FORM 6-K
U.S. 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
Commission File Number: 333-163336
For the month of December 2009.
SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Information furnished on this form:
[Translation in English]
| 1. | Notice of Resolutions Adopted at the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting |
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 undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. | ||||||
Date: December 30, 2009 | ||||||
| By: | /S/ SHIMPEI AIDA | |||||
| Shimpei Aida | ||||||
| Manager of Corporate Planning Department | ||||||
[Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.]
Dear Shareholders:
We are pleased to inform you that the following resolutions were adopted at our company’s Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on December 22, 2009.
| Sincerely, |
| Masatoshi Sato, President and CEO |
| SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. |
| 26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
Notice of Resolutions Adopted at the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
Matters resolved:
| Proposal No. 1 | Approval of the Share Exchange Plan (kyodo-kabushiki-iten-keikaku) of the Company and NIPPONKOA Insurance Company, Limited | |
| This proposal was approved and passed as originally proposed. | ||
| Proposal No. 2 | Changes to the Articles of Incorporation | |
| This proposal was approved and passed as originally proposed. | ||
The resolution of this proposal will become effective on March 31, 2010, on the condition that the share exchange plan which was approved in the Proposal No. 1 has not ceased to be effective and the Share Exchange has not been suspended or cancelled by the day immediately preceding March 31, 2010.
The content of the changes is as follows. | ||
(Altered passages are underlined.)
Current Provisions | New Provisions | |
(Record Date for General Shareholders’ Meeting) Article 13The record date for voting rights at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company is March 31 of each year. | (Deleted) | |
| From Article14 to Article43 (Omitted) | From Article13 to Article42 (Unchanged) | |
| Note. | It is planned that the Company will pay a dividend of surplus (term-end surplus) in respect of 67th Business Year (from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010) to the shareholders or registered pledgees who are registered in the final shareholder registry as of March 31, 2010. |
