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 August, 2003.
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 5
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. | Announcement of tender offer for repurchase of shares. |
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: August 18, 2003 | By: |
/S/ MASAYUKI HIRATA | ||
| Masayuki Hirata Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION IN OR INTO THE U.S.
Announcement of Tender Offer for Repurchase of Shares
Tokyo, JAPAN, August 18, 2003—NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it decided to effect a tender offer for repurchase of its own shares on August 19, 2003.
| 1. | Purpose of share repurchase |
Based on the resolution adopted at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 19, 2003 and authorizing the Board to repurchase of its own shares under Article 210 of the Commercial Code of Japan (as amended), NTT DoCoMo decided to effect this tender offer in order to improve capital efficiency and to implement flexible capital policies in response to the changing business environment.
| 2. | Details of resolution adopted at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 19, 2003 and authorizing repurchase of its own shares |
| (1) | Class of shares to be repurchased: Common Stock |
| (2) | Number of shares to be repurchased: up to 2,500,000 shares |
(up to 4.98% of shares in issue)
| (3) | Aggregate purchase price of shares: up to 600 billion yen |
| 3. | Tender offer period |
From and including Tuesday, August 19, 2003 to and including Monday, September 8, 2003
| 4. | Purchase price |
272,000 yen per share
| 5. | Basis on calculation of purchase price |
3.0% discounted from the average of close prices of shares of NTT DoCoMo of regular way at The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. for the last 20 days(from and including Wednesday, July 30, 2003 to and including Monday, August 18, 2003), excluding any days of no transaction (with an amount less than a full thousand yen being rounded to the nearest thousand, with 500 rounded up)
| 6. | Number of shares planned to be purchased |
919,117 shares
| 7. | Amount of funds necessary for purchase |
250,054,824 thousand yen (including fees)
| 8. | Certain other condition on purchase |
This press release does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase any securities in any jurisdiction, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution form the basis of or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefor.The tender offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of the mails of, or any other means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce (including, but not limited to, telephones, telexes, facsimile transmissions, e-mails and Internet communications) of, or of any facility of a national securities exchange of, the United States of America. Accordingly, copies of this press release and any related offering documents are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise transmitted or distributed in or into the United States of America. No person may apply for this tender offer by the use of such means or instrumentality or of such facility, or from the United States of America. Any purported acceptance of the Tender Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will not be accepted. No securities or other consideration is being solicited in the United States and if sent in response by a resident of the United States of America will not be accepted. No indications of interest in the Tender Offer are sought by this press release.
The release, publication or distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this press release is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. Receipt of this press release will not constitute an offer in those jurisdictions in which it would be illegal to make the Tender Offer and in such circumstances it will be deemed to have been sent for information purposes only.