Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6 - K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2011

Commission File Number: 1-07294

 

 

KUBOTA CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, 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      X                Form 40-F              

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) :             

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

 

1. Results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2011 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)

 

2. Notice on a distribution of retained earnings (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)

 

3. Basic policy regarding reduction of trading unit of the Company’s stock. (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)


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  Contact:
  IR Group
  Kubota Corporation
  2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome,
  Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan
  Phone :   +81-6-6648-2645
  Facsimile:   +81-6-6648-2632

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011)

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED

MARCH 31, 2011 REPORTED BY KUBOTA CORPORATION

OSAKA, JAPAN, May 11, 2011 — Kubota Corporation reported today its consolidated results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2011.

Consolidated Financial Highlights

1. Consolidated Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011

 

(1) Results of operations    (In millions of yen except per common share amounts)  
     Year ended
March 31,  2011
    Change
[%]
     Year ended
March 31,  2010
    Change
[%]
 

Revenues

   ¥ 933,685        0.3       ¥ 930,644        (16.0

Operating income

   ¥ 86,111        23.5       ¥ 69,702        (32.2

% of revenues

     9.2        7.5  

Income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated companies

   ¥ 91,300        24.2       ¥ 73,483        (11.7

% of revenues

     9.8        7.9  

Net income attributable to Kubota Corporation

   ¥ 54,822        29.5       ¥ 42,326        (11.9

% of revenues

     5.9        4.5  

Net income attributable to Kubota Corporation per common share

         

Basic

   ¥ 43.11         ¥ 33.28     

Diluted

   ¥ 43.11         ¥ 33.28     

Ratio of net income attributable to Kubota Corporation to shareholders’ equity

     8.7        7.0  

Ratio of income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated companies to total assets

     6.6        5.3  

Notes.

 

  1. Change[%] represents percentage change from the prior year.
  2. Comprehensive income for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 were ¥27,325 million [(65.1%)] and ¥78,283 million [-%], respectively.
  3. Equity in net income of affiliated companies for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 were ¥492 million and ¥402 million, respectively.

 

(2) Financial position    (In millions of yen except per common share amounts)  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Total assets

   ¥ 1,356,852      ¥ 1,409,033   

Equity

   ¥ 681,361      ¥ 671,619   

Kubota Corporation shareholders’ equity

   ¥ 634,885      ¥ 626,397   

Ratio of Kubota Corporation shareholders’ equity to total assets

     46.8     44.5

Kubota Corporation shareholders’ equity per common share

   ¥ 499.24      ¥ 492.51   

 

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(3) Summary of statements of cash flows    (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31,  2011
    Year ended
March 31,  2010
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   ¥ 81,907      ¥ 119,072   

Net cash used in investing activities

   43,581   43,399

Net cash used in financing activities

   41,715   34,672

Cash & cash equivalents, end of year

   ¥ 105,293      ¥ 111,428   

2. Cash dividends

     (In millions of yen except per common share amounts)  
     Cash dividends per common share      Annual
cash dividends
     Annual
cash dividends
as % to net
income
    Annual
dividends
as % to share-
holders’ equity
 
     First
quarter
period
     Second
quarter
period
     Third
quarter
period
     Year-end      Total          

Year ended March 31, 2011

     —         ¥ 7.00         —         ¥ 7.00       ¥ 14.00       ¥ 17,810         32.5     2.8

Year ended March 31, 2010

     —         ¥ 7.00         —         ¥ 5.00       ¥ 12.00       ¥ 15,268         36.1     2.5

Note.

Although the Company’s basic policy for the return of profit to shareholders is to maintain stable dividends or raise dividends, specific amount of cash dividends for each fiscal year is decided in consideration of the development of business performance, financial conditions and payout ratio including share buybacks. Specific amount of cash dividends for the year ending March 31, 2012 is not decided at this time and the Company will inform the amount as soon as a decision is made.

3. Anticipated results of operations for the year ending March 31, 2012

It is unable to reasonably forecast the consolidated financial result for the year ending March 31, 2012 at this time due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Accordingly, the forecast is not disclosed at present. Please refer to “1. Review of operations and financial condition, (1) Review of operations, c) Prospect for the next fiscal year” on page 6.

4. Other

 

(1)   Changes in material subsidiaries: None   
(2)   Changes in accounting principles, procedures, and presentations for consolidated financial statements   
  a) Changes due to the revision of accounting standards: None   
  b) Changes in matters other than a) above: None   
(3)  

Number of shares outstanding including treasury stock as of March 31, 2011

     :         1,285,919,180   
 

Number of shares outstanding including treasury stock as of March 31, 2010

     :         1,285,919,180   
 

Number of treasury stock as of March 31, 2011

     :         14,206,633   
 

Number of treasury stock as of March 31, 2010

     :         14,072,545   
 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2011

     :         1,271,778,025   
 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2010

     :         1,271,985,454   

Please refer to “(9) Per common share information” on page 18.

     

 

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(Reference) Non-consolidated Financial Highlights

 

(1) Results of operations    (In millions of yen except per common share amounts)  
     Year ended
March 31,  2011
     Change
[%]
    Year ended
March 31,  2010
     Change
[%]
 

Net sales

   ¥ 565,073         4.6      ¥ 540,449         (16.0

Operating income

   ¥ 28,785         12.4      ¥ 25,601         (8.1

Ordinary income

   ¥ 33,811         (9.8   ¥ 37,495         46.1   

Net income

   ¥ 20,504         (30.0   ¥ 29,298         661.1   

Net income per common share

          

Basic

   ¥ 16.11         ¥ 23.02      

Diluted

     —             —        

Note.

Change[%] represents percentage change from the prior year.

