UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F ‘ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 OR ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to OR ‘ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number 1-7628 HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. (Translation of Registrant’s name into English) JAPAN (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) No. 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan (Address of principal executive offices) Rikako Suzuki [email protected], +81-3-5412-1134, No. 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan (Name, E-mail and/or Facsimile number, Telephone and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act. Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock* HMC New York Stock Exchange American Depositary Shares** Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act. None (Title of class) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act. None (Title of class) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. Title of each class Outstanding as of March 31, 2021*** Common Stock 1,726,655,268**** Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, Yes È No ‘ If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ‘ No È Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes È No ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such file). Yes È No ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer È Accelerated filer ‘ Non-accelerated filer ‘ Emerging growth company ‘ If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ‘ † The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. È Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP ‘ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board È Other ‘ If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 ‘ Item 18 ‘ If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ‘ No È * Not for trading purposes, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares, each representing one share of Common Stock. ** American Depositary Receipts evidence American Depositary Shares, each American Depositary Share representing one share of Common Stock. *** Unless otherwise indicated in this Form 20-F, “outstanding shares” excludes the number of shares held by the BIP Trust (as defined under Item 6.B. “Compensation-The Board Incentive Plan”). **** Shares of Common Stock include 70,044,953 shares represented by American Depositary Shares. PART I Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers ................................... 1 Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable ................................................ 1 Item 3. Key Information ................................................................... 1 A. Selected Financial Data ........................................................... 1 B. Capitalization and Indebtedness ..................................................... 2 C. Reason for the Offer and Use of Proceeds ............................................. 2 D. Risk Factors .................................................................... 2 Item 4. Information on the Company ......................................................... 8 A. History and Development of the Company ............................................ 8 B. Business Overview .............................................................. 9 C. Organizational Structure .......................................................... 33 D. Property, Plants and Equipment .................................................... 34 Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments ........................................................ 36 Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects .......................................... 36 A. Operating Results ............................................................... 36 B. Liquidity and Capital Resources .................................................... 60 C. Research and Development ........................................................ 62 D. Trend Information ............................................................... 66 E. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements .................................................... 66 F. Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations ......................................... 66 G. Safe Harbor ..................................................................... 66 Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees ........................................... 67 A. Directors and Senior Management ................................................... 67 B. Compensation ................................................................... 82 C. Board Practices ................................................................. 87 D. Employees ..................................................................... 87 E. Share Ownership ................................................................. 88 Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions ....................................... 88 A. Major Shareholders .............................................................. 88 B. Related Party Transactions ......................................................... 89 C. Interests of Experts and Counsel .................................................... 89 Item 8. Financial Information ............................................................... 89 A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information ................................ 89 B. Significant Changes .............................................................. 91 Item 9. The Offer and Listing ............................................................... 91 A. Offer and Listing Details .......................................................... 91 B. Plan of Distribution .............................................................. 91 C. Markets ........................................................................ 91 D. Selling Shareholders .............................................................. 91 E. Dilution ........................................................................ 91 F. Expenses of the Issue ............................................................. 91 Item 10. Additional Information ............................................................ 91 A. Share Capital ................................................................... 91 B. Memorandum and Articles of Association ............................................. 91 C. Material Contracts ............................................................... 93 D. Exchange Controls ............................................................... 93 E. Taxation ....................................................................... 93 F. Dividends and Paying Agents .....................................................