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 April 2008
Commission File Number: 1-6784
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
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This Form 6-K consists of:
| 1. | News release issued on March 19, 2008, by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., announcing the repurchase of a portion of its own shares. |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | ||
| By: |
/s/ YUKITOSHI ONDA | |
| Yukitoshi Onda, Attorney-in-Fact | ||
| General Manager of Investor Relations | ||
| Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | ||
Dated: April 2, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Media Contacts: | Investor Relations Contacts: | |
| Akira Kadota (Japan) | Makoto Mihara (Japan) | |
| International PR | Investor Relations | |
| (Tel: +81-3-3578-1237) | (Tel: +81-6-6908-1121) | |
| Panasonic News Bureau (Japan) | Yoichi Nagata (U.S.) | |
| (Tel: +81-3-3542-6205) | Panasonic Finance (America), Inc. | |
| (Tel: +1-212-698-1362) | ||
| Jim Reilly (U.S.) | ||
| (Tel: +1-201-392-6067) | Hiroko Carvell (Europe) | |
| Panasonic Finance (Europe) plc | ||
| Munetsugu Takeda (Europe) | (Tel: +44-20-7562-4400) | |
| (Tel: +49-611-235-305) | ||
Matsushita Electric Executes Own Share Repurchase
Osaka, Japan, March 19, 2008 — Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI [NYSE symbol: MC]), best known for its Panasonic brand, announced that it has repurchased a portion of its own shares from the market in conformity with provisions of Article 459, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Company Law of Japan.
Details of the share repurchase are as follows:
| 1. | Class of shares: Common stock |
| 2. | Period of repurchase: Between February 29, 2008 and March 19, 2008 |
| 3. | Aggregate number of shares repurchased: 9,412,000 shares |
| 4. | Aggregate repurchase amount: 19,999,193,000 yen |
| 5. | Method of repurchase: Shares were repurchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
(Reference 1)
| 1) | The following details were resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on April 27, 2007: |
| • | Class of shares: Common stock |
| • | Aggregate number of repurchasable shares: Up to 50 million shares |
| • | Aggregate repurchase amount: Up to 100 billion yen |
| 2) | Cumulative total of shares repurchased since the April 27, 2007 Board of Directors resolution through today: |
| • | Aggregate number of shares repurchased: 43,944,000 shares |
| • | Aggregate repurchase amount: 99,995,753,000 yen |
(Reference 2)
The number of shares issued and treasury stock as of December 31, 2007:
| • | Total number of shares issued (excluding treasury stock): 2,110,675,847 shares |
| • | Treasury stock: 342,377,650 shares |
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