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 February 2009
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/ SHOICHI AOKI |
Shoichi Aoki |
Executive Officer |
General Manager of |
Corporate Financial & Accounting Group |
Date: February 6, 2009
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EXHIBITS
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1. | Kyocera Mita Corporation gains 93.84 % of all shares in TA Triumph-Adler AG |
To All Persons Concerned
Name of Company Listed: | Kyocera Corporation | |
Name of Representative: | Makoto Kawamura, 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: | Shoichi Aoki General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group (Tel: +81-75-604-3500) |
Kyocera Mita Corporation gains 93.84 % of all shares in TA Triumph-Adler AG
Kyocera Mita Corporation, which is our subsidiary, announced Kyocera Mita Corporation gains 93.84 % of all shares in TA Triumph-Adler AG on February 6, 2009.
For details, please see the following press release.
Kyocera Mita Corporation gains 93.84% of all shares in TA Triumph-Adler AG
Osaka, February 6, 2009 The additional acceptance period for the voluntary takeover offer for TA Triumph-Adler AG (Spokesman of the Management Board: Robert Feldmeier, TAAG) shares announced by KYOCERA MITA Corporation (President: Katsumi Komaguchi, KYOCERA MITA), a consolidated subsidiary of KYOCERA Corporation (President: Makoto Kawamura), ended very successful on February 2, 2009. A total of 2,385,154 TAAG shares were tendered during this additional acceptance period, which equals approximately 4.31% of all TAAG shares. Together with the shares KYOCERA MITA acquired outside the offer, the company has secured a shareholding of approximately 93.84% in TAAG.
As KYOCERA MITA previously announced on January 23, 2009, both the European Commission and South Africas antitrust authorities had approved the takeover offer by January 21, 2009. All offer conditions have been met and the final settlement as well as the closing of the takeover offer will be conducted on February 10, 2009.
Very satisfied with the results, KYOCERA MITA now looks forward to intensify the long lasting successful business relationship with TA Triumph-Adler AG by utilizing both companies business infrastructures. KYOCERA MITA plans to expand TA Triumph-Adler AGs successful direct sales model also outside of Germany. Synergies are expected in both organizations and will be worked out soon to further increase the profitability of both companies.
<About the Offer>
1. | Schedule |
(1) | First acceptance period: |
December 16, 2008 to January 13, 2009
(2) | Settlement of shares tendered during the first acceptance period: |
January 30, 2009
(3) | Additional acceptance period: |
January 20, 2009 to February 2, 2009
(4) | Settlement of shares tendered during the additional acceptance period: |
February 10, 2009
2. | Purchase price |
1.90 euro/ share
3. | Results |
(1) | Tendered shares during the first acceptance period: |
11,799,656 shares (21.31%);
(2) | Tendered shares during the additional acceptance period: |
2,385,154 shares (4.31%);
(3) | Shares directly held after the settlement of all tendered shares: |
51,968,300 shares (93.84%).
Contact
Kyocera Mita Corporation
Mr. T. Kawasaki
c-com@kyoceramita.co.jp