Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 6 - K

 


Report of Foreign Private Issuer

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

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2007

Commission File Number: 1-07294

 


KUBOTA CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 


2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of 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) :                 

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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 furnished on this form:

EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

 

1.   Results of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 reported by Kubota Corporation (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)
2.   Notice on the forecast of year-end dividend for the year ending March 31, 2007 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)
3.   Notice of Change of Management (Friday, February 23, 2007)
4.   Notice on purchase of treasury stock through ToSTNeT-2 (Monday, February 26, 2007)
5.   Results of purchase of treasury stock through ToSTNeT-2 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)


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  Contact:
  IR Group
  Kubota Corporation
  2-47, Shikitsuhigashi 1-chome,
  Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan
  Phone    : +81-6-6648-2645
  Facsimile    : +81-6-6648-2632

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007)

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2006 REPORTED BY KUBOTA CORPORATION

OSAKA, JAPAN, February 6, 2007 — Kubota Corporation reported its consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 today.

Consolidated Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

(1) Results of operations

 

    

(In millions of yen and thousands of U.S. dollars except

per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) amounts)

    

Nine months ended

Dec. 31, 2006

   

%

(*)

   

Nine months ended

Dec. 31, 2005

  

%

(*)

    Year ended
Mar. 31, 2006

Net sales

   ¥
 
811,714
[$6,821,126
 
]
  9.6     ¥ 740,509    11.6     ¥ 1,051,040

Operating income

   ¥
 
100,353
[$843,303
 
]
  12.0     ¥ 89,571    24.8     ¥ 113,500

Income before income taxes, minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, and equity in net income of affiliated companies

   ¥
 
109,211
[$917,739
 
]
  (3.7 )   ¥ 113,424    44.1     ¥ 140,406

Net income

   ¥
 
63,486
[$533,496
 
]
  (2.7 )   ¥ 65,270    (4.8 )   ¥ 81,034

Net income per ADS (5 common shares)

           

Basic

   ¥
 
245
[$2.06
 
]
    ¥ 250      ¥ 311

Diluted

   ¥
 
245
[$2.06
 
]
    ¥ 247      ¥ 308

 

Notes 1 :    (*) represents percentage change from the corresponding period in the prior year.
Notes 2 :    The United States dollar amounts included herein represent translations using the approximate exchange rate on December 29, 2006, of ¥119 =US$1, solely for convenience.

(2) Financial position

 

    

(In millions of yen and thousands of U.S. dollars

except per ADS amounts)

 
     Dec. 31, 2006     Dec. 31, 2005     Mar. 31, 2006  

Total assets

   ¥
 
1,510,569
[$12,693,857
 
]
  ¥ 1,354,982     ¥ 1,405,402  

Shareholders’ equity

   ¥
 
642,429
[$5,398,563
 
]
  ¥ 584,720     ¥ 606,484  

Ratio of shareholders’ equity to total assets

     42.5 %     43.2 %     43.2 %

Shareholders’ equity per ADS

   ¥
 
2,481
[$20.85
 
]
  ¥ 2,236     ¥ 2,334  

 

Note :    The United States dollar amounts included herein represent translations using the approximate exchange rate on December 29, 2006, of ¥119=US$1, solely for convenience.

 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

 

(3)    120 subsidiaries are consolidated, and 24 affiliated companies are accounted for under the equity method.
(4)    The number of newly consolidated companies during the period    : 3
   The number of companies newly excluded from consolidated subsidiaries during the period    : 5
   The number of newly affiliated companies during the period    : 0
   The number of companies newly excluded from affiliated companies during the period    : 1
(5)    Financial Outlook   
  

Anticipated results of operations for the year ending March 31, 2007 are as follows.

(These are unchanged from the forecasts announced on November 7, 2006.)

  

(Consolidation)

 

     (In millions of yen)
    

Year ending

Mar. 31, 2007

Net sales

   ¥ 1,110,000

Income before income taxes, minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, and equity in net income of affiliated companies

   ¥ 133,000

Net income

   ¥ 78,000

Basic net income per ADS for the year ending March 31, 2007 is anticipated to be ¥301.

