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 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2012
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 and Business Systems |
| Administration Group |
Date: March 29, 2012
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | ||
| 1. |
Changes in Directors and Executive Officers | |
To All Persons Concerned
| Name of Company Listed: | Kyocera Corporation | |
| Name of Representative: | Tetsuo Kuba, President and Director | |
| (Code number: 6971, First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange) | ||
| Person for inquiries: | Shoichi Aoki Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial and Business Systems Administration Group (Tel: +81-75-604-3500) | |
Changes in Directors and Executive Officers
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba) has resolved at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on March 29, 2012 changes in directors, executive officers and their assignments, as follows:
1. Change in Title and Assignment of a Director (as of April 1, 2012)
| Name |
(New) Title [(New) Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Hisao Hisaki | (Director) | Vice President and Representative Director Vice President and Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Development Group] | ||
He will resign as Director at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2012.
2. Changes in Titles and Assignments of Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2012)
| Name |
(New) Title [(New) Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Ken Ishii | (Managing Executive Officer) [General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group] |
Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Cutting Tool Group] | ||
| Kouji Mae | Executive Officer [(Vice Chairman and Representative Director of KYOCERA Display Corporation)] |
Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA SLC Technologies Corporation] | ||
| Kazuyuki Nada | Executive Officer [(President and Representative Director of KYOCERA SLC Technologies Corporation)] |
Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Group] | ||
| Shigeaki Kinori | Executive Officer [(President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Crystal Device Corporation)] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Group] | ||
| Gen Takayasu | (Executive Officer) [General Manager of Corporate Environment Group] |
Senior Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Environment Group] | ||
| Kazumasa Umemura | Executive Officer [(Deputy General Manager of Corporate Office of the Chief Executives)] |
Executive Officer [General Manager of International Division, Corporate Office of the Chief Executives] | ||
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3. Candidates for New Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2012)
| Name |
New Title [(New) Assignment] |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | ||
| Yoji Date |
Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Connector Products Corporation]* |
[President and Representative Director of KYOCERA ELCO Corporation] | ||
| Setsuo Sasaki |
Executive Officer [(President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.)] |
[Senior Managing Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.] | ||
| Tadashi Otsuji |
Executive Officer [(Deputy General Manager of Corporate Semiconductor Components Group)] |
[General Manager of SMD Packages Division, Corporate Semiconductor Components Group] | ||
| * | As of April 1, 2012, KYOCERA ELCO Corporation will change its company name to KYOCERA Connector Products Corporation. There is no change in assignment for Yoji Date in connection with such company name change. |
4. Resignation of Executive Officers
1) As of March 31, 2012
| Name |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | |
| Hisao Hisaki |
Vice President and Representative Director Vice President and Executive Officer [General Manager of Corporate Development Group] To become Director as of April 1, 2012; to resign as Director at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2012. | |
| Michiaki Furuhashi |
Executive Officer [Deputy General Manager of Corporate Office of the Chief Executives] To become General Manager of L Project Promotion Division, Corporate General Affairs Human Resources Group as of April 1, 2012. | |
| Motoo Kobayashi |
Executive Officer [President and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.] To become Chairman and Representative Director of KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd. as of April 1, 2012. | |
2) As of late June 2012
| Name |
Present Title [Present Assignment] | |
| John Rigby |
Executive Officer [President of KYOCERA International, Inc. (U.S.A.)] To become Director at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2012. | |
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5. Candidates for New Directors (as of late June 2012)
| Ken Ishii: |
Managing Executive Officer / General Manager, Corporate Cutting Tool Group | |
| John Rigby: |
Executive Officer / President, KYOCERA International, Inc. (U.S.A.) | |
Both candidates will become Directors at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2012.
Ken Ishii will become Managing Executive Officer as of April 1, 2012.
John Rigby will resign as Executive Officer after becoming Director.
6. Resignation of a Director (as of late June 2012)
| Rodney Lanthorne: |
Director / Vice Chairman, KYOCERA International, Inc. (U.S.A.) |
He will resign as Director at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2012.
7. Candidates for New Corporate Auditors (as of late June 2012)
| Yoshinori Yasuda: | Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies | |
| Nichimu Inada: | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Family Co., Ltd. | |
Both candidates will become Corporate Auditors at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2012.
8. Resignation of a Corporate Auditor (as of late June 2012)
| Kazuo Yoshida: |
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University |
He will resign as Corporate Auditor at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2012.
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