Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE Act of 1934

For the month of April 2014

 

 

ORIX Corporation

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

 

World Trade Center Bldg., 2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-Ku,

Tokyo, 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.)

Form 20-F  x        Form 40-F  ¨

(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  ¨        No  x

 

 

 


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English press release entitled, “Announcement Regarding Acquisition of Shares in Hartford Life Insurance K.K. by ORIX Life Insurance Corporation, a Subsidiary of ORIX Corporation”.

  


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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.

 

  ORIX Corporation
Date: April 28, 2014   By  

/s/ Haruyuki Urata

    Haruyuki Urata
    Director
    Deputy President & CFO
    ORIX Corporation


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LOGO    April 28, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Information:

ORIX Corporation

Corporate Planning Department

Tel: +81-3-3435-3121

Fax: +81-3-3435-3154

URL: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

Announcement Regarding Acquisition of Shares in Hartford Life Insurance K.K.

by ORIX Life Insurance Corporation, a Subsidiary of ORIX Corporation

TOKYO, Japan – April 28, 2014 – ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX), a leading integrated financial services group, today announced that its subsidiary, ORIX Life Insurance Corporation (hereinafter, “ORIX Life Insurance”) will purchase all issued shares of Hartford Life Insurance K.K. (hereinafter, “HLIKK”) held by Hartford Life, Inc., a sub-subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG) (hereinafter, “Hartford”) The acquisition of shares (hereinafter, the “Transaction”), which has been approved at the Board of Directors Meeting of ORIX Life Insurance held on April 28, 2014, is subject to the approval of relevant authorities. Following the completion of this Transaction, ORIX Life Insurance intends to merge with HLIKK in a timely manner.

1. Background of the Transaction

Following the completion of the Transaction, ORIX Life Insurance plans to merge with HLIKK in a timely manner to enhance its capital strength and improve the soundness of its management, in view of accelerating its growth.

A special account valued at approximately 1.7 trillion yen will be consolidated to ORIX Life Insurance’s balance sheet in accordance with the acquisition, but its balance is expected to decline in due course. Decision to acquire shares of HLIKK is based on our view that with the decline in assets and appropriate risk management, HLIKK is expected to generate excess capital.

Primary products of HLIKK include Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (GMDB) and Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB), policies with guarantee minimum benefits payable upon an insurance event for any difference between the investment account market value and the guaranteed value, when the account value is below the guaranteed value. The reinsurance company guaranteed by ORIX will assume the minimum guarantee risks. These risks will be managed through hedges including reinsurance to a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., based on a conservative risk management policy in order to mitigate the risks. With respect to the current HLIKK’s policyholders, the Transaction will not have any effect on their insurance policies.

Since starting its business in December 2000, HLIKK has provided insurance products including individual variable annuity insurance to customers with asset management needs, and as of December 31, 2013, it had approximately 375,000 policies in force. After HLIKK discontinued selling insurance products in June 2009, it has focused on policy management including asset management in special accounts and customer services.

ORIX Life Insurance mainly offers medical and cancer insurance products that are simply-designed at a reasonable insurance premium, and currently has approximately 2,000,000 policies in force. Going forward, ORIX Life Insurance seeks to also focus on the sales and distribution of traditional life insurance, including whole life and term insurance products.


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2. Acquisition structure

Pursuant to the share purchase agreement executed between ORIX Life Insurance and Hartford as of today (hereinafter, the “Share Purchase Agreement”), ORIX Life Insurance, upon injection of additional capital by ORIX, will acquire all issued shares of HLIKK held by Hartford (hereinafter, the “Shares”), and HLIKK will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ORIX Life Insurance.

Total acquisition amount of the Shares (hereinafter, the “Total Share Amount”) is 895 million U.S. dollar (approximately 91.6 billion yen) as of today, which is the date of execution of the Share Purchase Agreement. However the purchase price is subject to potential upward or downward adjustment at the closing (the “PPA”) based on changes in the adjusted net worth of HLIKK and changes in the value of the in-force variable annuity business of HLIKK from a reference date of December 31, 2013 through the date of closing.

Closing of the Transaction is subject to approval of Financial Services Agency pursuant to the Insurance Business Act. ORIX Life Insurance also needs to submit a report on the share purchase plan to the Fair Trade Commission which imposes a certain waiting period after the submission. The date of such approvals is presently unclear; however, it is expected to take over a time. The Transaction is targeted to be closed during July 2014.

To consummate this transaction, ORIX Corporation has appointed JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. as the financial advisor.