 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

<Results of Operations>

During the nine months under review, net sales increased ¥71.2 billion (9.6%), to ¥811.7 billion from the corresponding period in the prior year. Overseas sales in Internal Combustion Engine and Machinery grew substantially, while the domestic sales slightly decreased from the corresponding period in the prior year.

Domestic sales decreased ¥1.0 billion (0.2%), to ¥418.6 billion from the corresponding period in the prior year. Although sales of engines and construction machinery increased, sales in Internal Combustion Engine and Machinery decreased due to downturn of sales in farm equipment. Sales in Pipes, Valves, and Industrial Castings decreased due to a decrease of sales in industrial castings, while Pipes and Valves remained at the same level as the corresponding period in the prior year. Sales in Environmental Engineering rose due to an increase of sales in Waste Engineering Division. Sales in “Other” segment increased on account of sales expansion of vending machine, though sales in construction business decreased.

Overseas sales increased ¥72.2 billion (22.5%), to ¥393.1 billion from the corresponding period in the prior year. In Internal Combustion Engine and Machinery, sales of tractors, farm machinery, engines and construction machinery increased. As for tractors, the Company recorded steady sales in North American and European markets. In addition, sales of tractor in Asia, especially in Thailand, increased substantially. For the reason of sales expansion of combine harvester in China, sales of farm machinery increased. Sales of engines increased due to favorable order from major client in the U.S. and Europe. With regard to construction machinery, the Company recorded increase of sales both in Europe and North America. In addition, sales in Pipes, Valves, and Industrial Castings increased largely for the reason that sales of ductile iron pipes and reformer tubes for petrochemical plants increased. Sales in Environmental Engineering decreased owing to a decrease in sales in pumps, while sales of submerged membrane system increased.

Operating income increased ¥10.8 billion (12.0%), to ¥100.4 billion from the corresponding period in the prior year. Operating income in Internal Combustion Engine and Machinery increased largely due to an increase of sales in the overseas markets, and weaker yen exchange rates against U.S. dollar and the Euro compared with the corresponding period in the prior year. Operating income in Pipes, Valves and Industrial Castings increased owing to promoted cost reduction and an increase of overseas sales in ductile iron pipes and industrial castings. However, operating income in Environmental Engineering decreased due to an impairment loss on business assets and profit deterioration resulted from price declines.

Income before income taxes, minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, and equity in net income of affiliated companies decreased ¥4.2 billion (3.7%), to ¥109.2 billion from the corresponding period in the prior year, mainly due to a decrease in other income by ¥15.0 billion resulted from an absence of the gain on nonmonetary exchange of securities of UFJ Holding Inc. (¥15.9 billion). Income taxes were ¥41.7 billion (38.2% of effective tax rate), and net amount of minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries and equity in net income of affiliated companies to deduct was ¥4.0 billion. As a result, net income was ¥63.5 billion, decreased ¥1.8 billion (2.7%) from the corresponding period in the prior year.

 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

<Financial Position>

(Comparison with the end of corresponding period in the prior year)

Total assets at the end of the period under review amounted to ¥1,510.6 billion, an increase of ¥155.6 billion from the end of corresponding period in the prior year. As for assets, business expansion in Internal Combustion Engine and Machinery caused increases in notes and accounts receivable, inventories and short- and long-term finance receivables. Property, plant, and equipment also increased resulting from an increase in investments to expand production capacity in Internal Combustion Engine and Machinery. As for liabilities, notes and accounts payable increased. Interest-bearing debt also increased affected by increases of short- and long-term finance receivables. Shareholders’ equity increased owing to recorded net income.

(Comparison with the end of the prior year)

Total assets increased ¥105.2 billion compared with those at the end of March 2006. As for assets, inventories and short- and long-term finance receivables increased. However, notes and accounts receivable decreased due to collection of receivables from public sector, which increase seasonally at the end of fiscal year. Investments also decreased on ground that unrealized gain of marketable securities decreased. As for liabilities, notes and accounts payable and interest-bearing debt increased, which is corresponding to increases of inventories and short- and long-term finance receivables. Although unrealized gains on securities in other comprehensive income decreased, total shareholders’ equity increased owing to recorded net income. The ratio of shareholders’ equity to total assets declined 0.7 percentage points, to 42.5%.

