Form 6-K
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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 May, 2004.

 

Commission File Number: 001-31221

 

Total number of pages: 76

 


 

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)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F  x                    Form 40-F

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes  ¨    No  x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

 


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Information furnished in this form:

 

1. English translation, dated May 28, 2004, of Notice of Convoction of the 13th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
2. English translation of report to shareholders regarding the 13th fiscal year of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.


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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: May 28, 2004  

By:

 

/S/    MASAYUKI HIRATA        


       

Masayuki Hirata

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer


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[ Translation]

    
     May 28, 2004

To Shareholders

    
     NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
     11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome
     Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
     Japan
     Keiji Tachikawa
     President and CEO

 

NOTICE OF CONVOCATION OF

THE 13th ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

Notice is hereby given that the 13th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (“Meeting”) will be held as described below.

 

If on the appointed day you cannot be present, please review the “Reference Materials Pertaining to Exercise of Voting Rights” enclosed herein, indicate your votes for or against the matters set forth on the enclosed proxy voting form, impress your seal thereon, and return the form via postal mail; or, if you use a cellular handset compatible with “i-mode” or a personal computer, you may access our proxy voting site on the Internet at http://koushi.ufjtrustbank.co.jp/ in accordance with the procedures described on pages 18-21 herein, and input your preferences.

 

When exercising voting rights via the Internet, please carefully observe the cautions noted herein.

 

          Details

1.

  

Date and Time:

  

Friday, June 18, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.

2.

  

Place of the Meeting:

  

Tsuru-no-ma, 1st Floor

         

Hotel New Otani

         

4-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

         

Japan

3.

  

Matters to be dealt with at the Meeting:

    

 

Matters to be reported:

 

Report on Business Report and Statement of Income for the 13th Fiscal Year (from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004), and Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2004


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Matters to be resolved:

 

First Item of Business:

   Approval of Proposed Appropriation of Retained Earnings for the 13th Fiscal Year

Second Item of Business:

  

Repurchase of shares

A summary of this item appears in the section entitled “Reference Materials Pertaining to Exercise of Voting Rights” on page 3 herein, below.

Third Item of Business:

  

Partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation

A summary of this item appears in the “Reference Materials Pertaining to Exercise of Voting Rights” on pages 4 herein, below.

Fourth Item of Business:

   Election of 25 Directors

Fifth Item of Business:

   Election of 1 Corporate Auditor

Sixth Item of Business:

   Award of Retirement Benefits Payments to Retiring Directors and Corporate Auditor

 

A copy of the financial statements and a certified copy of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the financial statements required to be attached to this Notice are as stated in the “Report for the 13th Fiscal Year” (from page 3 to page 43) attached hereto.


 

If you attend the Meeting in person, please present the enclosed voting form to the receptionist at the Meeting.

 

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Reference Materials Pertaining to Exercise of Voting Rights

 

1. Total Number of Voting Rights Held by All Shareholders:

 

48,594,059 voting rights

 

2. Items of Business and Matters for Reference:

 

First Item of Business:    Approval of Proposed Appropriation of Retained Earnings for the 13th Fiscal Year

 

The proposal for appropriation of retained earnings of the Company for this fiscal year is as stated in the “Report for the 13th Fiscal Year” (page 39) attached hereto.

 

Taking into account results of operations and the management environment, the Company distributes dividends with the aim of providing continuous stable dividends while trying to enhance its financial condition and secure internal reserves.

 

It is proposed that the Company declare a year-end dividend of ¥1,000 per share, including an ordinary dividend of ¥500 a share as well as a commemorative dividend of ¥500 a share in recognition of i-mode subscriptions passing the 40 million mark. The Company paid an interim dividend of ¥500 a share in November 2003, and accordingly, the aggregate amount of annual dividends for this fiscal year will be ¥1,500 per share.

 

Second Item of Business:    Repurchase of Shares

 

In order to improve capital efficiency, and to implement a capital strategy that can flexibly respond to changes in the management environment, it is proposed that the Company repurchase up to 2,500,000 shares of its common stock, up to an aggregate repurchase price of ¥600,000 million, during the term between the close of this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the close of the next following Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, pursuant to the provisions of Article 210 of the Commercial Code of Japan.

 

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Third Item of Business:    Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation

 

1. Reasons for Amending to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company

 

  (1) Because the “Law Concerning Partial Amendments to the Commercial Code and Law for Special Exceptions to the Commercial Code Concerning Audit, etc., of Kabushiki-Kaisha” (Law No.132 of 2003) became effective on September 25, 2003, under which companies may purchase their own shares pursuant to a resolution of their Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of their Articles of Incorporation, it is proposed that the Company amend its Articles of Incorporation to add an provision as Article 6 for the repurchase of its shares, thereby further enabling the Company to act dynamically in response to operational, financial, and other conditions . In accordance with above, it is proposed that the following numbering changes be made to the Articles of Incorporations of the Company.

 

2. Contents of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company

 

The contents of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company are as follows:

 

       (Provisions proposed to be amended are underlined.)

Current Articles of Incorporation


    

Proposed amendments


(to be newly created)     

(Repurchase of Own Shares)

 

Article 6. The Company may repurchase its own shares pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of Article 211-3, paragraph 1(2) of the Commercial Code of Japan.

Articles 6 to 28 (omitted)      Article 7 to 29 (Same as at present)

 

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Fourth Item of Business:    Election of 25 Directors

 

As the terms of office of 27 Directors will expire at the close of this Meeting, it is proposed that 25 Directors be elected.

 

The candidates for Director positions are as follows:

 

Candidate

Number


 

Name

(Date of Birth)


       

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


1

  Masao Nakamura (November 11, 1944)   

July 1969

 

   Entered NTT Public Corporation    47
        

June 1998

 

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Accounting Department of the Company     
        

January 1999

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department of the Company     
        

June 1999

   Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department and Chief Financial Officer of the Company     
        

June 2002

   Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Mobile Multimedia Division of the Company     
        

June 2003

   Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Marketing Division of the Company     

2

  Masayuki Hirata (July 30, 1947)    April 1970   

Entered NTT Public Corporation

   41
        

June 1998

   General Manager of Business Management Department and Coordination Department of Group Companies Division, Senior Manager of Holding Company Preparatory Office of NTT Corporation (“NTT”)     
        

January 1999

   General Manager of Transition Settlement Office, Director of Department IV of NTT-Holding Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
        

July 1999

   Director of Department IV of NTT     
        

June 2000

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Affiliated Companies Department of the Company     
        

June 2001

   Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department and Chief Financial Office of the Company     

 

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Candidate

Number


  

Name

(Date of Birth)


       

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


3    Kunio Ishikawa (September 2, 1948)    April 1971    Entered NTT Public Corporation    38
          June 1998    Managing Director of Plant Constructing Department of the Company     
          June 1999    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Plant Constructing Department of the Company     
          April 2000    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Network Engineering Department of the Company     
          June 2000    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Personnel Development Department of the Company     
          June 2002    Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Network Division of the Company     
4    Seijiro Adachi (July 8, 1944)    April 1968    Entered Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications    5
          June 1998    Director General of Postal Life Insurance Bureau of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications     
          January 2001    Director General of Postal Services Agency     
          February 2002    Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for the Policyholders of Postal Office Life Insurance     
5    Kei-ichi Enoki (March 15, 1949)    April 1974    Entered NTT Public Corporation    57
          January 1997    Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department of the Company     
          August 1997    Managing Director of Gateway Business Department of the Company     
          June 2000    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Gateway Business Department of the Company     
          July 2001    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of i-mode Business Division of the Company     
          June 2003    Executive Vice President and Managing Director of i-mode Business Division of the Company     

 

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Candidate

Number


   Name
(Date of Birth)

       

History and Positions


   Number of
the Company
Shares Owned


6

   Yasuhiro Kadowaki
(April 30, 1948)
   July 1971    Entered NTT Public Corporation    32
          January 1999    Executive Manager of General Affairs Department, NTT West Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
          July 1999    Senior Manager of General Affairs Department of NTT West     
          June 2001    Senior Vice President and Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division of the Company     
          June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of General Affairs Department of the Company     
          June 2003    Executive Vice President and Managing Director of General Affairs Department of the Company     

7

   Takanori Utano
(September 20, 1949)
   April 1974    Entered NTT Public Corporation    24
          July 1992    Executive Engineer of Research and Development Department of the Company     
          July 1994    Senior Manager of Research and Development Department of the Company     
          June 1998    Managing Director of Radio Network Development Department of the Company     
          June 2001    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Radio Network Development Department of the Company     
          June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Research and Development Planning Department of the Company     

8

   Kiyoyuki Tsujimura
(January 11, 1950)
   April 1975    Entered NTT Public Corporation    50
          July 1992    Senior Manager of Corporate Planning Department of the Company     
          October 1993    Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company     
          January 1999    Managing Director of Global Business Department of the Company     
          June 2001    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Global Business Department of the Company     
          June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company     

 

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Candidate

Number


  

Name

(Date of Birth)


       

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


9

   Shunichi Tamari (January 10, 1949)    April 1971    Entered NTT Public Corporation    28
          January 1996    Managing Director of Satellite Business Department of the Company     
          June 1999    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku     
          June 2001    Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku     
          June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Service Operation & Maintenance Department of the Company     
          January 2004    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Service Quality Management Department of the Company     

10

  

Takashi Sakamoto

(January 13, 1949)

   April 1973    Entered NTT Public Corporation    15
          August 1997    Senior Manager of General Affairs and Accounting Department, Long-Distance Business Division of NTT     
          January 1999    Senior Manager of Department I of NTT-Holding Provisional Headquarters of NTT Corporation     
          July 1999    Senior Manager of Department I, NTT     
          July 2001    Managing Director of Public Relations Department of the Company     
          June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Public Relations Department of the Company     

11

  

Shuro Hoshizawa

(June 17, 1949)

   April 1973    Entered NTT Public Corporation    10
          March 1995    General Manager, Kumagaya Branch of NTT     
          March 1997    Senior Manager, Coordination Department, Group Companies Division of NTT     
          January 1999    Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Department of NTT East Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
          July 1999    Senior Manager of Corporate Planning Department of NTT     
          June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department I of the Company     

 

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Candidate

Number


 

Name

(Date of Birth)


      

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


12

 

Yoshiaki Ugaki

(November 23, 1949)

  April 1972    Entered NTT Public Corporation    6
        July 1997    Senior Manager of Legal Audit Department of NTT     
        January 1999    General Manager of Audit Office and Senior Manager of Department IV of NTT-Holding Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
        July 1999    General Manager of Audit Office and Senior Manager of Department IV of NTT     
        June 2001    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Accounting Department of NTT DoCoMo Kansai     
        July 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department of NTT DoCoMo Kansai     

13

 

Hideki Niimi

(February 26, 1951)

  April 1976    Entered NTT Public Corporation    12
        April 2000    Managing Director of MM Planning Department of the Company     
        June 2002    Managing Director of MM Planning Department, MM Business Department, and M-stage Business Department of the Company     
        June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of MM Planning Department and M-stage Business Department of the Company     
        July 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of MM Planning Department of the Company     
        June 2003    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Procurement and Supply Department of the Company     

14

 

Yojiro Inoue

(March 25, 1949)

  April 1972    Entered Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications    12
        July 1999    Director General of Tokai Bureau of Postal Services of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications     
        July 2000    Vice President of the Satellite Information Foundation for Horse Racing Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries     
        June 2003    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of DIG Promotion Office of the Company     

 

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Candidate

Number


 

Name

(Date of Birth)


     

History and Positions


 

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


15

 

Harunari Futatsugi

(November 23, 1951)

  April 1976   Entered NTT Public Corporation   11
        March 1995   Senior Manager of Technology Strategy Planning Department of NTT    
        July 1996   Senior Manager of Technology Department of NTT    
        January 1999   Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company    
        June 2001   General Manager of the Saitama Branch of the Company    
       

June 2003

  Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Network Planning Department of the Company    
        June 2003   Chairman of In-Tunnel Cellular Association    

16

 

Bunya Kumagai

(October 13, 1952)

  April 1975   Entered NTT Public Corporation   29
        June 1999   Managing Director of Cellular Business Marketing Department of the Company    
        April 2001   Managing Director of Sales Promotion Department of the Company    
        June 2002   Managing Director of Agency Management Department of the Company    
        April 2003   Managing Director of Sales Promotion Department of the Company    
        June 2003   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Sales Promotion Department of the Company    

17

 

Seiji Tanaka

(November 16, 1942)

  April 1968   Entered Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   8
        July 1999   Director General of Technology Policy Coordination, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications    
       

January 2001

  Director General of Technology Policy Coordination, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications    
        August 2001   Director General, University of the Air Foundation    
        Sept. 2003   Advisor of the Company    

 

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Candidate

Number


 

Name

(Date of Birth)


     

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


18   Hiroaki Nishioka (January 30, 1949)   April 1971   Entered NTT Public Corporation    7
        June 1998   Senior Manager, Holding Company Preparatory Office, NTT     
        January 1999   Senior Manager, Department IV of NTT-Holding Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
        July 1999   Senior Manager of Department IV of NTT     
        March 2000   Senior Manager of Accounts and Finance Department of the Company     
        June 2002   General Manager of Nagano Branch of the Company     
19   Fumio Nakanishi (January 22, 1950)   April 1972   Entered Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications    10
        June 1998   Director General of Shinetsu Bureau of Postal Services     
        July 1999   Director of Tokyo Business Center of Postal Life Insurance     
        July 2000   Managing Director of Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan     
        April 2003   Advisor of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology     
20   Akio Ooshima (June 23, 1951)   April 1974   Entered NTT Public Corporation    6
        July 1998   Senior Manager of Coordination Department, Group Companies Division of NTT     
        January 1999   Senior Manager, Planning Department of NTT East Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
        July 1999   Senior Manager, Planning Department of NTT East     
        December 2000   Senior Manager of Personnel Development Department of the Company     
        June 2002   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of NTT DoCoMo Kyushu     

 

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Candidate

Number


  

Name

(Date of Birth)


      

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


21    Masatoshi Suzuki (October 30, 1951)    April 1975   Entered NTT Public Corporation    5
          July 1994   Senior Manager, Personnel Department of NTT     
          July 1996   Senior Manager, Personnel and Labor Department of NTT     
          January 1999   Senior Manager, Planning Department of NTT East Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
          July 1999   Senior Manager, Planning Department of NTT East     
          July 2002   General Manager, Miyagi Branch of NTT East     
22    Fumio Iwasaki (February 28, 1953)    April 1977   Entered NTT Public Corporation    8
          July 1998   Senior Manager of Plant Planning Department of the Company     
          March 1999   Deputy Managing Director of Plant Planning Department of the Company     
          April 2000   Deputy Managing Director of Network Engineering Department of the Company     
          June 2000   Managing Director of Network Engineering Department of the Company     
          June 2002   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of NTT DoCoMo Chugoku     
23    Tsuyoshi Nishiyama (December 24, 1953)    April 1978   Entered NTT Public Corporation    10
          July 1994   Managing Director of Plant Department, NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido     
          December 1996   Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company     
          April 2000   Managing Director of Corporate strategy & Planning Department of NTT DoCoMo Shikoku     
          June 2002   Managing Director of Network Engineering Department of the Company     
          January 2004   Managing Director of Radio Access Network Engineering Department of the Company     

 

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Candidate

Number


  

Name

(Date of Birth)


       

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


24    Keiji Tachikawa (May 27, 1939)    April 1962    Entered NTT Public Corporation    142
          June 1996    Senior Executive Vice President and Senior Executive Manager of Corporate Marketing Headquarters, Senior Executive Manager of Service Engineering Headquarters of NTT     
          July 1996    Senior Executive Vice President and Senior Executive Manager of Corporate Marketing Headquarters of NTT     
          June 1997    Senior Executive Vice President of the Company     
          August 1997    Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Mobile Computing Promotion Division of the Company     
          June 1998    President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company     
25    Masayuki Yamamura (March 30, 1953)    April 1978    Entered NTT Public Corporation    5
          July 1994    Senior Manager, Chugoku Branch of NTT     
          July 1996    Senior Manager, Business Planning Department, Group Business Promotion Division of NTT     
          July 1996    Senior Manager, Business Management Department of Group Companies Division of NTT     
          January 1999    Senior Manager, Department I of NTT-Holding Provisional Headquarters of NTT     
          July 1999    Senior Manager of Department I of NTT     
          June 2002    Senior Vice President of the Company     

(Note)

1. Harunari Futatsugi is Chairman of In-Tunnel Cellular Association, with which the Company has entered into cost-sharing and construction and maintenance contracts.
2. Masayuki Yamamura satisfies the requirements for an outside member of the board of directors, as set forth in Article 188-2, paragraph 7(2) of the Commercial Code.

 

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Fifth Item of Business:    Election of 1 Corporate Auditor

 

As the term of office of Mr. Kiyoto Uehara will expire at the close of this Meeting, it is proposed that one Corporate Auditor be elected.

 

The candidate therefor, to whom the Board of Corporate Auditors has given its approval, is as follows:

 

Candidate
Number


  

Name

(Date of Birth)


  

History and Positions


  

Number of

the Company
Shares Owned


1

  

Shoichi Matsuhashi

(November 15, 1943)

   April 1969    Entered NTT Public Corporation    5
         

September 1995

   Representative Director of DoCoMo Mobile     
         

June 1999

   Representative Director and Executive Vice President of DoCoMo Mobile     
          April 2000    Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Mobile Service Division and Technology Department of DoCoMo Mobile     
         

April 2001

   Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Mobile Service Division of DoCoMo Mobile     
         

June 2002

   President of DoCoMo Engineering Tohoku     

 

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Sixth Item of Business:    Award of Retirement Benefits Payments to Retiring Directors and a Corporate Auditor

 

It is proposed that retirement benefits payments be awarded to 12 Directors, Mr. Shiro Tsuda, Mr. Toyotaro Kato, Mr. Kimio Tani, Mr. Kota Kinoshita, Mr. Kunio Ushioda, Mr. Noboru Inoue, Mr. Kunito Abe, Mr. Tamon Mitsuishi, Mr. Toshiharu Nishigaichi, Mr. Minoru Hyuga, and Mr. Yoshiaki Noda, who will resign at the close of this Meeting due to the expiration of their full term of office, and Corporate Auditor Mr. Kiyoto Uehara, who will retire at the close of this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders due to the expiration of his full term of office, in order to compensate them for their services during their terms of office, within a reasonable range in an amount to be determined in accordance with the prescribed standards of the Company.

 

The determination of, among other things, amounts, payment date and methods, is proposed to be entrusted to the Board of Directors with regard to the retiring Directors and to the Board of Corporate Auditors with regard to the retiring Corporate Auditor.

 

The Company has a prescribed internal standard concerning retirement benefits for Directors and Corporate Auditors, by which the amount of retirement benefits can be clearly calculated and which is available for inspection by shareholders.

 

The personal history of each of the retiring Directors and Corporate Auditor is as follows:

 

Name


  

History


Shiro Tsuda

   June 1996    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company
    

June 1998

   Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company
    

April 2000

   Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Network Division of the Company
    

November 2001

   Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Network Division of the Company
    

June 2002

   Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Global Business Division of the Company

Toyotaro Kato

  

July 1998

June 1999

 

June 2001

June 2002

  

Executive Vice President or the Company

Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division of the Company

Executive Vice President and General Manager of Kanagawa Branch of the Company

Senior Executive Vice President of the Company

 

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Name


  

History


Kimio Tani

   June 1998    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Information Systems Department of the Company
    

April 2000

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company
    

June 2001

   Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company
    

June 2002

   Executive Vice President and Managing Director of MM Business Division of the Company

Kota Kinoshita

   June 1998    Senior Vice President and Deputy Managing Director of Research & Development Division of the Company
    

April 2001

   President and Chief Executive Officer of DoCoMo Technology, Inc.
    

November 2001

   Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Research & Development Division and Chief Technology Officer of the Company
    

June 2002

   Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Research & Development Division and Chief Technology Officer of the Company

Kunio Ushioda

   June 2000    Senior Vice President and Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division of the Company
    

June 2001

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division of the Company
    

June 2002

   Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division of the Company

Noboru Inoue

   June 2000    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Public Relations Department of the Company
    

July 2001

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Marketing Planning Department of the Company
    

June 2002

   Executive Vice President and General Manager of Kanagawa Branch of the Company

Kunito Abe

   June 1998    Senior Vice President of the Company
    

December 1998

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of TQC Promotion Office of the Company
    

June 2000

   Senior Vice President and General Manager of Toranomon Branch of the Company
    

July 2001

   Senior Vice President and General Manager of Shibuya Branch of the Company
    

June 2003

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Citizenship Office

Tamon Mitsuishi

  

June 2002

 

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of MM Business Department of the Company
     July 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Ubiquitous Business Department of the Company

Toshiharu Nishigaichi

   June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department II of the Company

 

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Name


  

History


Minoru Hyuda

  

June 2002

 

   Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Information Systems Department of the Company
    

June 2003

   Senior Vice President and General Manager of Marunouchi Branch of the Company

Yoshiaki Noda

   June 2002    Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Personnel Development Department of the Company

Kiyoto Uehara

   June 2001    Corporate Auditor of the Company

 

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Instructions for Exercising Your Voting Rights

—Online Voting via an i-mode-compatible cellular handset—

 

1. If you wish to exercise your voting rights using an i-mode-compatible cellular handset, please access the website designated by the Company for the exercise of voting rights (http://www.evote.jp/) by one of the following methods:

 

¨ To access the designated website from “iMenu”

- Please access the site from “iMenu” following the directions below:

 

“iMenu”    ®    ƒMenu list    ®    DoCoMo Menu    ®    DoCoMo Home Page (Kanto Koshin-estu)

 

  ® IR information    ®    Exercise of Voting Rights

 

  ® UFJ Trust Bank (designated website for the exercise of voting rights)    ®    Log-in

 

  ® Input “Voting Right Exercise Code” and “Registered Password (or temporary password)”

 

[Compatible handset models] The website is accessible from all i-mode-compatible handsets except for some models (Please see Table of Compatible Handset Models on Page 21 herein).

 

¨ To access the designated website by directly inputting the URL (http//www.evote.jp/)
  - Please open the “internet screen” in the “i-mode” menu, and directly input the address in the “URL input screen” to access the website for the exercise of voting rights. For details of operation, please refer to the “instruction manual” for your cellular phone.

 

[Compatible handset models] All i-mode-compatible handsets except for some models (Please see Table of Compatible Handset Models on Page 21 herein).

 

(Note) Subscription to the “i-mode” service is required to exercise your voting rights via an i-mode-compatible handset. If voting is done through either of the above methods, the cellular handset with which the voting right is exercised will be identified because information such as model name and serial number of the handset will be transmitted to us. This feature, however, will not transmit the cellular phone number or any other personal information. When the message below appears on the screen, you are requested to agree to the transmission of such cellular phone information.

 

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2. When voting rights are exercised from an i-mode-compatible phone, please use the “Voting Rights Exercise Code” and temporary password shown on the enclosed proxy form. They are required to input your votes in accordance with screen directions. To prevent improper access by persons other than the shareholder and the alteration of votes, it is requested that each shareholder convert his or her temporary password to a new one by accessing the voting website.

 

3. Each time the general shareholders’ meeting is convened, notification will be given of a new “Voting Rights Exercise Code”. Shareholders who have agreed to receive notifications of the general shareholders’ meeting by electronic mail on their personal computers are requested to be mindful that the password provided remains in effect until changed by the shareholders.

 

(Note) In the event you have forgotten your password or repeatedly input an incorrect code such that it disables use of your password, please obtain “Password Initialization Application Format” from UFJ Trust Bank, the Company’s registrar, fill out the necessary items, impress your seal thereupon, and return it to the address indicated on the format.

 

4. Votes cast from an i-mode-compatible handset will be accepted until midnight on the day prior to the general shareholders’ meeting, i.e., June 17, 2003 (Thursday). Because of the time required for tabulation of the results, we request that you vote as early as possible.

 

5. In the event that duplicate votes are received from a proxy and through electronic votes from an i-mode-compatible handset, the latter shall be deemed effective.

 

6. In the event multiple votes are cast from an i-mode-compatible handset, the last vote made shall be deemed effective. Also, in the event that duplicate votes are received from online votes via personal computer and an i-mode-compatible phone, the last vote made shall be deemed effective.

 

7. Please be aware that the communications charges required for accessing the voting website shall be borne by the shareholders.

 

For inquiries pertaining to the use of i-mode-compatible handsets, please contact:

 

UFJ Trust Bank (Help Desk)

0120-173-027 (Toll free number, 9:00-21:00)

 

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—Online Voting from a Personal Computer—

 

1. Exercise of voting rights from a personal computer can only be done through the Company’s designated website, http://www.koushi.ufjtrustbank.co.jp/.

 

2. If you choose to exercise your voting rights from a personal computer, please use the “Voting Rights Exercise Code” and temporary password shown on the enclosed proxy form. They are required to input your votes in accordance with screen directions. To prevent improper access by persons other than the shareholder and the alteration of votes, it is requested that each shareholder convert his or her temporary password to a new one or obtain an electronic certificate by accessing the voting website.

 

3. Each time the general shareholders’ meeting is convened, notification will be given of a new “Voting Rights Exercise Code”. Shareholders who have agreed to receive notifications of the general shareholders’ meeting by electronic mail on their personal computers are requested to be mindful that the password provided remains in effect until changed by the shareholders.

 

(Note) In the event you have forgotten your password or repeatedly input an incorrect code such that it disables the use of your password, please access UFJ Trust Bank’s website for the exercise of voting rights, http://www.evote.jp/ and download the “Password Initialization Application Format” from the “Personal Authentication” screen that appears after pressing the “Exercise Voting Rights” button or the “Various Applications” button, fill out the necessary items, impress your seal thereupon, and return it to the address indicated on the format.

 

4. Votes cast from a personal computer will be accepted until midnight on the day prior to the general shareholders’ meeting, i.e., June 17, 2003 (Thursday). Because of the time required for tabulation of the results, we request that you vote as early as possible.

 

5. In the event that duplicate votes are received from a proxy and through electronic votes from a personal computer, the latter shall be deemed effective.

 

6. In the event multiple votes are cast from a personal computer, the last vote made shall be deemed effective. Also, in the event that duplicate votes are received from online votes via personal computer and an i-mode-compatible phone, the last vote made shall be deemed effective.

 

7. Please be aware that the charges for accessing the voting website, such as dial-up connection fees, telephone charges, etc., shall be borne by the shareholders.

 

8. The Company sends notifications of general stockholders’ meetings by electronic mail to shareholders who have agreed to receive notices in such fashion. Applications for electronic delivery of notices are accepted on the voting site. Shareholders who desire such notification for the next meeting are urged to complete the application.

 

For inquiries pertaining to the use of personal computers, please contact:

 

UFJ Trust Bank (Help Desk)

0120-173-027 (Toll free number, 9:00-21:00)

 

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[Table of Compatible Handsets]

 

Series

name


  

Model

name


   Compatibility

mova

501i

   P501i    No
   D501i    No
   F501i    No
   N501i    No

mova

502i

   P502i    No
   D502i    No
   F502i    No
   N502i    No
   SO502i    No
   SO502iWM    No
   N502it    No
   NM502i    No
 
   
   F502i    No
   SO502it    No

mova

503i

   P503i    Yes
   F503i    Yes
   N503i    Yes
   SO503i    Yes
   D503i    Yes

mova

503iS

   P503iS    Yes
   F503iS    Yes
   N503iS    Yes
   D503iS    Yes
   SO503iS    Yes

mova

504i

   N504i    Yes
   F504i    Yes
   D504i    Yes
   P504i    Yes
   SO504i    Yes

mova

504iS

   P504iS    Yes
   N504iS    Yes
   F504iS    Yes

mova

505i

   D505i    Yes
   SO505i    Yes
   F505i    Yes
   SH505i    Yes
   N505i    Yes
   P505i    Yes

mova

505iS

   D505iS    Yes
   SH505iS    Yes
   SO505iS    Yes
   N505iS    Yes
   P505iS    Yes
   F505iGPS    Yes

mova

209i

   P209i    No
   F209i    No
   N209i    No
   D209i    No
   R209i    No
   KO209i    No
   P209iS    No

mova

210i

   F210i    No
   N210i    No
   D210i    No
   P210i    No
   KO210i    No
   SO210i    No

mova

211i

   F211i    Yes
   D211i    Yes
   N211i    Yes
   P211i    Yes
   SO211i    Yes
   R211i    Yes

mova

211iS

   P211iS    Yes
   N211iS    Yes

mova

212i

   SO212i    Yes
   F212i    Yes

mova

251i

   SH251i    No
   D251i    Yes
   F251i    Yes
   N251i    Yes

mova

251iS

   SH251iS    No
   D251iS    Yes
   P251iS    Yes
   N251iS    Yes

mova

252i

   D252i    Yes
   SH252i    Yes
   N252i    Yes
   P252i    Yes

mova

252iS

   P252iS    Yes

mova

6XX

   R691i    No
   F671i    No
   R692i    Yes
   F671iS    Yes
   F611i    Yes
   F672i    Yes

Doccimo    SH821i    No
   N821i    No
   P821i    No

FOMA

2101V

   P2101V    Yes
   D2101V    Yes
   SH2101V    Yes
   T2101V    Yes

FOMA

2002

   N2002    Yes
   P2002    Yes

FOMA

2051

   F2051    Yes
   N2051    Yes

FOMA

2102V

   P2102V    Yes
   F2102V    Yes
   N2102V    Yes

FOMA

2701

   N2701    Yes

FOMA

2001

   N2001    No

FOMA

900i

   F900i    Yes
   N900i    Yes
   P900i    Yes
   SH900i    Yes

 

(Note) In order to ensure the security of information pertaining to the exercise of voting rights, the voting site for i-mode-compatible handsets is made accessible only from cellular phones capable of transmitting information with SSL encryption, etc. Access to the voting site cannot be made from cellular handsets that are not equipped with these capabilities.

 

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—Broadcast of the 13th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders—

 

The 13th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 18, 2004

will be broadcast on the Company’s home page

 

Home Page URL: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/

          To view, access “IR information” ®”General Meeting of Shareholders”

 

[Live Broadcast]

 

Content: Live broadcast of the Meeting from start to close

* In the Q&A session, only the voice of shareholders who have given us prior consent for broadcast and visual image of the directors’ seats will be delivered.

 

Date: June 18, 2004 (Thursday) from 10:00 a.m. to close of the Meeting

 

Viewing method: If you access “Broadcast of General Meeting of Shareholders” from the above-mentioned URL, a screen to input your password will appear. Input your “Voting Rights Exercise Code” and press the login button to view. The “Voting Rights Exercise Code” is presented in the enclosed proxy voting form.

 

[Recorded Broadcast]

 

Content: Recorded broadcast of the Meeting from start to close

* Questions from shareholders will be delivered in text.

 

Period of broadcast: June 23, 2004 (Wednesday) to September 30, 2004 (Thursday)

 

Viewing method: Please access “Broadcast of General Meeting of Shareholders” from the above-mentioned URL.

 


“mova”, “i-mode”, “FOMA” and “iMenu” are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

 

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Informational Map to the Location of the General Meeting of Shareholders

 

Place of meeting:

 

Tsuru-no-ma Room on the Main Banquet Floor (First Floor)

   

Hotel New Otani

   

4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

 

LOGO

[Access]

(1) Six minutes on foot from Kojimachi Station (No. 2 Exit) of the Tokyo Metro Subway Yurakucho Line
(2) Six minutes on foot from Nagatacho Station (No. 7 Exit) of the Tokyo Metro Subway Hanzomon Line and Nanboku Line
(3) Six minutes on foot from Akasakamitsuke Station (through Akasaka underground passage [D] and Exit to Kioicho) of the Tokyo Metro Subway Marunouchi Line and Ginza Line
(4) Eight minutes on foot from Yotsuya Station (No. 1 Exit) of the Tokyo Metro Subway Marunouchi Line and Nanboku Line
(5) Eight minutes on foot from Yotsuya Station (Kojimachi Exit) of the JR Chuo Line and Sobu Line

 

Request to attendees:

  Please refrain from coming to the Meeting place by car, since the roads around the venue and parking lots are expected to be congested on the day of the Meeting.

 

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Report for the 13th Fiscal Year

 

For the Year from April 1, 2003, to March 31, 2004

 

 

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.


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Message from President and CEO    2
(Documents attached to the “Notice of Convocation of the 13th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders”)     
Business Report    3
Non-Consolidated Balance Sheet    34
Non-Consolidated Statement of Income    35
Proposal for Appropriation of Retained Earnings    39
Independent Auditor’s Report    40
Report of Corporate Auditors    42

 

(Appendices: Consolidated Financial Results)     
Consolidated Balance Sheet    44
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income    45
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows    46
Selected Financial Data & Ratios (Consolidated)    47

 

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

 

Dear Shareholders:

 

I am pleased to present this report of our business results for the 13th fiscal term (from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004).

 

During the term we endeavored to improve and strengthen core businesses based on the spread and expansion of FOMA services, and to enhance operating efficiency by revising our business processes, thereby reinforcing our corporate strengths and positioning for further growth. We also made strides in expanding our business areas through efforts to provide new value-added services, centering on our i-mode services. For FOMA services, we expanded the service area and also launched our “FOMA 900i” series, which incorporates new functions for third-generation mobile communications services. These moves helped to push the total number of FOMA subscribers over 3 million nationwide by the end of the term. Overseas, we achieved the steady globalization of our operations during the term. For example, in i-mode services provided through investments in and collaborations with overseas business partners attracted more than 2 million subscribers by January 2004, while through our FOMA services, we inaugurated international videophone call services between Japan and (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) Hong Kong.

 

Although the operating environment grew extremely difficult during the fiscal year, exacerbated by increasingly fierce competition between providers, efforts such as those I have described above enabled the NTT DoCoMo Group to increase the number of its cellular phone subscribers to above 45.9 million, of which i-mode subscribers accounted for 41 million. As a result, we achieved consolidated operating revenues of 5,048.1 billion yen, operating income of 1,102.9 billion yen, income before income taxes of 1,101.1 billion yen, and net income of 650.0 billion yen.

 

We aim to boost corporate value still further during fiscal 2004 by implementing a number of measures. The year has been designated the “Aim to achieve a huge leap in FOMA business”, during which we will strive to expand FOMA services still further, and at the same time we will pursue our goal of providing “cellular services useful for daily life and business,” through which we intend to create new value by providing mobile phone services that are an integral part of people’s everyday lives.

 

I hope that you will continue to honor us with your understanding and support.

 

May 2004

 

/S/ KEIJI TACHIKAWA


Keiji Tachikawa
President and CEO

 

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BUSINESS REPORT

 

Documents attached to the “Notice of Convocation of the 13th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders”

(For the year from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004)

 

(Note) The term “FY2003” hereinafter refers to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, and other fiscal years are referred to in a corresponding manner. All non-consolidated figures regarding results of operations in this report were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Japan (“Japanese GAAP”), unless otherwise stated herein. Consolidated results contained herein were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), unless otherwise noted.

 

I. Business Overview

 

1. Developments and Results of Operations

 

(1) General Business Conditions in the Japanese Cellular Phone Market

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, difficult conditions in the Japanese economy persisted, as was reflected in the harsh employment situation. Nevertheless, as the world economy recovered, exports particularly to Asian countries rose, corporate earnings showed improvement, capital investment trended upwards and a recovery had gradually come apparent by the end of the fiscal year.

 

In the mobile communications market, factors such as the increasing penetration of cellular phones and the increasing diversity of customer needs sparked fiercer competition between carriers, who provided new fee-paying services and offered handsets with complex functional capabilities, including camera phones and third-generation mobile communications services. The net increase in the aggregate number of cellular phone and PHS users was 5.54 million during the term, pushing the total above 86.65 million by the end, of the fiscal year, representing a penetration rate of 67.9% of the total population and demonstrating continued expansion of the market.

 

Trends in the Number of Cellular and PHS Subscribers over the Past Six Fiscal Years

 

    

8th Fiscal Term

(FY1998)


  

9th Fiscal Term

(FY1999)


  

10th Fiscal Term

(FY2000)


  

11th Fiscal Term

(FY2001)


  

12th Fiscal Term

(FY2002)


  

13th Fiscal Term

(FY2003)


     (Thousands of subscribers)

NTT DoCoMo Group subscribers

   25,247    30,797    37,838    42,705    45,549    47,519

Total subscribers in Japan

   47,310    56,849    66,785    74,819    81,118    86,655

 

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To respond to this market environment, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (the “Company”) sought to strengthen its core business, through the spread and expansion of its FOMA service, while also reviewing business processes to enhance operating efficiency and reinforcing management capabilities in order to achieve sustained growth. Also, amid progressive globalization and IT orientation of economic and social activities, the Company expanded business areas built around its three growth vectors of “multimedia,” “ubiquity” and “globalization”, as part of its efforts to increase corporate value.

 

In particular, the year under review was designated a “step year” for spreading and expanding the FOMA service. In addition to enhancing basic capabilities by expanding the service area, making handsets more compact and lightweight, and improving standby battery hours, the Company promoted sales vigorously, backed by the appeal of relatively affordable packet communications charges. In addition, in February 2004 the Company launched the “FOMA 900i” series of handsets, incorporating new functions particular to third-generation mobile services. As a result, the number of FOMA subscribers reached more than 3 million at the end of the fiscal year.

 

The Company also sought to expand new business domains. Centered on the “i-mode” service, which topped 40 million subscribers nationwide in October 2003, and working together with other companies, the Company provided new value-added services that make use of external interface functions such as infrared communications and QR Code1. In addition, we worked actively to bring new services to the market, and through a joint venture company established with Sony Corporation, began trial operation of a service using cell phones incorporating FeliCa2 non-contact IC card technology.

 

As for global business development, we continued our efforts to spread the i-mode service worldwide, and in addition to the inauguration of i-mode services in June 2003 by Telefónica Móviles España S.A., a Spanish company, and in November 2003 by Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., an Italian company, we concluded an i-mode licensing agreement with the COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunication S.A., a Greek company. The outcome of these efforts was that in January 2004, through a network of business partners built by equity participations and alliances, the number of overseas subscribers for the i-mode service topped 2 million. We also sought to ensure increasingly widespread use of third-generation mobile communications systems using W-CDMA technology by pursuing an international collaboration agreement with Hutchison Whampoa Limited of Hong Kong. Following the start of service in the United Kingdom in March 2003, Hutchison 3G HK Limited launched service in Hong Kong in January 2004. The steady globalization of the service was also marked by milestones such as the forging of international collaboration agreements with Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte Ltd. and Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

 

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Global Development of i-mode Services

 

     KPN Mobile

    E-plus

    BASE

    Bouygues

   Telefónica

   Wind

   KGT

     (Millions of subscribers)

Number of mobile phone subscribers*1

   5.11     7.83     1.04     6.65    19.96    10.31    3.71

Number of i-mode subscribers*2

   (a )*3   (b )*3   (c )*3   0.57    0.30    —      0.197

(Notes)

  *1. Figures as of March 31, 2004 [Source: EMC]
  *2. Latest figures available from each operator
  *3. The total number of i-mode subscribers for the KPN Mobile Group: (a) + (b) + (c) =1.19 (as of March 2004)

 

Recognizing environmental issues as one of the most important ongoing managerial concerns, the entire group has taken steps to acquire certification for ISO14001, the international standard for environmental management, and almost all group companies have obtained it. In addition, active steps were taken to implement various measures that placed emphasis on environmental conservation and the impact of group activities on the environment, such as green procurement and purchasing; collecting and recycling used cellular phones to encourage the development of a recycling society; saving paper resources by offering an “e-billing” service that permits us to inform customers of invoice amounts through Web sites and e-mail; introducing electricity-saving cellular phones and communications equipment so as to halt their impact on global warming; and installing solar-and wind-powered equipment for base stations and other facilities so as to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.

 

The Company promoted various activities aimed at making contributions to society. These include using the concept of universal design to launch “mova F672i (Raku Raku PHONE III)”, a handset that people of all ages find easy to use; establishing the “DoCoMo Hearty Plaza”, designed to be a store that everyone finds pleasant to use; and introducing the “Hearty Discount”, a discount service for disabled persons. Together, they form part of the Company’s “DoCoMo Hearty Style” activities, which use Company products and services to encourage warmer personal exchanges between people.

 

The Company has also been taking steps to promote disaster countermeasures. For example, given that cellular phone systems have become a form of information infrastructure indispensable to people’s lives, the Company has initiated its “i-mode Disaster Message Board Service,” to serve as a new method of inquiring after people’s safety at times of earthquakes and other large-scale disasters.

 

In the area of legal compliance by corporate management, mechanisms have been put in place to pursue the constant improvement of business operations in a way that ensures compliance, including compliance training for management staff and each grade of employee, positioning a risk compliance leader in each unit of the Company, and creating an internal oversight system for ensuring adherence to the law and to corporate ethics.

 

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As a result of the developments outlined above, the Company’s results showed increases in both revenues and profits. Key factors in that growth include the increased use of i-mode services, boosted by the spread of handsets with complex functional capabilities, and the diffusion and expansion of FOMA services, owing to the expansion of the FOMA service area and the enhancement of the handset lineup. For FY2003, the Company posted net income of 333.8 billion yen on a non-consolidated basis, and 650.0 billion yen on a consolidated basis.

 

The principal financial results are summarized in the table below.

 

     FY2002

   FY2003

  

Change

FY2002 -FY2003


 
    

(Hundreds of

millions of yen)


  

(Hundreds of

millions of yen)


   (Percent)

 

Non-consolidated

                

Operating revenues

   24,768    26,331    6.3 %

Operating income

   4,552    5,272    15.8 %

Recurring profit

   6,332    5,335    (15.7 %)

Net income

   848    3,338    293.5 %

Consolidated

                

Operating revenues

   48,091    50,481    5.0 %

Operating income

   10,567    11,029    4.4 %

Income before income taxes

   10,430    11,011    5.6 %

Net income

   2,125    6,500    205.9 %

(Note)

   Consolidated financial statements contained herein are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP (hereinafter the same.).

