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, 2004.
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 12
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Information furnished in this form:
| 1. | Press release dated May 14, 2004 regarding a notice of call for a shareholder resolution at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders regarding repurchase of shares. |
| 2. | Press release dated May 14, 2004 regarding changes in executive positions. |
| 3. | Press release dated May 14, 2004 regarding a liquidity of a subsidiary. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||||
| Date: May 14, 2004 | By: |
/S/ MASAYUKI HIRATA | ||
| Masayuki Hirata Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Notice of Call for a Shareholder Resolution
at the Ordinary General Meeting Regarding Repurchase of Shares
(Under Article 210 of the Japanese Commercial Code)
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 14, 2004—NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that its board of directors decided to call for a resolution of its shareholders at the 13th annual general meeting of its shareholders scheduled on June 18, 2004 regarding the repurchase of its own shares.
| 1. | Reason for share repurchase |
To improve capital efficiency and to implement flexible capital policies in accordance with the business environment
| 2. | Details of share repurchase |
(1) Class of shares: Common stock
(2) Number of shares to be repurchased: 2,500,000 shares (maximum)
(3) Aggregate price of shares to be repurchased: 600 billion yen (maximum)
(Note)
The above repurchase of shares is subject to the approval of DoCoMo’s shareholders at the 13th annual general meeting to be held on June 18, 2004.
For further inquiries, please contact:
Public Relations Department
Susumu Takeuchi
Manager
International PR
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366 (9:30~19:00 Japan Standard Time)
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
Mobile:+81-90-5400-1142
e-mail: press_dcm@nttdocomo.com
website: http://www.nttdocomo.com
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world’s leading mobile communications company with more than 48 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include i-mode®, the world’s most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 41 million subscribers, and FOMA®, launched in 2001 as the world’s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com
NTT DoCoMo Announces Changes in Executive Positions
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 14, 2004—NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it will propose at the 13th annual general meeting of its shareholders to make the following changes in executive positions, including members of the board of directors and statutory auditors, effective June 18, 2004.
| 1. | New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates) |
| (Name) |
(Current Post) | |
| Seijiro Adachi |
Chief Executive Officer, | |
| The Foundation for the Policyholders of Postal Office Life Insurance | ||
| Yoshiaki Ugaki |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc. | ||
| Seiji Tanaka |
Advisor, | |
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| Hiroaki Nishioka |
General Manager, | |
| Nagano Branch, | ||
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Fumio Nakanishi |
Advisor, | |
| National Institute of Information and Communications Technology | ||
| Akio Ooshima |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc. | ||
| Masatoshi Suzuki |
General Manager, | |
| Miyagi Branch, | ||
| NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION | ||
| Fumio Iwasaki |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc. | ||
| Tsuyoshi Nishiyama |
Managing Director of Radio Access Network | |
| Engineering Department, | ||
| Network Division, | ||
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
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| 2. | New Corporate Auditor (candidate) |
| (Name) |
(Current Post) | |
| Shoichi Matsuhashi |
President, | |
| DoCoMo Engineering Tohoku, Inc. | ||
| 3. | Resigning Members of the Board of Directors |
| Senior Executive Vice President |
Shiro Tsuda | |
| Senior Executive Vice President |
Toyotaro Kato | |
| Executive Vice President |
Kimio Tani | |
| Executive Vice President |
Kota Kinoshita | |
| Executive Vice President |
Kunio Ushioda | |
| Executive Vice President |
Noboru Inoue | |
| Senior Vice President |
Kunito Abe | |
| Senior Vice President |
Tamon Mitsuishi | |
| Senior Vice President |
Toshiharu Nishigaichi | |
| Senior Vice President |
Minoru Hyuga | |
| Senior Vice President |
Yoshiaki Noda |
| 4. | Resigning Corporate Auditor |
| Corporate Auditor |
Kiyoto Uehara |
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| 5. | Representative Directors of New Board (candidates) |
1) President and Chief Executive Officer
| (Name) |
(Current Post) | |
| Masao Nakamura |
Senior Executive Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
2) Senior Executive Vice President
| (Name) |
(Current Post) | |
| Masayuki Hirata |
Executive Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Kunio Ishikawa |
Executive Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Seijiro Adachi |
Chief Executive Officer, | |
| The Foundation for the Policyholders of Postal | ||
| Office Life Insurance | ||
| 6. | Executive Vice President of New Board (candidates) |
| (Name) |
(Current Post) | |
| Kei-ichi Enoki |
Executive Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Yasuhiro Kadowaki |
Executive Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Takanori Utano |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Kiyoyuki Tsujimura |
Senior Vice President, | |
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| Shunichi Tamari |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Takashi Sakamoto |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Shuro Hoshizawa |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||
| Yoshiaki Ugaki |
Senior Vice President, | |
| NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc. | ||
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| 7. | New Executives’ Positions and Organizational Responsibilities |
| Board Member’s Name |
New Position(s) and Organizational Responsibilities | |
| Masao Nakamura |
· President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Masayuki Hirata |
· Senior Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Global Business Division | |
| · Public Relations Department · Corporate Citizenship Office · Personnel Development Department · Customer Satisfaction Department · Affiliated Companies Department · Investor Relations Department (from July 1, 2004) | ||
