As filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2026 |
Registration No. 333- |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY
SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
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HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as
specified in its charter)
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HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)
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Japan
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
of issuer)
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CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
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388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
(877) 248-4237
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
1919 Torrance Blvd.,
Torrance, California 90501
(310) 783-2265
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
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Keiji Hatano, Esq.
Nirav N. Mehta, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1 Chome-5-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
100-0004, Japan
81 3-3213-6140
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Herman H. Raspé, Esq.
Jean-Claude Lanza, Esq.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 336-2000
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| It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466: |
☐ immediately upon filing. |
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☐ on (Date) at (Time). |
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| If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box:
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be
Registered |
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Price Per ADS Unit* |
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price** |
Amount of
Registration Fee |
| American Depositary Shares (“ADS(s)”), each ADS representing three (3) shares of common stock of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) |
250,000,000 ADSs |
$5.00 |
$12,500,000.00 |
$1,726.25 |
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* Each
ADS Unit represents 100 ADSs.
** Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum
aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of ADSs.
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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. |
This Registration Statement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Cross Reference Sheet
| Item 1. | DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED |
Item
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Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
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Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office |
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Face of Receipt - Introductory Paragraph. |
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| 2. |
Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities |
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Face of Receipt - Top Center. |
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| Terms of Deposit: |
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(i) |
The amount of deposited securities represented by one American Depositary Share (“ADS”) |
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Face of Receipt - Upper right corner. |
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(ii) |
The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (12)
and (13). |
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(iii) |
The collection and distribution of dividends |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (11). |
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(iv) |
The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (9);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (13). |
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(v) |
The sale or exercise of rights |
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Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (11) and (12). |
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(vi) |
The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (3);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (11), (12) and (14). |
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(vii) |
Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (18) and (19) (no provision for extensions). |
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(viii) |
Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADSs |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (9). |
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(ix) |
Restrictions upon the right to transfer or withdraw the underlying securities |
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Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (1)(c), (2), (3), (4), and (6). |
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Item Number and Caption
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Location in
Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus
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(x) |
Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (5);
Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (11), (15) and (16). |
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Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (7). |
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (9). |
The Company is subject to
the periodic reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain
reports with, and submits certain reports to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).
These reports can be retrieved from the Commission’s internet website (www.sec.gov), and can be
inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549.
PROSPECTUS
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form
of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement
on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
| (a) | Form of Third Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, by and among Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”),
Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares
issued thereunder (“Deposit Agreement”). ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a). |
| (b) | Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary
Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. ___ None. |
| (c) | Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of
the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. ___ None. |
| (d) | Opinion of counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered. ___
Filed herewith as Exhibit (d). |
| (e) | Certificate under Rule 466. ___ None. |
| (f) | Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company.
___ Set forth on the signature pages hereto. |
| (a) | The Depositary undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States,
for inspection by holders of ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both
(1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying
securities by the issuer. |
| (b) | If the amount of fees charged is not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare
a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a
copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS
thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity to be created by the Deposit Agreement,
by and among Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American
Depositary Shares to be issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on
Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 22nd day of June, 2026.
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Legal entity created
by the Deposit Agreement under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share
representing the right to receive three (3) shares of common stock of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
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CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary |
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By: |
/s/ Leslie DeLuca |
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Name: Leslie DeLuca |
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Title: Attorney-in-Fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements
for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized, in Tokyo, Japan, on June 22, 2026.
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HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
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By: |
/s/ Toshihiro Mibe |
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Name: Toshihiro Mibe
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Toshihiro Mibe, Director, President, Representative
Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Masao Kawaguchi, Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Sumihiro Takahashi, Operating
Executive, Head, Accounting and Finance Unit, Koji Ito, General Manager, Finance Division, and Kenji Ichinoseki, Manager, Finance Division
Investor Relations Department, to act as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as s/he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities
on June 22, 2026.
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/s/ Toshihiro Mibe
Toshihiro Mibe |
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Director, President, Representative Executive Officer and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Noriya Kaihara
Noriya Kaihara |
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Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive
Officer |
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/s/ Katsushi Inoue
Katsushi Inoue |
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Director |
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/s/ Asako Suzuki
Asako Suzuki |
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Director |
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/s/ Jiro Morisawa
Jiro Morisawa |
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Director |
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Title |
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/s/ Kunihiko Sakai
Kunihiko Sakai |
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Director |
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/s/ Fumiya Kokubu
Fumiya Kokubu |
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Director |
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/s/ Yoichiro Ogawa
Yoichiro Ogawa |
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Director |
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/s/ Kazuhiro Higashi
Kazuhiro Higashi |
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Director |
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/s/ Ryoko Nagata
Ryoko Nagata |
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Director |
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/s/ Mika Agatsuma
Mika Agatsuma |
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Director |
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/s/ Masao Kawaguchi
Masao Kawaguchi |
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Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
Under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement
on Form F-6 in New York, New York on June 22, 2026.
American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc. |
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| By: |
/s/ Shiho Umebayashi |
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Name: Shiho Umebayashi
Title: Authorized Signatory |
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Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Document |
Sequentially
Numbered Page |
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| (a) |
Form of Deposit Agreement |
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| (d) |
Opinion of counsel to the Depositary |
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