 

  Trends in Operating Revenues over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

    

Non-consolidated


  

Consolidated


          (Hundreds of millions of yen)

10th Fiscal Term(FY2000)

   21,423    —  

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   23,557    —  

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   24,768    48,091

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   26,331    50,481

(Note)

   Starting from FY 2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

  Trends in Income before Income Taxes (Consolidated) and Recurring Profit (Non-Consolidated) over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

    

Income before

income taxes

(Consolidated)


  

Recurring profit

(Non-Consolidated)


          (Hundreds of millions of yen)

10th Fiscal Term(FY2000)

   2,929    —  

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   4,064    —  

12th Fiscal Term(FY2002)

   6,332    10,430

13th Fiscal Term(FY2003)

   5,335    11,011

(Note)

   Starting from FY 2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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  Trends in Net Income (Loss) over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

    Consolidated

           (Hundreds of millions of yen)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   1,730     —  

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   (3,107 )   —  

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   848     2,125

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   3,338     6,500

(Note)

  Starting from FY 2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

(Notes)

  *1. QR Code is a two-dimensional code for expressing vertical and horizontal English alphanumeric character series, Japanese characters (kanji, kana, pictographs), images, etc. and is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated.
  *2. FeliCa, a contactless IC card technology developed by Sony Corporation, is a registered trademark of that company.

 

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(2) Segment Information

 

Mobile Phone Business

 

For its mobile phone services, the Company inaugurated the “Melody Call” service, which has both music and voice content in its ring tones, and enables users to forward the music and other content they have installed to people who phone them. The Company took steps to vary and lower charges, including reducing usage fees for calls from fixed lines to cell phones; starting the “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi” scheme, which automatically carries forward for two months the communications allowances that have not been used in one month; and by varying the payment method for family discounts, thereby making it possible to make individual payments in addition to lump-sum payments.

 

The product lineup was also improved with the aim of satisfying the diverse requirements of users. In its FOMA service, the Company made vigorous efforts to market the “FOMA 900i” series, which incorporates an attractive array of functions, including “Large Capacity i-appli”, which increases i-appli content size; “Deco-mail”, which enables mail to be embellished in various ways; “Chara-den”, which makes it possible for people to switch their own image to that of a cartoon character when using videophones; and “Chaku-motion”, which informs users of incoming calls with “i-motion.” Meanwhile, in its mova service, the Company launched the “mova 505i” series, incorporating “Macromedia Flash*” and “i-appli DX”, which provides services that use data recorded in the handsets, and the “mova 505iS” series, incorporating as standard features a megapixel camera and barcode recognition capability, thereby enabling handsets to read information such as QR Code.

 

The Company progressively expanded the FOMA service area. Coverage of some 99% of Japan’s populated areas was attained by the end of the term. Within the existing service area, the Company worked to improve indoor coverage, such as within underground areas and inside buildings. In addition, the Company vigorously promoted sales of handsets by extending the coverage of “MOBILER’S CHECK” to encompass the FOMA service and widening “Yu Yu Call” discounts to include videophone transmissions. At the same time, owing to the expansion of the service area and the increasing variety of fees, efforts were made to bring about a steady shift from the mova service to the FOMA service.

 

For the i-mode service, the Company endeavored to create new usage opportunities through links with other business platforms. These efforts included the start of trials for various services, such as those for managing admissions to public venues with electronic tickets using QR Code; settling credit-card bills using infrared data transmission capabilities in cell phones; and using cellular phones incorporating the new FeliCa capability. The Company also worked to improve the convenience for i-mode customers by inaugurating the “i-mode My Box” service, enabling them to receive personalized information. Steps were also taken to provide customers with an environment in which they can use their mobile services with peace of mind, and to facilitate the spread of a healthy mobile Internet. These included the start of restricted access functions that limit connection to the Internet from i-mode handsets to sites on the i-mode menu, and stiffer measures to counter unwanted bulk e-mail, such as imposing a daily limit on the number of mail transmissions and suspending usage and canceling the agreements of i-mode subscribers who send bulk e-mail. As a result of these efforts, in October 2003, the number of i-mode subscribers nationwide topped 40 million.

 

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In the area of mobile multimedia services, the Company launched an array of products designed to satisfy the diverse needs of users. These included the “sigmarion III” a mobile PDA with a full-keyboard; the “FOMA F2402” PC card-type terminal, capable of not only receiving, but also sending packet transmissions at a rate of 384Kbps; the “FOMA P2402”, the first FOMA compact flash card type terminal; the “F661i”, which provides safety and peace of mind through GPS functions enabling both navigation and access to emergency and other information; and the “mova F505iGPS”, which incorporates a megapixel camera in addition to having GPS capability. The year also saw the full-scale start of the “M-Stage V-Live” video streaming service on the FOMA network, and the broadening of the capabilities of “M-stage Visual Net,” a multipoint videoconferencing service, both aimed at boosting the spread of visual communications. Working to implement its multimedia and ubiquity business strategies, the Company inaugurated its “DoCommerce” i-mode virtual settlement service, introduced an invoicing agency service in addition to the Company’s credit settlement service, and adapted and expanded its “combien?” service to permit payments of charges using QR Code.

 

The spread of the mobile Internet has made it important to assure a high level of security through personal identity authentication. With this in mind, the Company inaugurated its “FirstPass” client authentication service to reduce the risk of impersonation by third parties and give clients peace of mind when using the Company’s services.

 

As for business activities aimed at corporate customers, the Company introduced the “Business Plan” to reduce call charges during daytime on weekdays, and began providing the “Business mopera access pro” service, which enables remote access through a single access line (whereas prior remote access service required setting up a dedicated line for each separate mobile communications service). Through such services, the Company is promoting the introduction of mobile corporate environments, and working to foster its solutions business through system proposals that take advantage of the features of the Company’s services.

 

In the field of satellite communications services, the Company has endeavored to provide a stable means of communication in the event of emergencies, as well as communications in mountainous areas and from ships. Advances in this area included reducing the size and weight of handsets, extending continuous transmissions and battery life, and for satellite packet transmission services, launching the “WIDESTAR Ÿ DUO” handset, which is capable of receiving communications at speeds of up to 64 Kbps.

 

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* Macromedia Flash is an application that makes possible varicolored animations on i-mode sites through conventional text only screens. “Macromedia” and “Macromedia Flash” are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

 

The number of subscribers and the results of the principal services in the Mobile Phone Business are summarized below.

 

[Subscribers, by service]

 

    

Non-consolidated

(Thousands of subscribers and

percentage change from FY2002)


 

Consolidated

(Thousands of subscribers and

percentage change from FY2002)


Cellular services

   18,733
4.6%
  45,927
4.7%

FOMA services

   1,446
570.3%
  3,045
822.8%

i-mode services

   16,752
9.6%
  41,077
8.8%

Satellite mobile communications services

   31
8.0%

(Note)

   The numbers of i-mode service subscribers is the aggregates of mova subscribers (non-consolidated: 15,330,000 subscribers; consolidated: 38,080,000. subscribers) and FOMA subscribers (non-consolidated: 1,422,000 subscribers; consolidated: 2,997,000 subscribers).

 

[Business results]

 

    

Non-consolidated

(Hundreds of million of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


 

Consolidated

(Hundreds of million of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


Mobile phone business operating revenues

   25,667
6.7%
  49,377
5.3%

Cellular services (mova) revenues

   13,024
(5.5%)
  31,565
(4.0%)

Cellular services (FOMA) revenues

   874
735.4%
  1,530
1023.8%

Packet communications services revenues

   4,276
14.1%
  10,207
15.2%

Mobile phone business operating income

   5,394
15.2%
  11,389
4.8%

(Note)

   Cellular services (FOMA) revenues include FOMA packet communications services revenues (non-consolidated: 27.4 billion yen; consolidated: 49.9 billion yen).

 

  Trends in Cellular Subscribers over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

   Consolidated

          (Thousands of subscribers)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   14,876    36,026

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   16,730    40,783

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   17,912    43,861

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   18,733    45,927

 

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  Trends in i-mode Subscribers over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

   Consolidated

          (Thousands of subscribers)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   8,151    21,695

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   12,814    32,156

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   15,280    37,758

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   16,752    41,077

 

  Trends in Operating Income from Mobile Phone Business over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

   Consolidated

          (Hundreds of millions of yen)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   3,771    —  

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   4,411    —  

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   4,681    10,872

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   5,394    11,389

(Notes)

  The figure for the 10th fiscal term is unaudited.
    Starting from FY 2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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PHS Business

 

In the PHS business area, the market as a whole was characterized by harsh operating conditions, reflected in a net downtrend in the number of subscribers. As a consequence, the Company concentrated management resources on data communications services.

 

In April 2003, the Company inaugurated the “@FreeD” flat-rate data communications service and launched the “P-in Free 1P” and “P-in Free 1S” card-type terminal adapted for these services, as well as introducing the “P-in Free 2PWL” card-type terminal, adapted for both PHS and wireless LAN usage. Priority was given to promoting the use of flat-rate data communications services, including the commencement of the “@FreeD Multi-line Discount” scheme, which gives discounts on basic monthly charges to customers subscribing to multiple lines under the same name through the “Flat-Rate Monthly Payment Plan”.

 

As a result, the Company achieved a net increase in the number of subscribers using card-type PHS terminals, but due to a greater decrease in the number of handset-type PHS subscribers, the overall number of PHS subscribers fell.

 

The number of subscribers and the results of the PHS Business are summarized below.

 

[Subscribers]

 

    

Non-consolidated

(Thousands of subscribers and

percentage change from FY2002)


 

Consolidated

(Thousands of subscribers and

percentage change from FY2002)


PHS services

   802
(5.6%)
  1,592
(5.7%)

 

[Business results]

 

    

Non-consolidated

(Hundreds of millions of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


 

Consolidated

(Hundreds of millions of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


PHS business operating revenues

   468
(9.9%)
  757
(11.0%)

PHS business operating income (loss)

   (138)
—  
  (355)
—  

 

  Trends in PHS Services Subscribers over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

   Consolidated

          (Thousands of subscribers)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   856    1,812

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   919    1,922

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   849    1,688

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   802    1,592

 

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  Trends in Operating Income (Loss) from PHS Business over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

    Consolidated

 
           (Hundreds of millions of yen)  

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   (309 )   —    

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   (184 )   —    

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   (119 )   (283 )

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   (138 )   (355 )

(Notes)    The figure for the 10th fiscal term is unaudited.
     Starting from FY 2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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“Quickcast” Business

 

The market size of the “Quickeast Business” continued to shrink, and the Company continued its efforts to reduce costs.

 

The number of subscribers and results of the “Quickcast” Business are summarized below.

 

[Subscribers]

 

    

Non-consolidated

(Thousands of subscribers and

percentage change from FY2002)


 

Consolidated

(Thousands of subscribers and

percentage change from FY2002)


“Quickcast” services

   164
(24.9%)
  457
(24.4%)

 

[Business results]

 

    

Non-consolidated

(Hundreds of millions of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


 

Consolidated

(Hundreds of millions of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


“Quickcast” business operating revenues

   65
(16.3%)
  60
(26.1%)

“Quickcast” business operating income (loss)

   17
—  
  (19)
—  

 

  Trends in “Quickcast” Services Subscribers over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

   Consolidated

          (Thousands of subscribers)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   401    1,098

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   298    827

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   218    604

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   164    457

 

  Trends in Operating Income (Loss) from “Quickcast” Business over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

    Consolidated

 
           (Hundreds of millions of yen)  

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   (86 )   —    

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   (15 )   —    

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   (31 )   (65 )

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   17     (19 )

(Notes)   The figure for the 10th fiscal term is unaudited.
    Starting from FY 2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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Miscellaneous Business

 

For international roaming services, the Company made efforts to cater to further globalization by starting the “WORLD WING” service for FOMA users, which makes it possible for users traveling overseas to use the same phone numbers they use in Japan, simply by inserting a FOMA card into any GSM* handset. For mova users, we launched the “WORLD WALKER (PLUS)” service, which allows use of one dedicated handset in multiple countries and regions.

 

As for the Company’s “WORLD CALL” service, which enables international calls to be placed from cellular phones, we supplemented existing voice call services by providing international videophone calls and 64 Kbps data transmissions using FOMA-compatible handsets. This has made it possible to exchange international videophone calls with users in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, where compatible W-CDMA services are provided.

 

The convenience of the “Mzone” public wireless LAN service was enhanced during the year. Developments included the provision of roaming with other carriers and the “Fixed Daily Plan” to permit unlimited usage at any time of the day or night, in addition to improvements in security.

 

Group companies have also expanded into new business areas through the development and proposal of new systems that take advantage of their own technologies and know-how.

 

The results of Miscellaneous Business are summarized below.

 

[Business results]

 

    

Non-consolidated

(Hundreds of millions of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


 

Consolidated

(Hundreds of millions of yen and

percentage change from FY2002)


Miscellaneous business operating revenues

   130
15.7%
  287
12.5%

Miscellaneous business operating income (loss)

   (0)
—  
  14
(67.1%)

* GSM means Global System for Mobile Communications, a wireless communications standard for digital mobile phones used primarily in Europe.

 

  Trends in Operating Income (Loss) from Miscellaneous Business over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

    Consolidated

           (Hundreds of millions of yen)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   (10 )   —  

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   (10 )   —  

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   21     43

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   (0 )   14

(Notes)   The figure for the 10th fiscal term is unaudited.
    Starting from FY 2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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The principal new services and products launched by the Company during FY2003 are summarized in the table below.

 

Principal new services launched during FY2003

 

Name


  

Overview


@FreeD

   PHS service through which data communications to compatible access points can be used at a flat rate

DoCommerce

   Service for making a variety of settlements for shopping on the mobile Internet

WORLD WING

   International roaming service for FOMA users, which makes it possible for users traveling overseas to use the same phone numbers they use in Japan by simply inserting a FOMA card into any GSM handset

FirstPass

   Client authentication service compatible with FOMA services

Melody Call

   Service that has both music and voice content in its ring tones, enabling users to transfer music and other content they have installed to people who phone them

MOBACHEMAIL

   Service enabling users of i-mode services to send gift checks, with attached messages, that can be applied to monthly phone bills

i-mode My Box

   Service that enables i-mode service customers to access personalized member sites without inputting IDs or passwords

Business mopera access pro

   Service enabling remote access from FOMA, mova, DoPa, PHS, and WIDESTAR services by linking corporate users’ internal networks to the Company’s network through a single access line

 

Principal new products launched in FY2003

 

Name


  

Overview


FOMA F900i

   Handset that incorporates a sweep-type fingertip sensor, and connects to PCs via dedicated cable to share use of schedulers, phone books organizers, etc.

