No.1-7628

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2020

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-07628

HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

(Name of registrant)

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

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  ☒     Form 40-F  ☐            

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

 

 

 

Contents

Exhibit 1:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) acquired its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 33 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on November 8, 2019.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 7, 2020

[Translation]

January 7, 2020

 

To:	Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

From:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8556

Takahiro Hachigo

President and Representative Director

Notice Concerning Status of Acquisition of the Company’s Own Shares

(Acquisition of the Company’s own shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company

in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law)

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) acquired its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 33 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on November 8, 2019, as follows.

Particulars

1.	Class of shares acquired:

Shares of common stock

 

2.	Total number of shares acquired:

3,923,300 shares

 

3.	Total amount of shares acquired:

12,376,671,900 yen

 

4.	Period of acquisition:

Started on December 1, 2019 and ended on December 31, 2019 (based on a contract date)

 

5.	Method of acquisition:

Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

                           Market purchases based on a discretionary trading contract regarding acquisition of own shares

Reference: Details of the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on November 8, 2019

 

(1)

Class of shares to be acquired:

Shares of common stock

 

(2)

Total number of shares to be acquired:

Up to 33,000,000 shares (1.9 % of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock))

(3)

Total amount of shares to be acquired:

Up to 100 billion yen

 

(4)

Period of acquisition:

Starting on November 11, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2020

 

(5)

Method of acquisition:

Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

 

1.

Purchases through the Tokyo Stock Exchange Trading Network Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3)

 

2.

Market purchases based on a discretionary trading contract regarding acquisition of own shares

Progress as of December 31, 2019

Total number of shares acquired: 12,672,000 shares

Total amount of shares acquired: 39,468,475,900 yen