 

(2) Financial position    (In millions of yen except per common share amounts)  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Total assets

   ¥ 719,217      ¥ 744,122   

Net assets

   ¥ 432,886      ¥ 432,033   

Equity

   ¥ 432,886      ¥ 432,033   

Ratio of equity to total assets

     60.2     58.1

Net assets per common share

   ¥ 340.27      ¥ 339.59   

(*Information on status of the audit by the independent auditor)

This release has not been audited in accordance with Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan by the independent auditor because this release is not subject to audit.

As of the date of this release, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2011 are under procedure of the audit.

 

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Index to Accompanying Materials

 

1.   Review of operations and financial condition      5   
  (1)    Review of operations      5   
  (2)    Financial condition      6   
2.   Management policies      8   
  (1)    Basic management policy      8   
  (2)    Principal business policies for medium-to-long term growth in profit      8   
3.   Consolidated financial statements      10   
  (1)    Consolidated balance sheets      10   
  (2)    Consolidated statements of income      12   
  (3)    Consolidated statements of comprehensive income      13   
  (4)    Consolidated statements of changes in equity      13   
  (5)    Consolidated statements of cash flows      14   
  (6)    Notes to assumptions for going concern      15   
  (7)    Notes to consolidated financial statements      15   
  (8)    Consolidated segment information      16   
  (9)    Per common share information      18   
  (10)    Subsequent events      18   
  (11)    Consolidated revenues by reporting segment      19   
4.   The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011      20   
  (1)    Consolidated statements of income      20   
  (2)    Consolidated segment information      21   
  (3)    Consolidated revenues by reporting segment      22   
5.   Other      23   
  (1)    Notice of changes of management      23   

 

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1. Review of operations and financial condition

(1) Review of operations

 

a) Summary of the results of operations for the year under review

For the year ended March 31, 2011, revenues of the Company increased ¥3.0 billion (0.3 %), to ¥933.7 billion from the prior year. In the domestic market, revenues in Farm & Industrial Machinery, Water & Environment Systems and Social Infrastructure decreased due to weak demand for farm equipment and public works related products and the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake. As a result domestic revenues decreased ¥23.8 billion (4.7 %), to ¥477.9 billion from the prior year. In overseas markets, revenues increased ¥26.8 billion (6.2 %), to ¥455.8 billion from the prior year. While revenues in Water & Environment Systems, Social Infrastructure and Other decreased, revenues in Farm & Industrial Machinery steadily increased due to increases in revenues in North America and Europe supported by sustained economic recovery. The ratio of overseas revenues to consolidated revenues was 48.8 %, 2.7 percentage points higher than the prior year end.

Operating income increased ¥16.4 billion (23.5 %), to ¥86.1 billion from the prior year due to an increase in overseas revenues in Farm & Industrial Machinery and company-wide cost reduction. Income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated companies increased ¥17.8 billion (24.2 %), to ¥91.3 billion due to an increase in operating income and other income. Income taxes were ¥30.7 billion (representing an effective tax rate of 33.6 %), and equity in net income of affiliated companies was ¥0.5 billion. Accordingly, net income increased ¥13.2 billion (27.6 %), to ¥61.1 billion. After deducting ¥6.3 billion of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests, net income attributable to Kubota Corporation was ¥54.8 billion, ¥12.5 billion (29.5 %) higher than the prior year.

 

b) Review of operations by reporting segment

 

1) Farm & Industrial Machinery

Farm & Industrial Machinery comprises farm equipment, engines and construction machinery.

Revenues in this segment increased 5.6 %, to ¥651.5 billion from the prior year, comprising 69.8 % of consolidated revenues.

Domestic revenues decreased 1.4 %, to ¥226.4 billion. In the domestic market, demand for farm equipment was sluggish due to weakening motivation for buying farm equipment affected by price slump of rice and an absence of governmental subsidy for leasing agricultural machinery which was implemented in the prior year. Moreover, the Great East Japan Earthquake gave a negative impact on demand for farm equipment. Accordingly, sales of farm equipment remained at a lower level. On the other hand, sales of construction machinery and engines increased largely due to an upturn of demand.

Overseas revenues increased 9.8 %, to ¥425.1 billion. In North America, sales of tractors and construction machinery increased as a result of aggressive sales promotion activities. Sales of engines also increased largely supported by favorable demand. In Europe, sales of construction machinery and engines increased substantially due to a rapid recovery of demand, while sales of tractors decreased. In Asia outside Japan, although growth rate of sales of farm equipment slowed down mainly affected by broken weather, sales of construction machinery largely increased.

Operating income in Farm & Industrial Machinery increased 43.0 %, to ¥86.5 billion due to increased overseas revenues and cost reduction.

 

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2) Water & Environment Systems

Water & Environment Systems comprises pipe-related products (ductile iron pipes, plastic pipes, valves, and other products) and environment-related products (environmental plants, pumps and other products).

Revenues in this segment decreased 13.5 %, to ¥192.8 billion from the prior year, comprising 20.6 % of consolidated revenues.

Domestic revenues decreased 9.8 %, to ¥178.7 billion. Sales of pipe-related products such as ductile iron pipes and plastic pipes decreased substantially due to sluggish demand. Sales of environment-related products also decreased mainly due to a decrease in sales of products related to water and sewage treatment, and waste treatment. Overseas revenues decreased 43.3 %, to ¥14.1 billion, due to substantial sales declines of ductile iron pipes and pumps.

Operating income in Water & Environment Systems decreased 33.5 %, to ¥13.1 billion due to decreased revenues and price hike of raw materials.

 

3) Social Infrastructure

Social Infrastructure comprises industrial castings, spiral welded steel pipes, vending machines, electronic equipped machinery, and air-conditioning equipment.

Revenues in this segment decreased 4.5 %, to ¥60.4 billion from the prior year, comprising 6.5 % of consolidated revenues.

