FORM 6-K
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of September 2025
Commission File Number: 001-38757
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1-1, Nihonbashi-Honcho 2-Chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8668
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.
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Information furnished on this form:
EXHIBIT
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| 1 | | Information About General Reserve and Other Voluntary Reserves |
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.
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| | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED |
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| Date: September 25, 2025 | | By: | /s/ Norimasa Takeda |
| | | Norimasa Takeda Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller |
News Release
Information About General Reserve and Other Voluntary Reserves
OSAKA, Japan and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, September 25, 2025 – Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) announces that its Board of Directors approved, on September 24, 2025 (U.S. Eastern Time), a reversal of general reserve and unrestricted reversal of other voluntary reserves, as detailed below.
Takeda has established a provision in its Articles of Incorporation to the effect that the matters specified in each item of Paragraph 1, Article 459 of the Companies Act of Japan may be conducted by resolution of the Board of Directors.
This treatment within the net assets section on Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited’s balance sheet (unconsolidated) does not affect the consolidated financial results.
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1.Details |
| Reversal of voluntary reserves listed below including the general reserve, and reclassification of those reserves to unappropriated retained earnings. |
| (1) Surplus items to be decreased, and their amounts (JPY) | |
| Reserve for retirement benefits | 5,000 million | |
| Reserve for dividends | 11,000 million | |
| Reserve for research and development | 2,400 million | |
| Reserve for capital improvements | 1,054 million | |
| Reserve for promotion of exports | 434 million | |
| General reserve | 814,500 million | |
(2) Surplus item to be increased, and the amount (JPY) | |
| Unappropriated retained earnings | 834,388 million | |
2. Reason for reversal of the general reserve and other voluntary reserves |
To enable a flexible capital policy by effectively utilizing a portion of the internal reserves that were accumulated in the past and remained unused over many years. |
3.Effective date |
September 24, 2025 | | |
4.Impact on Consolidated Financial Results |
There is no impact on consolidated financial results as this is a reclassification of accounts in the section of net assets of the balance sheet of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (unconsolidated) and there is no change in the amount of total net assets. |
About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines. Together with our partners, we aim to improve the patient experience and advance a new frontier of treatment options through our dynamic and diverse pipeline. As a leading values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, we are guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet. Our employees in approximately 80 countries and regions are driven by our purpose and are grounded in the values that have defined us for more than two centuries. For more information, visit www.takeda.com.
Contacts
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Investor Relations Christopher O’Reilly christopher.oreilly@takeda.com +81 (0) 3-3278-2543 | Media Relations Brendan Jennings brendan.jennings@takeda.com +81 (0) 80-2705-8259 (Outside Japan business hours) Media_relations@takeda.com |
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