UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of May, 2015
Commission File Number: 1-6784
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma,
Kadoma City, Osaka 571-8501
Japan
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Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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| 1. | News release issued on May 7, 2015, by Panasonic Corporation (the registrant), announcing recognition of extraordinary loss (Parent Alone). |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Panasonic Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ HIROHISA IKUTOMI | |
| Hirohisa Ikutomi, Attorney-in-Fact | ||
| Manager of Disclosure & Investor Relations Office, Disclosure Section, | ||
| Panasonic Corporation | ||
Dated: May 8, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Media Contacts: | Investor Relations Contacts: | |
| Chieko Gyobu (Japan) | Yukie Takakuwa (Japan) | |
| Public Relations Department | Disclosure & Investor Relations Office | |
| (Tel: +81-3-3574-5664) | (Tel: +81-6-6908-1121) | |
| Panasonic News Bureau (Japan) | Yuko Iwatsu (U.S.) | |
| (Tel: +81-3-3542-6205) | (Tel: +1-201-348-7000) | |
| Jim Reilly (U.S.) | Hiroko Carvell (Europe) | |
| (Tel: +1-201-392-6067) | (Tel: +44-20-3008-6887) | |
| Anne Guennewig (Europe) | ||
| (Tel: +49-611-235-457) | ||
Panasonic Announces Recognition of Extraordinary Loss
(Parent Alone)
Osaka, Japan, May 7, 2015 - Panasonic Corporation ([TSE:6752] “Panasonic”) announced that the Company recognized extraordinary loss in fiscal 2015, the year ended March 31, 2015 (parent alone).
1. Outline of the extraordinary loss
Panasonic recognized 56.7 billion yen of a write-down on investments in affiliated companies as extraordinary losses (parent alone) due to impairment on the investments whose actual value has significantly decreased.
Also, Panasonic recognized 76.5 billion yen of provision for loss on investments in affiliated companies as extraordinary losses (parent alone) regarding expected amount of losses in the investments.
2. Impact on consolidated financial results
The aforementioned loss on investments in affiliated companies and provision for loss on investments in affiliated companies have been already reflected in the consolidated earnings. Therefore, there is no impact on the consolidated financial results in fiscal 2015.
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