Domestic revenues decreased 5.8 %, to ¥44.3 billion. Although sales of electronic equipped machinery and air-conditioning equipment increased, sales of spiral welded steel pipes largely decreased and sales of industrial castings and vending machines also decreased from the prior year. Overseas revenues decreased 0.7 %, to ¥16.2 billion due to the sales decline of industrial castings.

Operating income in Social Infrastructure decreased 8.7 %, to ¥2.5 billion due to decreased revenues.

 

4) Other

Other comprises construction, services and other business.

Revenues in this segment increased 4.6 %, to ¥29.0 billion from the prior year, comprising 3.1 % of consolidated revenues, due to an increase in sales of construction and other business.

Operating income in Other decreased 20.3 %, to ¥2.1 billion.

 

c) Prospect for the next fiscal year

Due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, supply of parts and electric power is not stable in some plants in Japan and there is a strong sense of uncertainty concerning demand of damaged areas. At this time it is difficult to foresee possible impacts of these factors and unable to reasonably forecast the consolidated financial results for the year ending March 31, 2012. Accordingly, the forecast is not disclosed at present and will be promptly announced when it is available.

(2) Financial condition

 

a) Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets at the end of March 2011 amounted to ¥1,356.9 billion, a decrease of ¥52.2 billion from the end of the prior year. As for assets, current assets decreased largely centering on notes and accounts receivable. In addition, investment and long-term finance receivables as well as property, plant, and equipment decreased.

As for liabilities, long-term liabilities decreased substantially due to a decrease of long-term debt.

Equity increased steadily because recorded net income compensated an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss mainly due to a decrease of foreign currency translation adjustments. As a result, shareholders’ equity ratio was 46.8 %, 2.3 percentage points higher than the prior year end.

 

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b) Cash flows

Net cash provided by operating activities during the year under review was ¥81.9 billion, and cash inflow decreased ¥37.2 billion from the prior year. Although net income increased, cash inflow substantially decreased due to the changes in working capital.

Net cash used in investing activities was ¥43.6 billion, and cash outflow increased ¥0.2 billion from the prior year.

Net cash used in financing activities was ¥41.7 billion, and cash outflow increased ¥7.0 billion from the prior year due to a decrease in proceeds from issuance of long-term debt.

Including the effect of exchange rate fluctuations, cash and cash equivalents at the end of March 31, 2011 were ¥105.3 billion, a decrease of ¥6.1 billion from the prior year.

(Reference) Cash flow indices

 

     Year ended
March 31,  2011
     Year ended
March 31,  2010
 

Ratio of shareholders’ equity to total assets [%]

     46.8         44.5   

Equity ratio based on market capitalization [%]

     73.5         76.9   

Interest-bearing debt / Net cash provided by operating activities [year]

     4.3         3.4   

Interest coverage ratio [times]

     11.8         12.4   

Notes.

Equity ratio based on market capitalization : market capitalization / total assets

Interest coverage ratio : cash flows provided by operating activities / interest paid

Each ratio is calculated based on the figures in the consolidated financial statements. Market capitalization is calculated based on closing price at the end of the fiscal year multiplied by the number of shares outstanding at the end of fiscal year, excluding treasury stock. Net cash provided by operating activities is the amount of operating cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Interest-bearing debt includes short-term borrowings, current portion of long-term debt, and long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, interest paid is the amount of interest paid in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

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2. Management policies

(1) Basic management policy

More than a century since its founding, the Company has continued to help improve people’s quality of life, by offering products and services—including farm equipment, pipes for water supply and sewage systems and environmental control plants.

And now, here in the 21st century, the Company is developing our business globally under the corporate principle “Contribute to social development and the conservation of the global environment through products, technology, and services that support both comfortable lifestyles and the foundation of our societies” in an aim at solving the worldwide problems of “food”, “water”, and “the environment”.

While adhering to this management principle, the Company is implementing management policies that are focused on prioritizing allocation of its resources, emphasizing agility in its operations and strengthening consolidated operations. Through these measures, the Company aims to improve its adaptability to respond with flexibility to the changing times, resulting in a high enterprise value.

(2) Principal business policies for medium-to-long term growth in profit

The Company will implement the following measures in order to achieve medium- to long-term growth amid the difficult business environment.

 

1) Management emphasizing the front-line of business with focus on technology and manufacturing capabilities

The Company continues conducting business with enhancing capabilities for developing technologies and manufacturing proficiency that form the backbone of a manufacturer. In order to realize a medium- to long-term growth by prevailing against increasingly fierce competition under ongoing globalization of the Company’s business, it is essential to bolster the capabilities for developing technologies and manufacturing proficiency. To this end, the Company will identify the fields of R&D it should focus on and make efforts to obtain advanced technologies. The Company will also devote itself to accumulate overwhelming manufacturing proficiency by strengthening organizational structure which facilitates advancement of quality of product and production engineering.

 

2) Enhancement of CSR management

It is essential for the Company to thoroughly implement CSR management by giving due consideration to the development of society and conservation of the global environment in order to attain sustainable growth and development of the Company.

The Company has been implementing its CSR management with placing emphasis on reducing the load on the global environment, promoting diversity management and strengthening internal control system. In addition to these priority issues, the Company will engage in relief activities for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and reconstruction assistance for the disaster areas from now on.

 

3) Promotion of globalization

The Company’s overseas revenues are approaching half of total revenues. To further expand its business, it is necessary to globalize all aspects of the Company’s operations. The Company intends to promote globalization of not only sales activities but also production, R&D, allocation of management resources as well as business management system.

In concrete terms, the Company will accelerate expansion of overseas production and promote localization of R&D and facilitate the use of locally-hired human resources. The Company will also establish management system that can manage group-wide resources on business and allocate them to each country and region more timely. In addition, the Company will establish regional management framework to cope with rapidly changing each market.