FOMA N900i

   Stylish handset with a beautiful arc-shaped profile, incorporating a camera with a recording resolution of 2 megapixels

FOMA P900i

   Handset incorporating an auto-focus camera and with 10 interchangeable decorative jackets

FOMA SH900i

   Handset incorporating an auto-focus camera with an effective resolution of 2.02 megapixels

FOMA N2701

   Dual-mode handset that can be used with both the FOMA and mova services

FOMA 2102V series

   Handset series incorporating videophone capabilities as a standard feature

FOMA 2402 series

   PC card and compact flash—card-type FOMA handsets

mova 505iS series

   Handset series with both barcode recognition capability and a mega-pixel camera as standard features

mova 252i series

   Cameraphone handset series for i-mode services . capable of receiving transmissions at speeds up to 28.8 Kbps, and enabling use of Chat Mail for real-time digital conversations

mova 211iS series

   Handset series for i-mode services

mova F661i

   Handset compatible with i-mode services and GPS capabilities

mova F505iGPS

   Handset with GPS capabilities and incorporating a mega-pixel camera

mova F672i

(“Raku Raku PHONE III”)

   Handset for i-mode services with functions that people of all ages find easy to use, and incorporating a pedometer feature

P-in Free 1 series

   Series of compact flash—card-type PHS terminals adapted for the “@FreeD” scheme

P-in Free 2PWL

   Series of compact flash—card-type PHS terminals adapted for both PHS and wireless LAN usage

WRISTOMO

   Wristwatch-type wearable PHS handset

sigmarion III

   Full-keyboard mobile PDA with a Windows* CE.NET operating system

WIDESTAR•DUO

   Satellite handset useable with satellite packet services

* “Windows” is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation of the United States in the United States and other countries.

 

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Operating revenues and operating income (loss) from each business area in FY2003 were as described below.

 

Non-consolidated

 

Business


  

FY2002

(Hundreds of millions
of yen, and as a
percentage of
operating revenue)


   

FY2003

(Hundreds of
millions of yen, and
as a percentage of
operating revenue)


   

Change from
FY2002 to
FY2003

(Percent)


 

Operating revenues

                  

Mobile phone business

   24,056     97.1 %   25,667     97.5 %   6.7 %

PHS business

   520     2.1 %   468     1.8 %   (9.9 %)

“Quickcast” business

   78     0.3 %   65     0.2 %   (16.3 %)

Miscellaneous business

   112     0.5 %   130     0.5 %   15.7 %

Total

   24,768     100.0 %   26,331     100.0 %   6.3 %

Operating income (loss)

                              

Mobile phone business

   4,681     —       5,394     —       15.2 %

PHS business

   (119 )   —       (138 )   —       —    

“Quickcast” business

   (31 )   —       17     —       —    

Miscellaneous business

   21     —       (0 )   —       —    

Total

   4,552     —       5,272     —       15.8 %

 

Consolidated

 

Business


  

FY2002

(Hundreds of millions
of yen, and as a
percentage of
operating revenue)


   

FY2003

(Hundreds of
millions of yen, and
as a percentage of
operating revenue)


   

Change from
FY2002 to
FY2003

(Percent)


 

Operating revenues

                              

Mobile phone business

   46,904     97.5 %   49,377     97.8 %   5.3 %

PHS business

   850     1.8 %   757     1.5 %   (11.0 %)

“Quickcast” business

   81     0.2 %   60     0.1 %   (26.1 %)

Miscellaneous business

   255     0.5 %   287     0.6 %   12.5 %

Total

   48,091     100.0 %   50,481     100.0 %   5.0 %

Operating income (loss)

                              

Mobile phone business

   10,872     —       11,389     —       4.8 %

PHS business

   (283 )   —       (355 )   —       —    

“Quickcast” business

   (65 )   —       (19 )   —       —    

Miscellaneous business

   43     —       14     —       (67.1 %)

Total

   10,567     —       11,029     —       (4.4 %)

 

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(3) Capital Expenditures

 

Total capital expenditures for FY2003 amounted to 389.3 billion yen on a non-consolidated basis and 805.5 billion yen on a consolidated basis. This was used primarily for the efficient construction and installation of equipment and facilities to accommodate increased demand for communications, improve network reliability, introduce new services and expand the FOMA service area.

 

The capital expenditures for mobile phone services were allocated to add new or expand existing base stations, switches, transmission lines and other facilities for the purpose of maintaining and improving communications quality and increasing coverage in underground areas and inside buildings. Also, in view of the shift of communications demand from voice calls to packet communications, the Company lowered the network costs of packet communications by building an “IP Router Network”, a core IP network based on optical transmission routing. Facility construction was also undertaken with the aim of further improving the convenience and reliability of i-mode service.

 

For PHS service, the Company constructed network equipment with the aim of improving the efficiency of facilities and meeting the increase in demand for the “@FreeD” service.

 

Principal facilities and equipment completed during FY2003 are presented below.

 

Principal facilities completed during FY2003

 

Item


 

Non-consolidated


 

Consolidated


Cellular services

       

mova

       

Newly installed base stations

  209 stations   683 stations

Local switches

  1 unit   9 units

FOMA

       

Newly installed base stations

  1,675 stations   6,824 stations

Local switches

  —     9 units

Packet local switches

  1 unit   11 units

PHS

       

Newly installed base stations

  2,962 stations   4,028 stations

Long-distance transmission lines

  42 sections   146 sections

Buildings for telecommunications facilities

  —     3 sites

 

Trends in Capital Expenditures* over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

   Consolidated

          (Hundreds of millions of yen)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   5,856    —  

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   5,768    —  

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   4,454    8,540

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   3,893    8,055

(Note) Starting from FY2002, consolidated financial statements are prepared and disclosed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

* For reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, see “Reconciliations between the Disclosed Non-GAAP Financial Measures and the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures”.

 

 

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Distribution of Capital Expenditures by Segment (FY2003; Consolidated)

 

     Consolidated (%)

FOMA services

   48.6

mova services

   10.5

i-mode services

   6.6

PHS Business

   1.5

“Quickcast” Business

   0.0

Common facilities

(telecommunications system, etc)

   23.9

Transmission lines

   8.9

(Note) Segment figures include unaudited data.

 

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(4) Financing Activities

 

During FY2003, the Company raised no funds by such means as the issuance of corporate bonds or long-term debt.

 

(5) Research and Development Activities

 

Research and development activities carried out by the Company during FY2003 centered on expanding and reinforcing FOMA services, enhancing the functional capabilities of i-mode services, and providing advanced and diversified services by increasing the capacity and reducing the cost of existing communications networks. The Company also carried out basic research on technologies for the future advancement of mobile communications.

 

Research and development expenditures during the term totaled 122.3 billion yen. Principal research and development activities are described below.

 

For mobile phone services, the Company developed the “i-appli DX”, which provides services such as those that use data recorded in handsets, implemented development of handsets that incorporate GPS capabilities, and carried out the development of systems that update software through remote wireless downloads. The Company also implemented field trials of a new mobile service that uses cell phones incorporating FeliCa non-contact IC card technology.

 

For its FOMA service, the Company conducted research and development to improve the stability of its network system, in addition to developing compact base station equipment that makes it possible to build out areas in keeping with the conditions at installation sites. In order to give handsets advanced functional capabilities, the Company took steps to enhance basic performance, such as improving standby battery hours, incorporating videophone functions as standard features, expanding i-appli content size and developing dual-mode handsets capable of being used with both the FOMA and mova services. The Company also carried out development directed at the creation of international roaming services and international videophones. Other development included that of prototype dual-mode terminals compatible with both FOMA and wireless LANs, as well as the development of HSDPA*, which is aimed at the eventual realization of high-speed, efficient packet communications.

 

As for PHS services, the Company undertook the development of the world’s first commercially viable wristwatch-type PHS handset, and developed dual-mode terminals compatible with both wireless LANs and PHS.

 

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With respect to future technologies, the Company’s research and development were directed at the realization of flexible and economical networks. The Company conducted research and development on network transport technologies that can carry both voice and data using IP technology, research and outdoor trials for wireless access methods to enable high-speed packet transmission at speeds of up to 100 Mbps, and basic research to create new forms of communications suitable for a ubiquitous communications society.

 

  Trends in Research and Development Expenses over the Past Four Fiscal Years

 

     Non-consolidated

     (Hundreds of millions of yen)

10th Fiscal Term (FY2000)

   953

11th Fiscal Term (FY2001)

   1,001

12th Fiscal Term (FY2002)

   1,258

13th Fiscal Term (FY2003)

   1,223

 

* HSDPA: High Speed Downlink Packet Access, a high-speed packet communications technology adopted in the W-CDMA communications standard.

 

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  2. Issues Facing the Company

 

In Japan’s mobile communications market, competition between carriers is projected to grow more intense as the penetration rate of mobile phones in the population rises, and the needs of customers diversify. In this environment, the Company will endeavor to provide products and services adapted to users’ needs, diversify and lower charges, and further enhance its own competitiveness, while at the same time striving to secure new subscribers, reduce cancellations, and promote the use of its services. The Company is also committed to improving operating efficiency through the ongoing revision of its business processes, enhancing its management capabilities by conducting a review of unprofitable businesses, while at the same time vigorously expanding business areas built around its three long-standing growth vectors of “multimedia”, “ubiquity”, and “globalization”.

 

As for FOMA services, we have designated FY2004 as the “Aim to achieve a huge leap in FOMA business”, during which efforts will be made to achieve further expansion . To that end, we will improve our lineup of products with more advanced handset capabilities, while also working to provide sophisticated and varied services for visual communications and the transmission of music, images, and text. To enable customers to use these diverse mobile phone services without worrying about usage charges, in June 2004 we will introduce the “pake-hodai” flat-rate packet communications service, and in May 2004 we will enhance customer convenience by lowering prices in our Packet Pack plans. We will also take steps to ensure the service area is expanded efficiently, working to increase FOMA coverage in underground and indoor areas and maintaining and improving network quality within the existing service area.

 

With the objective of providing “cellular services useful for daily life and business”, and building on current voice. mail, and Internet mobile communications services, we will work to evolve mobile phone services that area integral part of everyday life. This will be achieved by linking to our services through external interface capabilities, such as infrared communications, QR Code, and non-contact IC chips.

 

Through these efforts to promote multimedia and ubiquitous services, we will work with other companies to promote a “Linkage with bricks & mortar service”, which fuses mobile multimedia services with a variety of other commercial transactions, and create business opportunities through value-added services that do not exist within a framework of revenues derived from metered communications charges.

 

To make further progress in our globalization strategy, we will endeavor to ensure the spread of i-mode services, which through equity affiliates and alliance partners have already been launched in six European countries and Taiwan, as well as working to enable Japanese i-mode customers to use i-mode services not only within Japan, but also overseas. In addition, to ensure that FOMA international videophone services are usable in more countries, we will increase the number of regions where connections can be made. Through these efforts, we aim to bring about “Global Mobility Support” that allows customers to communicate “anytime, anywhere, with anyone” on a global scale, while also creating new earnings opportunities overseas and persisting in the steady development of our overseas operations.

 

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We will position ourselves to react flexibly to both stiffening competition and major changes in the surrounding business environment. We will do so by maintaining our vigorous efforts to expand our business domains, and by pursuing the evolution of mobile phone services that not only provide a communications and IT infrastructure, but also constitute an infrastructure providing people with peace of mind and safety in their daily lives. In this way, we will aim to create new value, and by doing so enhance our corporate value.

 

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  3. Historical Data on Non-Consolidated Financial Results and Assets

 

    

10th Fiscal Term

(FY 2000)


  

11th Fiscal Term

(FY 2001)


   

12th Fiscal Term

(FY 2002)


  

13th Fiscal Term

(FY 2003)


Operating revenues (Millions of yen)

   2,142,353    2,355,760     2,476,821    2,633,194

Recurring profit

(Millions of yen)

   292,938    406,471     633,278    533,544

Net income (loss)

(Millions of yen)

   173,005    (310,720 )   84,850    333,851

Earnings (loss) per share (yen)

   17,978    (30,960 )   1,698    6,724

Total assets

(Millions of yen)

   4,460,718    4,252,097     4,483,130    4,513,294

Shareholders’ equity (Millions of yen)

   2,728,774    2,405,426     2,448,293    2,347,481

(Notes)

  1. Earnings per share is calculated using the average number of outstanding shares in each fiscal term. In calculating the earnings per share for the 12th term, it is assumed that the share splits carried out during the term were conducted at the beginning of the term.

Starting from the 12th term, earnings per share is calculated applying the “Accounting Standard for Earnings Per Share” (Accounting Standards Board of Japan Statement No. 2) and the “Implementation Guidance for Accounting Standard for Earnings Per Share” (Accounting Standards Board of Japan Implementation Guidance No.4).

  2. In the 10th fiscal year (FY2000), the Company endeavored to reinforce its core businesses through network quality enhancements and charge reductions, among other things. At the same time, various new services and products, including “i-appli,” were launched as a step toward the full-scale deployment of mobile multimedia. As a consequence, operating revenues rose to 2,142,353 million yen, while recurring profit and net income amounted to 292,938 million yen and 173,005 million yen, respectively.
  3. In the 11th term, to further enrich its core businesses, the Company launched its FOMA service and promoted the use of other mobile multimedia services. On the other hand, extraordinary losses of 947,441 million yen were incurred from the write-down of shares in investee affiliates. Operating revenues, recurring profit and net loss for the term were 2,355,760 million yen, 406,471 million yen, and 310,720 million yen, respectively.
  4. In the 12th term, the Company took steps to enhance management capabilities by reducing operating costs and sustaining efficient group management. Also, in parallel with the improving and strengthening of core businesses, the Company expanded its business areas built around its three growth vectors of “multimedia”, “ubiquity”, and “globalization”. On the other hand, extraordinary losses of 602,000 million yen were incurred from the write-down of shares in investee affiliates. As a result, the Company posted operating income of 2,476,821 million yen, recurring profit of 633,278 million yen, and net income of 84,850 million yen.
  5. Developments in the 13th term (FY2003) are explained in Section 1 above, “Developments and Results of Operations”.