<Financial Outlook>

The forecasts of the results of operations for the year ending March 31, 2007, which were announced on November 7, 2006, are unchanged.

 


<Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company’s markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company’s ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.


 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

     (In millions of yen)
    

Nine months ended

Dec. 31, 2006

  

Nine months ended

Dec. 31, 2005

   Change    

Year ended

Mar. 31, 2006

     Amount     %    Amount     %    Amount     %     Amount     %

Net sales

   811,714     100.0    740,509     100.0    71,205     9.6     1,051,040     100.0

Cost of sales

   569,988     70.2    525,071     70.9    44,917     8.6     747,380     71.1

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

   138,089     17.0    122,685     16.6    15,404     12.6     185,451     17.6

Loss from disposal and impairment of business and fixed assets

   3,284     0.4    3,182     0.4    102     3.2     4,709     0.5
                                  

Operating income

   100,353     12.4    89,571     12.1    10,782     12.0     113,500     10.8

Other income (expenses):

                  

Interest and dividend income

   16,271        10,486        5,785       14,355    

Interest expense

   (9,250 )      (4,785 )      (4,465 )     (7,122 )  

Gain on sales of securities-net

   1,180        2,082        (902 )     4,703    

Gain on nonmonetary exchange of securities

   997        15,901        (14,904 )     15,901    

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

   1,308        (615 )      1,923       (1,952 )  

Other-net

   (1,648 )      784        (2,432 )     1,021    
                                  

Other income, net

   8,858        23,853        (14,995 )     26,906    

Income before income taxes, minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries, and equity in net income of affiliated companies

   109,211     13.5    113,424     15.3    (4,213 )   (3.7 )   140,406     13.4

Income taxes

   41,676        45,531        (3,855 )     56,067    

Minority interests in earnings of subsidiaries

   5,580        4,481        1,099       4,938    

Equity in net income of affiliated companies

   1,531        1,858        (327 )     1,633    
                                    

Net income

   63,486     7.8    65,270     8.8    (1,784 )   (2.7 )   81,034     7.7
     (In yen)

Basic earnings per ADS (5 common shares):

   245        250            311    

Diluted earnings per ADS (5 common shares):

   245        247            308    

 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

Assets

 

     (In millions of yen)
     Dec. 31, 2006    Dec. 31, 2005    Change     Mar. 31, 2006
     Amount     %    Amount     %    Amount     Amount     %

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   100,649        87,343        13,306     91,858    

Notes and accounts receivable

   301,945        279,407        22,538     310,717    

Short-term finance receivables

   95,851        59,988        35,863     79,116    

Inventories

   216,560        183,535        33,025     175,660    

Other current assets

   122,356        116,164        6,192     100,873    
                                

Total current assets

   837,361     55.4    726,437     53.6    110,924     758,224     54.0

Investments and long-term finance receivables

   386,967     25.6    362,522     26.8    24,445     374,283     26.6

Property, plant, and equipment

   236,434     15.7    222,917     16.4    13,517     226,372     16.1

Other assets

   49,807     3.3    43,106     3.2    6,701     46,523     3.3
                                      

Total

   1,510,569     100.0    1,354,982     100.0    155,587     1,405,402     100.0
                                      

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

  
     (In millions of yen)
     Dec. 31, 2006    Dec. 31, 2005    Change     Mar. 31, 2006
     Amount     %    Amount     %    Amount     Amount     %
                

Current liabilities:

                

Short-term borrowings

   212,828        132,110        80,718     132,209    

Notes and accounts payable

   237,151        228,902        8,249     220,461    

Other current liabilities

   128,648        114,583        14,065     113,748    

Current portion of long-term debt

   51,773        27,658        24,115     50,020    
                                

Total current liabilities

   630,400     41.7    503,253     37.1    127,147     516,438     36.7

Long-term liabilities:

