Ohno Kotaro 4

What Happened

• Kotaro Ohno, a director of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (MFG), was granted 490 phantom stock units (reported as a derivative award) on 2026-07-24. The grant is recorded at $0.00 per unit (total reported value $0) and is an award (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-24; Form filed 2026-07-28 (reporting period 2026-07-24).
• Instrument: 490 phantom stock units (derivative). Grant price reported $0.00; total reported value $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes from filing:
  • F1: Each phantom stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, to be settled in cash or common stock at the issuer's election.
  • F2: These units are fully vested upon grant and will settle upon the reporting person’s retirement.
• This is a compensation award, not a market buy or sell; it does not signal an immediate purchase of shares.

Context

• Phantom stock units give the holder a future economic right linked to the company’s stock but do not immediately transfer voting shares. Settlement will occur later (at retirement) and may be in cash or common stock, per the company’s election.
• Because the units are fully vested at grant, the holder has the contingent right now, but no immediate share issuance occurred.