FORM6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule13a-16 or15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| For the month of | … | March | …………………………………………………………, | 2019 |
CANON INC. | ||||
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30-2, Shimomaruko 3-Chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan | ||||
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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form20-F orForm 40-F.
Form 20-F | X | Form 40-F |
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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes |
| No | X |
[If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection withRule 12g3-2(b):82-....................
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.
CANON INC.
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(Registrant) |
Date…. | March 29, 2019 | By……/s/………. Sachiho Tanino ………………… | ||||
| (Signature)* | ||||||
Sachiho Tanino | ||||||
General Manager | ||||||
Consolidated Accounting Division | ||||||
Canon Inc. | ||||||
*Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature.
The following materials are included.
1. NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS OF THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE 118TH BUSINESS TERM
TRANSLATION
Securities Code: 7751
March 28, 2019
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
CANON INC.
30-2, Shimomaruko3-chome,
Ohta-ku, Tokyo
Fujio Mitarai
Chairman & CEO
NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS
OF
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
FOR THE 118TH BUSINESS TERM
Notice is hereby given that, at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for the 118th Business Term of Canon Inc. (the “Company”) held today, reports were made and resolutions were passed as mentioned below.
Matters Reported:
| 1. | Reports on the contents of the Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 118th Business Term (from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018), and reports on the Auditing Results of Accounting Auditor and Audit & Supervisory Board regarding the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| 2. | Reports on the content of the Financial Statements for the 118th Business Term (from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018). |
The contents of items 1. and 2. above were reported.
Matters Resolved upon:
Item No.1 Dividend from Surplus
It was approved and adopted in all respects as proposed. Thus, theterm-end dividend was decided to be 80.00 yen per share.
As we have already paid an interim dividend of 80.00 yen per share, the full-year dividend will be 160.00 yen per share, which is the same amount as the previous term that included payment of a commemorative dividend (10.00 yen per share).
Item No.2 Election of Six Directors
It was approved and adopted in all respects as proposed. Thus, Messrs. Fujio Mitarai, Masaya Maeda, Toshizo Tanaka, Toshio Homma, Kunitaro Saida and Haruhiko Kato were reappointed as Directors. All of them assumed their offices.
Messrs. Kunitaro Saida and Haruhiko Kato are Outside Directors.
Item No.3 Election of Two Audit & Supervisory Board Members
It was approved and adopted in all respects as proposed. Thus, Messrs. Hiroaki Sato and Yutaka Tanaka were newly appointed as Audit & Supervisory Board Members and both of them assumed their offices.
Mr. Yutaka Tanaka is an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.
Item No.4 Grant of Bonus to Directors
It was approved and adopted in all respects as proposed. Thus, it was decided that bonus shall be granted to the five Directors excluding Outside Directors as of the end of this term, which totals 113,400,000 yen.
APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS AND DIRECTORS WITH SPECIFIC TITLES
As a result of the resolution passed at the meeting of the Board of Directors which was held after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for the 118th Business Term, each of the following persons were appointed as Representative Directors and Directors with specific titles. All of them assumed their offices.
Representative Director,
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Fujio Mitarai
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Representative Director,
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Masaya Maeda
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Representative Director, Executive Vice President & CFO
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Toshizo Tanaka
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Representative Director, Executive Vice President & CTO &
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Toshio Homma
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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY’S INVESTOR RELATIONS WEBSITE
Please refer to the following website for materials including our Business Report.
The Company’s Investor Relations Website https://global.canon/en/ir/
PAYMENT OF THETERM-END DIVIDEND
Theterm-end dividend due for the 118th Business Term shall be paid by either of the following methods.
| ∎ | If you are receiving the dividend with the “Receipt of Dividend”: |
Please receive the dividend in accordance with the instructions stated on the enclosed “Receipt ofTerm-end Dividend of the 118th Business Term” at a nearby head office, branch office or subbranch office of Japan Post Bank, or a post office (banking agency) during the payment period (from March 29, 2019 to May 8, 2019). You can also make your dividend be remitted to your Japan Post Bank account or postal giro account or bank account with this “Receipt ofTerm-end Dividend of the 118th Business Term.”
| ∎ | If you have requested the dividend to be transferred to your account of bank, Japan Post Bank or securities companies, etc.: |
Please confirm the description of the enclosed “Statement ofTerm-end Dividend of the 118th Business Term.”
NOTIFICATION OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY AND TAX NUMBER
FOR TAX PROCEDURES RELATED TO SHARES
The Social Security and Tax Number that you have received from your local municipality will be required during tax procedures related to shares. Due to this, shareholders will need to notify their securities company etc. of their Social Security and Tax Number.
| ∎ | For inquiries with respect to notifying a securities company etc. of your Social Security and Tax Number: |
| • | If your shares are managed in an account with a securities company, please contact your securities company. |
| • | If your shares are not under custody of a securities company, please contact the following: |
Stock Transfer Agency Department
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Phone:0120-84-0178 (Toll free, available in Japan only)