 

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II. Corporate Overview (as of March 31, 2004)

 

  1. Principal Businesses

 

The Company primarily engages in the operation of mobile phone, PHS, and “Quickcast” services. The main service lines in each business segment are summarized in the table below.

 

Main Service Lines

 

Business


  

Service lines


Mobile phone business

   Cellular (mova) services, Cellular (FOMA) services, packet communications services, satellite mobile communications services, in-flight telephone services, and sales of handsets and equipment for each service

PHS business

   PHS services and sales of PHS handsets and equipment

“Quickcast” business

   “Quickcast” (radio paging) services and sales of “Quickcast” equipment

Miscellaneous business

   International dialing services and other miscellaneous businesses

(Note) In-flight telephone services in the mobile phone business category were terminated on March 31, 2004.

 

  2. Principal Offices

 

Headquarters:

  11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Branches:

  Marunouchi Branch, Shinjuku Branch, Shibuya Branch, Tama Branch, Kanagawa Branch, Chiba Branch, Saitama Branch, Ibaraki Branch, Tochigi Branch, Gunma Branch, Yamanashi Branch, Nagano Branch, Niigata Branch

 

  3. Employees

 

No. of employees (non-consolidated)

(change from March 31, 2003)


  

Average age


  

Average length of service


5,876 (increased by 244)

   35.4 years old    12.3 years

(Notes)    1.    The number of employees includes 125 persons seconded from other companies, but does not include 1,549 persons seconded from the Company to other companies.
     2.    In calculating the average length of service for the employees who were transferred from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (“NTT”) or other companies in the NTT Group or the former NTT Central Personal Communications Network, Inc., their years of service at their respective previous companies are included in the calculation. The 125 secondees from other companies are excluded from the calculation of average length of service.

 

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  4. Shares of the Company

 

  (1) Total number of authorized shares: 191,500,000 shares

 

  (2) Total number of outstanding shares: 50,180,000 shares

 

  (3) Number of shareholders: 360,261

 

  (4) Principal shareholders

 

Name


   Holdings in the Company

  

The Company’s

ownership

in each shareholder


     No. of shares
held


     Percentage of
voting rights


  

No. of

shares held


  Percentage of
voting rights


Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

   30,894,000      63.58    0   0.00

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account)

   2,311,746      4.76    0   0.00

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

   1,817,672      3.74    0   0.00

State Street Bank and Trust Company

   557,993      1.15    0   0.00

The Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation (Trust Account)

   263,029      0.54    0   0.00

Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account B)

   247,521      0.51    0   0.00

UFJ Trust Bank Ltd. (Trust Account A)

   233,541      0.48    0   0.00

The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London

   228,411      0.47    0   0.00

Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account A)

   212,835      0.44    0   0.00

Designated Separately-Managed Account Trustee Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Company, Limited (1 Account)

   208,503      0.43    0   0.00

(Note) The Company’s holdings of treasury stock (1,583,635.82 shares) are not included in the above figures.

 

  (5) Repurchase, Disposal or Ownership of Shares by the Company

 

(a) Repurchase of shares

 

Common stock: 1,576,221.59 shares

 

Amount of repurchase: 394,903 million yen

 

(b) Disposal of Shares

 

Common stock: 2,179.66 shares

 

Amount of disposal: 599 million yen

 

(c) Shares held by the Company as of March 31, 2004

 

Common stock: 1,583,635.82 shares

 

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Distribution of Ownership among Shareholders

 

     (%)

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

   61.57

Financial institutions (including Securities companies)

   16.23

Foreign corporations, etc.

   11.58

Individuals and others

   5.92

Treasury stocks

   3.16

Other corporations

   1.54

 

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  5. Condition of the Corporate Group

 

(1) Relationship with the Parent Company

 

Although the Company’s parent company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (“NTT”), currently owns 30,894,000 shares in the Company (with 63.58% of the voting rights), the Company operates its business, mainly in the field of wireless telecommunications under its own managerial responsibilities within the NTT Group.

 

The content of services, benefits, and appropriate compensation for basic research and development and group management and/or operation provided by NTT is covered by contract between NTT and the Company.

 

(2) Major Subsidiaries

 

The Company engages in mobile phone and other businesses in the Kanto-Koushinetsu region. The other regions are divided into eight areas, in each of which a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company provides mobile phone and other services. Business operations are conducted in an integrated manner by the group as a whole.

 

Company


   Capitalization

   Percentage of voting
rights owned by the
Company


    Principal business

     (Millions of yen)           

NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc.

   15,630    100.00 %   Mobile phone business
PHS business
“Quickcast” and other
businesses

NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc.

   14,981    100.00 %  

NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc.

   20,340    100.00 %  

NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc.

   3,406    100.00 %  

NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.

   24,458    100.00 %  

NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc.

   14,732    100.00 %  

NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc.

   8,412    100.00 %  

NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc.

   15,834    100.00 %  

 

(3) Consolidated Results

 

The following is an overview of the Company’s consolidated business results.

 

Item


  

Previous Term

(FY 2002)


  

This Term

(FY 2003)


   Percentage
change


 
     (Millions of Yen)    (Millions of Yen)       

Consolidated operating revenues

   4,809,088    5,048,065    5.0 %

Consolidated operating income

   1,056,719    1,102,918    4.4 %

Consolidated net income

   212,491    650,007    205.9 %

(Note)

At the end of FY2003, the number of consolidated subsidiaries (including the important subsidiaries from the previous term, was 36, and the number of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method was 44.

 

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(4) Developments in the Corporate Group

 

Investments and other major activities during FY2003 are summarized below.

 

  In accordance with the acquisition proposal made in October 2003 by Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (“FET”), a Taiwanese company, for KG Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (“KGT”), a Taiwanese company, FET and KGT companies concluded a share purchase agreement. Upon the closing of that agreement, KGT ceased to be an affiliate of the Company and became a wholly owned subsidiary of FET. In April 2004, the Company exchanged its holdings of KGT shares for FET shares (equivalent to an approximately 5% equity stake) and cash (approximately 2.5 billion NT dollars).

 

  In November 2003, the Company established DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Beijing Co., Ltd. in the People’s Republic of China, in order to conduct research in the field of advanced mobile communications technology, centering on fourth-generation mobile communications services and subsequent wireless technologies.

 

  In December 2003, the Company sold its entire holding of shares in DoCoMo AOL, Inc., which subsequently ceased to be an affiliate of the Company.

 

  In December 2003, the Company reached agreement with Brasilcel, N.V. (“Brasilcel”), a Brazilian company, on selling its entire holding of shares in Brazil’s Sudestecel Participações S.A. to Brasilcel.

 

  The Company underwrote the shares issued for a capital increase by FeliCa Networks, Inc., which was established by the Company and Sony Corporation for the purpose of joint-venture operations in the field of non-contact IC cards. As a result, the Company acquired 40% of that company’s voting rights in January 2004, and FeliCa Networks, Inc. became its affiliate.

 

  In February 2004, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (“AWS”) of the U.S. reached agreement with Cingular Wireless LLC, also of the U.S., on an acquisition proposal made by the latter. The completion of this transaction in the future would have an impact on the relationship between the Company and AWS, including an exchange of AWS shares held by the Company for cash.

 

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  6. Principal Creditors

 

Creditor


   Outstanding loan
balance


   No. of Company shares held by creditors

 
        No. of shares held

  Percentage of
voting rights


 
     (Millions of yen)           

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

   52,500    148,905   0.31 %

The Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation

   40,000    0   0.00 %

The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company

   35,000    96,000   0.20 %

National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives

   22,000    0   0.00 %

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

   21,000    0   0.00 %

Shinkin Central Bank

   20,000    0   0.00 %

UFJ Trust Bank Limited

   20,000    7,700   0.02 %

The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited

   20,000    2,000   0.00 %

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.

   17,500    57,462   0.12 %

Nippon Life Insurance Company

   12,000    67,158   0.14 %

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company

   12,000    0   0.00 %

 

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  7. Directors and Auditors

 

Position


  

Name


  

Primary responsibilities


President and CEO

   Keiji Tachikawa     

Senior Executive Vice President

   Shiro Tsuda   

Managing Director of Global Business Division,

in charge of overseeing Information Systems Department, Procurement and Supply Department, Intellectual Property Department, Personnel Development Department, Affiliated Companies Department and Corporate Strategy & Planning Department

Senior Executive Vice President

   Toyotaro Kato    In charge of overseeing Internal Audit Office, Corporate Citizenship Office and the following branches: Marunouchi, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Tama, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata

Senior Executive Vice President

   Masao Nakamura   

Managing Director of Marketing Division,

and in charge of overseeing Customer Satisfaction Department and Public Relations Department

Executive Vice President

   Kimio Tani    Managing Director of Mobile Multimedia Division

Executive Vice President

   Masayuki Hirata    Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department, and Chief Financial Officer

Executive Vice President

   Kota Kinoshita    Managing Director of Research and Development Division, Chief Technology Officer

Executive Vice President

   Kunio Ishikawa    Managing Director of Network Division

Executive Vice President

   Kunio Ushioda    Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division

Executive Vice President

   Noboru Inoue    General Manager, Kanagawa Branch

Executive Vice President

   Kei-ichi Enoki   

Managing Director of i-mode Business Division

Managing Director of i-mode Business Department

Executive Vice President

   Yasuhiro Kadowaki    Managing Director of General Affairs Department

Senior Vice President

   Kunito Abe    Managing Director of Corporate Citizenship Office

Senior Vice President

   Takanori Utano    Managing Director of Research and Development Planning Department

Senior Vice President

   Kiyoyuki Tsujimura    Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department

 

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Position


  

Name


  

Primary responsibilities


Senior Vice President

   Shunichi Tamari    Managing Director of Service Quality Management Department

Senior Vice President

   Tamon Mitsuishi    Managing Director of Ubiquitous Business Department

Senior Vice President

   Toshiharu Nishigaichi    Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department II

Senior Vice President

   Takashi Sakamoto    Managing Director of Public Relations Department

Senior Vice President

   Shuro Hoshizawa    Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department I

Senior Vice President

   Minoru Hyuga    General Manager, Marunouchi Branch

Senior Vice President

   Yoshiaki Noda    Managing Director of Personnel Development Department

Senior Vice President

   Hideki Niimi    Managing Director of Procurement and Supply Department

Senior Vice President

   Yojiro Inoue    Managing Director of DIG Promotion Office

Senior Vice President

   Harunari Futatsugi    Managing Director of Network Planning Department

Senior Vice President

   Bunya Kumagai    Managing Director of Sales Promotion Department

Senior Vice President

   Masayuki Yamamura   

General Manager, Department I,

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Corporate Auditor

   Keisuke Nakasaki     

Corporate Auditor

   Shinichi Nakatani     

Corporate Auditor

   Satoshi Fujita     

Auditor

   Kiyoto Uehara     

Auditor

   Michiharu Sakurai    (also a Professor in the School of Business Administration at Senshu University)

(Note)

  1. Among the Directors, Mr. Masayuki Yamamura is an outside director, as provided in Article 188, Paragraph 2, Item 7-2 of the Commercial Code of Japan.
  2. Among the Corporate Auditors, Messrs. Keisuke Nakasaki, Satoshi Fujita, Kiyoto Uehara, and Michiharu Sakurai are auditors from outside the Company, as provided in Article 18, Paragraph 1 of the “Law for Special Exceptions to the Commercial Code Concerning Audit, etc., of Joint Stock Corporations (Kabushiki-Kaisha).”
  3. Changes in Directors and Auditors during the term
  (1) Appointments
  i. At the 12th ordinary general meeting of shareholders held on June 19, 2003, Messrs. Yojiro Inoue, Harunari Futatsugi, and Bunya Kumagai were newly elected and appointed as Directors, and Messrs. Satoshi Fujita and Michiharu Sakurai were elected and appointed as Corporate Auditors.
  (2) Retirements
  i. Messrs. Hideaki Yumiba, Yoshiaki Aigami, and Eiji Hagiwara retired as Directors as of the close of the 12th ordinary general meeting of shareholders held on June 19, 2003, and Corporate Auditor Mr. Kiyomi Kamiya retired as of the close of the same meeting.

 

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III. Important Subsequent Events

 

As of April 1, 2004, the Company has expanded the discount for mobile phone (mova and FOMA) services provided under the “Family Discount” service, which provides discounts for basic monthly charges, calling charges, and communications charges as between family members.

 

As of May 1, 2004, flat-rate communications charges were reduced for the “FOMA Packet Pack”, a discount flat-rate payment service for mobile phone (FOMA) packet communications charges.

 


 

Throughout this report, amounts prepared based on domestic accounting standards are truncated to the nearest unit, and amounts prepared in accordance with U.S. accounting standards are rounded off to the nearest unit.

 


* “FOMA”, “i-mode”, “mova”, “Hearty Discount”, “Hearty Style”, “Melody Call”, “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi”, “i-appli”, “Deco-mail”, “Chara-den”, “i-motion”, “Chaku-motion”, “i-appli DX”, “MOBILER’S CHECK”, “Yu Yu Call”, “sigmarion”, “M stage V live”, “M-stage visual net”, “DoCommerce”, “combien?”, “FirstPass”, “Business mopera”, “mopera access”, “access pro “WIDESTAR • DUO”, “@FreeD”, “P-in Free”, “Quickcast”, “WORLD WING”, “WORLD WALKER(PLUS)”, “WORLD CALL”, “Mzone”, “MOBACHEMAIL “DoPa”, “WRISTOMO”, and “pake-hodai” are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. All other product names appearing in this report are trademarks or registered trademarks of the relevant companies.

