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FORM 6-K

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of November 2019

Commission File Number: 333-228135

NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8071

Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBIT

ExhibitNumber 1. Press release, dated November 818, 2019, announcing ~~revision~~the toSupreme ~~subsidiary~~Court of India approves the resolution plan for Essar Steel submitted by ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel’s ~~earnings~~joint ~~forecasts~~acquisition partner.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

November 818, 2019

	Company Name	:	Nippon Steel Corporation
Company name	: Nippon Steel Corporation
Representative	: Eiji Hashimoto, Representative Director and President	:	~~Eiji Hashimoto~~
			Representative Director and President
Stock listing	: First Section of the TSE, First Section of the NSE, FSE, and SSE
	Stock listing	:	First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange, and
Code number	: 5401
			Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo Stock Exchanges
Contact	: Public Relations Center, General Administration Div.
	Code Number	:	5401
Telephone	: +81-3-6867- 2135, 2146, 2977, 3419
	Contact	:	Public Relations Center, General Administration Div.
	Telephone	:	+81-3-6867-2135

~~Announcement~~(Information ofUpdate) ~~Revision to Subsidiary’s Earnings Forecasts~~

~~Today,~~The ~~GEOSTR~~Supreme ~~Corporation,~~Court ~~a subsidiary~~ of ~~Nippon~~India ~~Steel~~approves ~~Corporation (~~the ~~“Company”),~~resolution ~~announced~~plan ~~revision~~for toEssar ~~its~~Steel ~~earnings~~submitted ~~forecasts,~~by ~~as per the attachment.~~

~~The~~ArcelorMittal, ~~impact~~Nippon ~~of the revision is immaterial with regard to the Company~~Steel’s ~~consolidated~~joint ~~financial~~acquisition ~~results.~~partner

Nippon Steel Corporation announced the subject of the title.

Please refer to the next page for details.

~~(Attachment)~~News Release

November 8 18, 2019

		Company Name:		GEOSTR Corporation
		Representative:		Shingo Hayama Representative Director and President
		Code Number:		5282 (Tokyo Stock Exchange, Second Section)
		Contact:		Yoshitaka Furuhashi, Executive Director, Finance and Accounting Team, Business Management Headquarter
		Telephone:		+81-3-5844-1201

NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

~~Notice~~(Information ~~Concerning~~Update) ~~Revision to Earnings Forecasts~~

~~Considering~~The ~~recent~~Supreme ~~trends~~Court inof ~~performance,~~India ~~GEOSTR~~approves ~~Corporation (~~the ~~“Company”)~~resolution ~~hereby~~plan ~~notifies that it has revised its earnings forecasts (consolidated and non-consolidated)~~ for ~~the~~Essar ~~full~~Steel ~~year~~submitted ofby ~~fiscal 2019 ending March 31, 2020, which were announced on August 9, 2019.~~

~~1. Revision to Full-Year Fiscal 2019 Earnings Forecasts (April 1~~ArcelorMittal, ~~2019~~Nippon –Steel’s ~~March 31,~~joint ~~2020)~~acquisition partner

NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (i“Nippon Steel”) ~~Revision~~has tobeen ~~Full-Year~~engaged, ~~Consolidated~~in ~~Earnings~~partnership ~~Forecasts~~with ArcelorMittal (“AM”), in acquisition procedures aimed at jointly acquiring and managing Essar Steel India Limited (“ESIL”), which has been undergoing the corporate insolvency resolution process under the Indian Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

~~(Million~~On ~~yen)~~November 15, the Supreme Court of India approved the resolution plan for the joint acquisition of ESIL by AM and Nippon Steel. Both companies will promptly proceed with the acquisition of ESIL, based on the approved resolution plan.

	Net sales		Operatingprofit		Ordinaryprofit		Profit attributableto owners of parent		Earnings pershare(Yen)
Previous forecasts (A)		29,000		800		800		100		3.20
Revised forecasts (B)		29,000		1,000		1,000		200		6.39
Increase/Decrease (B-A)		—		200		200		100		—
Change (%)		—		25.0		25.0		100.0		—
(For reference) Results for fiscal 2018 ended March 31, 2019		34,266		3,504		3,507		2,022		64.65
(ii) Revision to Full-Year Non-Consolidated Earnings Forecasts
								(Million yen)
	Net sales		Operatingprofit		Ordinaryprofit		Net profit		Earnings pershare(Yen)
Previous forecasts (A)		28,100		960		960		160		5.11
Revised forecasts (B)		28,100		1,050		1,050		230		7.35
Increase/Decrease (B-A)		—		90		90		70		—
Change (%)		—		9.4		9.4		43.8		—
(For reference) Results for fiscal 2018 ended March 31, 2019		33,134		3,516		3,536		2,044		65.34

AM and Nippon Steel have agreed that the share capital ratio will be 60% for AM and 40% for Nippon Steel and that both companies will have equal representation and voting rights on its board of directors. The joint venture will be jointly controlled and be accounted for based on the equity method by both companies.

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2.Public ~~Reasons~~Relations ~~for~~Center ~~the~~Tel.: ~~Revisions~~+81-3-6867-2135, to2146, ~~Earnings~~2977, ~~Forecasts~~ 3419

In terms of the consolidated operating results, net sales are expected to be 29,000 million yen, unchanged compared to the previous forecasts.

With regard to profit and loss, operating profit and ordinary profit are both expected to be 1,000 million yen (up 25.0% from the previous forecasts), and profit attributable to owners of parent is expected to be 200 million yen (up 100.0% from the previous forecasts), due to an improvement in the gross margin ratio resulting from increased production and thorough cost reduction.

As for the non-consolidated operating results, net sales are expected to be 28,100 million yen (unchanged compared to the previous forecasts), operating profit and ordinary profit are both expected to be 1,050 million yen (up 9.4% from the previous forecasts), and net profit is expected to be 230 million yen (up 43.8% from the previous forecasts), due to the same reasons as those for the revision to the consolidated operating results.

Note: The above forecasts are based on information that was available on the announcement date of this release. Actual results may differ from the forecasts due to various risks and uncertainties.

NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Date: November 8, 2019

/s/ Kazumasa Shinkai

Date: November 18, 2019

/s/ Kazumasa Shinkai

Kazumasa Shinkai

Executive Officer, Head of General Administration Division

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