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/ Fujio Owa |
| Fujio Owa |
| Deputy General Manager of |
| Finance Division |
Date: March 30, 2006
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
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| 1. | Changes in Executive Officers | |
| 2. | Management Changes in Subsidiaries | |
March 30, 2006
To All Persons Concerned
| Name of Company listed: |
Kyocera Corporation | |
| Name of Representative: |
Makoto Kawamura, President and Director | |
| (Code number: 6971, The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, The First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | ||
| Person for inquiry: |
Akihiko Toyotani | |
| General Manager of Finance Division | ||
| (Tel: 075-604-3500) | ||
Changes in Executive Officers
Kyocera Corporation (President and COO: Makoto Kawamura) announced that the company will change its executive officers as set forth below:
1. Executive Officers to resign (Effective as from March 31, 2006)
| Name |
Former Title [Former Assignment] | |
| Tetsuo Okada |
Senior Executive Officer (President and Representative Director of KYOCERA MITA Corporation) | |
| Takashi Naruko |
Executive Officer (General Manager of Jewelry & Application Products Division) | |
* Tetsuo Okada will be Vice President and Representative Director of KYOCERA MITA Corporation effective as from April 1, 2006. * Takashi Naruko will be assigned to Japan Medical Material Corporation effective as from April 1, 2006.
2. Changes in title of Executive Officer (Effective as from April 1, 2006)
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| Name |
New Title [Assignment] |
Former Title [Assignment] | ||
| Akiyoshi Okamoto |
Managing Executive Officer (General Manager of Shanghai KYOCERA Electronics Co., Ltd.) |
Senior Executive Officer (General Manager of Shanghai KYOCERA Electronics Co., Ltd.) |
| * | Assignment remains the same. |
3. Changes in assignment of Executive Officer (Effective as from April 1, 2006)
| Name |
Title [New Assignment] |
Title [Former Assignment] | ||
| Yoshihiro Kano |
Executive Officer (General Manager of Corporate Development Group) |
Executive Officer (Deputy General Manager of Corporate Development Group) |
| * | Title remains the same. |
March 30, 2006
To All Persons Concerned
| Name of Company listed: |
Kyocera Corporation | |
| Name of Representative: |
Makoto Kawamura, President and Director | |
| (Code number: 6971, The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, The First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | ||
| Person for inquiry: |
Akihiko Toyotani | |
| General Manager of Finance Division | ||
| (Tel: 075-604-3500) | ||
Management Changes in Subsidiaries
On March 30, 2006 at Board of Directors Meetings held by Kyocera Mita Corporation (President: Tetsuo Okada) and Kyocera Mita Japan Corporation (President: Shunji Inoue), as well as an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held by Kyocera Mita Japan Corporation, the following management changes were approved.
1. Kyocera Mita Corporation Management Changes (April 1, 2006)
| Name |
New Title |
Former Title | ||
| Koji Seki |
Chairman, President and Representative Director President and Executive Officer |
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | ||
| Tetsuo Okada |
Vice President and Representative Director Vice President and Executive Officer |
President and Representative Director President and Executive Officer | ||
| Katsumi Komaguchi |
Vice President and Representative Director Vice President and Executive Officer |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer | ||
| Shunji Inoue |
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer | Director | ||
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2. Kyocera Mita Corporation Director Retirement (March 31, 2006)
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| Name |
Former Title |
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| Yasuo Nishiguchi |
Advisor and Director | |||
3. Kyocera Mita Japan Corporation Management Changes (April 1, 2006)
| Name |
New Title |
Former Title | ||
| Seki Koji |
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | Advisor and Director | ||
| Tetsuo Okada |
Director | Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | ||
| Katsumi Komaguchi |
Director (New Appointment) | — | ||
Shunji Inoue remains the President of Kyocera Mita Japan Corporation.