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 December 2008
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: December 17, 2008
Information furnished on this form:
Exhibit Number
1. | Kyocera Mita Corporation starting its Voluntary Public Takeover Offer to the Shareholders of TA Triumph-Adler AG |
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: | Shoichi Aoki General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group (Tel: +81-75-604-3500) |
Kyocera Mita Corporation starting its Voluntary Public Takeover Offer
to the Shareholders of TA Triumph-Adler AG
Kyocera Mita Corporation, which is our subsidiary, announced Starting its Voluntary Public Takeover Offer to all Shareholders of TA Triumph-Adler AG on December 16, 2008.
For details, please see the following press release.
December 16, 2008
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION Starting its Voluntary Public Takeover
Offer to the Shareholders of TA Triumph-Adler AG
The application regarding the voluntary public takeover offer of Kyocera Mita Corporation (President: Katsumi Komaguchi), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation (President: Makoto Kawamura), to the shareholders of TA Triumph-Adler AG (Spokesman: Robert Feldmeier), a German distributor of information devices, has officially been approved by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on December 15, 2008. The voluntary public takeover offer will start on December 16, 2008.
The summary of the offer is as follows:
- | Consideration: | 1.90 euro per share | ||||||
- | Acceptance period: | December 16, 2008 to January 13, 2009 |
(Offer Document will be published on the internet at http://offer.kyoceramita.com)
As of December 12, 2008, Kyocera Mita Corporation holds 52.94% of the total number of shares and voting rights in TA Triumph-Adler AG.
Contact
Kyocera Mita Corporation
Mr. T. Kawasaki
c-com@kyoceramita.co.jp