                

Long-term debt

   113,468        158,927        (45,459 )   152,024    

Accrued retirement and pension costs

   46,702        55,984        (9,282 )   53,633    

Other long-term liabilities

   42,753        23,684        19,069     47,925    
                                

Total long-term liabilities

   202,923     13.5    238,595     17.6    (35,672 )   253,582     18.0

Minority interests

   34,817     2.3    28,414     2.1    6,403     28,898     2.1

Shareholders’ equity:

                

Common stock

   84,070        84,070        —       84,070    

Capital surplus

   93,150        93,150        —       93,150    

Legal reserve

   19,539        19,539        —       19,539    

Retained earnings

   372,328        322,741        49,587     323,116    

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   78,006        73,101        4,905     86,769    

Treasury stock

   (4,664 )      (7,881 )      3,217     (160 )  
                                

Total shareholders’ equity

   642,429     42.5    584,720     43.2    57,709     606,484     43.2
                                      

Total

   1,510,569     100.0    1,354,982     100.0    155,587     1,405,402     100.0
                                      

 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Segment Information by Industry Segment

(Unaudited)

Nine months ended Dec. 31, 2006

 

          (In millions of yen)
         

Internal

Combustion

Engine &

Machinery

  

Pipes, Valves

& Industrial

Castings

  

Environmental

Engineering

    Other    Total   

Corporate

&

Eliminations

    Consolidated

Net sales

                  

Unaffiliated customers

   565,613    142,872    37,384     65,845    811,714    —       811,714

Intersegment

   12    483    218     12,392    13,105    (13,105 )   —  
                                       

Total

   565,625    143,355    37,602     78,237    824,819    (13,105 )   811,714
                                       

Cost of sales and operating expenses

   470,599    125,404    43,198     73,684    712,885    (1,524 )   711,361

Operating income (loss)

   95,026    17,951    (5,596 )   4,553    111,934    (11,581 )   100,353

Nine months ended Dec. 31, 2005

 

  
     (In millions of yen)
         

Internal

Combustion

Engine &

Machinery

  

Pipes, Valves

& Industrial

Castings

  

Environmental

Engineering

    Other    Total   

Corporate

&

Eliminations

    Consolidated

Net sales

                  

Unaffiliated customers

   503,477    138,163    36,240     62,629    740,509    —       740,509

Intersegment

   24    952    81     10,602    11,659    (11,659 )   —  
                                       

Total

   503,501    139,115    36,321     73,231    752,168    (11,659 )   740,509
                                       

Cost of sales and operating expenses

   419,544    124,669    39,153     71,947    655,313    (4,375 )   650,938

Operating income (loss)

   83,957    14,446    (2,832 )   1,284    96,855    (7,284 )   89,571

Year ended Mar. 31, 2006

 

    
     (In millions of yen)
         

Internal

Combustion

Engine &

Machinery

  

Pipes, Valves

& Industrial

Castings

  

Environmental

Engineering

    Other    Total   

Corporate

&

Eliminations

    Consolidated
Net sales                      

Unaffiliated customers

   658,776    189,708    110,479     92,077    1,051,040    —       1,051,040

Intersegment

   40    2,184    209     15,176    17,609    (17,609 )   —  
                                       

Total

   658,816    191,892    110,688     107,253    1,068,649    (17,609 )   1,051,040
                                       

Cost of sales and operating expenses

   555,687    172,637    106,475     105,073    939,872    (2,332 )   937,540

Operating income

   103,129    19,255    4,213     2,180    128,777    (15,277 )   113,500

 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

Notes:

 

1.   The United States dollar amounts included herein represent translations using the approximate exchange rate on December 29, 2006, of ¥119 = US$1, solely for convenience.
2.   Each American Depositary Share (“ADS”) represents five common shares.
3.   120 subsidiaries are consolidated.

