SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
| x | Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
| ¨ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 33-88594 and 33-39671
KYOCERA RETIREMENT SAVINGS
AND
STOCK BONUS PLAN
8611 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, California 92123
(Full title and address of the Plan)
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-Cho
Fushimi-Ku
KYOTO, JAPAN 612-8501
(Name and address of the Issuer)
Kyocera Retirement Savings and
Stock Bonus Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
December 31, 2007 and 2006
Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Index
December 31, 2007 and 2006
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| Financial Statements |
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| Supplemental Schedules |
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| Schedule I: Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) |
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| Note: | Other schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Participants and Administrator
Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules on pages 11-12 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements, but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations of Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
| /s/ Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. |
| San Diego, California |
| June 23, 2008 |
Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2007 and 2006
| 2007 | 2006 | |||||
| Assets |
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| Cash equivalents |
$ | 314,641 | $ | 406,420 | ||
| Investments, at fair value (Note 3) |
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| Invesco Stable Value Fund |
18,781,758 | 19,756,296 | ||||
| Kyocera ADR Stock Fund |
15,624,517 | 18,494,791 | ||||
| Equity Funds |
83,453,757 | 77,885,892 | ||||
| Participant loans |
3,845,799 | 4,088,282 | ||||
| Total investments |
122,020,472 | 120,631,681 | ||||
| Receivables |
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| Participant contributions |
2,628 | 3,241 | ||||
| Employer contributions |
0 | 726 | ||||
| Earnings receivable |
2,175,033 | 0 | ||||
| Interest receivable |
4,290 | 3,758 | ||||
| Net assets available for benefits |
$ | 124,202,423 | $ | 120,639,406 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
| 2007 | 2006 | |||||
| Additions |
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| Contributions |
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| Participants |
$ | 10,152,756 | $ | 10,965,140 | ||
| Employer |
2,172,216 | 2,209,053 | ||||
| Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
4,438,200 | 14,174,732 | ||||
| Dividends |
194,367 | 157,877 | ||||
| Interest |
733,506 | 903,286 | ||||
| Total additions |
17,691,045 | 28,410,088 | ||||
| Deductions |
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| Benefit payments |
14,128,028 | 15,811,287 | ||||
| Total deductions |
14,128,028 | 15,811,287 | ||||
| Net increase |
3,563,017 | 12,598,801 | ||||
| Net assets available for benefits |
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| Beginning of year |
120,639,406 | 108,040,605 | ||||
| End of year |
$ | 124,202,423 | $ | 120,639,406 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
| 1. | Description of Plan |
The following description of the Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering employees of Kyocera International, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) who are at least 21 years of age.
Plan Administration
Union Bank, the executor, custodian, and trustee of the Plan’s assets, maintains and invests Plan assets on behalf of the Plan. The investments and changes therein have been reported to the Plan by Union Bank using current market values for all assets and liabilities of the Plan. The Plan’s recordkeeper is Mitchell Benefit Services, Inc.
Contributions
Employees may contribute from 1 percent to 25 percent of pre-tax annual compensation, as defined by the Plan, subject to an annual limitation as provided in IRS Code Section 415(d). The Company may make discretionary contributions in such amounts as may be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors each plan year. The Company made matching contributions of 50 percent of participant contributions to all investment choices up to 5 percent of the participant compensation in 2007 and 2006.
