirmed with management and the legal and financial advisors to UFJ Holdings the objectives they had discussed in their meeting of January 31, 2005 and requested that management and the financial advisors prepare detailed financial analyses to inform their deliberations as soon as practicable following provision by UFJ Holdings and MTFG of all information necessary for the financial advisors to perform their financial analyses.

Between February 4 and February 13, 2005, UFJ Holdings and MTFG negotiated the terms of the integration agreement.

On February 14, 2005, the UFJ Holdings board of directors held a special meeting and received management’s report on the status of negotiations. The board also reviewed and discussed analyses of the expected synergies from the merger prepared by management, received the joint report of JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch summarizing their financial analyses and discussed with the legal advisors to UFJ Holdings the legal

standards applicable to the board’s decision and the proposed terms of the integration agreement. JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch did not, and were not asked to, opine as to any proposed merger ratio at this meeting.

Between February 14 and February 18, 2005, UFJ Holdings and MTFG continued to negotiate on the merger ratio and other terms of the integration agreement.

On February 18, 2005, the UFJ Holdings board of directors held a special meeting to consider the proposed final terms of the integration agreement. At this meeting, which was also attended by members of senior management, and outside legal and financial advisors, management reviewed with the board of directors the strategic considerations relating to the transaction and the progress of the negotiations regarding the merger ratio. JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch reviewed their joint financial analyses regarding the proposed merger ratio with the board and rendered to the board their respective oral opinions (subsequently confirmed in writing) that, as of that date of their respective opinions and based on and subject to the considerations in their respective written opinions, the proposed merger ratio was fair, from a financial point of view, to holders of UFJ Holdings common stock. Following further review and discussion among the members of the UFJ Holdings board of directors, the board of directors voted unanimously to approve the integration agreement with MTFG.

On the same day, the MTFG board of directors also held a special meeting to consider the terms of the integration agreement including the merger ratio with its outside legal and financial advisors present. The board reviewed and discussed the negotiation process and terms of the integration agreement, as well as the results of the financial and legal due diligence on UFJ Holdings, management’s views of the expected strategic benefits and synergies of the integration and the analysis of the merger ratio conducted by the financial advisors. The financial advisors, Nomura Securities Co., LTD, Morgan Stanley Japan Limited and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, rendered to the board and solely for the board’s benefit their respective written opinions, stating that as of the date of their respective opinions and based on and subject to the assumptions and qualifications in each opinion the merger ratio with respect to MTFG common stock and UFJ Holdings common stock was fair from a financial point of view to MTFG. The financial advisors’ opinions did not express any opinion or recommendation as to how holders of MTFG common stock or UFJ common stock should vote at the shareholders’ meetings to be held in connection with the merger. After overall review and discussion, the MTFG board of directors unanimously approved the merger ratio and the execution of the integration agreement.

On February 25, 2005, UFJ Holdings received a notice from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group stating that it had withdrawn its previous proposal for integration with UFJ Holdings and its previously proposed merger ratio.

After the execution of the integration agreement, MTFG and UFJ Holdings continued to consider and discuss the remaining issues for the new combined entity, including proposed changes to the articles of incorporation, the members of the combined entity’s board of directors and corporate auditors, and other terms and conditions to be set forth in the final merger agreement.

On April 20, 2005, the UFJ Holdings board of directors held a special meeting to consider the proposed amendments to the integration agreement and the merger agreement. Members of senior management and outside legal and financial advisors also attended this meeting. JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch reviewed their updated joint financial analysis regarding the proposed merger ratio with the board and rendered to the board their respective oral opinions (subsequently confirmed in writing) that, as of that date and based on and subject to the considerations in their respective written opinions, the proposed merger ratio was fair, from a financial point of view, to holders of UFJ Holdings common stock. Following further review and discussion among the members of the UFJ Holdings board of directors, the board of directors voted unanimously to approve the amendments to the integration agreement and the merger agreement. On the same day, the respective boards of directors of UFJ Bank, UFJ Trust Bank and UFJ Tsubasa Securities approved the amended integration agreement and their respective merger agreements.

On the same day, the MTFG board of directors also held a special meeting to consider the proposed amendments to the integration agreement and the proposed terms of the merger agreement, including those terms

which had not been set forth in the integration agreement with financial advisors present. The board also reviewed and discussed the updated analyses of the merger ratio conducted by its financial advisors, and received from each of its financial advisors, Nomura Securities Co., Morgan Stanley Japan and Lazard Freres, a written opinion that, as of April 20, 2005 and based on and subject to the assumptions and qualifications in each opinion, confirmed that the merger ratio with respect to MTFG common stock and UFJ Holdings common stock which had been agreed pursuant to the merger agreement, was fair from a financial point of view to MTFG. The financial advisors’ opinions were rendered to the board solely for the board’s benefit and did not express any opinion or recommendation as to how holders of MTFG common stock or UFJ Holdings common stock should vote at the shareholders’ meetings to be held in connection with the merger. After overall review and discussion, the MTFG board of directors unanimously approved the amendments to the integration agreement and the execution of the merger agreement. On the same day, the respective boards of directors of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Trust Bank and Mitsubishi Securities approved the amended integration agreement and their respective merger agreements.

Also on April 20, 2005, with the approval of their respective boards of directors, MTFG and UFJ Holdings entered into a merger agreement setting forth the final terms of the merger. Merger agreements were also executed between each of MTFG and UFJ Holdings’ bank, trust bank and securities company subsidiaries, and the integration agreement was amended to make the terms used therein consistent with these merger agreements between MTFG’s and UFJ Holdings’ subsidiaries. Furthermore, MTFG, UFJ Holdings and their respective bank, trust bank and securities company subsidiaries agreed on and announced the corporate governance and organizational structure for the combined group.

Reasons for the Merger

As the needs of customers in Japan and abroad diversify and become increasingly sophisticated, MTFG and UFJ Holdings aim, through the merger, to create a leading comprehensive financial group that is competitive on a global basis and provides a broad range of financial products and services to a worldwide client base. MTFG and UFJ Holdings believe that their business operations and domestic and global branch networks are highly complementary. By leveraging the respective strengths of each group, creating synergies through the merger and reinforcing a customer-focused management philosophy, the combined entity will seek to become Japan’s premier comprehensive global financial group. The combined entity will have what the parties believe is the largest market value among Japanese financial institutions, and it will be the largest bank in the world when measured by assets. The combined entity will also have a strong presence in core financial business areas, including:


· banking;		· credit cards and consumer finance;

· trust banking;		· leasing; and

· securities;		· international banking.

· investment trusts;

Specifically, the merger will enable the combined entity to leverage the two groups’ industry-leading domestic and overseas networks and comprehensive financial services capabilities to provide new ideas, strategies and competitive products to large corporate customers. With respect to small- and medium-sized corporate customers, the merger will strengthen the combined entity’s lineup of lending-related products and services and enable it to adopt a more regionally focused sales approach. With regard to individual customers, the combined entity will aim to improve customer convenience through the provision of “one-stop shopping” while fully mobilizing the two groups’ combined strengths to provide high-quality financial products and services matched to customer needs.