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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 2018

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-07628

HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

(Name of registrant)

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, 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  ☒    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):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

 

 

 

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Exhibit 1:

The Board of Directors of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), at its meeting held on February 20, 2018, has decided on changes in its operating officers as of April 1, 2018 and June 2018 (Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders).

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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.

 

Date: February 21, 2018

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[Translation]

February 20, 2018

 

To:	Shareholders of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

From:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome,

Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8556

Takahiro Hachigo

President and Representative Director

Notice Concerning Management Changes

The Board of Directors of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), at its meeting held on February 20, 2018, has decided on changes in its operating officers as of April 1, 2018 and June 2018 (Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders), which are to be effective as indicated below.

Particulars

 

1.	Planned Personnel Changes in Operating Officers

<As of April 1, 2018>

Operating Officers to change titles

 

Name		New Title		Current Title
Shinji Aoyama		Managing Officer		Operating Officer
Noriya Kaihara		Managing Officer		Operating Officer
Toshihiro Mibe		Managing Officer		Operating Officer

Operating Officer to be newly appointed

 

Name		New Title		Current Title
Keiji Ohtsu		Operating Officer		Managing Officer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.   Chief Officer of Research & Development Strategy, Automobile R&D Center

<As of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2018>

Operating Officer to retire

 

Name		Current Title
Toshihiko Nonaka		Managing Officer

 

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<For Reference>

The composition of Directors and Operating Officers as of April 1, 2018 and June 2018 (Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)

 

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Directors

 

Name		As of April 1, 2018		As of June (Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)
Takahiro Hachigo		President and Representative Director		President and Representative Director
Seiji Kuraishi		Executive Vice President and Representative Director		Executive Vice President and Representative Director
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto		Senior Managing Director		Senior Managing Director
Toshiaki Mikoshiba		Senior Managing Director		Senior Managing Director
Yoshi Yamane		Senior Managing Director		Senior Managing Director
Kohei Takeuchi		Senior Managing Director		Senior Managing Director
Hideko Kunii		Director*1		Director*1
Motoki Ozaki		Director*1		Director*1
Takanobu Ito		Director and Advisor		Director and Advisor
Masahiro Yoshida		Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member		Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Masafumi Suzuki		Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member		Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Toshiaki Hiwatari		Director*1, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member		Director*1, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Hideo Takaura		Director*1, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member		Director*1, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Mayumi Tamura		Director*1, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member		Director*1, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

 

*1	External Directors

 

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2.	Operating Officers

 

Name		As of April 1, 2018		As of June (Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)
Toshihiko Nonaka		Managing Officer		-
Takashi Sekiguchi		Managing Officer		Managing Officer
Soichiro Takizawa		Managing Officer		Managing Officer
Michimasa Fujino		Managing Officer		Managing Officer
Shinji Aoyama		Managing Officer*1		Managing Officer
Noriya Kaihara		Managing Officer*1		Managing Officer
Toshihiro Mibe		Managing Officer*1		Managing Officer
Naoto Matsui		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Mitsugu Matsukawa		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Tetsuo Suzuki		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Issao Mizoguchi		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Yusuke Hori		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Tomomi Kosaka		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Noriaki Abe		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Toshiyuki Shimabara		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Yasuhide Mizuno		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Kazuhiro Odaka		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Masayuki Igarashi		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Hiroyuki Kachi		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Soichi Yamamoto		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Katsushi Inoue		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Kimiyoshi Teratani		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Asako Suzuki		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Katsuhisa Okuda		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Katsuhide Moriyama		Operating Officer		Operating Officer
Keiji Ohtsu		Operating Officer*2		Operating Officer

 

*1	To change titles

*2	To be newly appointed

 

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