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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July 2005
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-7239
KOMATSU LTD.
Translation of registrant’s name into English
3-6 Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Address of principal executive offices
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 ¨
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
| 1. | A company announcement made on July 13, 2005 |
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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: July 15, 2005 | By: | /s/ Kenji Kinoshita | ||
| Kenji Kinoshita | ||||
| Senior Executive Officer | ||||
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| Komatsu Ltd. | ||
| 2-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, | ||
| Tokyo 107-8414, Japan | ||
| Corporate Communications Dept. | ||
| Tel: +81-(0)3-5561-2616 | ||
| Date: July 13, 2005 | ||
| URL: http://www.komatsu.com/ | ||
Dissolution and Liquidation of a Subsidiary
Komatsu Ltd. will hereby notify that it has decided to dissolve Komatsu Finance (Netherlands) B.V., its consolidated subsidiary.
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| 1. | Outline of Komatsu Finance (Netherlands) B.V. |
| Date of Founding |
May 26, 1987 | |
| Location |
Teleportboulevard 140, 1043 EJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
| President |
Yoshinori Komamura | |
| Capitalization |
EUR 138 thousand (As of March 31, 2005) | |
| Main Business |
Finance within the Komatsu Group and fundraising | |
| Ownership |
Komatsu 100% |
| Recent Performances and Finances |
(in thousands of EUR) |
| FY2003 ended March 31, 2003 |
FY2004 ended March 31, 2004 |
FY2005 ended March 31, 2005 |
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| Interest Income |
5,256 | 2,511 | 322 | ||||
| Income Before Tax |
129 | 104 | 11 | ||||
| Net Income |
13 | 39 | (3 | ) | |||
| Total Assets |
126,570 | 42,867 | 3,474 | ||||
| Shareholders’ Equity |
3,349 | 3,388 | 3,385 |
| 2. | Background of Dissolution |
The aforesaid subsidiary has already ceased its main business and the Company has no plan to use the subsidiary for other purpose.
| 3. | Schedule |
Dissolution and liquidation of the aforesaid subsidiary will be resolved at its extra general meeting of shareholders on July 14, 2005.
Liquidation is expected to be completed in September 2005.
| 4. | Effect on Komatsu’s Business Results |
Minor impact of the liquidation is expected on the Company’s business results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
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