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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 October, 2007
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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| Announcement of Revisions in Interim Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2008 | ||||||||
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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 | |||||
| Masahiko Goto | ||||||
| President and Representative Director | ||||||
Date:
October 31, 2007
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For immediate release
October 31, 2007
Company name: |
Makita Corporation | |
Representative: |
Masahiko Goto, President | |
Code number: |
6586 |
Announcement of Revisions in Interim Dividend Forecast
for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2008
for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2008
Makita Corporation (“Makita”) announces that revisions were made to its dividend forecast for
the fiscal year ending March 2008 published on April 27, 2007 at the meeting of the Board of
Directors held today, as follows.
1. Particulars of the Interim Dividend Forecast Revisions
| Yen | ||||||||||||
| Previous forecast | Actual results | |||||||||||
| published on April 27, | Dividend declared on | for the previous year | ||||||||||
| 2007 | October 31, 2007 | ended March 31, 2007 | ||||||||||
Cash dividend per share: |
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Interim |
25.00 | 30.00 | 19.00 | |||||||||
Year-end |
— | — | 55.00 | |||||||||
Total |
— | — | 74.00 | |||||||||
Notes:
| 1. | Payment of interim dividends is scheduled to distribute from November 26, 2007. | |
| 2. | Announcement of the year-end dividend is scheduled to be made when financial statements for the fiscal year ending in March 2008 are released (the latter part of April 2008). |
2. Reasons for Revisions in the Interim Dividend Forecast
Business results for this interim period having been stronger than anticipated, it was
decided that the interim dividend would be increased from 25 yen per share to 30 yen per share.
Makita’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 dividends of 18 yen per share. Because the
amount of the annual dividend is calculated on this basis, the year-end dividend cannot be
calculated until after the consolidated business results have been determined, and for this
reason announcement of an anticipated dividend amount is being withheld.
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