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Title:

Form 20-F

Entities:

Hitachi, Ltd.; JPMorgan Chase Bank; Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV; Matsushita Electric Co.; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; NTT DoCoMo, Inc.; Siemens AG; State Street Bank & Trust Co.; Vivendi Universal SA; Bank of New York

Date:

2005

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 20-F

 


 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005

 

Commission file number 1 - 6784

 


 

MATSUSHITA DENKI SANGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

(Translation of Registrants name into English)

 


 

Japan

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 

  Title of each class  


 

Name of each exchange on which registered


American Depositary Shares*   New York Stock Exchange

   Common Stock

  New York Stock Exchange

 

* American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts. Each American Depositary Share represents one share of Common Stock.

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares (excluding treasury stock) of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

 

    

Outstanding as of


  Title of Class  


  

March 31, 2005

(Japan Time)


  

March 31, 2005

(New York Time)


Common Stock

   2,258,357,710     

American Depositary Shares, each representing 1 share of Common Stock

        120,787,794

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Company (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  .

 

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the Company has elected to follow.

Item 17.      Item 18.  x.

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes       No  x

 

This form contains 172 pages.

 



Table of Contents

CONTENTS

 

             Page

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

   1

About the Company

   1
        PART I     

Item 1.

  Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers    2

Item 2.

  Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable    2

Item 3.

  Key Information    2
    A.   Selected Financial Data    2
    B.   Capitalization and Indebtedness    3
    C.   Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds    3
    D.   Risk Factors    3

Item 4.

  Information on the Company    10
    A.   History and Development of the Company    10
    B.   Business Overview    16
    C.   Organizational Structure    31
    D.   Property, Plants and Equipment    33

Item 5.

  Operating and Financial Review and Prospects    35
    A.   Operating Results    35
    B.   Liquidity and Capital Resources    47
    C.   Research and Development    50
    D.   Trend Information    51
    E.   Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements    53
    F.   Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations    53
    G.   Safe Harbor    54
    H.   Accounting Principles    54

Item 6.

  Directors, Senior Management and Employees    59
    A.   Directors and Senior Management    59
    B.   Compensation    68
    C.   Board Practices    68
    D.   Employees    68
    E.   Share Ownership    69


Table of Contents

 
             Page

Item 7.

  Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions    71
    A.   Major Shareholders    71
    B.   Related Party Transactions    72
    C.   Interests of Experts and Counsel    72

Item 8.

  Financial Information    73
    A.   Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information    73
    B.   Significant Changes    73

Item 9.

  The Offer and Listing    74
    A.   Offer and Listing Details    74
    B.   Plan of Distribution    75
    C.   Markets    75
    D.   Selling Shareholders    75
    E.   Dilution    75
    F.   Expenses of the Issue    76

Item 10.

  Additional Information    76
    A.   Share Capital    76
    B.   Memorandum and Articles of Association    76
    C.   Material Contracts    89
    D.   Exchange Controls    89
    E.   Taxation    90
    F.   Dividends and Paying Agents    95
    G.   Statement by Experts    95
    H.   Documents on Display    96
    I.   Subsidiary Information   

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