{"url_path":"/sec/hmc/10-k/2026/item-7","section_key":"item-7","section_title":"Item 7 Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"20-F","doc_date":"2026-06-18","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/715153/0001193125-26-274991-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-274991","cik":"0000715153","ticker":"HMC","issuer_name":"HONDA MOTOR CO LTD","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/715153/0001193125-26-274991-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000715153","primary_entity_name":"HONDA MOTOR CO LTD"},"word_count":436,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions\n\nA. Major Shareholders\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, 4,533,000,000 shares of Honda’s Common Stock were issued and 3,892,580,441 shares were outstanding.\n\nThe following table shows the shareholders of record that owned 5% or more of the issued shares of Honda’s Common Stock as of March 31, 2026:\n\n \n\nName\n\n  \nShares owned\n(thousands)\n \n  \nOwnership\n(%)\n \n\nThe Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)\n\n  \n \n682,319\n \n  \n \n17.5\n \n\nCustody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)\n\n  \n \n275,945\n \n  \n \n7.1\n \n\nMoxley & Co. LLC*\n\n  \n \n222,860\n \n  \n \n5.7\n \n\n \n\n*\n\nMoxley & Co., LLC is the nominee of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which acts as the Depositary for the Honda’s ADSs.\n\nNone of the above shareholders has voting rights that are different from those of our other shareholders.\n\nAccording to a statement on Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 10) filed by BlackRock, Inc. with the SEC on July 17, 2025, BlackRock, Inc. directly and indirectly held, as of June 30, 2025, 320,300,830, or 6.1% of the then issued shares, of Honda’s Common Stock.\n\n \n\n128\n\n##### Table of Contents\n\nADSs representing American Depositary Shares are issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Depositary. The normal trading unit is 100 American Depositary Shares. Total issued shares of Honda as of the close of business on March 31, 2026 were 4,533,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 222,860,406 shares represented by ADSs and 754,978,663 shares not represented by ADSs were owned by residents of the United States. The number of holders of record of the Company’s shares of Common Stock in the United States was 209 on March 31, 2026.\n\nTo the knowledge of Honda, it is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any other corporation, by any government, or by any other natural or legal person or persons severally or jointly. As far as is known to the Company, there are no arrangements, the operation of which may at a subsequent date, result in a change in control of the Company.\n\nB. Related Party Transactions\n\nHonda purchases materials, supplies and services from numerous suppliers throughout the world in the ordinary course of business, including firms with which Honda is affiliated.\n\nDuring the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, Honda had sales of ¥644.9 billion and purchases of ¥2,126.1 billion with affiliates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method. As of March 31, 2026, Honda had receivables of ¥376.8 billion from affiliates and joint ventures, and had payables of ¥297.8 billion to affiliates and joint ventures.\n\nHonda does not consider the amounts involved in such transactions to be material to its business.\n\nC. Interests of Experts and Counsel\n\nNot applicable."}