FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of January 2009
Commission File Number: 1-07952
KYOCERA CORPORATION
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku,
Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
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SIGNATURE
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, thereto duly authorized.
| KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| /S/ SHOICHI AOKI |
| Shoichi Aoki |
| Executive Officer |
| General Manager of Corporate Financial & Accounting Group |
Date: January 9, 2009
Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Status Report of Acquisition of Treasury Stock
Type of stock acquired: Common Stock
| 1. | Status of acquisition of treasury stock |
| (1) | Acquisition of treasury stock approved by the general meeting of shareholders |
Not applicable
| (2) | Acquisition of treasury stock resolved by the Board of Directors |
| Period for acquisition resolved by the Board of Directors |
From November 28, 2008 to December 22, 2008 |
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| The maximum number of shares to be purchased during the period for acquisition |
8,000,000 | ||||
| The number of shares purchased on |
December 1, 2008 | 220,700 | |||
| December 2, 2008 | 480,000 | ||||
| December 3, 2008 | 322,400 | ||||
| December 4, 2008 | 900,000 | ||||
| December 5, 2008 | 314,500 | ||||
| December 8, 2008 | 118,900 | ||||
| December 9, 2008 | 437,800 | ||||
| December 10, 2008 | 434,400 | ||||
| December 11, 2008 | 460,100 | ||||
| December 12, 2008 | 625,500 | ||||
| December 15, 2008 | 550,000 | ||||
| December 16, 2008 | 642,200 | ||||
| December 17, 2008 | 130,000 | ||||
| December 18, 2008 | 119,400 | ||||
| December 19, 2008 | 169,600 | ||||
| December 22, 2008 | 115,300 | ||||
| The total number of shares purchased from December 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 |
6,040,800 | ||||
| The total number of shares purchased from November 28, 2008 to December 31, 2008 |
6,256,000 | ||||
| Percentage of the total number of shares purchased to the maximum |
78.2 | % | |||
| The maximum price of shares to be purchased during the period for acquisition |
¥ | 38,000,000,000 | ||||
| The price of shares purchased on |
December 1, 2008 | ¥ | 1,298,096,000 | |||
| December 2, 2008 | ¥ | 2,651,879,000 | ||||
| December 3, 2008 | ¥ | 1,785,962,000 | ||||
| December 4, 2008 | ¥ | 5,022,944,000 | ||||
| December 5, 2008 | ¥ | 1,788,733,000 | ||||
| December 8, 2008 | ¥ | 711,586,000 | ||||
| December 9, 2008 | ¥ | 2,744,166,000 | ||||
| December 10, 2008 | ¥ | 2,814,999,000 | ||||
| December 11, 2008 | ¥ | 3,030,740,000 | ||||
| December 12, 2008 | ¥ | 3,991,367,000 | ||||
| December 15, 2008 | ¥ | 3,546,576,000 | ||||
| December 16, 2008 | ¥ | 4,055,556,000 | ||||
| December 17, 2008 | ¥ | 818,818,000 | ||||
| December 18, 2008 | ¥ | 732,092,000 | ||||
| December 19, 2008 | ¥ | 1,024,010,000 | ||||
| December 22, 2008 | ¥ | 703,903,000 | ||||
| The total price of shares purchased from December 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 |
¥ | 36,721,427,000 | ||||
| The total price of shares purchased from November 28, 2008 to December 31, 2008 |
¥ | 37,999,565,000 | ||||
| Percentage of the total price of shares purchased to the maximum |
99.9 | % | ||||
| 2. Status of reissuance of treasury stock | ||||||
| The number of shares reissued to the holders of shares that constituted less than one unit during December 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 | 1,530 | |||||
| The price of shares reissued to the holders of shares that constituted less than one unit during December 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 | ¥ | 9,943,402 | ||||
| 3. Status of holding of treasury stock | ||||||
| Total number of shares issued as of December 31, 2008 |
191,309,290 | |||||
| Total number of treasury stock as of December 31, 2008 |
7,778,734 | |||||