 

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4) Enhancement of activities for future business expansion

The Company will develop business in the fields which are related to food, water and environment to seek sustainable long-term growth. In the business of machinery, the Company will contribute to increase in worldwide food production as a comprehensive manufacturer of agricultural machinery by entering into market of agricultural machinery for dry field farming in addition to currently engaging agricultural machinery business for rice farming. In the field of water and environment, the Company will fully develop water- and environment-related business in Asia outside Japan. In the year ended March 31, 2011, the Company established a subsidiary in China which produces and sells pumps and newly set up “Water & Environment Innovative Research Laboratory” to meet the needs of water and environment infrastructure in the emerging countries. In the year ending March 31, 2012, the Company will establish two subsidiaries in China which will engage in water- and environment -related business. By utilizing business experiences accumulated over the years in Japan, the Company intends to bring up water- and environment -related business in Asia outside Japan to become a growth field of the Company.

 

5) Addressing to the Great East Japan Earthquake

It is one of important management issues to properly address to the Great East Japan Earthquake, which caused unprecedented damage to Japan. The Company has been engaging in supportive activities in diverse ways with establishing the Countermeasures Headquarters for Reconstruction Assistance immediately after the Earthquake and intends to continue such activities in the future.

In addition, the Company will sustain production capacity in order to provide the products that are necessary for reconstruction of the disaster areas. From this perspective, the Company will make concerted efforts to restore normal production of some plants which are being affected by parts shortage resulting from the Earthquake.

 

 

< Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company’s markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company’s ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.

 

 

 

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3. Consolidated financial statements

(1) Consolidated balance sheets

 

Assets    (In millions of yen)  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010      Change  
   Amount     %      Amount     %      Amount  

Current assets:

            

Cash and cash equivalents

     105,293           111,428           (6,135

Notes and accounts receivable:

            

Trade notes

     56,185           57,412           (1,227

Trade accounts

     300,229           317,485           (17,256

Less: Allowance for doubtful notes and accounts receivable

     (2,806        (2,821        15   
                              
Total notes and accounts receivable, net      353,608           372,076           (18,468

Short-term finance receivables-net

     100,437           104,840           (4,403

Inventories

     174,217           172,323           1,894   

Other current assets

     43,649           60,161           (16,512
                              
Total current assets      777,204        57.3         820,828        58.3         (43,624

Investments and long-term finance receivables:

            

Investments in and loan receivables to affiliated companies

     16,569           15,945           624   

Other investments

     100,498           109,306           (8,808

Long-term finance receivables-net

     199,829           196,473           3,356   
                              
Total investments and long-term finance receivables      316,896        23.4         321,724        22.8         (4,828

Property, plant, and equipment:

            

Land

     89,435           89,664           (229

Buildings

     217,738           214,329           3,409   

Machinery and equipment

     352,064           358,354           (6,290

Construction in progress

     9,631           5,306           4,325   
                              
Total      668,868           667,653           1,215   

Accumulated depreciation

     (451,510        (446,760        (4,750
                              
Net property, plant, and equipment      217,358        16.0         220,893        15.7         (3,535

Other assets:

            

Long-term trade accounts receivable

     27,487           26,688           799   

Other

     18,839           19,670           (831

Less: Allowance for doubtful receivables

     (932        (770        (162
                              
Total other assets      45,394        3.3         45,588        3.2         (194
                                          
Total      1,356,852        100.0         1,409,033        100.0         (52,181
                                          

 

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Liabilities and equity    (In millions of yen)  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010      Change  
   Amount     %      Amount     %      Amount  

Current liabilities:

            

Short-term borrowings

     76,642           88,333           (11,691

Trade notes payable

     13,978           14,266           (288

Trade accounts payable

     150,825           143,683           7,142   

Advances received from customers

     3,270           3,397           (127

Notes and accounts payable for capital expenditures

     9,800           9,245           555   

Accrued payroll costs

     26,847           25,856           991   

Accrued expenses

     29,616           27,352           2,264   

Income taxes payable

     4,702           22,842           (18,140

Other current liabilities

     33,892           33,832           60   

Current portion of long-term debt

     85,556           71,432           14,124   
                              
Total current liabilities      435,128        32.1         440,238        31.2         (5,110

Long-term liabilities:

            

Long-term debt

     191,760           243,333           (51,573

Accrued retirement and pension costs

     35,285           40,177           (4,892

Other long-term liabilities

     13,318           13,666           (348
                              
Total long-term liabilities      240,363        17.7         297,176        21.1         (56,813

Equity:

            

Kubota Corporation shareholders’ equity:

            

Common stock

     84,070           84,070           —     

Capital surplus

     89,140           89,241           (101

Legal reserve

     19,539           19,539           —     

Retained earnings

     516,858           477,303           39,555   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (65,381        (34,491        (30,890

Treasury stock

     (9,341        (9,265        (76
                              
Total Kubota Corporation shareholders’ equity      634,885        46.8         626,397        44.5         8,488   

Noncontrolling interests

     46,476        3.4         45,222        3.2         1,254   
                              
Total equity      681,361        50.2         671,619        47.7         9,742   
                                          
Total      1,356,852        100.0         1,409,033        100.0         (52,181
                                          

 

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(2) Consolidated statements of income

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
March 31, 2010
     Change  
     Amount     %      Amount     %      Amount     %  

Revenues

     933,685        100.0         930,644        100.0         3,041        0.3   

Cost of revenues

     678,653        72.7         681,374        73.2         (2,721     (0.4

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

     165,407        17.7         179,352        19.3         (13,945     (7.8

Other operating expenses

     3,514        0.4         216        0.0         3,298        1,526.9   
                                

Operating income

     86,111        9.2         69,702        7.5         16,409        23.5   

Other income (expenses):

              

