September 13, 2019
VIA EDGAR
Cecilia Blye, Chief
Office of Global Security Risk
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Canon Inc. (the “Company”) |
Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (the “20-F”) |
Filed March 28, 2019 |
File No. 1-15122 |
Dear Ms. Blye:
The Company has received your letter dated August 30, 2019 requesting supplemental information relating to the Company’s 20-F.
The Company is working expeditiously to compile a response to your letter. However, in order that the Company may collect and process the information necessary to prepare a proper response to your questions, the Company believes it will require additional time beyond the ten business days specified in your letter. Accordingly, the Company respectfully requests an extension of time until September 30, 2019 to prepare and submit its response.
Thank you for your kind understanding and please feel free to contact Sachiho Tanino of Canon in Tokyo (Tel: +81-3-3758-2111; Fax: +81-3-5482-9680; E-Mail: tanino.sachiho@mail.canon) or Jon Gray (Tel: +81-3-5574-2600; Fax: +81-3-5574-2830; E-Mail: jon.gray@davispolk.com) of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, our outside US counsel if you have any questions regarding the above.
Very truly yours, |
CANON INC. |
/s/ Toshizo Tanaka |
Toshizo Tanaka |
Executive Vice President & CFO |
cc: | Jon Gray, esq. |
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP