Commission File No. 1-08346
 
 
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 October 2008
TDK CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8272, 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 þ   Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
Yes o   No þ
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                     
 
 

 


 

Contacts:
Yoichi Osuga
TDK Corporation
Corporate Communications Dept.
Tel: (81)-3-5201-7102
E-mail; pr@mb1.tdk.co.jp
Notice Regarding Dissolution of TDK Sub-subsidiaries
TOKYO JAPAN, October 30, 2008 — TDK Corporation has announced that the Board of Directors today resolved to dissolve three subsidiaries: Achrathon Precision Technology Limited (Headquarters: Thailand), Magnecomp Technology Limited (Headquarters: Hong Kong) and Magnecomp Corporation (Headquarters: U.S.), as detailed below.
1.  
Reason for Dissolution
 
   
Magnecomp Precision Technology Public Company Limited (Headquarters: Thailand) as subsidiary of TDK designs, manufactures and sells suspension assemblies for HDD magnetic heads. MPT has decided to dissolve three subsidiaries to streamline its organization in a bid to raise management efficiency.
 
2.  
Outline of MPT Subsidiaries to Be Dissolved and Dissolution Schedule
             
(1) Company
  Achrathon Precision Technology Limited   Magnecomp Technology Limited   Magnecomp Corporation
(2) Headquarters
  Thailand   Hong Kong   U.S.
(3) Representative
  Albert Ong Kim Guan   Albert Ong Kim Guan   Albert Ong Kim Guan
(4) Business activities
  Manufacture of Suspension assembly-related tools and jigs   Manufacture of suspension assemblies   Design of suspension assemblies
(5) Established
  February 2002   June 1988   January 1984
(6) Capital
  20,000,000 baht   HKD 270,315,000   US$431,157
(7) No. of employees
  0   0   39
(8) MPT Shareholding
  100%   100%   100%
(9) Dissolution schedule
  Liquidation scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2009   Liquidation scheduled to be completed by the end of September 2009   Liquidation scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2008
3.  
Impact on TDK
 
   
This change will have a negligible impact on TDK’s consolidated results.
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(TDK CORPORATION LOGO)
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.
         
  TDK Corporation
(Registrant)
 
 
October 30, 2008  BY:   /s/ Tatsuhiko Atsumi    
    Tatsuhiko Atsumi   
    General Manager
Corporate Communications Department
Administration Group 
 
 

 

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