Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

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 March 2018

Commission File Number 1-8910

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

OTEMACHI FIRST SQUARE, EAST TOWER

5-1, OTEMACHI 1-CHOME

CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-8116 JAPAN

(Address of principal executive office)

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):             

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

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NOTICE REGARDING ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS)

On March 29, 2018, the registrant filed with the Tokyo Stock Exchange a notice concerning its adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) beginning with the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. 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 Form 20-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.

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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: March 29, 2018

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March 29, 2018

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 Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (“NTT”) hereby announces its decision to replace the currently applied Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for its consolidated financial statements in order to improve the international comparability of its financial information in the capital markets, among other reasons. The period for disclosure based on IFRS will begin with the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

(Reference) Schedule for Transition to IFRS

 

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Year ending March 31, 2018: Financial results release, consolidated financial statements and annual securities report – U.S. GAAP*

 

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First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019: Quarterly financial results release and quarterly securities report – IFRS

Thereafter, disclosure will be based on IFRS.

 

*	Financial forecasts for the year ending March 31, 2019 in the financial results release will be prepared and disclosed in accordance with IFRS.

 

For further inquiries, please contact:

Takayuki Kimura or Tatsuya Watanabe

Investor Relations Office

Finance and Accounting Department

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]