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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April, 2008
Commission file number 0-12602
Commission file number 0-12602
MAKITA CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
3-11-8, Sumiyoshi-cho, Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, 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 þ Form 40-F o
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No þ
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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.
| MAKITA CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Masahiko Goto | |||
| Masahiko Goto | ||||
| President and Representative Director | ||||
Date: April 30, 2008
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For immediate release
April,30, 2008
| Company name: | Makita Corporation | |
| Representative: | Masahiko Goto, President | |
| Code number: | 6586 |
Notification Regarding the Opening of Bulgarian Sales Subsidiary
Makita Corporation (Head office: Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, Japan; President: Masahiko
Goto; Capital: JPY24, 206 million) has established MAKITA BULGARIA EOOD, a sales subsidiary
in Sofia, Bulgaria, and will start business from June.
At present, the Austrian sales subsidiary (Makita Werkzeug Gesellschaft m.b.H.;
President: Shinji Harada; Head office: Vienna; Established: August 1981; Capital: 12 million
euros) acts as a sales intermediary and provides maintenance services for power tools sold in
Bulgaria. The economic growth of future Bulgaria is expected by the EU accession in 2007,
Makita is working to improve its distribution systems for products and parts supply as well
as its after-sales service capabilities through the establishment of a subsidiary.
Following
the establishment of its Bulgarian Sales Subsidiary, Makita
Corporation now has
44 subsidiaries outside Japan, with 25 of these located in the European region.
The
outline of the new company is as follows.
| Outline of the New Subsidiary | |||
| (1)Company name | MAKITA BULGARIA EOOD | ||
| (2)Location | Street Sofia circle road, No.373, Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| (3)Representative | Choji Arakawa | ||
| (4)Capital | About 500,000 euros (about 80 million yen) | ||
| (5)Type of investment | The full amount of capital was paid in by Makita International Europe Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Makita Corporation. |
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| (6)Establishment | February 18, 2008 | ||
| (7)Operating Start | June 2008 (schedule) | ||
| (8)Number of employees | 7 at the time of start-up | ||
| (9)Description of business | Sales of electric power tools in Bulgaria and
provision of maintenance services. |
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