Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

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UNITED STATES

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 February 2017

Commission File Number: 1-07952

KYOCERA CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

6, Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,

Kyoto 612-8501, Japan

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 Registration S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Registration S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

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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, thereto duly authorized.

 

KYOCERA CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ S HOICHI A OKI

Shoichi Aoki

Director,

Managing Executive Officer and

General Manager of

Corporate Financial and Accounting Group

Date: February 20, 2017

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Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
1.		Changes in Directors

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February 20, 2017

To All Persons Concerned,

 

Name of Company:		Kyocera Corporation
Name of Representative:		Goro Yamaguchi, President and Director
		(Code number: 6971, the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Person for Inquiry:		Shoichi Aoki Director, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Financial and Accounting Group (Tel: [phone])

Changes in Directors

This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (President: Goro Yamaguchi) has unofficially decided to change its directors as set forth below in order to strengthen its management organization:

 

1.	Changes in Directors

The following changes will be made effective as of April 1, 2017, pursuant to the approval of the board of directors at a meeting to be held on February 24, 2017.

 

Name		New Title(s)		Current Titles
Goro Yamaguchi		Chairman and Representative Director		•    President and Representative Director •    President and Executive Officer
Hideo Tanimoto		•    President and Representative Director •    President and Executive Officer		•    Director •    Managing Executive Officer

 

2.	Directors to Resign

The following directors are scheduled to resign from the board of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2017.

 

Name		New Title*		Current Title
Tetsuo Kuba		Corporate Advisor		Chairman and Representative Director
Tatsumi Maeda		Advisor		Vice Chairman and Representative Director

 

*	Tetsuo Kuba will resign as the Chairman and Representative Director, and become a Corporate Advisor and Director as of April 1, 2017. He is scheduled to resign from the board of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2017.

*	Tatsumi Maeda will resign as the Vice Chairman and Representative Director, and become a Director as of April 1, 2017. He is scheduled to resign from the board of directors and become an Advisor at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2017.

 

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3.	Brief Personal History of New President and Representative Director

 

Name:		Hideo Tanimoto
Date of Birth:		March 18, 1960
Education:		Graduated from Sophia University (Japan) with a degree in Science and Technology in March 1982
Birthplace		Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Career:
Mar. 1982		Joined Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (now Kyocera Corporation)
Feb. 2007		General Manager of Ceramics Division 2, Corporate Fine Ceramics Group
Apr. 2014		General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramics Group [present]
Apr. 2015		Executive Officer
Apr. 2016		Managing Executive Officer [present]
Jun. 2016		Director [present]
Apr. 2017		•    President and Representative Director [scheduled]
		•    President and Executive Officer [scheduled]
Number of Company shares held:
2,649 (as of January 30, 2017)
* The number of shares in his ownership is part of the Stock Purchase Plan for Kyocera Group Executives.

 

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