Form 6-K
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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of June 2007

Commission File Number: 1-6784

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Kadoma, Osaka, Japan

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  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1):     

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7):     

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant 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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This Form 6-K consists of:

 

1.       News release issued on June 11, 2007, by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., commenting on media reports about possible sale of its stake in Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
By:  

/s/    YOICHI NAGATA

  Yoichi Nagata, Attorney-in-Fact
  Director of Overseas Investor Relations
  Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Dated: June 12, 2007


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June 11, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Media Contacts:   Investor Relations Contacts:
Akira Kadota (Japan)   Makoto Mihara (Japan)
International PR   Investor Relations
(Tel: +81-3-3578-1237)   (Tel: +81-6-6908-1121)
Panasonic News Bureau (Japan)   Akihiro Takei (U.S.)
(Tel: +81-3-3542-6205)   Panasonic Finance (America), Inc.
  (Tel: +1-212-698-1365)
Jim Reilly (U.S.)  
(Tel: +1-201-392-6067)   Hiroko Carvell (Europe)
  Panasonic Finance (Europe) plc
Munetsugu Takeda (Europe)   (Tel: +44-20-7562-4400)
(Tel: +49-611-235-305)  

Matsushita Comments on Media Reports

about Possible Sale of its Stake in Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

Osaka, Japan, June 11, 2007 — Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI [NYSE symbol: MC]), best known for its Panasonic brand, commented on the press reports of June 10 in Japan about a possible sale of its stake in Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

The Company is studying all kinds of options from the viewpoint of the enhancement of Matsushita’s corporate value, but has not decided anything in regards to the sale of its stake in Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

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