 

Major consolidated subsidiaries:      Domestic      Kubota Construction Co., Ltd.
          Kubota Credit Co., Ltd.
          Kubota Maison Co., Ltd.
          Kubota Environmental Service Co., Ltd.
          Kubota-C.I. Co., Ltd.
     Overseas      Kubota Tractor Corporation
          Kubota Credit Corporation, U.S.A.
          Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation
          Kubota Engine America Corporation
          Kubota Metal Corporation
          Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH
          Kubota Europe S.A.S.

 

4.   24 affiliated companies are accounted for under the equity method.

 

Major affiliated companies :    Domestic      17 sales companies of farm equipment
        Kubota Matsushitadenko Exterior Works, Ltd.

 

5.   Summary of accounting policies

 

 

(1)

   The accompanying consolidated financial information has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America except for the presentation for segment information described in (2).
 

(2)

   The consolidated segment information is prepared in accordance with a requirement of the Japanese Securities and Exchange regulations. This disclosure is not consistent with SFAS No.131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”.

 

6.   The consolidated financial reports for the year ended March 31, 2006 and the nine months ended December 31, 2005 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the nine months ended December 31, 2006.

 

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Kubota Corporation

and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Net Sales by Industry Segment

(Unaudited)

 

     (In millions of yen)
     Nine months ended
Dec. 31, 2006
   Nine months ended
Dec. 31, 2005
   Change    

Year ended

Mar. 31, 2006

     Amount    %    Amount    %    Amount     %     Amount    %

Farm Equipment and Engines

   487,203    60.0    441,453    59.6    45,750     10.4     578,164    55.0
                                         

Domestic

   176,766       182,255       (5,489 )   (3.0 )   240,722   

Overseas

   310,437       259,198       51,239     19.8     337,442   

Construction Machinery

   78,410    9.7    62,024    8.4    16,386     26.4     80,612    7.7
                                         

Domestic

   22,128       19,592       2,536     12.9     26,559   

Overseas

   56,282       42,432       13,850     32.6     54,053   

Internal Combustion Engine & Machinery

   565,613    69.7    503,477    68.0    62,136     12.3     658,776    62.7
                                         

Domestic

   198,894    24.5    201,847    27.3    (2,953 )   (1.5 )   267,281    25.4

Overseas

   366,719    45.2    301,630    40.7    65,089     21.6     391,495    37.3

Pipes and Valves

   114,052    14.0    108,539    14.7    5,513     5.1     150,559    14.3
                                         

Domestic

   103,839       103,568       271     0.3     142,071   

Overseas

   10,213       4,971       5,242     105.5     8,488   

Industrial Castings

   28,820    3.6    29,624    4.0    (804 )   (2.7 )   39,149    3.7
                                         

Domestic

   15,179       19,216       (4,037 )   (21.0 )   25,115   

Overseas

   13,641       10,408       3,233     31.1     14,034   

Pipes, Valves & Industrial Castings

   142,872    17.6    138,163    18.7    4,709     3.4     189,708    18.0
                                         

Domestic

   119,018    14.7    122,784    16.6    (3,766 )   (3.1 )   167,186    15.9

Overseas

   23,854    2.9    15,379    2.1    8,475     55.1     22,522    2.1

Environmental Engineering

   37,384    4.6    36,240    4.9    1,144     3.2     110,479    10.5
                                         

Domestic

   34,998    4.3    32,635    4.4    2,363     7.2     105,505    10.0

Overseas

   2,386    0.3    3,605    0.5    (1,219 )   (33.8 )   4,974    0.5

Building Materials and Housing

   11,701    1.4    10,669    1.4    1,032     9.7     13,512    1.3
                                         

Domestic

   11,701       10,669       1,032     9.7     13,512   

Other

   54,144    6.7    51,960    7.0    2,184     4.2     78,565    7.5
                                         

Domestic

   53,960       51,598       2,362     4.6     77,327   

Overseas

   184       362       (178 )   (49.2 )   1,238   

Other

   65,845    8.1    62,629    8.4    3,216     5.1     92,077    8.8
                                         

Domestic

   65,661    8.1    62,267    8.4    3,394     5.5     90,839    8.7

Overseas

   184    0.0    362    0.0    (178 )   (49.2 )   1,238    0.1

Total

   811,714    100.0    740,509    100.0    71,205     9.6     1,051,040    100.0
                                         

Domestic

   418,571    51.6    419,533    56.7    (962 )   (0.2 )   630,811    60.0

Overseas

   393,143    48.4    320,976    43.3    72,167     22.5     420,229    40.0

 

