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 August, 2019
Commission File Number 001-14948
Toyota Motor Corporation
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
1, Toyota-cho, Toyota City,
Aichi Prefecture 471-8571,
Japan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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English translation of a press release dated August 28, 2019 with respect to an agreement regarding the capital alliance with Suzuki Motor Corporation, as filed by the registrant with the Tokyo Stock Exchange on August 28, 2019. |
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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Toyota Motor Corporation |
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/s/ Kaname Shimizu |
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Kaname Shimizu |
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General Manager, Accounting Division |
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Date: August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019
Toyota Motor Corporation
Suzuki Motor Corporation
Toyota and Suzuki Enter into Capital Alliance Agreement
Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and Suzuki Motor Corporation (“Suzuki”) hereby announce that the two companies entered into an agreement regarding a capital alliance (the “Alliance”) today, in order to establish and promote a long-term partnership between the two companies for promoting collaboration in new fields, including the field of autonomous driving.
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Purpose of the Alliance |
The two companies began considering business partnership on October 12, 2016, and since then have continued to consider specific details. On March 20 of this year, the companies announced that they would begin specific considerations in order to engage in joint product development and collaboration in production, in addition to promoting the mutual supply of products, by bringing together Toyota’s strength in electrification technologies and Suzuki’s strength in technologies for compact vehicles.
Separately, the automobile sector is currently experiencing a turning point unprecedented in both scope and scale, not only because of enhanced environmental regulations, but also from new entries from distinct industries and diversified mobility businesses. The two companies intend to achieve sustainable growth, by overcoming new challenges surrounding the automobile sector by building and deepening cooperative relationships in new fields while continuing to be competitors, in addition to strengthening the technologies and products in which each company specializes and their existing business foundations.
Specifically, to take up challenges together in this transitional era, the two companies plan to establish and promote a long-term partnership between the two companies for promoting collaboration in new fields, including the field of autonomous driving.
The execution of the capital alliance agreement is a confirmation and expression of the outcome of sincere and careful discussions between the two companies, and it will serve for building and promoting their future partnership in new fields.
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Details of the Alliance |
In order to develop and promote a long-term partnership between the two companies, the companies plan to acquire each other’s shares based on the Alliance.
Toyota plans to acquire 24,000,000 shares of common stock in Suzuki (4.94% ownership of the total number of shares issued by Suzuki as of March 31, 2019 (excluding treasury shares) with a total value of JPY 96 billion) by underwriting the disposition of treasury shares by way of third-party allotment conducted by Suzuki.
Likewise, Suzuki plans to acquire, through purchase in the market, shares in Toyota equivalent to JPY 48 billion.
These share acquisitions will be implemented after the companies obtain approvals from the foreign competition authorities.
End of announcement