HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd

No.1-7628

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 NOVEMBER 2023

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-07628

HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

(Name of registrant)

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

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

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Contents

Exhibit 1:

Notice Concerning Status of Acquisition of the Company’s Own Shares (Acquisition of the Company’s own shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law)

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.

Date: November 2, 2023

[Translation]

November 2, 2023

Notice Concerning Status of Acquisition of the Company’s Own Shares

(Acquisition of the Company’s own shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company

in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law)

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) announces status of acquisition of its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 36 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on May 11, 2023, as follows.

Particulars

Shares of common stock

19,309,400 shares

31,500,076,200 yen

Started on October 1, 2023 and ended on October 31, 2023 (based on a contract date)

Reference: Details of the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 11, 2023 and August 9, 2023

Shares of common stock

Up to 192,000,000 shares (3.8 % of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock))

Up to 200 billion yen

Starting on May 12, 2023 and ending on March 31, 2024

Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Progress as of October 31, 2023

Each of the shares of the Company’s common stock was split into three shares with an effective date of October 1, 2023. Numbers of shares were adjusted to reflect the impact of the stock split.