Commission File No. 2-61271 and 2-72713
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report on Disclosure of Information of Ito-YokADo Co., Ltd.
ITO-YOKADO CO., LTD.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1-4, SHIBAKOEN 4-CHOME, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 105-8571, JAPAN
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 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 Rule 12g3-2 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes No x
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b). 82-
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[Translation]
April 10, 2003
To: Each of the Parties Concerned
Name of the Company: Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.
Address of Head Office: 1-4, Shiba Koen 4-chome,
Minato-ku, Tokyo
Name of Representative
of the Company: Toshifumi Suzuki
President and Representative
Director
(Securities Code No. 8264, the First Section of the Tokyo
Stock Exchange)
Addressee to Contact: Takeshi Umemoto
General Manager of Finance
Dept. of Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.
Tel: 03-3459-2131 (direct)
NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF THE COMPANY'S OWN SHARES
(ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY'S OWN SHARES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 210
OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE OF JAPAN)
Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. ("the Company") hereby announces that at the meeting
of its Board of Directors held on April 10, 2003, the Company resolved that a
proposal for purchase of its own shares, in accordance with Article 210 of the
Commercial Code, will be made at the 45th general meeting of shareholders to be
held on May 22, 2003.
Particulars
1. Reasons for purchase of the Company's own shares
The Company will purchase its own shares in order to allow for greater
flexibility in the execution of its financial strategies and operating
initiatives in response to changes in the management circumstances.
2. Purchase Details
(1) Type of shares: Common stock of the Company
(2) Number of shares: 8 million shares (maximum)
(Proportion to all the outstanding shares
after deducting treasury stock: 1.9 %)
(3) Total value of shares: 30 billion yen (maximum)
Note:
The purchase of the Company's own shares is contingent upon approval of the
proposal for purchase of its own shares at the 45th general meeting of
shareholders to be held on May 22, 2003.
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SIGNATURE
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.
ITO-YOKADO CO., LTD.
(Registrant)
April 10, 2003
By: /s/Akira Miyauchi
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Akira Miyauchi
Managing Director