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 NOVEMBER 2023
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): ☐
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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)
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: November 2, 2023
November 2, 2023
| 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 |
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”) announces status of acquisition of its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 36 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on May 11, 2023, as follows.
Particulars
| 1. | Class of shares acquired: |
Shares of common stock
| 2. | Total number of shares acquired: |
19,309,400 shares
| 3. | Total amount of shares acquired: |
31,500,076,200 yen
| 4. | Period of acquisition: |
Started on October 1, 2023 and ended on October 31, 2023 (based on a contract date)
Reference: Details of the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 11, 2023 and August 9, 2023
| (1) | Class of shares to be acquired: |
Shares of common stock
| (2) | Total number of shares to be acquired: |
Up to 192,000,000 shares (3.8 % of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock))
| (3) | Total amount of shares to be acquired: |
Up to 200 billion yen
| (4) | Period of acquisition: |
Starting on May 12, 2023 and ending on March 31, 2024
| (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 October 31, 2023
| (1) | Total number of shares acquired: 109,183,700 shares |
| (2) | Total amount of shares acquired: 163,499,573,100 yen |
Each of the shares of the Company’s common stock was split into three shares with an effective date of October 1, 2023. Numbers of shares were adjusted to reflect the impact of the stock split.
