6-K 1 r6kh18mar22.txt NOTICE REGARDING THE REPURCHASE OF SHARES FROM THE MARKET FORM 6-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of March, 2006 Commission File Number 2 - 68279 RICOH COMPANY, LTD. ----------------------------------------------- (Translation of Registrant's name into English) 8-13-1 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8222, Japan ------------------------------------------------------------- (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 __ (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): __ ) (Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant 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 (If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-__ ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Ricoh Company, Ltd. ------------------------------ (Registrant) By: /S/ Zenji Miura ------------------------------ Zenji Miura Director, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer March 22, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 22, 2006 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ricoh BLDG 8-13-1 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8222, Japan Notice Regarding the Repurchase of Shares from the Market Tokyo, March 22, 2006---Ricoh Company, Ltd. Announced that it has repurchased its shares pursuant to Article 211-3 paragraph 1, item 2 of the Japanese Commercial Code as was resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on January 30, 2006. Details of the share repurchase are mentioned below. With this repurchase, it has been completed the repurchase of all shares based on the resolution at the Board of Directors' meeting held on January 30, 2006. Details of repurchase 1. Purchase Period: March 1, 2006 through March 17, 2006 2. Number of shares repurchased: 1,077,000 shares 3. Aggregate purchase price: 2,389,830,000 yen 4. Method of repurchase: Purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Reference: 1. Detail of the resolution at the Board of Director's meeting held on January 30, 2006 (1) Type of shares to be repurchased: Shares of Common stock of RICOH (2) Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased:Up to 5,300,000 shares (3) Aggregate purchase price: Up to 10 billion yen (4) Period of repurchase: January 31, 2006 through March 24, 2006 2. Cumulative total of shares repurchased since the Board of Directors resolution through March 17, 2006 (1) Aggregate number of shares repurchased: 4,678,000 shares (2) Aggregate purchase price: 9,987,595,000 yen