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Registration for Depository Shares (Form F-6EF)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2026

Registration No. 333 -

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES EVIDENCED BY

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

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Sumitomo Corporation

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

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N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

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Japan

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

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CITIBANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

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388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

(877) 248-4237

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

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Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

277 Park Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, NY 10172

212-207-0700

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies to:

Julian Veshi, Esq.

Sergio A. Urias, Esq.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

212-872-1000

Herman H. Raspé, Esq.

Jean-Claude Lanza, Esq.

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 336-2000

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466: ☒ immediately upon filing.
☐ on (Date) at (Time).
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box: ☐

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Price Per Unit*

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Offering Price**

Amount of

Registration Fee

American Depositary Shares (ADS(s)), each ADS representing the right to receive one common share of Sumitomo Corporation (the "Company") 400,000,000 ADSs $5.00 $20,000.000.00 $2,762.00

* Each unit represents 100 ADSs.

** Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of ADSs.

This Registration Statement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Cross Reference Sheet

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Item Number and Caption

Location in Form of American

Depositary Receipt ("Receipt")
Filed Herewith as Prospectus

1. Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office Face of Receipt - Introductory Article.
2. Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities Face of Receipt - Top Center.
Terms of Deposit:
(i) The amount of deposited securities represented by one American Depositary Share ("ADSs") Face of Receipt - Upper right corner.
(ii) The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities Reverse of Receipt Paragraphs (16), (17) and (20).
(iii) The collection and distribution of dividends Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (7), (14), (16) and (20).
(iv) The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13);
Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (16), (17) and (20).
(v) The sale or exercise of rights

Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (14), (16)

and (17).

(vi) The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization

Face of Receipt - Paragraphs (3) and (6);

Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (14), (16), (18) and (20).

(vii) Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (22) and (23) (no provision for extensions).
(viii) Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADSs Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13).

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Item Number and Caption

Location in Form of American

Depositary Receipt ("Receipt")
Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(ix) Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities Face of Receipt - Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (9) and (10).
(x) Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary

Face of Receipt - Paragraph (7);

Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (19) and (20).

3. Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs

Face of Receipt - Paragraph (10);

Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (14).

AVAILABLE INFORMATION Face of Receipt - Paragraph (13).

The Company publishes the information contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b)(2)(i) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") on its internet website or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in the Company's primary trading market. As of the date hereof the Company's internet website is https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/global. The information so published by the Company may not be in English, except that the Company is required, in order to maintain its exemption from the Exchange Act reporting obligations pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b), to translate such information into English to the extent contemplated in Rule 12g3-2(b). The information so published by the Company cannot be retrieved from the internet website of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), and cannot be inspected or copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

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PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement on Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

EXHIBITS

(a) Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2002, by and among Sumitomo Corporation (the "Company"), Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares evidenced by the American Depositary Receipts issued thereunder ("Deposit Agreement"). ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a).
(b) Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. ___ None.
(c) Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. ___ None.
(d) Opinion of counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
(e) Certificate under Rule 466. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).
(f) Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company. ___ Set forth on the signature pages hereto.

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UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The Depositary undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
(b) If the amount of fees charged is not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty (30) days before any change in the fee schedule.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity to be created by the Deposit Agreement, by and among Sumitomo Corporation, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts to be issued thereunder, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 22nd day of June 2026.

Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement under which the American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive one common share of Sumitomo Corporation.

CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary

By: /s/ Leslie DeLuca
Name: Leslie DeLuca
Title: Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Sumitomo Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tokyo, Japan, on the 19 day of June 2026.

SUMITOMO CORPORATION

By: /s/ Yusuke Nagai

Name: Yusuke Nagai

Title: Head of Investor Relations Dept.

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POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Yusuke Nagai to act as his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as s/he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on the 19th day of June 2026.

Signature Title

/s/ Masayui Hyodo

Masayuki Hyodo

Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors

/s/ Toshikazu Nambu

Toshikazu Nambu

Director, Vice Chairman

/s/ Shingo Ueno

Shingo Ueno

Representative Director,

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Reiji Morooka

Reiji Morooka

Representative Director,

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Yasuhiro Yoshida

Yasuhiro Yoshida

Representative Director,

Senior Managing Executive Officer,

Chief Administration Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

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Signature Title

/s/ Takashi Mitachi

Takashi Mitachi

Outside Director

/s/ Takahisa Takahara

Takahisa Takahara

Outside Director

/s/ Haruyasu Asakura

Haruyasu Asakura

Outside Director

/s/ Nana Otsuki

Nana Otsuki

Outside Director

/s/ Yasuko Gotoh

Yasuko Gotoh

Outside Director

/s/ Daisuke Mikogami

Daisuke Mikogami

Director, Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Chairperson of the Audit & Supervisory Committee

/s/ Mitsuhiro Takeda

Mitsuhiro Takeda

Director, Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

/s/ Yukiko Nagashima

Yukiko Nagashima

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

/s/ Nobuo Inada

Nobuo Inada

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

/s/ Taisei Kunii

Taisei Kunii

Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-6 in the City of New York, State of New York on the 18th day of June 2026.

Authorized Representative in the United States

SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

By: /s/ Kotaro Tameda

Name: Kotaro Tameda

Title: Director and President

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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit Document

Sequentially

Numbered Page

(a) Deposit Agreement
(d) Opinion of counsel to the Depositary
(e) Rule 466 Certification
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