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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 May 2014
ORIX Corporation
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
World Trade Center Bldg., 2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, 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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| 2. | English press release entitled, “Announcement Regarding Management Changes” |
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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: May 13, 2014 | By | /s/ Haruyuki Urata | ||
| Haruyuki Urata | ||||
| Director | ||||
| Deputy President & CFO | ||||
| ORIX Corporation | ||||
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| May 13, 2014 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information:
ORIX Corporation
Corporate Planning Department
Tel : +81-3-3435-3121
Fax: +81-3-3435-3154
URL: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/
Announcement Regarding a Change in Candidates for Director
TOKYO, Japan – May 13, 2014 – ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX), a leading integrated financial services group, today announced that the Nominating Committee has resolved to make a change to the candidates for Director. The nominations are scheduled to be finalized at the 51st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on June 24, 2014.
Candidates for the 13 director positions (including 6 Outside Directors) are as follows:
| Makoto Inoue | Takeshi Sasaki (Outside Director) | |
| Haruyuki Urata | Eiko Tsujiyama (Outside Director) | |
| Tamio Umaki | Robert Feldman (Outside Director) | |
| Kazuo Kojima | Takeshi Niinami (Outside Director) | |
| Yoshiyuki Yamaya | Nobuaki Usui (Outside Director) | |
| Katsunobu Kamei (newly nominated) * | Ryuji Yasuda (Outside Director) | |
| Hideaki Takahashi (Non-Executive Director, newly nominated) | ||
Reason for change:
DAIKYO INCORPORATED, a subsidiary of ORIX, today announced that its Nominating Committee decided to nominate as a candidate for its director Mr. Katsutoshi Kadowaki, who had also been a candidate for Director at ORIX. In accordance with this announcement, ORIX nominated Mr. Katsunobu Kamei in place of Mr. Katsutoshi Kadowaki as a candidate for Director.
Details on New Candidate for Director
| Katsunobu Kamei (Born July 8, 1957) | ||
| Apr. 1980 | Joined the Company | |
| Feb. 2005 | Deputy Head, Kinki Sales Headquarters | |
| Jan. 2008 | Executive Officer | |
| Jan. 2010 | Domestic Sales Headquarters: Head of Kinki Sales | |
| Jan. 2011 | Group Senior Vice President (present position) President, ORIX Auto Corporation (present position) | |
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About ORIX
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses. Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile related, real estate and environment and energy related businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its businesses globally by establishing locations in 35 countries and regions across the world. ORIX celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014 and moving forward it aims to contribute to society while continuing to capture new business opportunities and sustain growth by promoting acceleration of its corporate strategy “Finance + Services.” For more details, please visit our website: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/
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 under “4. Risk Factors” of the “Summary of Consolidated Financial Results” of the “Consolidated Financial Results April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013.”
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May 13, 2014 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information:
ORIX Corporation
Corporate Planning Department
Tel: +81-3-3435-3121
Fax: +81-3-3435-3154
URL: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/
Announcement Regarding Management Changes
TOKYO, Japan – May 13, 2014 – ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX), a leading integrated financial services group, today made public an announcement regarding management changes.
| New Position |
Present Position |
Name | ||
| Changes Effective as of June 24, 2014 | ||||
| Director Corporate Executive Vice President Head of Domestic Sales Headquarters President, ORIX Auto Corporation Chairman, ORIX Rentec Corporation President, NS Lease Co., Ltd. |
Group Senior Vice President President, ORIX Auto Corporation |
Katsunobu Kamei | ||
| Retire* | Director Corporate Executive Vice President Head of Domestic Sales Headquarters Chairman, ORIX Auto Corporation Chairman, ORIX Rentec Corporation President, NS Lease Co., Ltd. |
Katsutoshi Kadowaki | ||
| Changes Effective as of June 26, 2014 | ||||
| Executive Officer Deputy Head of Treasury Headquarters |
Director Corporate Executive Vice President, DAIKYO INCORPORATED |
Ryuhei Sakamoto | ||
| * | Katsutoshi Kadowaki will be appointed Director, Representative Executive Officer and Chairman of DAIKYO INCORPORATED on June 25, 2014. |
About ORIX
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses. Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile related, real estate and environment and energy related businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its businesses globally by establishing locations in 35 countries and regions across the world. ORIX celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014 and moving forward it aims to contribute to society while continuing to capture new business opportunities and sustain growth by promoting acceleration of its corporate strategy “Finance + Services.” For more details, please visit our website: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/
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 under “4. Risk Factors” of the “Summary of Consolidated Financial Results” of the “Consolidated Financial Results April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013.”