FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April 2011
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 |
| Director, |
| Managing Executive Officer and |
| General Manager of |
| Corporate Financial and Business Systems |
| Administration Group |
Date: April 27, 2011
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | ||
| 1. |
Notice relating to Distribution of Dividends | |
To All Persons Concerned
| Name of Company Listed: | Kyocera Corporation | |
| Name of Representative: | Tetsuo Kuba, 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 Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial and Business Systems Administration Group (Tel: +81-75-604-3500) | |
Notice relating to Distribution of Dividends
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (the “Company”) resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on April 27, 2011 in respect of payment of dividends, with a record date of March 31, 2011, as set forth below.
This proposal will be submitted to the 57th Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company to be held on June 28, 2011 for approval.
| 1. | Details of Dividends |
| Determined Amount | Most Recent Forecast (Announced on October 28, 2010) |
Dividends in Previous Fiscal Year (Year ended March 31, 2010) | ||||
| Record Date |
March 31, 2011 | March 31, 2011 | March 31, 2010 | |||
| Dividend per Share |
¥70 | ¥60 | ¥60 | |||
| Total Amount of Dividends |
¥12,846 million | — | ¥11,011 million | |||
| Effective Date |
June 29, 2011 | — | June 28, 2010 | |||
| Source of Dividends |
Retained earnings | — | Retained earnings |
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| 2. | Reason for such Decision |
The Company determines the amount of its dividends based on an overall assessment that takes into consideration various factors, including capital expenditures necessary for the further development of the Company from a medium to long-term perspective, while nevertheless aiming for a dividend ratio on a consolidated basis of approximately 20-25%; provided that the total amount shall be, in principle, be within the net income attributable to shareholders of the Company on consolidated basis.
The consolidated results for the fiscal year ended on March 31, 2011 announced today exceeded the forecast announced in October 2010, and in light of the above-mentioned dividend policy, the Company has determined that the amount of year-end dividend per share will be 70 yen per share, an increase of 10 yen from the most recent forecast of such amount. As a result, when aggregated with the interim dividend in the amount of 60 yen per share which has been already paid, the aggregate dividend amount for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 will be 130 yen per share.
(For reference) Breakdown of Annual Dividends
Dividend per share
| Record Date |
End of 2nd Quarter |
End of Year | Annual Total | |||||||||
| Dividends in this Fiscal Year |
¥ | 60 | ¥ | 70 (plan | ) | ¥ | 130 (plan | ) | ||||
| Dividends in Previous Fiscal Year (Year ended March 31, 2010) |
¥ | 60 | ¥ | 60 | ¥ | 120 | ||||||
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