<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-12-150935.txt : 20120405 <SEC-HEADER>0001193125-12-150935.hdr.sgml : 20120405 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20120405072758 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-150935 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120405 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120405 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120405 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HITACHI LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000047710 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08320 FILM NUMBER: 12743805 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6-6, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME STREET 2: CHIYODA-KU CITY: TOKYO JAPAN STATE: M0 ZIP: 100-8280 BUSINESS PHONE: 813-3258-1111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6-6, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME STREET 2: CHIYODA-KU CITY: TOKYO JAPAN STATE: M0 ZIP: 100-8280 </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>6-K <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>d322191d6k.htm <DESCRIPTION>FORM 6-K <TEXT> <HTML><HEAD> <TITLE>Form 6-K</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="WHITE"> <h5 align="left"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></h5> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000"> </P> <P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 6-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%"> </P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>For the month of April 2012 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Commission File Number <U>1-8320</U> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%"> </P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Hitachi, Ltd. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Translation of registrant’s name into English) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%"> </P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280, Japan </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%"> </P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form 20-F <U> X </U> Form 40-F <U> </U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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): <U> </U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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): <U> </U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Yes <U> </U> No <U> X </U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-<U> </U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000"> </P> <P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000"> </P> <p Style='page-break-before:always'> <HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <h5 align="left"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></h5> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A NAME="toc"></A>This report on Form 6-K contains the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P> <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#fs322191_1">Press release dated April 5, 2012 regarding delisting schedule from New York Stock Exchange </A> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <p Style='page-break-before:always'> <HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <h5 align="left"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></h5> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SIGNATURES </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="43%"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="9%"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="2%"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="43%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hitachi, Ltd.</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD HEIGHT="16"></TD> <TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD> <TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD> <TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date <U>April 5, 2012</U></FONT></P></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Toshiaki Kuzuoka</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Toshiaki Kuzuoka</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President and Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE> <p Style='page-break-before:always'> <HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <h5 align="left"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></h5> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="fs322191_1"></A>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Hitachi Announces Delisting Schedule from </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>New York Stock Exchange </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Tokyo, April 5, 2012</B> — Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced the delisting schedule from the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, notifying to the NYSE on April 5, 2012 (Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.) applying for voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, in connection with its announcement on March 30, 2012 relating to its intention of delisting from the NYSE. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1. Delisting schedule (Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" ALIGN="center"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="18%"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="80%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April 5, 2012 (Thu.)</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notice to the NYSE applying for voluntary delisting</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April 16, 2012 (Mon.)</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Submission of a Form 25 for delisting from the NYSE</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April 27, 2012 (Fri.)</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Effective date of delisting from the NYSE</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Concurrently with the delisting, Hitachi plans to submit a Form 15F to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for termination of registration of its ADSs and its reporting obligations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2. Maintaining a sponsored ADR program </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hitachi intends to maintain its American Depositary Receipt program in the United States, and therefore anticipates that its ADSs will continue to be traded on the U.S. over-the-counter market. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3. Stock Exchanges on which Hitachi will maintain its listing </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Hitachi plans to delist its shares from Fukuoka and Sapporo.) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4. Contact information for inquiries regarding Hitachi’s ADSs </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Citibank Shareholder Services </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </P> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="92%" BORDER="0" STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" ALIGN="center"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="6%"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="2%"></TD> <TD WIDTH="92%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tel:</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">U.S.A. 1-877-248-4237 (toll free)</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top"></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">International +1-781-575-4555</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">E-mail:</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">citibank@shareholders-online.com</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shareholder Service Representatives are available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.). </FONT></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">- more - </FONT></P> <p Style='page-break-before:always'> <HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <h5 align="left"><a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a></h5> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> - 2 - </FONT></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1"> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Hitachi, Ltd. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at <U>http://www.hitachi.com</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"># # # </FONT></P> </BODY></HTML> </TEXT> </DOCUMENT> </SEC-DOCUMENT>