No.1-7628
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 February 2008
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-07628
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
(Name of registrant)
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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On February 29, 2008, Honda ICVS Singapore Pte. Ltd., which is a consolidated subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., decided today as follows with respect to dissolving itself.
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.
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) |
/s/ Fumihiko Ike |
Fumihiko Ike |
Managing Director Chief Operating Officer for Business Management Operation Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Date: February 29, 2008
February 29, 2008
To: | Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
From: | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, | ||
Minato-ku, Tokyo | ||
Takeo Fukui | ||
President and Representative Director |
Notice Concerning Dissolution of a Subsidiary
Honda ICVS Singapore Pte. Ltd. (the Subsidiary), which is a consolidated subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the Company), decided today as follows with respect to dissolving itself.
Particulars
1. | Profile of the Subsidiary |
Corporate Name: | Honda ICVS Singapore Pte. Ltd. | |
Location of Head Office: | Singapore, Republic of Singapore | |
Name of Representative: | Toshio Iwamoto | |
Description of Business: | R&D and experimental operation of ICVS | |
Established: | February 2001 | |
Capital: | 3,400,000 Singapore dollars | |
Major Shareholder and its Ratio of Holdings: | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 100% |
2. | Reason for the Dissolution |
Since March 2002, the Subsidiary has operated its multi-port car sharing business which required no reservations and offered users the ability to use or return the vehicle to or from any of the multiple ports, and thereby has provided its services placing the highest priority on customer satisfaction. However, the Company decided to discontinue the business and dissolve the Subsidiary based on the determination that it would be difficult to sustain the business with the current operating system.
3. | Schedule |
The dissolution is intended to be completed by the end of July 2008.
4. | Impact on consolidated financial results of the Company |
The impact on consolidated financial results of the Company will be immaterial.