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FORM 6-K

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 June 2011

Commission File Number 1-8320

Hitachi, Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280, 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.

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This report on Form 6-K contains the following:

 

1. Translation of extraordinary report filed with the Japanese government pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan

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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.

 

      Hitachi, Ltd.
      (Registrant)

Date       June 27, 2011

    By   

/s/ Toshiaki Kuzuoka

      Toshiaki Kuzuoka
      Senior Vice President and Executive Officer

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(Translation)

Extraordinary Report

pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan

(June 27, 2011)

Hitachi, Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan

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1. Reason for filing

Resolutions were made for the proposals at the 142nd ordinary general meeting of the shareholders held on June 24, 2011 (the “Meeting”). Therefore Hitachi, Ltd. (“Hitachi”) filed an Extraordinary Report pursuant to Article 24-5, Paragraph 4 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan and Article 19, Paragraph 2, Item 9-2 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance Concerning Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc.

 

2. Contents of Report

 

  (1) Date of the Meeting held: June 24, 2011

 

  (2) Matters to be resolved

<Company Proposal>

Item No. 1    Election of 13 Directors due to expiration of the term of office of all Directors

Thirteen Director nominees were Mr. Takashi Kawamura, Ms. Yoshie Ota, Mr. Mitsuo Ohashi, Mr. Nobuo Katsumata, Mr. Tohru Motobayashi, Mr. Isao Ono, Sir Stephen Gomersall, Mr. Tadamichi Sakiyama, Mr. Masaharu Sumikawa, Mr. Hiroaki Nakanishi, Mr. Michiharu Nakamura, Mr. Takashi Hatchoji and Mr. Takashi Miyoshi. Ms. Yoshie Ota, Mr. Mitsuo Ohashi, Mr. Nobuo Katsumata and Mr. Tohru Motobayashi were nominees who fulfill the qualification requirements to be outside director nominees as provided for in Article 2, Paragraph 3, Item 7 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Companies Act.

<Shareholder Proposal>

Item No. 2    Removal of 1 Director

This Item proposes removal of Director Takashi Miyoshi.

 

  (3) Number of voting rights indicating “for,” “against” or “abstain,” requirements for approving the proposals; and Results of resolutions, etc.

 

  (i) Voting rights as of the record date (March 31, 2011)

Number of shareholders who are entitled to vote: 352,668

Total number of voting rights: 4,488,835

 

  (ii) Voting rights exercised

 

     Voting rights
exercised by the
previous day of the
Meeting		      Voting rights of
shareholders who
attended the
Meeting		      Total  

Number of shareholders

      125,250         1,889         127,139   

Number of voting rights

      2,704,685         546,923         3,251,608   

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  (iii) Results of resolutions

 

Proposals

    Number of voting rights indicating “for,”
“against” or “abstain” (note 3)		      Ratio of
favorable votes
(note 4)		     Results  
   For      Against      Abstain       

<Company Proposal> Item No. 1 (note 1)

              

Takashi Kawamura

      2,998,464         200,230         6,132         92.21 %      Approved   

Yoshie Ota

      3,069,025         132,709         3,094         94.38 %      Approved   

Mitsuo Ohashi

      3,069,772         131,962         3,094         94.41 %      Approved   

Nobuo Katsumata

      3,063,345         138,389         3,094         94.21 %      Approved   

Tohru Motobayashi

      2,480,093         718,592         6,132         76.27 %      Approved   

Isao Ono

      3,019,363         179,333         6,132         92.86 %      Approved   

Stephen Gomersall

      3,006,480         192,216         6,132         92.46 %      Approved   

Tadamichi Sakiyama

      2,785,386         413,301         6,137         85.66 %      Approved   

Masaharu Sumikawa

      3,019,180         179,516         6,132         92.85 %      Approved   

Hiroaki Nakanishi

      2,957,818         240,874         6,132         90.96 %      Approved   

Michiharu Nakamura

      3,012,287         186,409         6,132         92.64 %      Approved   

Takashi Hatchoji

      3,018,464         180,232         6,132         92.83 %      Approved   

Takashi Miyoshi

      3,006,490         192,205         6,133         92.46 %      Approved   

<Shareholder Proposal> Item No. 2 (note 2)

      178,519         3,024,927         4,717         5.49 %      Disapproved   

Notes:

 

1. Pursuant to the Companies Act and the articles of incorporation of Hitachi, for the adoption of resolutions to approve Item No. 1, the presence of shareholders representing one-third or more of the voting rights of shareholders who are entitled to vote and a majority of the votes for the proposal by such shareholders are required.
2. Pursuant to the Companies Act and the articles of incorporation of Hitachi, for the adoption of resolution to approve Item No. 2, the presence of shareholders representing a majority of the voting rights of shareholders who are entitled to vote and a majority of the votes for the proposal by such shareholders are required.
3. Requirements for the resolutions were met by the voting rights exercised prior to the date of the Meeting and voting rights of shareholders who attended the Meeting of which Hitachi identified the indication. Therefore, other voting rights are not included in the number of voting rights indicating “for,” “against” or “abstain.”
4. “Ratio of favorable votes” is the percentage of the number of voting rights indicating “for” to the sum of the number of voting rights exercised by the previous day of the Meeting and the number of voting rights of shareholders who attended the Meeting.