FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
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 2009
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/ SHOICHI AOKI |
| Shoichi Aoki |
| Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group |
Date: August 28, 2009
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
English translation of a report of a change in a representative director submitted to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (“Rinjihoukokusho”)
1. Reason for Submission
Kyocera Corporation (the “Company”) hereby reports a change in its representative director in accordance with Paragraph 4 of Article 24-5 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and Sub-Paragraph 9 of Paragraph 2 of Article 19 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance relating to Disclosure of Corporation.
2. Matters reported
1) Resigning representative director
| Name (Date of birth) |
New position as |
New position as |
Former position as |
Former position as an executive officer |
Effective date of change |
Shares of the Company owned as of August 28, 2009 (in thousands) | ||||||
| Yuzo Yamamura (December 4, 1941) |
– | – | Vice Chairman and Representative Director |
General Manager of Corporate Communication Equipment Group | August 31, 2009 | 82 | ||||||
Yuzo Yamamura will also resign from the office of Director and Executive Advisor of Kyocera Elco Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, on August 31, 2009, and will assume the office of part-time Counselor to the company from September 1, 2009.