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 April, 2016
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 2
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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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: April 28, 2016 | By: | /S/ KATSUYUKI TAKAGI | ||||
| Katsuyuki Takagi Head of Investor Relations | ||||||
Information furnished in this form:
| 1. | Notice Regarding Change in Depreciation Method |
President and CEO: Kaoru Kato
Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9437
New York Stock Exchange: DCM
April 28, 2016
Notice Regarding Change in Depreciation Method
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“the Company”) hereby announced that, at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on April 28, 2016, the Company resolved to change the depreciation method it uses for calculating depreciation of property, plant and equipment. While the Company and its subsidiaries traditionally used the declining-balance method for calculating depreciation of property, plant, and equipment, the Company has resolved for, starting from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries adopt the straight-line method of depreciation as a general rule.
As regards financial forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 including the impact of this change in depreciation method, please refer to the Company’s “Earning Release for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2016” and “Results Presentation for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2016” announced today.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Department
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1111
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company serves over 70 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide LTE network and one of the world’s most progressive LTE-Advanced networks. DOCOMO is a leading developer of a 5G network that it plans to deploy by 2020, as well as network function virtualization (NFV), NFC infrastructure and services, emerging IoT solutions, and more. Outside Japan, the company is providing technical and operational expertise to seven mobile operators and other partner companies, and is contributing to the global standardization of all-new mobile technologies. DOCOMO is listed on stock exchanges in Tokyo (9437) and New York (DCM). Please visit https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/.