Form 6-K Amendment
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FORM 6-K/A

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 December 2007

Commission File Number: 1-07952

KYOCERA CORPORATION

6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,

Kyoto 612-8501, Japan

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F  X      Form 40-F

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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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/ AKIHIKO TOYOTANI

Akihiko Toyotani
General Manager of
Finance Division

Date: December 4, 2007


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Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

   

1.

  Correction of “Interim Financial Results Handout relating to the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2008”


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December 4, 2007

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)

Correction of “Interim Financial Results Handout relating to the Fiscal Year ending

March 31, 2008”

This is to advise you that we hereby correct the information contained in the “Interim Financial Results Handout relating to the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2008” released on October 30, 2007.

1. Reason for correction

The reason for correction is to include negotiable certificate of deposits in “marketable securities” commencing with this interim period, pursuant to “Practical Guidance on Accounting for Financial Instruments” (as amended on July 4, 2007) (Report No. 14 of the Accounting Practice Committee), “Regarding Matters to be Noted relating to Treatment on Regulation for Terminology, Forms and Preparation of Interim Financial Statements” (as amended October 2, 2007) and “Q&A on Accounting for Financial Instruments” (as amended November 6, 2007). Negotiable certificate of deposits were originally included in “cash and bank deposits”.

 

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2. Matters to be corrected

“Assets” in the balance sheet on page 33

<Before correction>

 

Item

  

As of the end of the interim

financial period

(September 30, 2007)

Cash and bank deposits

   313,986 million yen

Marketable securities

   - million yen

 

<After correction>

 

Item

  

As of the end of the interim

financial period

(September 30, 2007)

Cash and bank deposits

   210,986 million yen

Marketable securities

   103,000 million yen

3. Balance Sheet (Assets) after correction:

Please see the next page.

Corrections are indicated by italics and underscore.

 

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BALANCE SHEETS

 

     Yen in millions
     September 30,   

March 31,

     2006    2007    2007
     Amount     %    Amount     %    Amount     %

Current assets :

              

Cash and bank deposits

   ¥ 119,336        ¥ 210,986        ¥ 203,301    

Trade notes receivable

     46,376          33,016          41,423    

Trade accounts receivable

     96,306          109,184          108,685    

Marketable securities

     37,997          103,000          22,937    

Finished goods and merchandise

     17,818          18,469          17,204    

Raw materials

     16,546          13,685          16,560    

Work in process

     20,416          20,036          20,541    

Supplies

     745          903          706    

Deferred income taxes

     16,590          13,969          17,193    

Loans to subsidiaries

     14,372          8,817          16,880    

Other accounts receivable

     8,048          6,480          8,291    

Other current assets

     6,904          15,004          11,434    

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (164 )        (1,015 )        (173 )  
                                      

Total current assets

     401,290     27.3      552,534     35.3      484,982     30.1
                                      

Non-current assets :

              

Tangible fixed assets :

              

Buildings

     35,770          30,993          34,921    

Structures

     2,197          1,785          2,091    

Machinery and equipment

     47,358          43,658          44,896    

Vehicles

     26          23          21    

Tools, furniture and fixtures

     7,679          7,971          8,139    

Land

     33,381          33,670          33,372    

Construction in progress

     947          2,153          900    
                                      

Total tangible fixed assets

     127,358     8.6      120,253     7.7      124,340     7.7
                                      

Intangible assets :

              

Patent rights and others

     13,365          7,091          10,431    
                                      

Total intangible assets

     13,365     0.9      7,091     0.5      10,431     0.6
                                      

Investments and other assets :

              

Investments in securities

     577,884          544,719          648,538    

Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates

     262,627          260,775          260,775    

Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates other than equity securities

     27,054          26,685          26,685    

Long-term loans

     22,659          19,577          20,633    

Long-term prepaid expenses

     3,051          2,240          2,458    

Long-term deposits

     34,000          28,000          31,000    

Security deposits

     1,880          1,808          1,823    

Other investments

     571          473          527    

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (354 )        (246 )        (301 )  
                                      

Total investments and other assets

     929,372     63.2      884,031     56.5      992,138     61.6
                                      

Total non-current assets

     1,070,095     72.7      1,011,375     64.7      1,126,909     69.9
                                      

Total assets

   ¥ 1,471,385     100.0    ¥ 1,563,909     100.0    ¥ 1,611,891     100.0
                                      

 

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