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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 2005

Commission File Number: 1-6784

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Kadoma, Osaka, Japan

 

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This Form 6-K consists of:

 

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News release issued on August 25, 2005, by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (the “registrant”), announcing the repurchase of a portion of its own shares.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: September 2, 2005

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August 25, 2005    

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:		Investor Relations Contacts:
Akira Kadota (Japan)		Makoto Mihara (Japan)
International PR		Investor Relations
(Tel: +81-3-3578-1237)		(Tel: +81-6-6908-1121)
Panasonic News Bureau (Japan)		Akihiro Takei (U.S.)
(Tel: +81-3-3542-6205)		Panasonic Finance (America), Inc.
		(Tel: +1-212-698-1365)
Jim Reilly (U.S.)
(Tel: +1-201-392-6067)		Norio Iino (Europe)
		Panasonic Finance (Europe) plc
Brendon Gore (Europe)		(Tel: +44-20-7562-4400)
(Tel: +44-20-8899-2217)

 

 

 

Matsushita Electric Executes Own Share Repurchase

 

 

Osaka, Japan, August 25, 2005 — Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI [NYSE symbol: MC]), best known for its Panasonic brand, announced that it has repurchased a portion of its own shares from the market in conformity with provisions of Article 211-3, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the Japanese Commercial Code.

 

Details of the share repurchase are as follows:

 

1.	Class of shares: Common stock

 

2.	Period of repurchase: Between July 29, 2005 and August 25, 2005

 

3.	Aggregate number of shares repurchased: 10,626,000 shares

 

4.	Aggregate repurchase amount: 19,999,557,000 yen

 

5.	Method of repurchase: Shares were repurchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

 

(Reference 1)

1)	The following details were resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on April 28, 2005:

 

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Class of shares: Common stock

 

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Aggregate number of repurchasable shares: Up to 120 million shares

 

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Aggregate repurchase amount: Up to 150 billion yen

 

2)	Cumulative total of shares repurchased since the April 28, 2005 Board of Directors resolution through today:

 

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Aggregate number of shares repurchased: 40,801,000 shares

 

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Aggregate repurchase amount: 69,997,612,000 yen

 

(Reference 2)

The number of shares issued and treasury stock as of June 30, 2005:

 

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Total number of shares issued (excluding treasury stock): 2,236,604,523 shares

 

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Treasury stock: 216,448,974 shares

 

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