UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K/A

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May, 2009
Commission file number 0-12602

MAKITA CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

3-11-8, Sumiyoshi-cho, Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

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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.

Date: May 7, 2009

For immediate release

May 7, 2009

Company name:		Makita Corporation
Representative:		Masahiko Goto, President & CEO
Stock ticker code:		6586

Announcement of Partial Amendment of Our Recent Announcement

     We are revising our released news “Announcement of Change of Management and Adoption of the Corporate Officer System” announced on April 28, 2009, as follows:

Each amendment is underlined as shown below.
(Before Amendment)

2.		Adoption of the corporate officer system (scheduled to take effect on June 25, 2009)

(1)(Omitted)
(2) Newly appointed corporate officers

	Name			Present Title
	Hiroshi Okamoto			President of Makita U.S.A. Inc
	Tamiro Kijima			Senior Managing Director of Dolmar G.m.b.H
	Osamu Yokoyama			Vice-president of Makita (China) Co., Ltd. and Makita (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

(3) Newly management system

	(Omitted)
‚	Corporate officers

	Name			Official Title			Position
	Zenji Mashiko			Corporate Officer			General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Tokyo Area
	Toshio Hyuga			Corporate Officer			General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Osaka Area
	Hiroshi Okamoto			Corporate Officer			President of Makita U.S.A. Inc
	Tamiro Kijima			Corporate Officer			Senior Managing Director of Dolmar G.m.b.H
	Osamu Yokoyama			Corporate Officer			President of Makita (China) Co., Ltd. and Makita (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

(After Amendment)

3.		Adoption of the corporate officer system (scheduled to take effect on June 25, 2009)

(1)(Omitted)
(2) Newly appointed corporate officers

	Name			Present Title
	Hiroshi Okamoto			President of Makita U.S.A. Inc
	Tamiro Kishima			Senior Managing Director of Dolmar G.m.b.H
	Osamu Yokoyama			Vice-president of Makita (China) Co., Ltd. and Makita (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

(3) Newly management system

	(Omitted)
‚	Corporate officers

	Name			Official Title			Position
	Zenji Mashiko			Corporate Officer			General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Tokyo Area
	Toshio Hyuga			Corporate Officer			General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Osaka Area
	Hiroshi Okamoto			Corporate Officer			President of Makita U.S.A. Inc
	Tamiro Kishima			Corporate Officer			Senior Managing Director of Dolmar G.m.b.H
	Osamu Yokoyama			Corporate Officer			President of Makita (China) Co., Ltd. and Makita (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

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English Translation of press release originally issued in Japanese