No.1-7628
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 JULY 2018
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-07628
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
(Name of registrant)
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the Company) completed acquisition of its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 33 of the Companys Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on April 27, 2018.
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.
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
( HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. ) |
/s/ Eiji Fujimura |
Eiji Fujimura |
General Manager |
Finance Division |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Date: July 24, 2018
July 23, 2018
To: | Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
From: | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8556 Takahiro Hachigo President and Representative Director |
Notice Concerning Result and Completion of Acquisition of the Companys Own Shares
(Acquisition of the Companys own shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law)
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the Company) acquired its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 33 of the Companys Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on April 27, 2018, as follows.
As a result of the acquisition, all the acquisitions of the Companys own shares that were authorized under the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on April 27, 2018 have been completed.
Particulars
1. | Class of shares acquired: |
Shares of common stock
2. | Total number of shares acquired: |
5,744,700 shares
3. | Total amount of shares acquired: |
18,704,276,600 yen
4. | Period of acquisition: |
Started on July 1, 2018 and ended on July 20, 2018 (based on a contract date)
5. | Method of acquisition: |
Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Reference: | Details of the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 27, 2018
(1) Class of shares to be acquired:
Shares of common stock
(2) Total number of shares to be acquired:
Up to 18,000,000 shares (1.0 % of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock)) |
(3) Total amount of shares to be acquired:
Up to 70 billion yen
(4) Period of acquisition:
Starting on May 7, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018
(5) Method of acquisition:
Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Progress as of July 20, 2018
Total number of shares acquired: 18,000,000 shares
Total amount of shares acquired: 62,142,709,700 yen |