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 January 2008
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)
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Honda Tokuso Co., Ltd., which is a consolidated subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., decided on January 22, 2008 with respect to dissolving itself.
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/ Fumihiko Ike |
| Fumihiko Ike |
| Managing Director |
| Chief Operating Officer for |
| Business Management Operation |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Date: January 22, 2008
January 22, 2008
| To: | Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| From: | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, | ||
| Minato-ku, Tokyo | ||
| Takeo Fukui | ||
| President and Representative Director | ||
Notice Concerning Dissolution of a Subsidiary
Honda Tokuso Co., Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), which is a consolidated subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), decided today as follows with respect to dissolving itself.
Particulars
| 1. | Profile of the Subsidiary |
| Corporate Name: | Honda Tokuso Co., Ltd. | |
| Location of Head Office: | Chuo-ku, Tokyo | |
| Name of Representative: | Osami Okamoto | |
| Description of Business: | Customization of automobiles | |
| Established: | October 1993 | |
| Capital: | 50,000,000 yen | |
| Major Shareholder and its Ratio of Holdings: | ||
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 100% | ||
| 2. | Reason for the Dissolution |
The Company decided to dissolve the Subsidiary because the business it operates is to be transferred to Honda Logistics Inc., with the aim of further consolidating the businesses being operated under the Company.
| 3. | Schedule |
The dissolution is intended to be completed by the end of March 2008.
| 4. | Impact on consolidated financial results of the Company |
The impact on consolidated financial results of the Company will be immaterial.