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 2009
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 30, 2009
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
1. Changes in Directors and Corporate Organization
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) |
Changes in Directors and Corporate Organization
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (President: Makoto Kawamura) resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on March 27, 2009 with respect to draft changes in Directors and corporate organization, as follows:
| 1. | Assignment of office of Executive Officer to a Director (As from April 1, 2009) |
| Name |
New Title [New Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Hisao Hisaki | Director Senior Managing Executive Officer [President of KYOCERA (Tianjin) Sales & Trading Corporation] |
Director [President of KYOCERA (Tianjin) Sales & Trading Corporation] |
| 2. | New Candidates for Director |
| Name |
New Title [New Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Yasuyuki Yamamoto | Director Managing Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group] |
Senior Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group] | ||
| Yoshihiro Kano | Director Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Development Group] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Development Group] | ||
| Goro Yamaguchi | Director Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Group] |
Senior Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Group] | ||
| Shoichi Aoki | Director Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group] | ||
| Katsumi Komaguchi | Director Managing Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA MITA Corporation] |
Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA MITA Corporation] | ||
| * | Changes in titles and assignments will become effective as from April 1, 2009. |
| * | The above-mentioned candidates are scheduled to be elected as Directors at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in late June 2009. |
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| 3. | Resignation of Directors (scheduled) |
| Present Vice Chairman and Representative Director: | Mr. Naoyuki Morita | |
| Present Director: | Mr. Michihisa Yamamoto | |
| Present Director: | Mr. Isao Kishimoto |
| * | Mr. Naoyuki Morita will cease to be Vice Chairman and Representative Director and will become a Director as from April 1, 2009, and will resign from the office of Director at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in late June 2009, but will remain as Chairman and Representative Director of Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. |
| * | Mr. Michihisa Yamamoto shall resign from the office of Director at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in late June 2009. |
| * | Mr. Isao Kishimoto will resign from the office of Director at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in late June 2009, but will remain as President and Representative Director of Kyocera Kinseki Corporation. |
| 4. | New Candidate for Corporate Auditor |
Mr. Yoshinari Hara [Chief Corporate Advisor, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.]
| * | Mr. Yoshinari Hara is scheduled to be elected as a Corporate Auditor at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in late June 2009. |
| 5. | Resignation of Corporate Auditor (scheduled) |
Present Corporate Auditor: Mr. Shigekazu Tamura [Certified Public Accountant]
| * | Mr. Shigekazu Tamura will resign from the office of Corporate Auditor at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held in late June 2009. |
| 6. | Resignation of Advisor (scheduled) |
Present Advisor: Mr. Yasuo Nishiguchi
| * | Mr. Yasuo Nishiguchi will resign from Advisor as of the end of June 2009. |
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| 7. | Changes in Corporate Organization (as from April 1, 2009) |
| 1) | The Corporate Environment and Education Group will be divided into the Corporate Environment Group and the Corporate Education Group. |
| 2) | The Corporate Thin Film Components Group and the Corporate Display Group will be consolidated into the Corporate Thin Film Components Group. |
| 8. | Changes in Titles and Assignments of Executive Officers (as from April 1, 2009) |
| Name |
New Title [New Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Hisashi Sakumi | Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Environment Group] |
Managing Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Environment and Education Group] | ||
| Osamu Nomoto | Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group] |
Managing Executive Officer [Manager of Corporate Management Promotion Office] | ||
| Keijiro Minami | Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate R&D Group for Components and Devices] |
Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group] | ||
| Yasushi Matsumura | Executive Officer [Vice President and Representative Director of KYOCERA KINSEKI Corporation] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Display Group] | ||
| Gen Takayasu | Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Group] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Communication Devices Division, Corporate Semiconductor Components Group] | ||
| Junzo Katsuki | Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Sales Division, Corporate Electronic Components Group] | ||
| Toshimi Gejima | Executive Officer [General Manager of R&D Center Kagoshima, Corporate R&D Group for Components and Devices] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Automotive Components Group] | ||
| Masaki Kouzu | Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Education Group] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Education and Planning Division, Corporate Environment and Education Group] | ||
| Yoshiharu Nakamura | Executive Officer [Executive Vice President of Dongguan Shilong KYOCERA Optics Co., Ltd.] |
Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Group] | ||
| Tsuyoshi Egami | Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Mobile Communication Equipment Engineering Division, Corporate Communication Equipment Group] |
Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate 2nd Mobile Communication Equipment Division, Corporate Communication Equipment Group] | ||
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| 9. | New Candidates for Executive Officer (as from April 1, 2009) |
| Name |
New Title [New Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Kouji Mae | Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA SLC Technologies Corporation] |
[President and Representative Director of KYOCERA SLC Technologies Corporation] | ||
| Motoo Kobayashi | Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.] |
[President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.] | ||
| Nobuo Kitamura | Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group] |
[Deputy General Manager of Corporate Solar Energy Group] | ||
| Ken Ishii | Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group] |
Deputy General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group] | ||
| Takeshi Oda | Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Mobile Communication Equipment Engineering Division, Corporate Communication Equipment Group] |
[General Manager of Engineering Division 1, Corporate 1st Mobile Communication Equipment Division, Corporate Communication Equipment Group] | ||
| 10. | Resignation of Executive Officers (as of March 31, 2009) |
Present Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Purchasing Group:
Mr. Takashi Itoh
Present Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group:
Mr. Yukihiro Takarabe
Present Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Electronic Components Business Promotion Division, Corporate Electronic Components Group:
Mr. Nobuhiro Ochiai
| * | Mr. Yukihiro Takarabe will resign from the office of Executive Officer as of March 31, 2009, and will assume the office of President and Representative Director of Kyocera Solar Corporation. |
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