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 April 2005
Commission File Number: 1-07952
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
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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 |
| /s/ Akihiko Toyotani |
| Akihiko Toyotani |
| General Manager of |
| Finance Division |
Date: April 14, 2005
Information furnished on this form:
| Exhibit Number |
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| 1. | Changes in Directors and Executive Officers |
[Translation]
April 14, 2005
| Name of Company listed: | Kyocera Corporation | |
| Name of Representative: | Yasuo Nishiguchi, President and Director | |
| (Code number: 6971, First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | ||
| Person for inquiries: | Akihiko Toyotani | |
| General Manager of Finance Division | ||
| (Tel: 075-604-3500) | ||
Changes in Directors and Executive Officers
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation has unofficially decided to change its directors and executive officers as set forth below:
1. Changes in directors and executive officers
Kyocera has unofficially decided to make some changes in the top management of its Board of Directors and to appoint a CEO, a CFO and a COO under its executive officer system to enhance Kyocera Group’s management organization under its global consolidation system.
| Name |
New Title |
Former Title | ||
| Kensuke Itoh | Advisor and Director | Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | ||
| Yasuo Nishiguchi | Chairman of the Board and Representative Director, and CEO | President and Representative Director President and CEO | ||
| Masahiro Umemura | Vice Chairman and Representative Director, and CFO | Executive Vice President and Representative Director | ||
| Makoto Kawamura | President and Representative Director, and COO | Managing Executive Officer | ||
The appointments of a CEO, CFO and COO will become effective as from June 1, 2005. Changes in directors will become effective upon approval of the Board of Directors at the meeting following the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 28, 2005.
2. Director to resign (Effective as from June 28, 2005)
| Name |
New Title |
Former Title | ||
| Kazuo Inamori | Chairman Emeritus | Chairman Emeritus and Director |