| Kunio Ishikawa |
· Senior Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Network Division · Information Systems Department | |
| · Procurement and Supply Department · Intellectual Property Department | ||
| Seijiro Adachi |
· Senior Executive Vice President | |
| · Branches (Marunouchi, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Tama, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nagano, Niigata) | ||
| Kei-ichi Enoki |
· Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Products & Services Division · Managing Director of i-mode Business Division (until June 30, 2004) · Managing Director of i-mode Business Department (until June 30, 2004) · Managing Director of Mobile Multimedia Division (until June 30, 2004) | |
| Yasuhiro Kadowaki |
· Executive Vice President · Managing Director of General Affairs Department | |
| Takanori Utano |
· Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Research and Development Division · Chief Technical Officer | |
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| Kiyoyuki Tsujimura | · Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department | |
| Shunichi Tamari | · Executive Vice President · General Manager, Chiba Branch | |
| Takashi Sakamoto | · Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Marketing Division | |
| Shuro Hoshizawa | · Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division | |
| Yoshiaki Ugaki | · Executive Vice President · Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department · Chief Financial Officer | |
| Hideki Niimi | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of Procurement and Supply Department | |
| Yojiro Inoue | · Senior Vice President · General Manager, Marunouchi Branch | |
| Harunari Futatsugi | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of Personnel Development Department | |
| Bunya Kumagai | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of Sales Promotion Department, Marketing Division | |
| Seiji Tanaka | · Senior Vice President · Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division | |
| Hiroaki Nishioka | · Senior Vice President · General Manager, Kanagawa Branch | |
| Fumio Nakanishi | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of DIG Promotion Office, General Affairs Department | |
| Akio Ooshima | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department II · Managing Director of System Marketing Department II (from July 1, 2004) | |
| Masatoshi Suzuki | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of Public Relations Department | |
| Fumio Iwasaki | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of Network Planning Department, Network Division | |
| Tsuyoshi Nishiyama | · Senior Vice President · Managing Director of Radio Access Network Engineering Department, Network Division | |
| Keiji Tachikawa | · Senior Vice President · Corporate Advisor | |
| Masayuki Yamamura | · Senior Vice President | |
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For further inquiries, please contact:
Public Relations Department
Susumu Takeuchi
Manager
International PR
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366 (9:30~19:00 Japan Standard Time)
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
Mobile: +81-90-5400-1142
e-mail: press_dcm@nttdocomo.com
website: http://www.nttdocomo.com
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world’s leading mobile communications company with more than 48 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include i-mode®, the world’s most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 41 million subscribers, and FOMA®, launched in 2001 as the world’s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA service is available only to subscribers in Japan.
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NTT DoCoMo to Liquidate a Subsidiary
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 14, 2004—NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (“DoCoMo”) announced today that it made a decision to liquidate its subsidiary, Trynotes, Inc. Details of the decision are as follows.
| 1. | Outline of the subsidiary |
| Company name: |
Trynotes, Inc. | |
| Address: |
2-22-24 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo | |
| Representative: |
Kouji Morita | |
| Business: |
Operation and maintenance of music distribution servers | |
| Date established: |
February 2000 | |
| Capital: |
980 million yen | |
| Number of shares issued: |
19,600 shares | |
| Fiscal year-end: |
March 31 | |
| Number of employees: |
5 (as of March 31, 2004) | |
| Major business partner: |
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | |
| NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION | ||
| Panasonic Mobile communications Co., Ltd. | ||
| NI and C Co., Ltd. | ||
| IBM Japan, Ltd. | ||
| Sony Corporation | ||
| Major Shareholder: |
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (55.0%) | |
| Panasonic Mobile communications Co., Ltd. (20.0%) | ||
| Sony Corporation (20.0%) | ||
| ITOCHU Corporation (5.0%) | ||
| 2. | Reasons for Liquidation |
Although DoCoMo established Trynotes to provide support for mobile music distribution services, it was decided to liquidate the subsidiary due to changes within the business environment which have made continuation of the business difficult.
| 3. | Schedule |
Liquidation is expected to be completed by December 2004.
| 4. | Impact on DoCoMo’s Results of Operations |
The liquidation is not expected to have any significant impact on DoCoMo’s consolidated or non-consolidated results of operations. The liquidation does not affect the forecast of DoCoMo’s results of operations for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.
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For more information, please contact:
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Public Relations Department
Susumu Takeuchi or Takumi Suzuki
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366 (9:30~19:00 Japan Standard Time)
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
Mobile: +81-90-5400-1142
e-mail: press_dcm@nttdocomo.com
website: http://www.nttdocomo.com
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world’s leading mobile communications company with more than 48 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include i-mode®, the world’s most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 41 million subscribers, and FOMA®, launched in 2001 as the world’s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North and South America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA service is available only to subscribers in Japan.
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