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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 June 2018

Commission File Number: 1-07952

KYOCERA CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,

Kyoto 612-8501, Japan

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F  ☒        Form 40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Registration S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Registration S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

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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.

 

Date: June 14, 2018

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Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number
1.		English Translation of Status Report of Repurchase of Own Shares filed with the Director of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan

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Status Report of Repurchase of Own Shares in May 2018

Type of Share Repurchased: Common Stock

 

1.	Status of Repurchase of Own Shares

 

(1)	Repurchase of own shares approved by the general meeting of shareholders

Not Applicable

 

(2)	Repurchase of own shares resolved by the Board of Directors

As of May 31, 2018

 

Category		Number of shares								Amount in yen
Maximum number/amount of own shares for repurchase resolved by the Board of Directors             (Period for repurchase: From April 27, 2018 to September 20, 2018)			7,200,000								40,000,000,000
			May 1				475,500				3,227,876,000
			May 2				500,900				3,389,577,700
			May 7				427,800				2,848,663,500
			May 8				379,000				2,542,335,800
			May 9				390,000				2,603,434,100
			May 10				192,100				1,296,424,600
			May 11				251,800				1,710,605,200
			May 14				189,900				1,283,106,900
			May 15				197,200				1,332,832,300
Number/amount of own shares repurchased in May 2018			May 16				340,400				2,269,998,500
			May 17				186,100				1,254,364,100
			May 18				271,400				1,830,276,500
			May 21				117,700				794,429,500
			May 22				113,600				767,603,600
			May 23				284,200				1,913,488,100
			May 24				290,000				1,922,726,800
			May 25				286,300				1,903,966,500
			May 28				132,100				879,129,000
			May 29				205,100				1,361,109,800
			May 30				298,500				1,958,104,100
Total number/amount of own shares repurchased in May 2018			—				5,529,600				37,090,052,600
Accumulated number/amount of own shares repurchased from April 27, 2018 to May 31, 2018			5,951,000								39,999,761,100
Percentage of accumulated number/amount of own shares repurchased to the maximum (%)			82.7								100.0

Note: The period for repurchase and the own shares repurchased in the table above are described based on the contract date.

 

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2.	Status of Reissuance of Own Shares

Not Applicable

 

3.	Status of Holding of Treasury Stocks

 

Total number of shares issued as of May 31, 2018		377,618,580 shares
Total number of treasury stocks as of May 31, 2018		15,862,267 shares

Note: The number of treasury stocks contains the own shares acquired by purchase requests for less than a unit of shares.

 

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