Uchida Takakazu 4

What Happened

• Uchida Takakazu, a director of Mizuho Financial Group, was granted 490 phantom stock units on July 24, 2026. The award is reported as a derivative acquisition at $0.00 per unit (no cash paid at grant). These units represent contingent rights that will be settled in cash or common stock at the issuer's election and are reported to have a $0 immediate transaction value.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-24; Filing date: 2026-07-28 (timely filing).
• Grant size and price: 490 units @ $0.00 (derivative award).
• Shares owned after transaction: not explicitly stated in the filing; a footnote references the number of shares in the reporting person's ESOP account as of June 30, 2026.
• Footnotes: Each phantom stock unit equals a contingent right to one share and will be settled in cash or common stock at the issuer's election (F2). The units are fully vested upon grant and will settle upon the reporting person's retirement (F3). Another footnote (F1) refers to the ESOP account balance as of June 30, 2026.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant (not a purchase or sale).

Context

• These are phantom/derivative units (not an open-market buy or sale). Because they are fully vested but settle only at retirement (and can be paid in cash or stock), this grant does not indicate an immediate change in share ownership or a market transaction. Such awards are commonly part of executive/director compensation and should be interpreted as compensation-related rather than an immediate bullish or bearish trading signal.