FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2006
Commission File Number: 1-07952
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| /s/ Shoichi Aoki |
| Shoichi Aoki |
| Executive Officer |
| General Manager of |
| Corporate Financial & Accounting Group |
Date: March 27, 2006
Information furnished on this form:
| Exhibit Number |
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| 1. | English translation of changes in representative directors filed with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (“Rinjihoukokusho”) |
English translation of changes in representative directors filed with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (“Rinjihoukokusho”)
1. Reason for Filing
To report the appointment of new representative directors of Kyocera Corporation (the “Company”) at the meeting of the board of directors of the Company held on March 27, 2006, in accordance with Paragraph 4 of Article 24-5 of the Securities and Exchange Law and Sub-Paragraph 9 of Paragraph 2 of Article 19 of Ordinance of Cabinet Office relating to Disclosure of Corporation.
2. Matters reported
1) New representative directors
| Name |
New title |
Former title |
Effective date |
Shares of the Company owned as of March 27, 2006 (thousand shares) |
Summary of the Professional History | |||||||
| Noboru Nakamura (Oct. 6, 1944)
|
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director |
Director
|
April 1, 2006
|
3
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Mar. 1967 |
Joined the Company | ||||||
| June 1991 |
Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 1995 |
Managing Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 1997 |
Senior Managing Director and Representative Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 1999 |
Executive Vice President and Representative Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| Aug. 2002 |
Executive Vice President and Representative Director of Kyocera Chemical Corporation | |||||||||||
| June 2003 |
Director of the Company [to present] | |||||||||||
| June 2005 |
President and Representative Director of Kyocera Chemical Corporation [to present] | |||||||||||
| Sep. 2005 |
President and Representative Director of Japan Medical Materials Corporation [to present] | |||||||||||
| Yuzo Yamamura (Dec. 4, 1941)
|
Vice Chairman and Representative Director |
Director
|
April 1, 2006
|
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|
Mar. 1965 |
Joined the Company | ||||||
| June 1987 |
Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| Dec. 1992 |
President and Representative Director of Kyocera ELCO Corporation [to present] | |||||||||||
| June 1993 |
Retired from Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 1995 |
Senior Managing Director and Representative Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 1999 |
Retired from Senior Managing Director and Representative Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 2003 |
Director of the Company [to present] | |||||||||||
| Naoyuki Morita (Apr. 8, 1942)
|
Vice Chairman and Representative Director |
Director
|
April 1, 2006
|
6
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Mar. 1967 |
Joined the Company | ||||||
| June 1987 |
Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 1989 |
Managing Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 1995 |
Senior Managing Director and Representative Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| Sep. 1995 |
President and Representative Director of Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. [to present] | |||||||||||
| June 1999 |
Retired from Senior Managing Director and Representative Director of the Company | |||||||||||
| June 2003 |
Director of the Company [to present] | |||||||||||
| 2) Retire representative director | ||||||||||||
| Name |
New title |
Former title |
Effective date |
Shares of the Company owned as of March 27, 2006 (thousand shares) |
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| Yasuo Nishiguchi (Oct. 9, 1943) |
Advisor and Director |
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director |
April 1, 2006 |
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