FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December 2003
Commission File Number: 1-07952
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
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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.
| KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| /s/ HIDEKI ISHIDA |
| Hideki Ishida Managing Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Finance Division |
Date: December 24, 2003
December 24, 2003
To All Persons Concerned
| Name of Company listed: |
Kyocera Corporation |
| Name of Representative: |
Yasuo Nishiguchi |
| President and Director |
| (Code number: 6971, |
| The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, |
| The First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) |
| Person for Inquiry: |
Hideki Ishida |
| Managing Executive Officer |
| General Manager of Corporate Finance Division |
| (Tel. No.: 075-604-3500) |
Notice of Settlement regarding LaPine Case
On December 22, 2003 (U.S. time), Kyocera Corporation (President: Yasuo Nishiguchi) reached agreement with Prudential Securities Group, Inc., Prudential Equity Group, Inc., LaPine Technology Corporation and LaPine Holding Company to settle all claims in pending litigation between the parties. The settlement will involve a cost to the Company of US$331.5 million. As part of the agreement between the parties, no other terms of the settlement can be disclosed. The Company has already made provisions for the cost of settlement relating to such litigation and, therefore, this settlement will have no material impact on its results of operations for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004.