Interest and dividend income

     3,429           3,381           48     

Interest expense

     (1,632        (2,127        495     

Gain on sales of securities-net

     4,845           1,821           3,024     

Gain on nonmonetary exchange of securities

     2,774           —             2,774     

Valuation loss on other investments

     (1,758        (143        (1,615  

Foreign exchange gain (loss)-net

     (1,640        2,894           (4,534  

Other-net

     (829        (2,045        1,216     
                                

Other income (expenses), net

     5,189           3,781           1,408     

Income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated companies

     91,300        9.8         73,483        7.9         17,817        24.2   

Income taxes:

              

Current

     27,137           28,540           (1,403  

Deferred

     3,547           (2,563        6,110     
                                

Total income taxes

     30,684           25,977           4,707     

Equity in net income of affiliated companies

     492           402           90     
                                

Net income

     61,108        6.5         47,908        5.1         13,200        27.6   

Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests

     6,286           5,582           704     
                                

Net income attributable to Kubota Corporation

     54,822        5.9         42,326        4.5         12,496        29.5   
                                                  

 

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(3) Consolidated statements of comprehensive income

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31,  2011
    Year ended
March 31,  2010
     Change  

Net income

     61,108        47,908         13,200   
                         

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

       

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (26,382     8,250         (34,632

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities

     (5,125     11,761         (16,886

Unrealized gains on derivatives

     804        556         248   

Pension liability adjustments

     (3,080     9,808         (12,888
                         

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (33,783     30,375         (64,158
                         

Comprehensive income

     27,325        78,283         (50,958

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests

     3,213        7,528         (4,315
                         

Comprehensive income attributable to Kubota Corporation

     24,112        70,755         (46,643

(4) Consolidated statements of changes in equity

 

    (In millions of yen)  
    Shares of
common stock
outstanding
(thousands)
    Shareholders’ Equity     Non-
controlling
interests
    Total  
    Common
stock
    Capital
surplus
    Legal
reserve
    Retained
earnings
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
    Treasury
stock
     

Balance, March 31, 2009

    1,272,063        84,070        93,150        19,539        452,791        (62,184     (9,082     37,959        616,243   
                                                                       

Net income

            42,326            5,582        47,908   

Other comprehensive income

              28,429          1,946        30,375   

Cash dividends paid to Kubota Corporation shareholders, ¥14 per share

            (17,814           (17,814

Cash dividends paid to the noncontrolling interests

                  (489     (489

Purchases and sales of treasury stock

    (216               (183       (183

Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries and others

        (3,909         (736       224        (4,421
                                                                       

Balance, March 31, 2010

    1,271,847        84,070        89,241        19,539        477,303        (34,491     (9,265     45,222        671,619   
                                                                       

Net income

            54,822            6,286        61,108   

Other comprehensive loss

              (30,710       (3,073     (33,783

Cash dividends paid to Kubota Corporation shareholders, ¥12 per share

            (15,267           (15,267

Cash dividends paid to the noncontrolling interests

                  (307     (307

Purchases and sales of treasury stock

    (134       1              (76       (75

Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries and others

        (102         (180       (1,652     (1,934
                                                                       

Balance, March 31, 2011

    1,271,713        84,070        89,140        19,539        516,858        (65,381     (9,341     46,476        681,361   

 

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(5) Consolidated statements of cash flows

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
    Year ended
March 31, 2010
    Change  

Operating activities:

      

Net income

     61,108        47,908     

Depreciation and amortization

     26,993        29,171     

Gain on sales of securities-net

     (4,845     (1,821  

Gain on nonmonetary exchange of securities

     (2,774     —       

Valuation loss on other investments

     1,758        143     

Loss from disposal of fixed asset

     844        118     

Equity in net income of affiliated companies

     (492     (402  

Deferred income taxes

     3,547        (2,563  

Decrease in notes and accounts receivable

     5,707        20,380     

Decrease (increase) in inventories

     (13,640     38,802     

Decrease in other current assets

     8,459        1,205     

Increase (decrease) in trade notes and accounts payable

     9,285        (22,780  

Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable

     (17,684     18,005     

Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities

     7,474        (9,896  

Increase (decrease) in accrued retirement and pension costs

     (9,627     467     

Other

     5,794        335     
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     81,907        119,072        (37,165

Investing activities:

      

Purchases of fixed assets

     (27,358     (26,621  

Proceeds from sales of property, plant, and equipment

     870        1,182     

Proceeds from sales and redemption of investments

     6,300        9,101     

Increase in finance receivables

     (170,063     (172,218  

Collection of finance receivables

     142,852        150,368     

Other

     3,818        (5,211  
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (43,581     (43,399     (182

Financing activities:

      

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     62,489        121,966     

Repayments of long-term debt

     (93,895     (90,067  

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

     7,238        (43,729  

Cash dividends

     (15,267     (17,814  

Purchases of treasury stock

     (50     (191  

Purchases of noncontrolling interests

     (2,317     (6,407  

Other

     87        1,570     
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (41,715     (34,672     (7,043

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (2,746     922        (3,668
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (6,135     41,923     

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

     111,428        69,505     
                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

     105,293        111,428        (6,135
     (In millions of yen)  

Notes:

      

Cash paid during the year for:

      

Interest

     6,914        9,614        (2,700

Income taxes

     44,207        15,336        28,871   

 

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(6) Notes to assumptions for going concern

None

(7) Notes to consolidated financial statements

 

a) Summary of accounting policies

The accompanying consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP)

 

b) Consolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies under the equity method

104 subsidiaries are consolidated.

 

Major consolidated subsidiaries:    Domestic   

Kubota Construction Co., Ltd.

Kubota Credit Co., Ltd.

Kubota Environmental Service Co., Ltd.

Kubota-C.I. Co., Ltd.