Employee rollover contributions made in 2007 and 2006 were approximately $121,000 and $695,000, respectively which is included in participant contributions in the accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with (a) the participant’s contribution, (b) the Company’s contribution, and (c) an allocation of the Plan’s investment income or losses. Allocations of investment income or losses within each fund are based on account balances, as defined in the Plan document. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their own contributions and earnings thereon. Company matching contributions are vested as follows:
| Years of Service |
% Vested | ||
| Less than 1 year |
0 | % | |
| 1 year but less than 2 years |
20 | % | |
| 2 years but less than 3 years |
40 | % | |
| 3 years but less than 4 years |
60 | % | |
| 4 years but less than 5 years |
80 | % | |
| 5 years or more |
100 | % |
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Participant Loans
The Plan provides that participants may obtain loans from their participant account. The minimum loan amount is $1,000 and the maximum is 50 percent of their account balance up to $50,000. The term of the loan is not to exceed 20 years for mortgage loans or five years for nonmortgage loans. The loans are collateralized by the balance in the participant’s account. The interest rate charged on loans made prior to November 1989 was the GIC fund interest rate at the time of the loan plus 3 percent. The interest rate charged on loans made after November 1989 bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined quarterly by the Plan administrator. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.
Payment of Benefits
The payment of benefits can be made upon service or disability retirement, termination of the Plan, death, termination of employment or financial hardship. Benefits to which participants are entitled are limited to the vested amount accumulated in each participant’s account. Upon termination, the participant or beneficiary will receive a lump-sum distribution in an amount equal to his or her account.
Distributions from the Plan are based on vested account values as of the earliest valuation date following a participant’s separation from service date. Normal withdrawals can be made after age 59-1/2. Withdrawals before age 59-1/2 can be made for reasons of disability, termination of employment, severe financial hardship or in the event of the employee’s death. Withdrawals other than normal withdrawals are subject to excise taxes, as defined by IRS regulations.
Forfeited Accounts
Forfeited, nonvested account balances are used to reduce the Company’s contribution. Forfeited, nonvested accounts totaled $225,000 and $336,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
In 2007 and 2006, employer contributions were reduced by approximately $341,000 and $322,000, respectively from forfeited accounts. Unallocated forfeitures as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 were approximately $225,000 and $341,000, respectively.
Investments
Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employee contributions to any of the investment options listed below in 1 percent increments. The investment options offered by the Plan are as follows, as described by the Plan administrator:
Kyocera ADR Stock Fund—Contributions to the Kyocera American Depository Receipts (“ADR”) Stock Fund are invested in ADR’s of Kyocera International, Inc.’s parent company, Kyocera Corporation.
Invesco Stable Value Fund—The Invesco Stable Value Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of investment contracts with insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions. Its primary objective is to preserve principal while seeking a high level of current income.
Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund—The Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. Its objective is to provide regular income, conservation of principal and an opportunity for long-term growth of principal and income.
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State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Index Fund—The State Street Global Advisors (“SSGA”) S&P 500 Index Fund invests in a broad diversification across the equity markets. Its objective is to provide income and growth equal to or greater than the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index.
Davis New York Venture Fund—The Davis New York Venture Fund invests primarily in stocks of well-managed growth companies. Its objective is to have consistent capital appreciation over the long-term. This fund’s investment style has changed from a large value to a large cap blend.
Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund—The Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund invests primarily in stocks of companies with small and medium market capitalization. Its objective is long-term capital appreciation.
American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund—The EuroPacific Growth Fund invests in stocks of non-U.S. companies which appear to offer above-average growth potential. Its objective is long-term growth of capital.
Neuberger Berman Fasciano Inv. Fund—The Neuberger Berman Fasciano Inv. Fund invests in common stocks issued by companies with market capitalization of $1.5 billion or less. Its objective is long-term capital growth; current income is secondary.
American Funds Growth A Fund—The American Funds Growth A Fund invests in common stock of larger companies based strictly on the potential for growth. Its objective is capital growth.
Royce Total Return Fund—The Royce Total Return Fund invests primarily in stocks of companies with market capitalization of $2 billion. Most of the stock selected will be dividend paying. Its objective is long-term capital growth and current income.
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value A Fund—The Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value A Fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of companies in the Russell Mid Cap Value Index. Its objective is long-term capital appreciation.
Sound Shore Fund—The Sound Shore Fund invests primarily in stocks of companies with large and mid market capitalization. Securities are selected on the basis of fundamental value. Its objective is growth of capital; income is secondary.
