0000950103-14-003308.txt : 20140506 0000950103-14-003308.hdr.sgml : 20140506 20140506162630 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950103-14-003308 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140506 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20140506 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140506 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000834071 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141] IRS NUMBER: 953775816 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09961 FILM NUMBER: 14817418 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19001 S. WESTERN AVENUE CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90509 BUSINESS PHONE: (310) 468-1310 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19001 S. WESTERN AVENUE CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90509 8-K 1 dp46288_8k.htm FORM 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 6, 2014


TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
1-9961
95-3775816
     
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
19001 S. Western Avenue
Torrance, California
 
90501
 
     
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:     (310) 468-1310


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Item 7.01  Regulation FD

On April 28, 2014, Toyota Financial Services (“TFS”)  issued a press release announcing that it would relocate its North American headquarters to North Dallas (Plano), Texas. TFS is a service mark used by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (the “Company”). The press release of TFS is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in this item 7.01 and the attached exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01  Other Events

On April 28, 2014, TFS issued a press release announcing that, as part of Toyota Motor Corporation’s planned consolidation of its three separate North American headquarters for manufacturing, sales and marketing to a single new headquarters facility in Plano, Texas, the Company’s corporate headquarters would move from its current location in Torrance, California, to Plano, Texas, beginning in 2017. The Company does not expect that the relocation of its headquarters will change the Company’s corporate or leadership structure.

We note that there are uncertainties related to the relocation. The Company can give no assurance that the relocation will be completed as planned or within the expected timing.  In addition, the pending relocation may involve significant cost to the Company and the expected benefits of the move may not be fully realized due to associated disruption to operations and personnel.

Item 9.01  Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1   Press Release of Toyota Financial Services
 

 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION
   
   
Date: May 6, 2014
 
By:
/s/ Christopher Ballinger
 
 
 
Christopher Ballinger
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
   
   
   
 
 

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EX-99.1 2 dp46288_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
TFS: Toyota to Establish New North American Headquarters
 
TORRANCE, Calif., April 28, 2014 – Toyota Financial Services (TFS) today announced that the company will relocate its North American headquarters to North Dallas (Plano), Texas. The move—which is not expected to begin until 2017—is designed to better serve customers and position Toyota for sustainable, long-term growth.
 
TFS plans to relocate its headquarters to Plano in order to join Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS); Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA); and Toyota Motor North America (TMA) as the Toyota affiliates unify their respective headquarters there to create a single, state-of-the-art Toyota headquarters and pursue the One Toyota vision in North America.
 
There are approximately 1,000 employees at TFS’ Torrance, Calif. headquarters; all who are in good standing will be offered an industry-leading relocation or retention package. “We hope all of our headquarters-based associates decide to join us on this journey,” said Mike Groff, TFS president and CEO.
 
The company noted that associates at TFS’ regional offices, sales offices and service centers, including those located in California—as well as Toyota Financial Savings Bank (TSFB) in Henderson, Nev.—will not be relocating.
 
The headquarters relocation will not change TFS’ corporate or leadership structure—the company will remain a part of the global network of comprehensive financial services offered by Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) and independent from Toyota’s North American affiliates.
 
In explaining the rationale behind TFS’ relocation, Groff said, “Toyota Financial Services exists to support the sales of Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles. We would not have been the number one auto finance company by volume last year had it not been for the partnership with Toyota Motor Sales. So for us, when TMS, TEMA and TMA decided to bring their sales, manufacturing and corporate functions together in a new, shared campus, our ‘Partner of Choice’ strategy dictated that we join them. Both to support them, AND to benefit from co-locating with them.”
 
Toyota will construct a new, state-of-the-art campus facility in Plano, which is expected to take two or more years to construct after groundbreaking in the fall of 2014. The vast majority of the Torrance-based TFS associates who choose to relocate are not likely to move until some time in 2017 when the new headquarters is expected to be fully operational and the affiliate partners are in place.
 
“Since we began operations in 1983, Toyota Financial Services has been unwavering in its collective pursuit of Akio Toyoda’s vision of ‘Always Better Cars’ and our vision of ‘Always Better Service.’ The decision to join the other Toyota North American affiliates in a new Texas-based headquarters is rooted in our mission. This relocation underscores our strong partnership with our sales and manufacturing affiliates and our shared commitment to better serve customers and position Toyota for sustainable, long-term growth in North America,” Groff concluded.
TFS noted that it will continue to have a strong presence in California—with a regional office in Anaheim as well as sales offices throughout the state. Across all Toyota affiliates, approximately 2,300 associates will remain in California after the relocation is completed.
 
Additionally, in recognition of the company’s strong ties to the communities where it operates, Groff affirmed that TFS would continue to invest significantly in local community partners in California long after its headquarters relocation. Concurrently with the relocation announcement, Toyota also announced a $10 million philanthropic commitment over and above existing commitments for local non-profits and community organizations in California and Kentucky over a five-year period beginning in 2017.
 
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is a service mark used to refer to a number of entities, including Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC), Toyota Financial Savings Bank (TFSB), and Toyota Motor Insurance Services, Inc. (TMIS).
 
 
 
 

 

 
For more information about TFS’ headquarter relocation, please visit www.TFSNextChapter.org.