As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2008
Registration Statement No. 333-127976
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KYOCERA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
KYOCERA CORPORATION
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
| Japan | None | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho,
Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
(81-75-604-3500)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
KYOCERA 2005 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Kyocera International Inc.
8611 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 576-2600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Kyocera Corporation (the “Registrant”) files this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 31, 2005 (File No. 333-127976) to deregister shares of the Registrant’s common stock relating to Stock Acquisition Rights issued under the Kyocera 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).
A total of 97,000 shares were registered under the Registration Statement.
Of the 97,000 shares relating to Stock Acquisition Rights issued under the Plan, 55,600 shares were sold upon the exercise of such rights. The exercise period for the Stock Acquisition Rights issued under the Plan ended on September 30, 2008.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Kyoto, Japan on December 5, 2008.
| KYOCERA CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ MAKOTO KAWAMURA | |
| Name: | Makoto Kawamura | |
| Title: | President and Representative Director | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on December 5, 2008.
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Title | |
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Executive Advisor of the Board of Directors | |
| Kensuke Itoh | ||
| * Noboru Nakamura |
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | |
| * Yuzo Yamamura |
Vice Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | |
| * Naoyuki Morita |
Vice Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | |
| /s/ MAKOTO KAWAMURA Makoto Kawamura |
President and Representative Director (Principal Executive Officer) (Principal Financial Officer) | |
| * Michihisa Yamamoto |
Director | |
| * Isao Kishimoto |
Director | |
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| * Hisao Hisaki |
Director | |
| * Rodney N. Lanthorne |
Director President of Kyocera International Inc. (Authorized Representative in the United States) | |
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Director | |
| John S. Gilbertson | ||
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Director | |
| Tetsuo Kuba | ||
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Director | |
| Tatsumi Maeda | ||
| * Shoichi Aoki |
Executive Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| * By: /s/ TSUTOMU YAMORI Tsutomu Yamori |
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| Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-127976) |
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