UNITED STATES
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 June, 2012
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)
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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) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Masahiko Goto |
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| Masahiko Goto | ||||
| President, Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: June 26, 2012
(English Translation of the Notice of the Result of the 100th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Originally Issued in Japanese Language)
MAKITA CORPORATION
(Stock code: 6586)
June 26, 2012
To the Shareholders of
MAKITA CORPORATION
NOTICE OF THE RESULT
OF THE 100TH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
We would like to inform you that the following reports and resolutions were made at the 100th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of MAKITA CORPORATION held on June 26, 2012.
Masahiko Goto
President
MAKITA CORPORATION
3-11-8, Sumiyoshi-cho, Anjo,
Aichi Prefecture, 446-8502, Japan
Description
Items reported
| 1. | The Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements for the 100th term (from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) and the Audit Reports on such Consolidated Financial Statements by the Accounting Auditors and the Board of Statutory Auditors |
| 2. | The Non-consolidated Financial Statements for the 100th term |
Items resolved
| No.1 | Appropriations of Surplus |
This item was approved as proposed.
It was decided that cash dividends should be paid at the rate of 57 yen per share, total amount of 7,737,779,526 yen. The total cash dividends for the term amounted to 72 yen per share that included interim dividends in the amount of 15 yen per share.
| No.2 | Election of 3 Statutory Auditors |
Messrs. Toshihito Yamazoe, Haruhito Hisatsune and Michiyuki Kondo were reelected as Statutory Auditors and assumed their offices.
Messrs. Haruhito Hisatsune and Michiyuki Kondo are Outside Statutory Auditors.
| No.3 | Payment of Bonus to Directors |
This item was approved as proposed that the Company should pay directors bonuses to 10 Directors excluding Mr. Motohiko Yokoyama, an Outside Director, among 11 Directors as of end of the term, in the amount of 128 million yen.
At the Meeting of the Board of Statutory Auditors held after this Shareholders’ Meeting, Messrs. Toshihito Yamazoe and Haruhito Hisatsune were elected as Standing Statutory Auditors and assumed their offices.