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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January, 2008
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 5
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Information furnished in this form:
| 1. | NTT DoCoMo Increases Stake in Philippine Long Distance Telephone |
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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.
| NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: January 22, 2008 | By: | /S/ YOSHIKIYO SAKAI |
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| Yoshikiyo Sakai | ||||||||
| Head of Investor Relations | ||||||||
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NTT DoCoMo Increases Stake in Philippine Long Distance Telephone
TOKYO, JAPAN, January 22, 2008 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that during the period from March 2007 through January 22, 2008 it raised its stake in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, to 13.34% of the outstanding common stock of PLDT. During this period, DoCoMo acquired 12,532,214 additional shares of common stock of PLDT, or 6.64% of the outstanding common stock of PLDT, for 86.7 billion Japanese yen, or approximately 760 million U.S. dollars.
The combined holdings of DoCoMo and NTT Communications Corporation, a sister company in the NTT Group, are now 20.03% of the outstanding common stock of PLDT.
DoCoMo, beginning with its initial acquisition of 12,633,486 shares of PLDT (6.7% of the outstanding common stock of PLDT) from NTT Communications in March 2006, has been steadily increasing its stake as part of the building of its comprehensive partnership with PLDT. The increased stake also enables DoCoMo to book the investment using the equity method and reclassify PLDT as an affiliate.
The investment also strengthens DoCoMo’s business tie-up with Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), PLDT’s wholly-owned mobile communications subsidiary. Working with SMART, DoCoMo intends to develop mutually beneficial technologies and services, including international roaming between Japan and the Philippines.
For further information, please contact:
Shuichiro Ichikoshi or Shinya Yokota
International PR
Public Relations Department
Tel: +81-3-5156-1366
Fax: +81-3-5501-3408
Website: www.nttdocomo.com
Inquiries may also be made through the following URL:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/contact
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world’s leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves over 53 million customers, including 40 million people subscribing to FOMA, launched as the world’s first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode™, the world’s most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by more than 47 million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.
i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries
NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.
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Details of DoCoMo’s Increased Investment in PLDT
| 1. | Objectives for Raising Stake |
| • | Enhance PLDT’s business development in the Philippines by making it an affiliated company of DoCoMo. |
| • | Expand business opportunities for DoCoMo. |
| • | Enhance international roaming services between Japan and the Philippines. |
| 2. | Transactions |
Duration of share purchase: March 2007 - January 2008
No. of additional shares purchased: 12,532,214 (6.64% of PLDT’s outstanding common stock)
Shares now held by DoCoMo: 25,165,700 (13.34% of PLDT’s outstanding common stock)
Combined holdings of DoCoMo and NTT Communications: 20.03%
Total purchase price for additional shares: JPY86.7 billion (US$760 million*)
| * | At the exchange rate of JPY114.15 to US$1.00. |
| 3. | Breakdown of PLDT Ownership |
| * | First Pacific is a Hong Kong-based investment and management company. |
| 4. | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company |
Representative: Napoleon L. Nazareno
Headquarters: Manila, Republic of the Philippines
Employees: 28,219 (PLDT Group total in 2006)
Business: Provider of fixed-line telecommunications in the Philippines
Consolidated Operating Revenue in 2006*: 127.5 billion pesos (US$2.6 billion*)
Consolidated Net Income in 2006*: 33.6 billion pesos (US$685 million*)
| 5. | Smart Communications, Inc. |
Representative: Napoleon L. Nazareno
Headquarters: Manila, Republic of the Philippines
Business: Provider of wireless telecommunications in the Philippines
Wireless Operating Revenue in 2006*: 80.4 billion pesos (US$1.64 billion*)
| * | Source: Published financial data in conformity with U.S. GAAP (at the exchange rate of Php49.045 to US$1.00) |