   Overseas   

Kubota Tractor Corporation

Kubota Credit Corporation, U.S.A.

Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation

Kubota Engine America Corporation

Kubota Metal Corporation

Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH

Kubota Europe S.A.S.

SIAM KUBOTA Corporation Co., Ltd.

Kubota Agricultural Machinery (SUZHOU) Co., Ltd.

19 affiliated companies are accounted for under the equity method.

 

Major affiliated companies:    Domestic   

14 sales companies of farm equipment

KMEW Co., Ltd.

The Company merged two subsidiaries, namely “The Siam Kubota Industry Co., Ltd.” and “Siam Kubota Tractor Co., Ltd.”, into one subsidiary, “SIAM KUBOTA Corporation Co., Ltd.”

Kubota Matsushitadenko Exterior Works, Ltd. changed the Company name to KMEW Co., Ltd.

 

c) Notes to consolidated statements of income

Other operating expenses for the year ended March 31, 2011 included ¥2,544 million of losses arisen from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

 

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(8) Consolidated segment information

 

a) Reporting segments

 

Year ended March 31, 2011    (In millions of yen)  
     Farm &
Industrial
Machinery
     Water &
Environment
Systems
     Social
Infrastructure
     Other      Adjustments     Consolidated  

Revenues

                

External customers

     651,518         192,768         60,439         28,960         —          933,685   

Intersegment

     64         1,594         2,657         15,837         (20,152     —     

Total

     651,582         194,362         63,096         44,797         (20,152     933,685   

Operating income

     86,487         13,121         2,463         2,096         (18,056     86,111   

Identifiable assets at March 31, 2011

     918,656         170,691         62,092         39,386         166,027        1,356,852   

Depreciation

     15,870         6,010         1,931         697         2,009        26,517   

Capital expenditures

     13,871         4,861         3,764         691         764        23,951   
Year ended March 31, 2010    (In millions of yen)  
     Farm &
Industrial
Machinery
     Water &
Environment
Systems
     Social
Infrastructure
     Other      Adjustments     Consolidated  

Revenues

                

External customers

     616,726         222,949         63,293         27,676         —          930,644   

Intersegment

     77         611         2,710         14,091         (17,489     —     

Total

     616,803         223,560         66,003         41,767         (17,489     930,644   

Operating income

     60,485         19,723         2,699         2,629         (15,834     69,702   

Identifiable assets at March 31, 2010

     930,480         186,768         65,519         42,246         184,020        1,409,033   

Depreciation

     18,489         6,033         1,933         552         1,896        28,903   

Capital expenditures

     14,820         5,969         1,992         741         2,516        26,038   

Notes:

1. The amounts in “Adjustments” include the eliminations and adjustments of intersegment transactions, expenses that cannot be apportioned to business segments, and corporate assets. Corporate assets mainly consist of certain assets of the parent company such as cash and cash equivalents, investment securities and assets related to administration departments.

2. The aggregated amounts of operating income are equal to those in the consolidated statements of income. Therefore, the Company does not disclose the reconciliation of operating income to income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated companies.

3. Intersegment transactions are quoted at arm’s length price.

 

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b) Revenues from external customers by product groups

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
March 31, 2010
 

Farm Equipment and Engines

     580,671         561,165   

Construction Machinery

     70,847         55,561   

Farm & Industrial Machinery

     651,518         616,726   

Pipe-related Products

     121,836         144,465   

Environment-related Products

     70,932         78,484   

Water & Environment Systems

     192,768         222,949   

Social Infrastructure

     60,439         63,293   

Other

     28,960         27,676   

Total

     933,685         930,644   

c) Geographic segments

Information for revenues from external customers by destination

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
March 31, 2010
 
        Japan      477,913         501,663   
North America      189,330         174,371   
        Europe      75,762         67,791   
          Asia      160,533         148,589   
  Other Areas      30,147         38,230   
          Total      933,685         930,644   

Notes:

1. Revenues from North America include those from the United States of ¥167,553 million and ¥146,319 million for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2. There is no single customer, revenues from whom exceed 10% of total consolidated revenues of the Company.

Information for long-term assets based on physical location

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  
        Japan      177,460         183,042   
North America      16,146         20,210   
        Asia      18,794         13,983   
  Other Areas      4,958         3,658   
        Total      217,358         220,893   

 

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(9) Per common share information

 

     (In yen)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
March 31, 2010
 

Kubota Corporation shareholders’ equity per common share

   ¥ 499.24       ¥ 492.51   

Basic net income attributable to Kubota Corporation per common share

   ¥ 43.11       ¥ 33.28   

Diluted net income attributable to Kubota Corporation per common share

   ¥ 43.11       ¥ 33.28   

The numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net income per common share computation is as follows:

Numerators

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
March 31, 2010
 

Basic net income attributable to Kubota Corporation

   ¥ 54,822       ¥ 42,326   

Denominators

 

     (In thousands of shares)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
March 31, 2010
 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     1,271,778         1,271,985   

Note: Adjustment for numerators and denominators to calculate diluted net income attributable to Kubota Corporation is not described because there are no dilutive securities.

