2024 Q4 - Annual Report

TableofContents UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION WASHINGTON,D.C.20549 FORM20-F ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR oANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedMarch31,2024OR ☐TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 Forthetransitionperiodfromto OR ☐SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 DateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreportCommissionfilenumber1-7628 HONDAGIKENKOGYOKABUSHIKIKAISHA (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter) HONDAMOTORCO.,LTD. (TranslationofRegistrant’snameintoEnglish) JAPAN (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization) No.1-1,Minami-Aoyama2-chome,Minato-ku,Tokyo107-8556,Japan (Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) RyosukeNiwa +81-3-5412-1134,prj_h_ir2@hm.honda.co.jp,No.1-1,Minami-Aoyama2-chome,Minato-ku,Tokyo107-8556,Japan (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson) SecuritiesregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct. TitleofeachclassTradingSymbol(s)Nameofeachexchangeonwhichregistered CommonStock*AmericanDepositaryShares** HMCNewYorkStockExchange SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct. None(Titleofclass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct. None(Titleofclass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport. TitleofeachclassOutstandingasofMarch31,2024*** CommonStock4,828,907,376**** Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct,Yes☒No☐ Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934.Yes☐No☒ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.Yes☒No☐ IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfile).Yes☒No☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seedefinitionof“largeacceleratedfiler”,“acceleratedfiler”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. Largeacceleratedfiler☒Acceleratedfiler☐Non-acceleratedfiler☐Emerginggrowthcompany☐ IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☐ †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☒ IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAP☐InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard☒Other☐ If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow.Item17☐Item18☐ Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct).Yes☐No☒ *Notfortradingpurposes,butonlyinconnectionwiththeregistrationofAmericanDepositaryShares,eachrepresentingthreesharesofCommonStock. **AmericanDepositaryReceiptsevidenceAmericanDepositaryShares,eachAmericanDepositarySharerepresentingthreesharesofCommonStock. ***UnlessotherwiseindicatedinthisForm20-F,“outstandingshares”excludesthenumberofsharesheldbytheBIPTrust(asdefinedunderItem6.B.“Compensation-TheBoardIncentivePlan”). ****SharesofCommonStockinclude259,782,129sharesrepresentedbyAmericanDepositaryShares. PARTI Item1.IdentityofDirectors,SeniorManagementandAdvisers1 Item2.OfferStatisticsandExpect