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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   LOGO         Form 40-F   LOGO

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):   LOGO

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):   LOGO


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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

/s/ S HOICHI A OKI

Shoichi Aoki
Director,
Managing Executive Officer and
General Manager of
Corporate Financial and Accounting Group

Date: February 24, 2017


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Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

    
1.    English translation of changes in Representative Directors filed with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (“Rinji-houkokusho”)


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English translation of changes in Representative Directors filed with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (“Rinji-houkokusho”)

Reason for Filing

To report changes in Representative Directors of Kyocera Corporation approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 24, 2017, in accordance with Paragraph 4 of Article 24-5 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and Sub-Paragraph 9 of Paragraph 2 of Article 19 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance relating to Disclosure of Corporation.

Matters Reported

1. Effective Date of Changes in Representative Directors

    April 1, 2017

2. Name, Date of birth, Position of and Shares of Kyocera Corporation owned by Representative Directors

1) New Representative Director

 

Name

(Date of birth)

  

  New position  

  as Director  

  

New position

as Executive Officer

  

Former position

as Director

  

Former position

as Exective Officier

   Shares of Kyocera
Corporation owned as
of September 30, 2016
(in thousands)

Hideo Tanimoto

(March 18, 1960)

   President and
Representative Director
   President and
Executive Officer
   Director   

Managing Executive Officer

 

General Manager

of Corporate Fine
Ceramic Group

   2
Effective as of April 1, 2017, Goro Yamaguchi, the President and the Representative Director at present, will become the Chairman and the Representative Director.
2) Representative Directors to Resign

Name

(Date of birth)

  

  New position  

  as Director  

  

New position

as Executive Officer

  

Former position

as Director

  

Former position
as Exective Officier

   Shares of Kyocera
Corporation owned as
of September 30, 2016
(in thousands)

Tetsuo Kuba

(February 2, 1954)

  

Corporate

Advisor and
Director

   —      Chairman and Representative
Director
   —      21

Tatsumi Maeda

(January 1, 1953)

   Director    —      Vice Chairman
and Representative
Director
   —      11

Tetsuo Kuba is scheduled to resign from the Board of Directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2017 and become a Corporate Advisor.

Tatsumi Maeda is scheduled to resign from the Board of Directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2017 and become an Advisor.

3. Career of New Representative Director

 

Name

  

Career

Hideo Tanimoto    March 1982      Joined Kyocera Corporation
   April 2014      General Manager of Corporate Fine Ceramic Group [to present]
   April 2015      Exective Officer
   April 2016      Managing Executive Officer [to present]
   June 2016      Director of Kyocera Corporation [to present]
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