 

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NON-CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(March 31, 2004)

 

                (Millions of yen)  
ASSETS          LIABILITIES       

Non-current assets

         Long-term liabilities       

Non-current assets for telecommunication businesses

        

Bonds

   745,969  

Property, plant and equipment

   1,153,687    

Long-term borrowings

   191,067  

Machinery and equipment

   442,926    

Liability for employees’ severance payments

   60,658  

Antenna facilities

   135,922    

Reserve for point loyalty programs

   36,945  

Satellite mobile communications facilities

   9,924    

Other long-term liabilities

   195  

Terminal equipment

   0    

Total long-term liabilities

   1,034,836  

Telecommunications line facilities

   1,003             

Pipe and hand holes

   695             

Buildings

   223,231             

Structures

   18,958     Current liabilities       

Other machinery and equipment

   11,758    

Current portion of long-term debt

   110,019  

Vehicles

   212    

Accounts payable, trade

   258,761  

Tools, furniture and fixtures

   138,273    

Accounts payable, other

   192,928  

Land

   101,082    

Accrued expenses

   6,694  

Construction in progress

   69,697    

Accrued taxes on income

   172,250  

Intangible assets

   418,430    

Advances received

   5,697  

Rights to use utility facilities

   3,006    

Deposits received

   372,149  

Computer software

   392,062    

Other current liabilities

   12,475  

Patents

   194    

Total current liabilities

   1,130,977  

Leasehold rights

   2,695             

Other intangible assets

   20,471             

Total non-current assets for telecommunication businesses

   1,572,118     TOTAL LIABILITIES    2,165,813  

Investments and other assets

                 

Investment securities

   34,598     SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY       

Investments in capital

   398             

Investments in affiliated companies

   824,268     Common stock    949,679  

Long-term loan receivable from an affiliated company

   39,118             

Long-term prepaid expenses

   3,112     Capital surplus       

Deferred income taxes

   511,207    

Additional paid-in capital

   292,385  

Other investments and other assets

   33,727    

Other capital surplus

   971,190  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   (867 )  

Total capital surplus

   1,263,575  

Total investments and other assets

   1,445,564             

Total non-current assets

   3,017,682     Earned surplus       

Current assets

        

Legal reserve

   4,099  

Cash and bank deposits

   801,596    

Voluntary reserve

   157,000  

Accounts receivable, trade

   358,778    

Unappropriated retained earnings

   360,266  

Accounts receivable, other

   184,998    

[including Net income]

   [333,851 ]

Inventories and supplies

   51,099    

Total earned surplus

   521,366  

Advances

   2,387             

Prepaid expenses

   5,634     Net unrealized gains on securities    9,759  

Deferred income taxes

   28,910             

Short-term loans

   65,000     Treasury stock    (396,900 )

Other current assets

   5,689             

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   (8,483 )   TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    2,347,481  

Total current assets

   1,495,611             

TOTAL ASSETS

   4,513,294     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    4,513,294  

(Note) Amounts are truncated to the nearest one million yen.

 

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NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(Year ended March 31, 2004)

 

     (Millions of yen)

Recurring profits and losses

    

Operating revenues and expenses

    

Telecommunication businesses

    

Operating revenues

   2,123,155

Voice transmission services

   1,404,548

Data transmission services

   457,301

Other

   261,305

Operating expenses

   1,599,157

Sales expenses

   708,047

Maintenance

   107,594

General expenses

   44,835

Administrative expenses

   51,783

Research cost

   87,295

Depreciation

   370,762

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

   24,421

Communication network charges

   188,826

Taxes and public dues

   15,589

Operating income from telecommunication businesses

   523,997

Supplementary businesses

    

Operating revenues

   510,039

Operating expenses

   506,740

Operating income from supplementary businesses

   3,299

Total operating income

   527,297

Non-operating revenues and expenses

    

Non-operating revenues

   26,916

Interest income and discounts

   1,990

Dividend income

   13,789

Gain on sale of investment securities

   1,416

Foreign exchange gains

   482

Lease and rental income

   1,732

Miscellaneous income

   7,503

Non-operating expenses

   20,669

Interest expense and discounts

   5,065

Interest expense-bonds

   8,061

Loss on write-off of inventories

   2,767

Impairment of investment securities

   675

Miscellaneous expenses

   4,099

Recurring profit

   533,544

Special profits and losses

    

Special losses

   18,682

Write-downs of investments in affiliated companies

   18,682

Income before income taxes

   514,861

Income taxes-current

   174,000

Income taxes-deferred

   7,010

Net income

   333,851

Retained earnings brought forward

   51,143

Interim dividend

   24,728

Unappropriated retained earnings

   360,266

(Note) Amounts are truncated to the nearest one million yen.

 

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Significant Accounting Policies

 

1. Depreciation of non-current assets

 

  (1) Property, plant and equipment

 

Depreciation of property and equipment is computed by the declining balance method with the exception of buildings, which are depreciated on the straight-line method.

 

  (2) Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method.

 

Computer software for internal use is amortized on the straight-line method over its estimated useful life.

 

2. Valuation of securities

 

a. Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates are stated at cost, which is determined by the moving-average method.

 

b. Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is readily determinable are stated at fair value as of the end of the fiscal year with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable deferred tax assets/liabilities, not reflected in earnings, but directly reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The cost of securities sold is determined by the moving-average method. Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is not readily determinable are stated primarily at moving-average cost.

 

3. Valuation of Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at cost. The cost of telecommunications equipment to be sold is determined by the first-in, first-out method. The cost of other inventories is determined by the specific identification method.

 

4. Foreign currency translation

 

Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are translated into Japanese yen at the current spot rate at the end of the fiscal year and the resulting translation gains or losses are included in current earnings.

 

5. Allowance for doubtful accounts, liability for employees’ severance payments and reserve for point loyalty programs

 

  (1) Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

The Company provides for doubtful accounts principally at an amount computed based on the historical bad debt experience plus the estimated uncollectable amount based on the analysis of certain individual accounts, including claims in bankruptcy.

 

  (2) Liability for employees’ severance payments

 

In order to provide for the employees’ retirement benefits, the Company accrues the liability as of the end of the fiscal year in an amount calculated based on the estimated projected benefit obligation and plan assets at the end of the fiscal year.

 

Actuarial losses are expensed as incurred.

 

Prior service cost is amortized on the straight-line method over the average remaining service periods of the employees at the time of recognition.

 

  (3) Reserve for point loyalty programs

 

The costs of awards under the point loyalty programs called “DoCoMo Point Service” and “DoCoMo Premium Club”, that are reasonably estimated to be redeemed by its customers in the following fiscal years based on historical data are accounted for as a reserve for point loyalty programs.

 

6. Consumption tax

 

Consumption tax is separately accounted for by excluding it from each transaction amount.

 

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Notes to Non-Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

1. Non-current assets for telecommunications businesses include those used in the General Type II Telecommunications Carrier business, the Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business, and supplementary businesses, because these amounts were not significant.

 

2. Accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment was 1,298,784 million yen.

 

3. Investments in subsidiaries included in the amount of investments in affiliated companies were as follows:

 

Investments in equity shares of subsidiaries

  814,578 million yen

Investments in capital of subsidiaries

  665 million yen

 

4. Monetary assets and liabilities due from or to subsidiaries and the controlling shareholder were as follows:

 

(1) Subsidiaries:

 

Long-term monetary assets

   500 million yen

Short-term monetary assets

   315,774 million yen

Short-term monetary liabilities

   430,338 million yen

 

(2) Controlling shareholder:

 

Short-term monetary assets

   15 million yen

 

5. Assets or liabilities due from or to subsidiaries and affiliates, the amount of which exceeded one percent of total assets or total liabilities and shareholders’ equity of the Company, were as follows:

 

Accounts receivable, trade

   92,782 million yen

Accounts receivable-other

   157,518 million yen

Short-term loans

   65,000 million yen

Deposits received

   369,311 million yen

 

6. Unrealized gains on marketable securities as stipulated in Paragraph 3 of Article 124 of Regulations regarding the Commercial Code of Japan were 9,759 million yen.

 

7. The Company’s guarantee (contingent liability) was 17 million yen (1,293 thousand Hong Kong dollars).

 

Notes to Non-Consolidated Statement of Income

 

  1. Operating revenues and operating expenses from transactions with subsidiaries were 292,635 million yen and 189,016 million yen, respectively.

 

Non-operating transactions with subsidiaries totaled 72,227 million yen.

 

  2. Operating revenues and operating expenses from transactions with the controlling shareholder were 0 million yen and 14,643 million yen, respectively.

 

Non-operating transactions with the controlling shareholder were 0 million yen.

 

  3. Revenues and expenses related to the General Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and the Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business were included in supplementary businesses, because these amounts were not significant.

 

  4. Non-operating revenues of which revenue from subsidiaries and affiliates exceeded 10 percent of the total were as follows:

 

Dividend income:

   13,625 million yen

 

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  5. “Write-downs of investments in affiliated companies” mainly relates to the impairment charges recognized on investments in the following subsidiaries;

 

DCM Capital LDN (UK) Limited

[Ultimate investee: Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited]

   16,842 million yen

Mobimagic Co., Ltd.

   1,840 million yen

 

  6. Net income per share was 6,724.83 yen

 

  7. For FOMA services, “pake-hodai” service will be introduced on June 1, 2004, providing a flat-rate packet communications service that gives subscribers unlimited use of i-mode services in exchange for a flat monthly fee.

 

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PROPOSAL FOR APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS

 

     (yen)

Unappropriated retained earnings

   360,266,992,789

The above shall be appropriated as follows:

    

Cash dividends

   48,596,364,180

1,000 yen per share

Ordinary: 500 yen per share

Commemorative: 500 yen per share

    

Officers’ bonuses

   147,828,000

including Auditors’ bonuses

   22,575,000

Special depreciation reserve

   9,925,976,644

General reserve

   201,000,000,000

Retained earnings carried forward

   100,596,823,965

(Notes)

  1. On November 20, 2003, an interim dividend was distributed in the amount of 24,728,011,510 yen (500 yen per share).
  2. The special depreciation reserve is set aside pursuant to the Special Taxation Measures Law.

 

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(English Translation of the Original Auditor’s Report Issued in the Japanese Language)

 

Independent Auditor’s Report

 

May 6, 2004

The Board of Directors

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

 

KPMG AZSA & CO.

   

SHIGERU IWAMOTO


    Representative and Engagement Partner
    Certified Public Accountant
   

HIDEKI AMANO


    Representative and Engagement Partner
    Certified Public Accountant
   

TAKUJI KANAI


    Representative and Engagement Partner
    Certified Public Accountant

 

We have audited the statutory report, that is the non-consolidated balance sheet, the non-consolidated statement of income, the business report (limited to accounting matters) and the proposal for appropriation of retained earnings, and its supporting schedules (limited to accounting matters) of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. for the 13th business year from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004 in accordance with Article 2.1 of “the Law for Special Exceptions to the Commercial Code Concerning Audit, etc., of Kabushiki Kaisha”. With respect to the aforementioned business report and supporting schedules, our audit was limited to those matters derived from the accounting books and records of the Company. These statutory report and supporting schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the statutory report and supporting schedules based on our audit as an independent auditor.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Japan. Those auditing standards require us to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statutory report and supporting schedules are free of material misstatement. An audit is performed on a test basis, and includes assessing the accounting policies used by management, the method of their application and estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the statutory report and supporting schedules. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our audit also includes audit procedures for subsidiaries considered necessary.

 

As a result of the audit, our opinion is as follows:

 

(1) The non-consolidated balance sheet and the non-consolidated statement of income present fairly the financial position and the results of operations of the Company in conformity with related laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

 

(2) The business report (limited to accounting matters) presents fairly the status of the Company in conformity with related laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

 

(3) The proposal for appropriation of retained earnings has been prepared in conformity with related laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

 

(4) With respect to the supporting schedules (limited to accounting matters) there are no items to be noted that are not in conformity with the provisions of the Commercial Code.

 

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All subsequent events stated in the business report will have a material effect on the financial position or the results of operations of the Company in the following business years.

 

Our firm and engagement partners have no interest in the Company which should be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of the Certified Public Accountants Law.


(Note) Asahi & Co., our independent auditor, merged with Azsa & Co. on January 1, 2004, and the resulting company was named KPMG AZSA & Co.

 

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[Translation]

 

Report of Corporate Auditors

 

We, the Board of Corporate Auditors of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (hereinafter “the Company”), following a review and discussion of the individual reports made by each Corporate Auditor concerning the method and the results of his/her audit of the execution by Directors of their duties in the 13th fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, prepared this Report of Corporate Auditors and hereby submit our report as follows:

 

1. Summary of Auditing Methods

 

In accordance with the auditing plan determined by the Board of Corporate Auditors, each Corporate Auditor attended the meetings of the Board of Directors and other significant meetings; obtained reports on business operations from the Directors and others; reviewed documents which approve material matters; conducted investigations regarding the status of the business operations and properties of the head office and other major offices; received reports and explanations from the independent accounting firm; and reviewed the auditing results.

 

When necessary, each Corporate Auditor requested business reports from subsidiaries and conducted investigations regarding the status of the business operations and properties of subsidiaries.

 

In addition to the above auditing methods, each Corporate Auditor, to the extent necessary, requested reports from Directors and others, to review the status of the following kinds of transactions: Director’s transactions in competition with the Company; any transactions involving conflict of interests between Directors and the Company; any dealings in which the Company provided benefits without compensation; unusual dealings between the Company and subsidiaries or shareholders; and repurchase or disposal of the Company’s own shares.

 

2. Results of the Audit

 

We are of the opinion that:

 

(1) Regarding the execution of their duties by Directors, including their duties relating to the subsidiaries, there were no instances of misconduct or material matters in violation of the laws and regulations or the Articles of Incorporation.

 

We did not find any violations of the duties of Directors regarding: transactions in competition with the Company, transactions involving conflict of interests between Directors and the Company, dealings in which the Company provided benefits without compensation, unusual dealings between subsidiaries or shareholders or repurchase or disposal of the Company’s own shares;

 

(2) The auditing methods and results of the independent accounting firm, KPMG AZSA & Co., are reasonable and satisfactory;

 

(3) The business report (eigyo-hokokusho) (limited to matters other than accounting matters) presents fairly the conditions of the Company in accordance with the laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation;

 

(4) There are no matters which we must point out, in light of the financial condition of the Company and other factors, regarding the agenda of appropriation of retained earnings; and

 

(5) The supporting schedules (fuzoku-meisaisho) (limited to matters other than accounting matters) states all matters which should be stated therein and there are no matters which we must point out.