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February 6, 2007

To whom it may concern

Kubota Corporation

2-47, Shikitsu-higashi 1-chome,

Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan

Contact: IR Group

Finance & Accounting Department

Phone: +81-6-6648-2645

Notice on the forecast of year-end dividend for the year ending March 31, 2007

Please be advised that Kubota Corporation (hereinafter “the Company”) has forecast the year-end dividend per ADS (American Depositary Share) for the year ending March 31, 2007 as follows:

     (per ADS)
     Interim dividend   Year-end dividend    Annual dividend

This fiscal year ending March 31, 2007

(forecast)

   ¥25
(paid)
  ¥35    ¥60

Comparable previous year ended March 31, 2006

   ¥20   ¥30    ¥50

The Company believes returning profit to shareholders is its important mission and executes it through providing stable, sustainable cash dividends, and repurchase and retirement of its own shares.

In order to advance these activities and considering the Company’s current business performance, the Company would propose ¥35 of the year-end dividend per ADS, an increase by ¥10 from interim dividend of ¥25.

Accordingly, the annual dividends for the year ended March 31, 2007 would be ¥60 per ADS, including the interim dividend of ¥25.

Note: Each American Depositary Share represents 5 shares of common stock.

 

 


< Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company's markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company's ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.


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February 23, 2007

To whom it may concern

Kubota Corporation

2-47, Shikitsu-higashi 1-chome,

Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan

Contact: IR Group

Finance & Accounting Department

Phone: +81-6-6648-2645

Notice of Change of Management

Please be advised that the Board of Directors of Kubota Corporation (“the Company”) resolved at the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on February 23, 2007 to change the titles of some members of the Board of Directors, and that the Board of Directors also resolved the Company would propose to appoint and retire some members of the Board of Directors and a member of the Board of Corporate Auditors at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2007. Details are as follows;

1) Changes of the titles

 

Name

  

New title

  

Current title

Morimitsu Katayama    Managing Director    Director
Nobuyuki Toshikuni    Managing Director    Director
Hirokazu Nara    Managing Director    Director
Yoshihiro Fujio    Director    Executive Vice President
Yoshiharu Nishiguchi    Director    Managing Director
Nobuo Izawa    Director    Managing Director
Date of assuming office (scheduled)    April 1, 2007

2) Candidates for new members of the Board of Directors

 

Name

  

New title

  

Present post

Takashi Yoshii    Director    President of Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation
Kohkichi Uji    Director    General Manager of Business Planning & Marketing Dept. of Ductile Iron Pipe Division and Executive Managing Director of Tops Water Co., Ltd.
Toshihiro Kubo    Director    General Manager of Planning Dept. of Ductile Iron Pipe Division
Kenshiro Ogawa    Director    General Manager of Engine Manufacturing Dept. and Rinkai Engine Manufacturing Dept. of Sakai Plant

Date of assuming office (scheduled)

   June 2007


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3) Candidates of a new member of the Board of Corporate Auditors

 

Name

 

New title

 

Current title

Yoshiharu Nishiguchi   Corporate Auditor   Managing Director
Date of assuming office (scheduled)   June 2007  

4) Retirement of directors (Expiration of the term of office)

 

Name

  

New post after retirement

  

Current title

Yoshihiro Fujio    President of Kubota Matsushitadenko Exterior Works, Ltd.    Director
Yoshiharu Nishiguchi    Corporate Auditor of the Company    Director
Nobuo Izawa    President of Kubota-C.I. Co., Ltd.    Director
Tokuji Ohgi    Chairman of Kubota Air Conditioner, Ltd.    Director
Date of retirement (scheduled)    June 2007   

 

 


< Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company's markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company's ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.


