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 April, 2009

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.

Date: April 28, 2009

For immediate release

April 28, 2009

Company name:		Makita Corporation
Representative:		Masahiko Goto, President & CEO
Stock ticker code :		6586

Announcement of Dividends from Retained Earnings (Year-end dividend)

     Makita Corporation (“The Company”) announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, has resolved on the following scheduled year-end cash dividend as of the date of record on March 31, 2009.

     The proposed dividend will be finalized by the Shareholders’ meeting on June 25, 2009.

1. Dividend details

		Yen
								Dividend paid
		Scheduled dividend		Previous forecast				fiscal year ended
								March 31, 2008
Record date		March 31, 2009		March 31, 2009				March 31, 2008
Dividend per share		50.00 yen			—			67.00 yen
Total amount of dividends		6,888 million yen			—			9,633 million yen
Effective date		June 26, 2009 (Proposed)			—			June 27, 2008
Resource for dividends		Retained earnings			—			Retained earnings

2. Reason

     The Company’s basic policy on the distribution of profits is to maintain a dividend payout ratio of 30% or greater, with a lower limit on annual cash dividend of 18 yen per share. For the term under review, taking into consideration this basic policy and the future business environment, the company plans to propose that the annual cash dividend of 80 yen. The year-end cash dividend after deduction of the interim cash dividend of 30 yen, is calculated to 50 yen per share.

(Reference)

		Yen
		Dividend per share
Date of record		Interim				Year-end				Annual
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2009			30.00				50.00				80.00
Previous year ended March 31, 2008			30.00				67.00				97.00

English Translation of press release originally issued in Japanese language