3. Outline of ORIX Life Insurance Corporation

 

(1)   Name    ORIX Life Insurance Corporation
(2)   Address    2-3-5, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(3)   Name and Title of Representatives    Kazunori Kataoka, President
(4)   Business Description    Life insurance business, etc.
(5)   Capital    47.5 billion yen
(6)   Date of Establishment    April 12, 1991
(7)   Major Shareholder and percentage    ORIX Corporation (100%)

4. Outline of new subsidiary (sub-subsidiary), Hartford Life Insurance K.K.

 

(1)   Name    Hartford Life Insurance K.K.
(2)   Address    Shiodome Building, 1-2-20, Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(3)   Name and Title of Representatives    Jennifer Sparks, President and CEO
(4)   Business Description    Life insurance business and reinsurance business, etc.
(5)   Capital    56,750 million yen
(6)   Date of Establishment    August 16, 2000
(7)   Major Shareholder and percentage    Hartford Life, Inc. (100%)
(8)   Relationship with ORIX Life Insurance    Capital Relationship    None
     Personal Relationship    None
     Business Relationship    Life insurance agent contract
(9)   Hartford Life Insurance’s results of operations and financial conditions of Past Three years (in million yen, unless otherwise specified)(JGAAP)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended
March 2011
     Fiscal Year Ended
March 2012
    Fiscal Year Ended
March 2013
 

Net Assets

     103,914         99,347        105,767   

Contingency Reserve

     50,632         61,338        69,675   

Total Assets

     3,140,205         2,990,246        3,088,638   

Net Assets per Share

     91,555 yen         87,531 yen        93,187 yen   

Ordinary Revenue

     458,163         292,877        504,497   

Base Profit

     3,244         13,499        20,414   

Ordinary Income

     5,708         (1,970     1,661   

Net Income

     3,533         (4,602     821   

Net Income per Share

     3,113 yen         (4,055) yen        724 yen   

Dividend per Share

     —           —          —     


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5. Outline of Hartford Life, Inc.

 

(1)    Name    Hartford Life, Inc.
(2)    Address    200 Hopmeadow Street Simsbury, CT 06089, United States
(3)    Name and Title of Representatives    Beth Bombara, President
(4)    Business Description    Life insurance business holding company
(5)    Capital    7,308 million U.S. dollars
(6)    Date of Establishment    December 13, 1996
(7)    Major Shareholder and percentage    Hartford Holdings Inc. (100%)
(8)    Relationship with ORIX Life Insurance    Capital Relationship    None
      Personal Relationship    None
      Business Relationship    None
      Status as a Related Party    None

 

* Hartford Life, Inc. does not disclose some data including financial information. For that reason, some of the items were omitted from the table above.

6. Number of Shares Acquired, the Acquisition Price, and Number of Shares to be held by ORIX Life Insurance Before / After the Transaction

 

(1)    Number of Shares held by ORIX Life Insurance Before the Transaction   

0 shares

(Number of voting rights : 0 )

(Holding ratio of voting rights : 0%)

(2)    Number of Shares acquired   

1,135,000 shares

(Number of voting rights : 1,135,000)

(3)    Acquisition Amount   

Total Share Amount: 895 million U.S. dollar (Approx. 91,639

million yen) (Planned) (*)

Advisory fees(Estimation):

Approx. 19.5 million U.S. dollar (Approx. 2,000 million yen)

Total (Estimation): Approx. 914.5 million U.S. dollar (Approx. 93,639 million yen)

USD/JPY rate=¥102.39

(4)    Number of Shares held by ORIX Life Insurance After the Transaction   

1,135,000 shares

(Number of voting rights: 1,135,000)

(Holding ratio of voting rights: 100%)

 

(*) This is the price as of the Contract Date of Stock Purchase Agreement. Total Price of Shares to be adjusted based on the actual financial status of HLIKK as of the Share Transfer Date of this Transaction


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7. Schedule of the Transaction

 

(1)    Signing Date    April 28, 2014
(2)    Closing Date    July, 2014 (Planned)

8. Future Outlook

HLIKK will become a consolidated subsidiary (sub-subsidiary) of ORIX through this Transaction. ORIX consolidated financial target for the Fiscal Year ended March 2015 will be released in at the timing of the announcement of the annual results for the Fiscal Year ended March 2014.

About ORIX

ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses. Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile related, real estate and environment and energy related businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its businesses globally by establishing locations in 35 countries and regions across the world. ORIX celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014 and moving forward it aims to contribute to society while continuing to capture new business opportunities and sustain growth by promoting acceleration of its corporate strategy “Finance + Services.” For more details, please visit our website: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

These documents may contain forward-looking statements about expected future events and financial results that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and under “4. Risk Factors” of the “Summary of Consolidated Financial Results” of the “Consolidated Financial Results April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013.”

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