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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE Act of 1934
For the month of February, 2007.
ORIX Corporation
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Mita NN Bldg., 4-1-23 Shiba, Minato-Ku,
Tokyo, JAPAN
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
(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.)
Yes ¨ No x
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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.
| ORIX Corporation | ||||
| Date: February 26, 2007 | By | /s/ Yukio Yanase | ||
| Yukio Yanase | ||||
| Director | ||||
| Deputy President | ||||
| ORIX Corporation | ||||
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information:
ORIX Corporation
Corporate Communications
Raymond Spencer or
Yui Takamatsu
Tel: +81-3-5419-5042
Fax: +81-3-5419-5901
E-mail: orixir@orix.co.jp
URL: www.orix.co.jp/index_e.htm
ORIX Files Petition for Arbitration of Exercising the Put Option to Sell Stake in Korea Life
Insurance Co., Ltd. with International Court of Arbitration
TOKYO, Japan – February 26, 2007 – As announced on February 8, 2007, ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX), a leading integrated financial services group, filed a petition with The ICC International Court of Arbitration located in New York on February 23, 2007, (February 22 in the U.S.) for arbitration between the Hanwha Group of Korea regarding ORIX’s decision to exercise a put option to sell its shares in Korea Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
About ORIX
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is an integrated financial services group based in Tokyo, Japan, providing innovative value-added products and services to both corporate and retail customers. With operations in 23 countries and regions worldwide, ORIX’s activities include corporate financial services, such as leases and loans, as well as automobile operations, rental operations, real estate-related finance, real estate, life insurance, and investment banking. For more details, please visit our website at: www.orix.co.jp/grp/index_e.htm
These documents may contain forward-looking statements about expected future events and financial results that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and those described under “Business Risk” of the securities report (yukashoken houkokusho) filed with the Director of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau.
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