Payden Core Bond Fund—The Payden Core Bond Fund invests primarily in investment grade debt. Its objective is total return consistent with capital preservation.
Money Market Fund—This fund temporarily holds contributions prior to allocation to the respective funds. Funds are invested in U.S. Government securities, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, commercial paper, corporate master notes, and other appropriate money market investments.
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In addition to the investment options noted above, the participants may invest in four Pooled Investment Choices (“PIC”) which consist of a specific investment mix of the equity investment funds noted above. The State Street Global Advisory S&P 500 Index Fund and the Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund are not included in the investment mix of the PIC. Each PIC is based on an investment strategy predetermined by the Plan Administrator, as follows:
Long-Term Growth – This option is aimed at capital appreciation through long-term growth in stock value.
Growth Income – This option emphasizes growth in stock values but also expects current income.
Current Income – This option strives for growth with little risk through investments mostly in conservative mutual funds and fixed income securities.
Preservation of Capital – This option seeks to achieve low risk with a conservative return on investments.
Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Upon termination, the entire adjusted amount of each participant’s account value, including that portion attributable to the Company’s matching contributions which would not otherwise be vested, becomes fully vested.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of stocks, bonds and other investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.
| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Accounting
The Plan uses the accrual basis of accounting and the financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Valuation of Investments
Investments, other than participant loans, are recorded at fair value. The Kyocera ADR Stock Fund is valued at its quoted market price on the last business day of the year. Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
Interest income is earned on an accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Plan presents in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits the net appreciation in the fair value of its investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.
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Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Administrative Expenses
Administrative expenses are paid directly by the Company and are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from estimates.
New Accounting Standard
In December 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, “Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans”. This Standard (a) describes the limited circumstances in which the net assets of an investment company (also referred to as a fund) shall reflect the contract value (which generally equals the principal balance plus accrued interest) of certain investments that it holds and (b) provides a definition of a fully benefit-responsive investment contract. This FSP also provides guidance with respect to the financial statement presentation and disclosure of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-1-1 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. Management has determined that the estimated fair value of the Plan’s indirect investments in fully benefit-responsive contracts as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 approximates contract value. Therefore, no adjustment from fair value to contract value was included in the accompanying financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurement” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective January 1, 2008 for the Plan. Management is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 will have on the Plan’s financial statements.
| 3. | Investments |
The following are individual investments that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31:
| Investments recorded at fair value |
2007 | 2006 | ||||
| Invesco Stable Value Fund |
$ | 18,781,758 | $ | 19,756,296 | ||
| Kyocera ADR Stock Fund |
$ | 15,624,517 | $ | 18,494,791 | ||
| American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund |
$ | 15,233,950 | $ | 11,644,601 | ||
| Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund |
$ | 10,515,117 | $ | 12,054,289 | ||
| American Funds Growth A Fund |
$ | 9,844,038 | $ | 8,743,095 | ||
| Sound Shore Fund |
$ | 9,417,500 | $ | 10,135,598 | ||
| Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Fund |
$ | 8,138,850 | $ | 7,729,844 | ||
| State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Index Fund |
$ | 7,466,871 | $ | 7,465,147 | ||
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Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments
During 2007 and 2006, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $4,438,200 and $14,174,732, respectively, as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
| Kyocera ADR Stock Fund |
$ | (1,172,322 | ) | $ | 4,711,514 | ||
| Equity Funds |
$ | 5,610,522 | $ | 9,463,218 | |||
Appreciation in 2007 includes a $2,175,033 receivable for mutual fund dividends declared in December 2007 that were received by the Plan in January 2008.
| 4. | Tax Status |
The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on August 18, 2003 in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. The Plan Administrative Committee believes that the requirements under section 401 of the IRC have been adhered to and, accordingly, no taxes have been provided for in the accompanying financial statements.
| 5. | Party-in-Interest Transactions |
Certain expenses of the Plan are paid for by the Company. The Company is the sponsor of the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. The most significant of these costs paid by the Company are the salaries for the employees responsible for Plan administration. These expenses were not material for 2007 and 2006.
