Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
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, 2008
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 5
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
(Translation of registrants 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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NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
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Date: June 16, 2008 |
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/S/ YOSHIKIYO SAKAI
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Yoshikiyo Sakai |
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Head of Investor Relations |
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NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Sanno Park Tower
2-11-1 Nagata-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100-6150, Japan |
For Immediate Release
NTT DOCOMO to Buy Stake in Bangladeshi Mobile Operator
TOKYO, JAPAN, June 16, 2008 NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it will acquire a 30 percent
stake in TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (TMIB), a mobile phone operator based in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, by directly acquiring all stock in TMIB held by A.K. Khan Co. Ltd. and its four group
companies. The deal, worth US$350 million, is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.
DOCOMO will participate in TMIBs management and actively draw on its expertise to enhance the
companys business in the fast-growing Bangladeshi mobile telecommunications market.
DOCOMO will account for the investment in TMIB under the equity method.
For further information, please contact:
Shuichiro Ichikoshi or Shinya Yokota
International PR
Public Relations Department
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
Website: www.nttdocomo.com
Inquiries may also be made through the following URL:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/contact
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO is the worlds leading mobile communications company. DOCOMO serves over 53 million
customers, including 44 million people subscribing to FOMATM, launched as the worlds
first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DOCOMO also offers a wide variety of leading-edge
mobile
multimedia services, including i-mode, the worlds most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service,
used by 48 million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DOCOMO
mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. 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 DOCOMOs FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.
Attachment
Details of DOCOMOs Investment in TMIB
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After DOCOMOs Investment |
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TM International (Bangladesh) Ltd.
Representative: Yusof Annuar bin Yaacob (Acting Managing Director)
Headquarters: Dhaka, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
Employees: Approx. 1,600
Business: Provider of mobile telecommunications in Bangladesh (brand name: AKTEL)
Operating revenue in 2007: 14.4 billion taka (approx. US$210 million*)
* US$1= 68.55 Bangladesh taka (as of May 2008) |
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A.K. Khan Co. Ltd.
Representative: Salahuddin Kasem Khan (Managing Director)
Headquarters: Chittagong, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
Employees: Approx. 7,000
Business: Textiles, fisheries, manufacturing, etc. |