Samejima Makoto 4

What Happened

• Samejima Makoto, Group Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of the International Accounting Standards Project Team at Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), was credited with two derivative awards on July 24, 2026: 1,028 phantom stock units (reported as "other acquisition" code J) and 480 phantom stock units (reported as an award/grant code A). Both were recorded at $0.00 (these are contingent/derivative awards, not open‑market purchases) for a total of 1,508 phantom units.

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 24, 2026; Filing date: July 28, 2026.
• Price/value reported: $0.00 per unit (derivative award), no immediate cash value reported.
• Shares/units acquired: 1,028 (J) + 480 (A) = 1,508 phantom stock units.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Notable footnotes:
  • F1: Each phantom stock unit is a contingent right to one common share, settled in cash or stock at the issuer’s election.
  • F2: The 480 phantom units vest on June 1, 2027.
  • F3: The 1,028 phantom units are fully vested upon grant and settle upon the reporting person’s retirement.
• Filing timeliness: Filing dated July 28 for July 24 transactions; the excerpt does not indicate a late‑filing flag.

Context

• Phantom stock units are a form of deferred/phantom compensation: they are derivative rights that may pay out in cash or shares later and do not represent an immediate open‑market purchase or sale. Such grants are typically compensation-related and do not, by themselves, signal buying pressure in the market.