As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2006
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
of
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
Japan
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
(212) 495-1784
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
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The Bank of New York
ADR Division
One Wall Street, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10286
(212) 495-1784
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Peter B. Tisne, Esq.
Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP
120 Broadway
New York, New York 10271
(212) 238-3010
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
[X] immediately upon filing
[ ] on (Date) at (Time).
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. [ ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class | Amount to be Registered | Proposed | Proposed | Amount of Registration Fee |
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing common shares of Toyota Motor Corporation | 200,000,000 American Depositary Shares | $.05 | $10,000,000 | $1,070.00 |
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing the American Depositary Shares.
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874223_1
The prospectus consists of the form of American Depositary Receipt, which is included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to this Registration Statement which is incorporated herein by reference.
874223_1
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Description of Securities to be Registered
Cross Reference Sheet
Item Number and Caption | Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt |
1. Name and address of depositary | Introductory Article |
2. Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities | Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center |
Terms of Deposit: | |
(i) The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts | Face of Receipt, upper right corner |
(ii) The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities | Articles 15, 16 and 18 |
(iii) The collection and distribution of dividends | Articles 4, 12, 13, 15 and 18 |
(iv) The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material | Articles 11, 15, 16 and 18 |
(v) The sale or exercise of rights | Articles 13, 14, 15 and 18 |
(vi) The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization | Articles 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18 |
(vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement | Articles 20 and 21 |
(viii) Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts | Article 11 |
(ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities | Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 22 |
(x) Limitation upon the liability of the depositary | Articles 14, 18, 19 and 21 |
3. Fees and Charges | Articles 7 and 8 |
Item 2.
Available Information
Statement that Toyota Motor Corporation is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly, files certain reports with the Commission. Periodic reports made by Toyota Motor Corporation can be inspected by holders of ADRs and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington D.C. | Article 11 |
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3.
Exhibits
a.
Deposit Agreement dated as of September 27, 1999, among Toyota Motor Corporation, The Bank of New York as Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder. Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.
b.
Form of Letter agreement among Toyota Motor Corporation and The Bank of New York relating to pre-release activities. Filed herewith as Exhibit 2.
c.
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. See (a) above.
d.
Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit 4.
e.
Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit 5.
Item 4.
Undertakings
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the ADRs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADR thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on November 7, 2006.
Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of American Depositary Receipts for common shares of Toyota Motor Corporation.
By:
The Bank of New York,
as Depositary
By: /s/ U. Marianne Erlandsen
Name: U. Marianne Erlandsen
Title: Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Toyota Motor Corporation has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on November 7, 2006.
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ Takeshi Suzuki
Name: Takeshi Suzuki
Title: Authorized Signatory
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Takeshi Suzuki, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his name, place and stead in any and all capacities the Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) and any documents in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys full power to act with or without the other, and full power and authority to do and perform, in his name and on his behalf, every act whatsoever which such attorneys, or any one of them, may deem necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 7, 2006.
/s/ Fujio Cho (Principal executive officer) | |
/s/ Katsuhiro Nakagawa | |
/s/ Katsuaki Watanabe | |
/s/ Tokuichi Uranishi | |
/s/ Kazuo Okamoto | |
______________________________________ | |
/s/ Mitsuo Kinoshita (Principal financial and accounting officer) | |
/s/ Yoshimi Inaba | |
/s/ Takeshi Uchiyamada | |
_______________________________________ | |
_______________________________________ | |
/s/ Tetsuo Hattori | |
________________________________________ | |
/s/ Takeshi Suzuki | |
/s/ Atsushi Niimi | |
/s/ Hajime Wakayama | |
/s/ Hiroshi Takada | |
/s/ Teiji Tachibana | |
/s/ Shinichi Sasaki | |
/s/ Akira Okabe | |
/s/ Yoshio Shirai | |
________________________________________ | |
/s/ Shoji Ikawa | |
/s/ Shoichiro Toyoda | |
/s/ Hiroshi Okuda | |
Authorized Representative in the United States: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. /s/ Dian D. Ogilvie Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Exhibit | |
1 | Deposit Agreement dated as of September 27, 1999, among Toyota Motor Corporation, The Bank of New York as Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder. | |
2 | Form of Letter agreement among Toyota Motor Corporation and The Bank of New York relating to pre-release activities. | |
4 | Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. | |
5 | Certification under Rule 466. | |