Mitsubishi UFJ Financial : MUFG Captures No. 1 Ranking as 2016’s Top Lead Arranger for Clean Energy and Energy Smart Technologies’ Financings

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

MUFG Captures No. 1 Ranking as 2016's Top Lead Arranger for Clean Energy and Energy Smart Technologies' Financings

Fifth time in the past seven years that MUFG has led all private sector banks in Bloomberg's annual New Energy Finance rankings

Tokyo, January 27, 2017 - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG), one of the world's leading financial institutions, today announced it topped the 2016 global Lead Arranger rankings for financing clean energy and energy smart technologies. By claiming the top spot on the annual Bloomberg New Energy Finance league table, MUFG has now placed first among private sector banks for the fifth time in the last seven years.

In 2016, MUFG financed 53 clean energy and energy smart technology projects, totaling $2.9 billion in credits for a market share of 6.64%, according to Bloomberg; these figures represent a year-over-year increase from 2015 when MUFG led 40 deals for total credits of $2.6 billion. In the year-ago standings, MUFG placed second among lead arrangers for private sector banks after

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finishing first in 2014, 2012 and 2010. MUFG, the world's fifth-largest bank by total assets , ranked

No. 1 among all lenders in 2013, and No. 2 among private sector banks in 2011.

Hiroshi Shibata, General Manager of Project Finance Office said: "To be ranked number one again in this league table demonstrates MUFG's strong and continued commitment to supporting environmentally conscious businesses, and we take great pride in playing such a large role in this emerging area of financing. Through the great work of our clients, these projects promote responsible environmental practices while supporting the growing demand for powering economies around the world."

Globally, approximately 41% of MUFG's total project finance lending in the power sector goes to renewable-energy projects. Among MUFG's most notable 2016 renewable deals were:

• the 588-MW Beatrice Cape Offshore Wind Farm, Phase I and II (UK, $174.9 million);

• the 573-MW Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm acquisition (UK, $162.2 million);

• the 253-MW Amazon Wind Farm Texas (U.S., $269 million)

• the 230-MW Niagara Region Wind Farm (Canada, $627.7 million)

• the 100-MW Total SunPower El Pelicano PV solar generation facility (Chile, $199 million)

  • The facility will power Metro of Santiago's subway system; and

  • Metro of Santiago will be the first public transportation system in the world to be powered mostly by solar energy.

MUFG's new investments in renewable energy increased by about 10% in 2016 compared with 2015, according to Bloomberg, despite a worldwide 18% decline in the category to $287.5 billion in 2016.

Despite the decline in global investments in the renewable energy industry in 2016, Bloomberg said bright spots included: a year-over-year increase of 126 gigawatts from 119 gigawatts in

installed capacity of wind and solar power; and, as prices for turbines fell, an increase in offshore wind power investments -- with most of the projects located in Europe.

About MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.)

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG is a global network with more than 2,300 offices in more than 50 countries. The Group has more than 140,000 employees and about 300 entities, offering services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group's operating companies include Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (Japan's leading trust bank), and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co., Ltd., one of Japan's largest securities firms. Through close partnerships among our operating companies, the Group aims to "be the world's most trusted financial group," flexibly responding to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (MTU) stock exchanges. Visit www.mufg.jp/english/index.html.

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According to SNL Financial, as of November 2016