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February 26, 2007

To whom it may concern

KUBOTA CORPORATION

2-47, Shikitsu-higashi 1-chome,

Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan

Contact: IR Group

Finance & Accounting Department

Phone: +81-6-6648-2645

Notice on purchase of treasury stock through ToSTNeT-2

Please be advised that Kubota Corporation has reached the following decision regarding the specific method of purchase of treasury stock on-market, pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Corporate Law.

1. Method of purchase

Buy order shall be placed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s ToSTNeT-2 (closing-price transaction) at 8:45 A.M. on February 27, 2007 to be executed at today’s closing price of ¥1,275. (No change shall be made in trading arrangements or trading times.) This buy order should be restricted to the above-mentioned trading time.

2. Details of purchase of shares

 

(1) Type of shares to be purchased:    Shares of common stock of Kubota Corporation
(2) Number of shares to be purchased:    3,100,000 shares

(Notes)

1)      No change shall be made in the number of shares to be purchased. However, some or all of the shares might not be purchased due to market developments or other factors.

2)      The purchase shall be executed based on the sell order corresponding to the number of shares to be purchased.

3. Announcement of results of purchase

Results of purchase would be announced after completion of the trade at 8:45 A.M. on February 27, 2007.

(Reference)

Details of the resolution at the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on December 15, 2006.
Type of shares to be purchased:    Shares of common stock of Kubota Corporation
Number of shares to be purchased:    Not exceeding 5 million shares (0.4% of the total numbers of shares issued)
Amount of shares to be purchased:    Not exceeding ¥5 billion
Term of validity:    From December 18, 2006 to March 22, 2007
Total number of shares purchased as of February 26, 2007:      0 shares
Total amount of shares purchased as of February 26, 2007:    ¥0

 


< Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

        This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company's markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company's ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.


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February 27, 2007

To whom it may concern

KUBOTA CORPORATION

2-47, Shikitsu-higashi 1-chome,

Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-8601, Japan

Contact: IR Group

Finance & Accounting Department

Phone: +81-6-6648-2645

Results of purchase of treasury stock through ToSTNeT-2

Please be advised that Kubota Corporation made the following purchase of treasury stock today as declared yesterday (February 26, 2007).

 

1. Type of shares purchased:    Shares of common stock of Kubota Corporation
2. Number of shares purchased:    3,100,000 shares
3. Price:    ¥1,275 (Total amount of purchase: ¥3,952,500,000)
4. Date of purchase:    February 27, 2007 (Tuesday)
5. Method of purchase:    Purchase on the market at ToSTNeT-2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
   (closing-price transaction)

(Reference)

 

1)    Details of resolution at the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on December 15, 2006.   
   Type of shares to be purchased:    Shares of common stock of Kubota Corporation   
   Number of shares to be purchased:    Not exceeding 5 million shares (0.4% of the total numbers of shares issued)   
   Amount of shares to be purchased:    Not exceeding ¥5 billion   
   Term of validity:    From December 18, 2006 to March 22, 2007   
2)   

Total number of treasury stock and total amount of treasury stock purchased under the resolution

made at the Board of Directors’ Meeting held on December 15, 2006.

  

Total number of treasury stock purchased:

   3,100,000 shares
  

Total amount of treasury stock purchased:

   ¥3,952,500,000
3)   

Total number of shares issued except treasury stock purchased under the resolution made at the Board of Directors’ Meeting held this fiscal year:

   1,292,069,180 shares
  

The number of treasury stock purchased under the resolution (as of February 27, 2007):

   7,800,000 shares

 


< Cautionary Statements with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements >

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results may differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: general economic conditions in the Company's markets, particularly government agricultural policies, levels of capital expenditures, both in public and private sectors, foreign currency exchange rates, continued competitive pricing pressures in the marketplace, as well as the Company's ability to continue to gain acceptance of its products.


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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.

 

    KUBOTA CORPORATION
Date: March 1, 2007   By:  

/s/ Shigeru Kimura

  Name:   Shigeru Kimura
  Title:   General Manager
    Finance & Accounting Department