No.1-7628
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 MAY 2025
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-07628
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
(Name of registrant)
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Contents
Notice Concerning Status of Acquisition of the Company’s Own Shares (Acquisition of the Company’s own shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law)
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.
| HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| ( HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. ) |
| /s/ Koji Ito |
| Koji Ito |
| General Manager |
| Finance Division |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Date: May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
| To: | Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| From: | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, | ||
| Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8556 | ||
| Toshihiro Mibe | ||
| Director, President and Representative Executive Officer |
Notice Concerning Status of Acquisition of the Company’s Own Shares
(Acquisition of the Company’s own shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law)
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) announces status of acquisition of its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 36 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on December 23, 2024, as follows.
Particulars
| 1. | Class of shares acquired: |
Shares of common stock
| 2. | Total number of shares acquired: |
119,047,400 shares
| 3. | Total amount of shares acquired: |
159,365,477,146 yen
| 4. | Period of acquisition: |
Started on April 1, 2025 and ended on April 30, 2025 (based on a contract date)
Reference: Details of the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 23, 2024
| (1) | Class of shares to be acquired: |
Shares of common stock
| (2) | Total number of shares to be acquired: |
Up to 1,100,000,000 shares (23.7 % of total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock))
| (3) | Total amount of shares to be acquired: |
Up to 1,100 billion yen
| (4) | Period of acquisition: |
Starting on January 6, 2025 and ending on December 23, 2025
| (5) | Method of acquisition: |
Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Progress as of April 30, 2025
| (1) | Total number of shares acquired: 411,750,900 shares |
| (2) | Total amount of shares acquired: 589,483,296,039 yen |