Form 6-K
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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 August 2003

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-7239

 


 

KOMATSU LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

3-6 Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover 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):         

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):         

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes              No     X    

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            

 



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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

 

1.   Information Required to Make Public

 

A company announcement made on August 1, 2003. Also, on the same date, pursuant to Article 7 of the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended, hereinafter the “Law”), the registrant filed with the Director of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance of Japan, with copies to five stock exchanges in Japan, the amendment (teisei-todokedesho) to the registration statement we filed on June 27, 2003. The amendment to the registration statement was regarding the subject matter of the announcement prepared in the Japanese and all significant information contained therein is contained in the announcement attached hereto and made a part hereof.


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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.

 

           

KOMATSU LTD.

(Registrant)

Date: August 4, 2003

     

By:

 

/s/     Kenji Kinoshita


               

Kenji Kinoshita

Executive Officer

 


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For Immediate Release

   
    Komatsu Ltd.
    2-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku,
    Tokyo 107-8414, Japan
    Corporate Communications Dept.
    Tel: +81-(0) 3-5561-2616
    Date: August 1, 2003
    URL: http://www.komatsu.com/

 

Regarding the Determination of the Exercise Price of Stock Options

(Stock Acquisition Rights (Shinkabu-Yoyaku-Ken))

 

Komatsu Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby makes the following announcement: the Exercise Price of the stock acquisition rights to be issued as stock options (the “Stock Acquisition Rights”) and other related items were decided on the date hereof pursuant to the resolution passed at the meeting of the board of directors held on June 26, 2003.

 

1.   Issue Date of Stock Acquisition Rights:

August 1, 2003

 

2.   Total Number of Stock Acquisition Rights to be Issued:

1,280 stock acquisition rights

(1,000 shares per stock acquisition right)

 

3.   Type/Number of Shares under Stock Acquisition Rights:

1,280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock

 

4.   Amount to be Paid upon the Exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:

Amount to be paid upon exercise of each stock acquisition right:

595,000 yen

Paid-in amount of each share to be issued upon the exercise of the stock acquisition rights (the “Exercise Price”):

595 yen

 

5.   Total Amount of Issue Value of the Shares to be Issued by the Exercise of the Stock Acquisition Rights:

761,600,000 yen

 

6.   Amount of Money to be Capitalized from the Issue Value of each Common Stock of the Company that will be Issued by the Exercise of the Stock Acquisition Rights:

298 yen per share

 

*(1)   Date of the resolution of the board of directors pursuant to which it was decided to submit the proposal regarding Stock Acquisition Rights for shareholder approval at the 134th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:             May 9, 2003
*(2)   Date of the resolution of shareholders at the 134th Annual General Meeting of shareholders approving the issuance of the Stock Acquisition Rights:             June 26, 2003

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