(10) Subsequent events

None

 

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(11) Consolidated revenues by reporting segment

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Year ended
March 31, 2011
     Year ended
March 31, 2010
     Change  
     Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount     %  

Farm Equipment and Engines

     580,671         62.2         561,165         60.3         19,506        3.5   

Domestic

     205,676            212,712            (7,036     (3.3

Overseas

     374,995            348,453            26,542        7.6   

Construction Machinery

     70,847         7.6         55,561         5.9         15,286        27.5   

Domestic

     20,710            16,924            3,786        22.4   

Overseas

     50,137            38,637            11,500        29.8   

Farm & Industrial Machinery

     651,518         69.8         616,726         66.2         34,792        5.6   

Domestic

     226,386         24.3         229,636         24.6         (3,250     (1.4

Overseas

     425,132         45.5         387,090         41.6         38,042        9.8   

Pipe-related Products

     121,836         13.0         144,465         15.5         (22,629     (15.7

Domestic

     113,584            127,658            (14,074     (11.0

Overseas

     8,252            16,807            (8,555     (50.9

Environment-related Products

     70,932         7.6         78,484         8.5         (7,552     (9.6

Domestic

     65,090            70,439            (5,349     (7.6

Overseas

     5,842            8,045            (2,203     (27.4

Water & Environment Systems

     192,768         20.6         222,949         24.0         (30,181     (13.5

Domestic

     178,674         19.1         198,097         21.3         (19,423     (9.8

Overseas

     14,094         1.5         24,852         2.7         (10,758     (43.3

Social Infrastructure

     60,439         6.5         63,293         6.8         (2,854     (4.5

Domestic

     44,278         4.8         47,026         5.1         (2,748     (5.8

Overseas

     16,161         1.7         16,267         1.7         (106     (0.7

Other

     28,960         3.1         27,676         3.0         1,284        4.6   

Domestic

     28,575         3.0         26,904         2.9         1,671        6.2   

Overseas

     385         0.1         772         0.1         (387     (50.1

Total

     933,685         100.0         930,644         100.0         3,041        0.3   

Domestic

     477,913         51.2         501,663         53.9         (23,750     (4.7

Overseas

     455,772         48.8         428,981         46.1         26,791        6.2   

 

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(1) Consolidated statements of income

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Three months ended
March 31, 2011
     Three months ended
March 31, 2010
    Change  
     Amount     %      Amount     %     Amount     %  

Revenues

     253,701        100.0         257,591        100.0        (3,890     (1.5

Cost of revenues

     188,308        74.2         187,065        72.6        1,243        0.7   

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

     45,282        17.8         52,971        20.6        (7,689     (14.5

Other operating expenses (income)

     2,951        1.2         (188     (0.1     3,139        (1,669.7
                               

Operating income

     17,160        6.8         17,743        6.9        (583     (3.3

Other income (expenses):

             

Interest and dividend income

     345           525          (180  

Interest expense

     (268        (399       131     

Gain on sales of securities-net

     328           1,434          (1,106  

Valuation loss on other investments

     (62        (100       38     

Foreign exchange gain-net

     1,268           2,225          (957  

Other-net

     317           (984       1,301     
                               

Other income (expenses), net

     1,928           2,701          (773  

Income before income taxes and equity in net loss of affiliated companies

     19,088        7.5         20,444        7.9        (1,356     (6.6

Income taxes

     6,482           7,460          (978  

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies

     (734        (523       (211  
                               

Net income

     11,872        4.7         12,461        4.8        (589     (4.7

Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests

     1,120           1,070          50     
                               

Net income attributable to Kubota Corporation

     10,752        4.2         11,391        4.4        (639     (5.6
                               
     (In yen)  

Net income attributable to Kubota Corporation per common share

             

Basic

     8.45           8.96         

Diluted

     8.45           8.96         

 

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Three months ended March 31, 2011

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Farm &
Industrial
Machinery
     Water &
Environment
Systems
     Social
Infrastructure
     Other      Adjustments     Consolidated  

Revenues

                

External customers

     161,842         66,193         15,458         10,208         —          253,701   

Intersegment

     20         989         687         5,791         (7,487     —     
                                                    

Total

     161,862         67,182         16,145         15,999         (7,487     253,701   
                                                    

Operating income

     15,403         6,468         11         890         (5,612     17,160   
Three months ended March 31, 2010                                   
     (In millions of yen)  
     Farm &
Industrial
Machinery
     Water &
Environment
Systems
     Social
Infrastructure
     Other      Adjustments     Consolidated  

Revenues

                

External customers

     160,158         71,982         16,629         8,822         —          257,591   

Intersegment

     12         3         650         4,328         (4,993     —     
                                                    

Total

     160,170         71,985         17,279         13,150         (4,993     257,591   
                                                    

Operating income

     12,455         7,055         614         1,164         (3,545     17,743   

Notes:

1. The amounts in “Adjustments” include the eliminations of intersegment transactions and the unallocated corporate expenses.

2. The aggregated amounts of operating income equal to those in the consolidated statements of income, and please refer to the consolidated statements of income for the reconciliation of operating income to income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated companies.

3. Intersegment revenues are recorded at arm’s length prices.

b) Geographic segments

Information for revenues from external customers by destination

 

         (In millions of yen)  
         Three months ended
March 31, 2011
     Three months ended
March 31, 2010
 

Japan

       136,820         146,786   

North America

       53,537         45,629   

Europe

       18,007         18,630   

Asia

       39,132         38,591   

Other Areas

       6,205         7,955   

Total

       253,701         257,591   

Notes:

1. Revenues from North America include those from the United States of ¥52,185 million and ¥43,319 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2. There is no single customer, revenues from whom exceed 10% of total consolidated revenues of the Company.

