FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2001
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-7239
KOMATSU LTD.
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Translation of registrant's name into English
3-6 Akasaka 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Address of principal executive offices
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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1. One company announcement made on May 18, 2001.
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.
KOMATSU LTD.
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(Registrant)
Date: May 21, 2001 By: /s/ Masaru Fukase
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Masaru Fukase
Senior Executive Officer
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NEWS RELEASE
Komatsu Ltd.
2-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-8414, Japan
Public Relations Section
Tel: +81-3-5561-2616
0017(1694)
May 18, 2001
URL: http://www.komatsu.com/
NOTICE OF CHANGE REGARDING MAJOR SHAREHOLDER
Upon confirmation of the change of a major shareholder as of May 11, 2001,
Komatsu Ltd. serves notice as follows:
Notice
1. Background of Confirmation
On May 10, 2001, a report (hereinafter to be referred to as the Mass-
shareholding Report) was submitted by the below-mentioned shareholder to
the Kanto Bureau of Finance based on Item 1, Paragraph 25, Article 27 of
the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan, a copy of which was sent to
Komatsu Ltd.
However, as the name of the shareholder in question does not appear on
the shareholders list of Komatsu Ltd., the company was unable to identify
under what name the said holding was registered. According to the Mass-
shareholding Report, 50,679,812 shares said to be owned by the shareholder
in question are in the form of ADRs and the name of their holder is
surmised to be "Nats Cumco *."
* Nats Cumco is the name used by City Bank N.A., a trustee for ADRs of
Komatsu Ltd.
The number of shares it held as of March 31, 2001: 55,735,540
2. Details of the Shareholder in Question (Based on the Mass-shareholding
Report)
(1) Name
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.
(2) Head Office Address
12750 High Bluff Drive, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
(3) Representative
Glenn R. Carlson, Managing Partner
(4) Main Business
U.S.A.-registered investment consultant
3. Number of Shares Held by the Shareholder in Question and Ratio of Holding
to Outstanding Shares (Based on the Mass-shareholding Report)
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Ratio to
No. of Shares Outstanding
Held Shares Ranking of Major Shareholding
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Before the Change Ranked top on a real basis.
(as of March 31, 95,618,816 9.97% As stated above, the shareholder
2001) in question does not appear on
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After the Change 115,960,612 12.09% the shareholders list.
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4. Outlook
All Komatsu Ltd. recognizes is as stated in Paragraph l of this
notice. Therefore the Company will not be knowledgeable of any future
developments concerning this matter.
Incidentally, it is noted in the Mass-shareholding Report that the
purpose of the holding is "purchase for passive investment on behalf of
(numerous) customers who have no intention to control the issuer."