 

Date: May 13, 2004

 

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Board of Corporate Auditors of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     

Keisuke Nakasaki, Full-time Corporate Auditor

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Shinichi Nakatani, Full-time Corporate Auditor

   seal

Satoshi Fujita, Full-time Corporate Auditor

   seal

Kiyoto Uehara, Corporate Auditor

   seal

Michiharu Sakurai, Corporate Auditor

   seal

 

(Note) Corporate Auditors, Mr. Keisuke Nakasaki, Mr. Satoshi Fujita, Mr. Kiyoto Uehara and Michiharu Sakurai are outside auditors in accordance with the provisions under Article 18, paragraph 1 of the “Law for Special Exceptions to the Commercial Code Concerning Audit, etc., of Joint Stock Corporations (Kabushiki Kaisha)”.

 

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(APPENDIX 1)

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET [U.S. GAAP]

March 31, 2004

 

                Millions of yen  
                (UNAUDITED)  
ASSETS          LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY       
Current assets:          Current liabilities:       

Cash and cash equivalents

   838,030    

Current portion of long-term debt

   136,642  

Accounts receivable, net

   616,131    

Accounts payable, trade

   666,838  

Inventories

   127,269    

Accrued payroll

   43,142  

Deferred tax assets

   92,662    

Accrued interest

   1,975  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   111,225    

Accrued taxes on income

   318,011  

Total current assets

   1,785317    

Other current liabilities

   125,030  
Property, plant and equipment:         

Total current liabilities

   1,291,638  

Wireless telecommunications equipment

   4,109818             

Buildings and structures

   619,501     Long-term liabilities:       

Tools, furniture and fixtures

   580,099    

Long-term debt

   954,954  

Land

   188,717    

Employee benefits

   133,954  

Construction in progress

   169,562    

Other long-term liabilities

   176,964  

Accumulated depreciation

   (2,965,192 )  

Total long-term liabilities

   1,265,872  

Total property, plant and equipment, net

   2,702,505             
Non-current investments and other assets:          TOTAL LIABILITIES    2,557,510  

Investments in affiliates

   324,155             

Marketable securities and other investments

   62,191    

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

   61  

Intangible assets, net

   506,777             

Goodwill

   133,354     Shareholders’ Equity:       

Other assets

   195,406             

Deferred tax assets

   522,561    

Common stock

   949,680  

Total non-current investments and other assets

   1,774,444             
TOTAL ASSETS    6,262,266    

Additional paid-in capital

   1,311,013  
                   
          

Retained earnings

   1,759,548  
                   
          

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   81,355  
                   
          

Treasury stock

   (396,901 )
                   
           TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    3,704,695  
           TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    6,262,266  

 

(Note) Amounts are rounded off per one million yen.

 

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(APPENDIX 2)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [U.S. GAAP]

Year ended March 31, 2004

 

     Millions of yen  
    

(UNAUDITED)

 

Operating revenues:

      

Wireless services

   4,487,912  

Equipment sales

   560,153  

Total operating revenues

   5,048,065  

Operating expenses:

      

Cost of services (exclusive of items shown separately below)

   712,571  

Cost of equipment sold (exclusive of items shown separately below)

   1,094,332  

Depreciation and amortization

   720,997  

Selling, general, and administrative

   1,417,247  

Total operating expenses

   3,945,147  

Operating income

   1,102,918  

Other expense (income):

      

Interest expense

   13,216  

Interest income

   (1,917 )

Other, net

   (9,504 )

Total other expense (income)

   1,795  

Income before income taxes

   1,101,123  

Income taxes:

      

Current

   446,182  

Deferred

   (17,066 )

Total income taxes

   429,116  

Equity in net losses of affiliates

   (21,960 )

Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries

   (40 )

Net income

   650,007  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

      

Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities

   12,238  

Revaluation of financial instruments

   (13 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   (9,862 )

Minimum pension liability adjustment

   16,055  

Comprehensive income

   668,425  

(Note) Amounts are rounded off per one million yen.

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA     

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted (shares)

   49,622,595

Basic and diluted earnings per share (yen)

   13,099.01

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS [U.S. GAAP]

Year ended March 31, 2004

 

         Millions of yen  
         (UNAUDITED)  
I.      Cash flows from operating activities:       
   

1. Net income

   650,007  
   

2. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      
   

(1) Depreciation and amortization

   720,997  
   

(2) Deferred taxes

   (12,539 )
   

(3) Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment

   35,005  
   

(4) Equity in net losses of affiliates

   17,433  
   

(5) Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries

   40  
   

(6) Changes in current assets and liabilities:

      
   

Increase in accounts receivable, trade

   (90 )
   

Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts

   1,458  
   

Increase in inventories

   (59,954 )
   

Increase in accounts payable, trade

   19,577  
   

Increase in other current liabilities

   28,866  
   

Increase in accrued taxes on income

   186,166  
   

Decrease in liability for employee benefits

   (15,746 )
   

Decrease in tax refunds receivable

   106,308  
   

Other, net

   32,715  
        

   

Net cash provided by operating activities

   1,710,243  
II.     Cash flows from investing activities:       
   

1. Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   (625,284 )
   

2. Purchases of intangible and other assets

   (177,645 )
   

3. Purchases of investments

   (12,787 )
   

4. Loan advances

   (38,307 )
   

5. Other, net

   6,714  
        

   

Net cash used in investing activities

   (847,309 )
III.   Cash flows from financing activities:       
   

1. Repayment of long-term debt

   (245,411 )
   

2. Payments to acquire treasury stock

   (394,903 )
   

3. Principal payments under capital lease obligations

   (5,716 )
   

4. Dividends paid

   (49,813 )
   

5. Proceeds from short-term borrowings

   155,300  
   

6. Repayment of short-term borrowings

   (165,300 )
   

7. Other, net

   (13 )
        

   

Net cash used in financing activities

   (705,856 )
IV.   Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents    1  
        

V.     Net increase in cash and cash equivalents    157,079  
VI.   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year    680,951  
        

VII. Cash and cash equivalents at end of year    838,030  
        

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information       
    Cash received during the year for:       
   

Tax refunds

   107,200  
    Cash paid during the year for:       
   

Interest

   16,384  
   

Income taxes

   259,883  
    Non-cash investing and financing activities:       
   

Purchase of minority interest of consolidated subsidiaries through share exchanges

   439  
   

Assets acquired through capital lease obligations

   4,469  

 

(Note) Amounts are rounded off per one million yen.

 

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(APPENDIX 4)

 

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA AND RATIOS [U.S. GAAP]

 

(Note) Starting from the 12th Fiscal Term), the Company has elected to prepare and disclose consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Consolidated financial data for the 10th and 11th Fiscal Terms prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP are provided below for reference.

 

 

Item


  

10th Fiscal Term

(FY 2000)


  

11th Fiscal Term

(FY 2001)


   

12th Fiscal Term

(FY 2002)


  

13th Fiscal Term

(FY 2003)


                    

(Hundreds of

millions of yen)

Operating revenues

   41,781    46,593     48,091    50,481
    
  

 
  

Income before income taxes

   7,581    9,564     10,430    11,011
    
  

 
  

Net income (loss)

   4,018    (1,162 )   2,125    6,500
    
  

 
  

Capital expenditures (*1)

   10,128    10,323     8,540    8,055
    
  

 
  

 

Item


 

10th Fiscal Term

(FY 2000)


   

11th Fiscal Term

(FY 2001)


   

12th Fiscal Term

(FY 2002)


   

13th Fiscal Term

(FY 2003)


 

Earnings per share (*2) (yen)

  8,350     (2,315 )   4,254     13,099  
   

 

 

 

EBITDA (*1) (Hundreds of millions of yen)

  14,253     16,806     18,363     18,589  
   

 

 

 

EBITDA margin(*1) (percent)

  34.1 %   36.1 %   38.2 %   36.8 %
   

 

 

 

Return on capital employed (ROCE) (percent)

  20.6 %   21.1 %   22.1 %   22.9 %

<ROCE after tax effect> (*1) (percent)

  11.9 %   12.2 %   12.8 %   13.3 %
   

 

 

 

Return on equity (ROE) (percent)

  15.2 %   (3.5 %)   6.3 %   18.1 %
   

 

 

 

Return on assets (ROA) (percent)

  15.7 %   15.8 %   17.2 %   17.9 %
   

 

 

 

Operating margin (percent)

  18.6 %   21.5 %   22.0 %   21.8 %
   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity per share (*2) (yen)

  66,134     65,601     69,274     76,234  
   

 

 

 


(Note)
  *1. For reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, see “Reconciliations between the Disclosed Non-GAAP Financial Measures and the Most Directly comparable GAAP Financial Measures”.
  *2. Each figure has been adjusted to reflect the Company’s five-for-one stock split that took effect in May 2002.

 

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Reconciliations between the Disclosed non-GAAP Financial Measures and

 

the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures

 

1. Capital Expenditures

 

 

    

10th Fiscal Term

(FY2000)


   

11th Fiscal Term

(FY2001)


   

12th Fiscal Term

(FY2002)


   

13th Fiscal Term

(FY2003)


 
     (Hundreds of millions of yen)  

Capital expenditures

   10,128     10,323     8,540     8,055  
    

 

 

 

Effects of timing difference between acquisition dates and payment dates

   (553 )   304     108     (26 )
    

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   (8,034 )   (8,632 )   (7,005 )   (6,253 )

Purchases of intangible and other assets

   (1,541 )   (1,995 )   (1,642 )      

(Note) Capital expenditures are calculated on an accrual basis for the purchases of property, plant and equipment, and intangible and other assets.

 

2. EBITDA and EBITDA Margin

 

 

    

10th Fiscal Term

(FY2000)


   

11th Fiscal Term

(FY2001)


   

12th Fiscal Term

(FY2002)


   

13th Fiscal Term

(FY2003)


 
    

(Hundreds of millions of yen and percent)

 

a. EBITDA

   14,253     16,806     18,363     18,589  
    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses + Losses on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment

   (6,467 )   (6,797 )   (7,795 )   (7,560 )
    

 

 

 

Operating income

   7,786     10,009     10,567     11,029  
    

 

 

 

Non-operating expenses (net)

   (205 )   (445 )   (138 )   (18 )

Income taxes

   (3,173 )   (3,996 )   (4,545 )   (4,291 )

Equity in net losses of affiliates

   (178 )   (6,440 )   (3,242 )   (220 )

Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries

   (213 )   (290 )   (160 )   (0 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

   —       —       (357 )   —    
    

 

 

 

b. Net income

   4,018     (1,162 )   2,125     6,500  
    

 

 

 

c. Operating revenues

   41,781     46,593     48,091     50,481  
    

 

 

 

EBITDA margin (=a/c)

   34.1 %   36.1 %   38.2 %   36.8 %
    

 

 

 

Net income margin (=b/c)

   9.6 %   (2.5 %)   4.4 %   12.9 %
    

 

 

 


(Note) The Company’s EBITDA and EBITDA margin differ from the definitions in Item 10 (e) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K, and the figures may not be able to be accurately compared with those of other companies.

 

3. ROCE After Tax Effect

 

 

    

10th Fiscal Term

(FY2000)


   

11th Fiscal Term

(FY2001)


   

12th Fiscal Term

(FY2002)


   

13th Fiscal Term

(FY2003)


 
    

(Hundreds of millions of yen and percent)

 

a. Operating income

   7,786     10,009     10,567     11,029  
    

 

 

 

b. Operating income after tax effect {=a*(1-effective tax rate)}

   4,516     5,805     6,129     6,397  
    

 

 

 

c. Capital employed

   37,838     47,415     47,725     48,101  
    

 

 

 

ROCE before tax effect (=a/c)

   20.6 %   21.1 %   22.1 %   22.9 %
    

 

 

 

ROCE after tax effect (=b/c)

   11.9 %   12.2 %   12.8 %   13.3 %
    

 

 

 


(Notes) Capital employed = Two fiscal year ends average of (Shareholders’ equity + Interest bearing liabilities)
  Interest bearing liabilities = Current portion of long-term debt + Short-term borrowings + Long-term debt Effective tax rate = 42%

 

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Memorandum for Shareholders

 

Business term:   March 31 of each year
Day for deciding shareholders to whom second-half dividends will be paid:   March 31 of each year
Day for deciding shareholders to whom interim dividends will be paid:   September 30 of each year
Reregister of ownership of shares:   Transfer agent
    UFJ Trust Bank Ltd.
    1-4-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Office which receives mail:   Office for transaction of business
    Corporate Agency Department of UFJ Trust Bank Ltd.
    7-10-11 Higashisuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo 137-8081
Office which receives telephone inquiries:   Tel.: 03-5683-5111
    Agencies: Branches of UFJ Trust Bank Ltd. nationwide
Newspaper in which announcement will be made:   The Nihon Keizai Shimbun

 

The progress of the 13th regular general shareholders’ meeting, to be held on June 18 this year, will be made public on our Web site.

 

Home page URL:   http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/
    You will be able to view the progress by clicking “information for investors” and then “general shareholders’ meeting”
[Simultaneous relay]    
Content of what will be made public:   Progress from the beginning to the end
    * As for the part covering questions from shareholders, the voice of shareholders who will consent to the opening of their questions to the public and the images of directors will be released.
Time and date of release:   From 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 18, 2003 to the end of the general shareholders’ meeting
How to peruse:   When you access “progress of general shareholders’ meeting” using the URL given above, the display for inputting password will be indicated. Then you will input the “voting rights exercise code” and click the “login” button. The “voting rights exercise code” is written on the form for voting rights exercise.
[Videotaped relay]    
Content of what will be made public:   Progress from the beginning to the end
    * The part covering questions from shareholders will be made public in the text form.
Period of release:   From Wednesday, June 23, 2003 to Thursday, September 30, 2003
How to peruse:   You can peruse the videotaped relay by accessing “progress of the general shareholders’ meeting” using the URL given above.

 

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

Sanno Park Tower, 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150, Japan

Phone:03-5156-1111

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/

 

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