FORM 6-K
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
..... September........................................... ,
2010
CANON INC.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-Chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
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
[If Yes is marked, indicate below the
file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-
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.
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CANON INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date....September 9, 2010.... |
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By....../s/...... Masashiro Kobayashi .........................
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(Signature)* |
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Masashiro Kobayashi
General Manager
Global Finance Management Center
Canon Inc. |
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*Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature.
The following materials are included.
1. Canon
Inc. to Acquire Own Shares
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September 9, 2010 |
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Canon Inc.
Chairman & CEO: Fujio Mitarai
Securities code: 7751
[Tokyo (First section) and other Stock Exchanges]
Inquiries:
Masahiro Haga
Executive Officer, Group Executive,
Finance & Accounting Headquarters
+81 3 3758 2111 |
Canon Inc. to Acquire Own Shares
(Under the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation
pursuant to paragraph 2, Article 165 of the Corporation Law of Japan)
At the Board of Directors meeting held on September 9, 2010, Canon Inc. (the Company) resolved to
acquire its own shares under Article 156, as applied pursuant to paragraph 3, Article 165, of the
Corporation Law, as follows.
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Reason for acquisition of own shares |
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The Company decided to acquire its own shares with the aim of improving capital efficiency and
ensuring a flexible capital strategy that provides for such future transactions as share
exchanges. |
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Details of acquisition |
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1. Type of shares to be acquired: |
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Shares of common stock |
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2. Total number of shares to be acquired: |
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Up to 15.0 million shares
(Equivalent to 1.2% of outstanding shares (Excluding treasury stock))
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3. Total cost of acquisition:
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Up to 50 billion yen |
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4. Period of acquisition:
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From September 10, 2010 to November 12, 2010 |
(Reference) Possession of treasury stock as of September 7, 2010
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Number of outstanding shares (Excluding treasury stock) |
1,240,110,859 shares |
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Number of treasury stock |
93,652,605 shares |