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 January, 2016
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 2
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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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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: January 29, 2016 | By: | /S/ KATSUYUKI TAKAGI | ||||
| Katsuyuki Takagi | ||||||
| Head of Investor Relations | ||||||
Information furnished in this form:
| 1. | Notice Concerning Authorization of Share Repurchase up to Prescribed Maximum Limit |
(Share Repurchase under the provisions of Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165 (2) of the Companies Act)
President and CEO: Kaoru Kato
Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9437
New York Stock Exchange: DCM
January 29, 2016
Notice Concerning Authorization of Share Repurchase up to Prescribed Maximum Limit
(Share Repurchase under the provisions of Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165 (2) of the Companies Act)
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (the “Company”) hereby announced that on January 29, the Board of Directors resolved to authorize a share repurchase up to a prescribed maximum limit under Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied pursuant to Article 165 (3) of the Companies Act, as detailed below.
1. Reasons for share repurchase
To improve shareholder returns and to increase capital efficiency
2. Details of authorization of share repurchase
(1) Class of shares: Common stock
(2) Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased: Up to 220,000,000 shares
(equal to 5.67% of total issued shares excluding treasury shares)
(3) Aggregate price of shares to be repurchased: Up to 500,000,000,000 yen
(4) Period for share repurchase: From February 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016
Notes
Treasury shares held by NTT DOCOMO, INC. as of December 31, 2015:
-Aggregate number of issued shares: 3,881,483,812 shares (excluding treasury shares)
-Number of treasury shares: 204,288,188 shares
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Department
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1111
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company serves over 67 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide LTE network and one of the world’s most progressive LTE-Advanced networks. DOCOMO is a leading developer of a 5G network that it plans to deploy by 2020, as well as network function virtualization (NFV), NFC infrastructure and services, emerging IoT solutions, and more. Outside Japan, the company is providing technical and operational expertise to seven mobile operators and other partner companies, and is contributing to the global standardization of all-new mobile technologies. DOCOMO is listed on stock exchanges in Tokyo (9437) and New York (DCM). Please visit www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english.