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FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

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Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of October 2004

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-7239

 

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KOMATSU LTD.

Translation of registrant’s name into English

 

3-6 Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Address of principal executive offices

 

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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 x Form 40-F ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):             

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):             

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes ¨ No x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            

 

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

 

1.	A company announcement made on October 8, 2004

 

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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.

 

		KOMATSU LTD.
		(Registrant)
Date: October 8, 2004		By:		/s/ Kenji Kinoshita
				Kenji Kinoshita
				Senior Executive Officer

 

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For Immediate Release

 

 

Komatsu to Delist Shares from Five Stock Exchanges

 

At the Board of Directors’ meeting held on October 8th, 2004, Komatsu Ltd. (the “Company”) made a resolution to submit applications to delist its shares from the following five stock exchanges:

 

In Japan:     Nagoya Stock Exchange, Sapporo Securities Exchange and Fukuoka Stock Exchange

 

Overseas:    Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany) and Luxembourg Stock Exchange

 

1.	Reasons for delisting the Company’s shares

 

Trading volume of shares of the Company on each of the above-mentioned five stock exchanges is very low, and thus the delistings would cause no substantial inconvenience to the Company’s shareholders and investors.

 

2.	Stock exchanges on which the Company will continue to list its shares

 

In Japan:     Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

 

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Schedule

 

The Company plans to submit applications to delist its shares from the relevant stock exchanges in October.

 

The Company expects to complete the following delisting process:

 

In Japan:		After the applications for the delisting of the Company’s shares are accepted by each stock exchange, subject shares will be put in administrative status. The delisting procedures will be completed one month after being given the administrative status.
Overseas:		After the applications for the delisting of the Company’s shares are accepted by each stock exchange, the delisting is expected to take effect, subject to the rules and procedures of the relevant stock exchange, by May 2005.

 

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