UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 20-F/A

 

 

(Amendment No.1)

 

¨	REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

 

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011

OR

 

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                 

OR

 

¨	SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

Commission file number: 1-7952

 

 

Kyocera Kabushiki Kaisha

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Kyocera Corporation

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

 

Japan		6, Takeda, Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Address of principal executive offices)

Shoichi Aoki, +81-75-604-3556, kyocera-ir@kyocera.jp, +81-75-604-3557,

6, Takeda, Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8501, Japan

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock (Shares)*		New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

 

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

As of March 31, 2011, 183,512,969 shares of common stock were outstanding, comprised of 180,495,282 Shares and 3,017,687 American Depositary Shares (equivalent to 3,017,687 Shares).

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  x    No  ¨

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.     Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

Large accelerated filer   x                    Accelerated filer  ¨                    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP  x    International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board  ¨    Other  ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17  ¨    Item 18  ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

*	Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares, each representing one share of Common Stock.

 

 

 

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 20-F (the “Form 20-F/A”) amends our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 29, 2011 (the “Form 20-F”). The sole purpose of this Form 20-F/A is to amend the Form 20-F to provide Interactive Data File disclosure as Exhibit 101 to this Form 20-F/A in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.

Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any Item of the Form 20-F.

Item 19.    Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
1.1		Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2010)
1.2		Share Handling Regulations of the Registrant (English translation)
1.3		Regulations of the Board of Directors of the Registrant (English translation)
1.4		Regulations of the Board of Corporate Auditors of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2010)
2.1		Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 1998 among Kyocera Corporation, Citibank N.A. as Depositary and all owners and holders from time to time of American Depositary Receipts, as amended by Amendment No.1 thereto, dated as of January 5, 1999 (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F filed on September 24, 2001), as further amended by Amendment No.2 thereto, dated as of December 21, 2007, including the form of American Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference to Post-effective Amendment No.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-6 field on December 4, 2007 (file no. 333 - 07222))
8.1		List of Significant Subsidiaries (See “Organizational Structure” in Item 4.C. of the Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F)
11.1		Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F filed on July 5, 2007)
12.1		Certification of the principal executive officer of the Registrant required by Rule 13a-14(a)
12.2		Certification of the principal financial officer of the Registrant required by Rule 13a-14(a)
13.1		Certification of the principal executive officer of the Registrant required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
13.2		Certification of the principal financial officer of the Registrant required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
15.1		Consent of Kyoto Audit Corporation with respect to its report on the audit of the financial statements included in the Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F
101		Instance Document
101		Schema Document
101		Calculation Linkbase Document
101		Definition Linkbase Document

 

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Exhibit Number		Description
101		Labels Linkbase Document
101		Presentation Linkbase Document

Kyocera has not included as exhibits certain instruments with respect to its long-term debt, the amount of debt authorized under each of which does not exceed 10% of its total assets, and it agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Kyocera certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

July 7, 2011