UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule13a-16 or15d-16 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2017
Commission File Number1-8910
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
OTEMACHI FIRST SQUARE, EAST TOWER
5-1, OTEMACHI1-CHOME
CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO100-8116 JAPAN
(Address of principal executive office)
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NOTICE REGARDING NTT DOCOMO’S COURT DECISION REGARDING ITS STAKE IN TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED
On May 1, 2017, the registrant filed with the Tokyo Stock Exchange a notice regarding NTT DOCOMO’s court decision regarding its stake in Tata Teleservices Limited. Attached is an English translation of the notice filed with the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The information included herein contains forward-looking statements. The registrant desires to qualify for the “safe-harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and consequently is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the registrant’s actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the attachment.
The registrant’s forward-looking statements are based on a series of assumptions, projections, estimates, judgments and beliefs of the management of the registrant in light of information currently available to it regarding the registrant and its subsidiaries and affiliates, the economy and telecommunications industry in Japan and overseas, and other factors. These projections and estimates may be affected by the future business operations of the registrant and its subsidiaries and affiliates, the state of the economy in Japan and abroad, possible fluctuations in the securities markets, the pricing of services, the effects of competition, the performance of new products, services and new businesses, changes to laws and regulations affecting the telecommunications industry in Japan and elsewhere, other changes in circumstances that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results that may be derived from the forward-looking statements, as well as other risks included in the registrant’s most recent Annual Report on Form20-F and other filings and submissions with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
No assurance can be given that the registrant’s actual results will not vary significantly from any expectation of future results that may be derived from the forward-looking statements included herein.
The information on any website referenced herein or in the attached material is not incorporated by reference herein or therein.
The attached material is a translation of the Japanese original. The Japanese original is authoritative.
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.
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION | ||
| By | /s/ Takashi Ameshima | |
| Name: | Takashi Ameshima | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| Investor Relations Office | ||
Date: May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017
Company Name: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Representative: Hiroo Unoura, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Code No.: 9432, First section of Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Notice regarding NTT DOCOMO’s Court Decision regarding its Stake in Tata Teleservices Limited
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“NTT DOCOMO”), a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, has announced today that NTT DOCOMO received on April 28, 2017 from the High Court of Delhi a court decision declaring that the arbitration award rendered by the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA Award”) regarding NTT DOCOMO’s stake in Tata Teleservices Limited is enforceable in India. The event relating to the LCIA Award was announced previously in its Form6-K filing with its release entitled “Arbitration Award Regarding Stake in Tata Teleservices” filed on June 24, 2016. For more details, please see the attached press release by NTT DOCOMO.
| For further inquiries, please contact: | ||
| Hiroshi Setoguchi or Tatsuya Watanabe | ||
| Investor Relations Office | ||
| Finance and Accounting Department | ||
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | ||
| Phone: | +81-3-6838-5481 | |
| Fax: | +81-3-6838-5499 | |
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
President and CEO: Kazuhiro Yoshizawa
Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9437
New York Stock Exchange: DCM
May 1, 2017
Court Decision Regarding Stake in Tata Teleservices
NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that on April 28, 2017 the High Court of Delhi (the “Court”) delivered a court decision declaring that the arbitration award rendered by the London Court of International Arbitration (the “LCIA Award”) regarding DOCOMO’s stake in Tata Teleservices Limited (“TTSL”), which was announced previously in a Form6-K filing entitled “Arbitration Award Regarding Stake in Tata Teleservices” filed on June 24, 2016, is enforceable in India.
1. Background of the Court Decision
DOCOMO received the LCIA Award on June 23, 2016. On July 8, 2016, DOCOMO submitted an application to the Court requesting enforcement of the LCIA Award in India. On February 25, 2017, DOCOMO and Tata Sons Limited (“Tata Sons”) submitted a joint application to the Court requesting the Court to declare that the LCIA Award is enforceable in India. On April 28, 2017, the Court delivered a court decision approving the joint application.
2. Summary of the Court Decision
| • | Recognizing the enforceability of the LCIA Award in India, the court decision orders Tata Sons to remit to DOCOMO the approximately US$1.18 billion (approximately ¥130 billion*) that Tata Sons has deposited with the Court. |
| • | The court decision orders DOCOMO to assist in the transfer of its shares in TTSL, which have already been tendered as per the LCIA Award, to Tata Sons upon receipt of the US$1.18 billion. |
| * | Calculated based on the exchange rate as of April 30, 2017 of US$1 = ¥111.29 |
3. Others
The remittance will be made after the necessary procedures, including a notice filing with the Competition Commission of India for the share transfer of TTSL, are completed. While the timing of actual remittance is uncertain, DOCOMO will update this information in a timely fashion if any matter affecting DOCOMO’s corporate earnings and requiring disclosure arises.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Department
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Tel:+81-3-5156-1111
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company serves over 73 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide LTE network and one of the world’s most progressiveLTE-Advanced networks. DOCOMO is a leading developer of a 5G network that it plans to deploy by 2020, as well as network function virtualization (NFV), NFC infrastructure and services, emerging IoT solutions, and more. Outside Japan, the company is providing technical and operational expertise to seven mobile operators and other partner companies, and is contributing to the global standardization ofall-new mobile technologies. DOCOMO is listed on stock exchanges in Tokyo (9437) and New York (DCM). Please visithttps://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/.