Form 6-K
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 December 2002
 
Commission File Number: 1-07952
 
 
KYOCERA CORPORATION
 
 
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
 
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
 
 
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 Registration S-T Rule 101(b)(1):                  
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Registration 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    
 
 
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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, thereto duly authorized.
 
KYOCERA CORPORATION
By:
  
/s/    Hideki Ishida
   
Hideki Ishida
   
Managing Director
General Manager of
Corporate Business Systems
Administration Division
 
Date:  December 19, 2002

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Information furnished on this form:
 
EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number
1.
   
 

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December 19, 2002
 
Name of the Company:
     
Kyocera Corporation
Name of the Representative:
     
Yasuo Nishiguchi,
President and Representative Director
(Code Number 6971)
 
To whom it may concern:
 
Re:    Decision with respect to Rehearing of the LaPine Case by an En Banc Panel
 
With respect to the dispute over the validity and alleged breach by us of an agreement between Kyocera Corporation and LaPine Technologty Corporation (LTC) and Prudential-Bache Trade Corporation (PBTC) (presently renamed Prudential-Bache Trade Services, Inc.) concerning the reorganization of LTC, on July 23, 2002 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States ordered us to pay damages, including cost and interest, of approximately US$453 million.
 
We hereby inform you that, as a result of a petition filed by us for rehearing of our appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals entered an order on December 17, 2002 that this case be reheard by an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Judges.
 
We are very much pleased with this order of rehearing.

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