Plan investments include Kyocera Corporation common stock which is invested in the stock of the Company’s parent. The Company is the Plan sponsor and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions as defined by ERISA. Loans made to employees of the Company also qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
Two officers of the Company serve as the Plan’s trustees and are participants in the Plan. An employee of the Company serves as the Plan’s administrator and is a participant in the Plan. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
Certain Plan investments include shares of money market funds managed by Union Bank. Union Bank is the trustee, as defined by the Plan, and therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest.
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| 6. | Pending Distributions |
There were $2,293 of pending distributions for participants who had elected to withdraw from the Plan as of December 31, 2007.
| 7. | Delinquent Contribution Funding |
A single contribution funding of employee contributions, employer match, and loan repayments was not remitted by the Company on a timely basis during 2007 to the Plan in the amount of $1,051.
| 8. | Reconciliation of the Financial Statements to Form 5500 |
Net assets available for benefits, as reported in the financial statements, are consistent with the amounts reported in the Form 5500.
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Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Schedule I: Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)**
Year Ended December 31, 2007
EIN: 94-1695243 Plan #002
| (a) |
(b) Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party |
(c) Description of Investment, Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value |
(d) Cost*** |
(e) Current Value | ||||||
| Invesco | Invesco Stable Value Fund | $ | 0 | $ | 18,781,758 | |||||
| * Kyocera Corp. | Kyocera ADR Stock Fund | 0 | 15,624,517 | |||||||
| American Funds | American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund | 0 | 15,233,950 | |||||||
| Dodge & Cox | Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund | 0 | 10,515,117 | |||||||
| American Funds | American Funds Growth A Fund | 0 | 9,844,038 | |||||||
| Sound Shore | Sound Shore Fund | 0 | 9,417,500 | |||||||
| Goldman Sachs | Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value A Fund | 0 | 8,138,850 | |||||||
| State Street | State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Index Fund | 0 | 7,466,871 | |||||||
| Payden | Payden Core Bond Fund | 0 | 5,821,016 | |||||||
| Ranier | Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund | 0 | 5,543,045 | |||||||
| Davis | Davis New York Venture Fund | 0 | 5,169,832 | |||||||
| Neuberger Berman | Neuberger Berman Fasciano Inv. Fund | 0 | 4,040,805 | |||||||
| Royce | Royce Total Return Fund | 0 | 2,262,733 | |||||||
| * Union Bank | Money Market Fund (Highmark) | 0 | 314,641 | |||||||
| * Participant Loans | Loans (interest rates and maturity dates range from 5.25% to 12% and January 2008 to October 2027, respectively) |
0 | 3,845,799 | |||||||
| $ | 0 | $ | 122,020,472 | |||||||
| * | Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan. |
| ** | Under ERISA, an asset held for investment purposes is any asset held by the Plan on the last day of the Plan’s fiscal year or acquired at any time during the Plan’s fiscal year and disposed of at any time before the last day of the Plan’s fiscal year, with certain exceptions. |
| *** | Historical cost is not required as all investments are participant-directed. |
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Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Schedule II: Schedule of Delinquent Participant Funding
Year Ended December 31, 2007
EIN: 94-1695243 Plan #002
| Participant Funding Transferred Late to Plan |
Participant Funding Corrected Outside VFCP | |||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
$ | 1,051 | $ | 1,051 | ||
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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustee of the Kyocera Retirement Savings and Stock Bonus Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on June 27, 2008.
| KYOCERA RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND STOCK BONUS PLAN | ||
| By: | KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ WILLIAM EDWARDS | |
| William Edwards, Treasurer | ||
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| 23 | Consent of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. | Filed herewith |