Form 6-K
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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 May, 2004.

 

Commission File Number: 001-31221

 

Total number of pages: 4

 


 

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)

 


 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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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 in this form:

 

1. Press release, dated May 27, 2004, regarding the sale of NTT DoCoMo’s stake in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited to Hutchison Whampoa Limited.


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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.

 

    NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Date: May 27, 2004  

By:

 

/S/    MASAYUKI HIRATA        


       

Masayuki Hirata

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer


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For Immediate Release

 

NTT DoCoMo to sell its stake in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited

to Hutchison Whampoa Limited

 

TOKYO, JAPAN, May 27, 2004—NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (“DoCoMo”) announced today that DoCoMo agreed to sell its entire 20% shareholding in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited (“H3G UK”) to Hutchison Whampoa Limited (“HWL”) for a total consideration of £120 million in a Sale and Purchase Agreement signed between DoCoMo and HWL.

 

Under the terms of the Sale and Purchase Agreement, DoCoMo will receive payment in three installments either in cash, or subject to the listing of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (“HTIL”), a subsidiary company of HWL that has applied for a listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, in shares of HTIL. The third and final installment will be made in December 2006. DoCoMo’s right to receive £120 million as of the time of completion of the transaction in February 2007 is secured by the Sale and Purchase Agreement.

 

As part of the agreement, the £200 million shareholder loan provided by DoCoMo to H3G UK in May 2003 was transferred for value to Hutchison Europe Telecommunications S.à r.l., a HWL subsidiary company today. DoCoMo has no further financial commitments to H3G UK.

 

Notes:

DoCoMo has been informed that no decision has been made as to the listing of HTIL and that HTIL’s application for listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and a public offering of HTIL’s shares in Hong Kong are subject to the approval of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the boards of directors of HWL and HTIL.

 

For further inquiries, 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

Mobile: +81-90-5400-1142

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 48 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 40 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 America, the company is expanding its global reach through strategic alliances with mobile and multimedia service providers in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North 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 available only to subscribers in Japan.