UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

Specialized Disclosure Report

 

 

Kyocera Kabushiki Kaisha

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Japan

 

1-7952

 

98-0343336

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

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

 

612-8501

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Shoichi Aoki

Director, Managing Executive Officer and
General Manager of Corporate Financial and Accounting Group

+81-75-604-3556

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

x     Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014

 

 

 


 

Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

 

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Kyocera Corporation has prepared and filed the Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014 herewith as Exhibit 1.01. The Conflict Minerals Report is also available at http://www.kyocera.co.jp/ir/financial/cmr150529.pdf.

 

AVX Corporation, a U.S.-based consolidated subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation, and its subsidiaries (AVX), are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AVX is subject to Rule 13p-1, and has prepared and filed a Form SD with the Commission on May 28, 2015 (AVX Form SD) which contains as an exhibit a Conflict Minerals Report relating to its own activities for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014 (AVX CMR). The Kyocera CMR does not set out descriptions of the activities of AVX. The AVX CMR is available at http://www.avx.com/docs/corporate/AVX%20CMR.pdf

 

Item 1.02 Exhibit

 

See Item 2.01 Exhibits.

 

Section 2 – Exhibits

 

Item 2.01 Exhibits

 

Exhibit 1.01–  Kyocera Corporation’s Calendar Year 2014 Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form

 

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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 duly authorized undersigned.

 

 

Kyocera Corporation

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Shoichi Aoki

 

 

 

 Shoichi Aoki

 

 

 

 

 

Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial and Accounting Group

 

May 29, 2015

 

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