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, 2003.
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 5
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Information furnished in this form:
| 1. | Press release dated October 7, 2003 regarding acquisition of KG Telecommunications Co., Ltd. by Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. |
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.
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||||
| Date: October 7, 2003 | By: |
/S/ MASAYUKI HIRATA | ||
| Masayuki Hirata Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
DoCoMo Agrees to Far EasTone Telecommunications Acquisition of KG Telecom
—DoCoMo to Collaborate on i-mode and 3G Business in Taiwan—
TOKYO, JAPAN, October 7, 2003 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to a plan by KG Telecommunications Co., Ltd., in which DoCoMo holds a 21.4% stake, to enter into a Purchase Agreement with Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., Taiwan’s third largest mobile operator. Under the agreement, each KG Telecom share will be converted into 0.46332 Far EasTone shares plus NT$6.72. As a result, KG Telecom will become a 100% subsidiary of Far EasTone. The transaction is expected to be completed around March 2004. Upon completion of the transaction, DoCoMo will become a 4.9% shareholder in Far EasTone, and will receive NT$2,506 million in cash.
In line with this move, DoCoMo also announced that it has concluded a memorandum of understanding with Far EasTone to collaborate on the W-CDMA third-generation (3G) and i-mode® mobile phone businesses in Taiwan. Based on the memorandum, both companies will also work to maximize the synergy effects of the 3G platform, international roaming services, and joint procurement of handsets and other equipment.
In addition, DoCoMo will continue to promote the i-mode business that KG Telecom is currently handling in the Taiwanese market. The newly merged company will take over this role following the acquisition.
Since the start of its equity participation in 2001, DoCoMo has been actively involved in KG Telecom’s business through management participation, technical assistance etc. This merger will enable DoCoMo to secure a more solid base in Taiwan, and increase economic value via further development of i-mode services and steady realization of 3G business.
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For more information, please contact:
Public Relations Department
Susumu Takeuchi
Manager
International PR
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366 (9:30~19:00 Japan Standard Time)
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
e-mail: press_dcm@nttdocomo.com
website: http://www.nttdocomo.com
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world’s leading mobile communications company with more than 47 million customers. The company provides a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services. These include i-mode®, the world’s most popular mobile internet service, which provides e-mail and internet access to over 39 million subscribers, and FOMA®, launched in 2001 as the world’s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe and North and South America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North and South America. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM), and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.
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