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 SEPTEMBER 2022
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 ☐
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Announcement Regarding the Completion of Procedures for the Establishment of a Joint Venture with Sony Group Corporation in the Mobility Field
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.
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) |
/s/ Masaharu Hirose |
Masaharu Hirose |
| General Manager |
| Finance Division |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Date: September 28, 2022
September 28, 2022
| To: | Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| From: | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, | ||
| Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8556 | ||
| Toshihiro Mibe | ||
| Director, President and Representative Executive Officer |
Announcement Regarding the Completion of Procedures for the Establishment
of a Joint Venture with Sony Group Corporation in the Mobility Field
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”) today completed procedures for the establishment of Sony Honda Mobility Inc., a joint venture with Sony Group Corporation, as previously announced on June 16, 2022 in the notice entitled “Announcement Regarding the Signing of a Joint Venture Agreement with Sony Group Corporation in the Mobility Field.”
Although this joint venture has become an affiliate of Honda accounted for using the equity method as a result of the completion of the procedures, it is not anticipated to have a material impact on Honda’s consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.
New Company Overview
| Company name | : | Sony Honda Mobility Inc. | ||
| Location | : | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Capital | : | 10 billion yen | ||
| Investment ratio | : | Sony Group Corporation 50%, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 50% | ||
| Members of the board | : | Yasuhide Mizuno, Representative Director, Chairman and CEO | ||
| Izumi Kawanishi, Representative Director, President and COO | ||||
| Shugo Yamaguchi, Director and Deputy President | ||||
| Kojiro Okabe, Director and Executive Vice President | ||||
| Manabu Ozawa, Director (Honda Motor Co., Ltd.) | ||||
| Naoya Horii, Director (Sony Group Corporation) | ||||
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