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 August 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)
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This report on Form 6-K contains the following:
| 1. | Press release dated August 30, 2011 regarding comments on the article of LCD panel business |
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 August 30, 2011 |
By | /s/ Toshiaki Kuzuoka | ||
| Toshiaki Kuzuoka | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Executive Officer | ||||
Hitachi Comments on the Article of LCD panel business
Tokyo, August 30, 2011 — Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) commented on the news article that reported integration of LCD panel business conducted by Hitachi Displays, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi.
This article wasn’t based on Hitachi’s disclosed information.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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