 

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(3) Consolidated revenues by reporting segment

 

     (In millions of yen)  
     Three months ended
March 31, 2011
     Three months ended
March 31,  2010
     Change  
     Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount     %  

Farm Equipment and Engines

     145,264         57.3         145,905         56.7         (641     (0.4

Domestic

     48,244            53,510            (5,266     (9.8

Overseas

     97,020            92,395            4,625        5.0   

Construction Machinery

     16,578         6.5         14,253         5.5         2,325        16.3   

Domestic

     5,631            4,533            1,098        24.2   

Overseas

     10,947            9,720            1,227        12.6   

Farm & Industrial Machinery

     161,842         63.8         160,158         62.2         1,684        1.1   

Domestic

     53,875         21.2         58,043         22.5         (4,168     (7.2

Overseas

     107,967         42.6         102,115         39.7         5,852        5.7   

Pipe-related Products

     30,709         12.1         35,264         13.7         (4,555     (12.9

Domestic

     29,314            33,658            (4,344     (12.9

Overseas

     1,395            1,606            (211     (13.1

Environment-related Products

     35,484         14.0         36,718         14.2         (1,234     (3.4

Domestic

     33,257            34,573            (1,316     (3.8

Overseas

     2,227            2,145            82        3.8   

Water & Environment Systems

     66,193         26.1         71,982         27.9         (5,789     (8.0

Domestic

     62,571         24.7         68,231         26.5         (5,660     (8.3

Overseas

     3,622         1.4         3,751         1.4         (129     (3.4

Social Infrastructure

     15,458         6.1         16,629         6.5         (1,171     (7.0

Domestic

     10,190         4.0         11,725         4.6         (1,535     (13.1

Overseas

     5,268         2.1         4,904         1.9         364        7.4   

Other

     10,208         4.0         8,822         3.4         1,386        15.7   

Domestic

     10,184         4.0         8,787         3.4         1,397        15.9   

Overseas

     24         0.0         35         0.0         (11     (31.4

Total

     253,701         100.0         257,591         100.0         (3,890     (1.5

Domestic

     136,820         53.9         146,786         57.0         (9,966     (6.8

Overseas

     116,881         46.1         110,805         43.0         6,076        5.5   

 

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5. Other

(1) Notice of changes of management

(Effective as of June 24, 2011)

a) Appointment of new Directors

 

Name

  

Current responsibility

Takeshi Torigoe    Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kubota Corporation
Masayoshi Kitaoka    Managing Executive Officer of Kubota Corporation
Toshihiro Kubo    Managing Executive Officer of Kubota Corporation
Junichi Sato    Senior Executive Officer of Daikin Industries, Ltd.

 

* Mr. Junichi Sato is a candidate for outside Director.

b) Appointment of new Corporate Auditors

 

Name

  

Current responsibility

Hirokazu Nara    Director of Kubota Corporation
Hiroshi Shiaku    Corporate Auditor of KMEW Co., Ltd.
Akira Negishi    Honorary Professor of Kobe University, Professor of Konan Law School, Attorney
Ryoji Sato    Senior Advisor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

 

* Messers. Akira Negishi and Ryoji Sato are candidates for outside Corporate Auditors.

c) Retirement of Directors (Expiration of the term of offices)

 

Name

  

New responsibility after retirement

Daisuke Hatakake    Executive Adviser of the Company
Moriya Hayashi    Adviser of the Company
Hirokazu Nara    Corporate Auditor of the Company (full time)
Kan Trakulhoon    Honorable Associate of the Company

d) Retirement of Corporate Auditors

 

Name

  

New responsibility after retirement

Yoshiaru Nishiguchi (full time)    Adviser of the Company
Toshihiro Fukuda (full time)    Adviser of the Company
Yoshio Suekawa    Honorable Associate of the Company
Masanobu Wakabayashi    Honorable Associate of the Company

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May 11, 2011

To whom it may concern

Kubota Corporation

2-47, Shikitsu-higashi 1-chome,

Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan

Contact: IR Group

Global Management Promotion Department

Planning & Control Headquarters

Phone: +81-6-6648-2645

Notice on a distribution of retained earnings

Please be advised that Kubota Corporation (hereinafter “the Company”) resolved at the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on May 11, 2011 that the Company would distribute retained earnings as the record date was March 31, 2011.

1. Details of year-end dividend

 

     Year-end dividend      Latest forecast
(Released on February 4, 2011)
     Comparable previous year
(Year ended March 31, 2010)
 

Record date

     March 31, 2011         March 31, 2011         March 31, 2010   

Dividend per common share

   ¥ 7       ¥ 7       ¥ 5   

Amount of dividend

   ¥ 8,905 million         —         ¥ 6,361 million   

Date of payment

     June 27, 2011         —           June 21, 2010   

Resource of dividend

     Retained earnings         —           Retained earnings   

2. Reasons for raising dividend

The Company’s basic policy for the return of profit to shareholders is to maintain stable dividends or raise dividends together with share buy-back and retirement of treasury stock.

Considering the basic policy and the Company’s current business performance, the Company decided to pay ¥7 per common share as year-end dividend, which will be ¥2 higher than in the prior year.

Accordingly, including the interim dividend of ¥7 per common share already paid, the annual dividend per common share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 will be ¥14, which will be ¥2 higher than in the prior year.

 

     (per common share)  
     Interim dividend      Year-end dividend      Annual dividend  

This fiscal year (Year ended March 31, 2011)

   ¥ 7       ¥ 7       ¥ 14   

Comparable previous year (Year ended March 31, 2010)

   ¥ 7       ¥ 5       ¥ 12   

 

 

< Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company’s markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company’s ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.

 

 

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To whom it may concern

Kubota Corporation

2-47, Shikitsu-higashi 1-chome,

Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan

Contact: IR Group

Global Management Promotion Department

Planning & Control Headquarters

Phone: +81-6-6648-2645

Basic policy regarding reduction of trading unit of the Company’s stock

Kubota Corporation (hereinafter “the Company”) believes that reduction of trading unit is one of the effective measures to enhance liquidity of the Company’s stock and the diversity of shareholders, which is deemed to be one of the important considerations by the Company.

However, the Company believes that the implementation of reduction of trading unit should be examined in careful consideration of price and liquidity of the Company’s stock, financial results of the Company and expenses.

 

 

< Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company’s markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company’s ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

  KUBOTA CORPORATION
Date: May 11, 2011   By:  

/s/ Yoshiyuki Fujita

  Name:   Yoshiyuki Fujita
  Title:   Executive Officer
    General Manager of Global Management Promotion Department