Form 6-K
 
 
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 December 2002
 
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-7239
 
KOMATSU LTD.
Translation of registrant’s name into English
 
 
3-6 Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 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 if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant 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-        

 
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
 
1.
 
 
The registrant, KOMATSU LTD., distributed, or made available from its web-site, to its security holders either or both of the following two documents:
 
 
(1)
 
Interim Report for 2003 (as of September 30, 2002) relative to the 134th Fiscal Period; original prepared and distributed in the Japanese language which is not attached hereto as the Semi-Annual Report referred to in (2) below is the English translation of (1) (except that (1) does not include the charts which are indicated in U.S. dollars);
 
 
(2)
 
Semi-Annual Report 2003 for the six-month period ended September 30, 2002, prepared in the English language, which is attached hereto and constitutes a part hereof.

 
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.
 
            KOMATSU LTD.            
                (Registrant)
 
 
Date:  December 27, 2002
      
By:            /s/    KENJI KINOSHITA                    
        
Kenji Kinoshita
Executive Officer