Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 7 August 2026Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock ExchangeThe full horizontal line represents all issued shares, with marks at 10% intervals. The colored section represents the percentage stated in the resolution as the maximum proportion that may be repurchased under it.
This is a limit, and does not mean that the company will buy back all of it. The amount actually acquired will be shown in a later disclosure on the status of the acquisition of treasury shares.
10 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
Under the financial and capital strategy of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, the Company aims to balance growth investment and shareholder returns. With respect to shareholder returns, the Company has adopted a policy of paying dividends at a dividend-on-equity ratio (DOE) of at least 5.0% to provide stable and sustainable dividends, while flexibly repurchasing approximately 12 million treasury shares over 3 years. In the current fiscal year, the second year of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, the Company will repurchase 4,500,000 treasury shares.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | The Company's common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | 4,500,000 shares (maximum) |
| Percentage of total issued shares | 2.94％ |
| Total acquisition price | ¥10,000 million (maximum) |
| Acquisition period | 10 August 2026 to 31 March 2027 |
| Method of acquisition | Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Reason for acquisition | Under the financial and capital strategy of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, the Company aims to balance growth investment and shareholder returns. With respect to shareholder returns, the Company has adopted a policy of paying dividends at a dividend-on-equity ratio (DOE) of at least 5.0% to provide stable and sustainable dividends, while flexibly repurchasing approximately 12 million treasury shares over 3 years. In the current fiscal year, the second year of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, the Company will repurchase 4,500,000 treasury shares. |
| Resolution date | 7 August 2026 |
| Number of shares to be retired | 4,500,000 shares |
| Percentage of total issued shares before retirement | 2.79％ |
| Scheduled retirement date | 24 August 2026 |
| Total number of issued shares after retirement | 156,483,468 shares |
| Current number of treasury shares | 8,216,214 shares (as of 30 June 2026) |
| Total number of issued shares | 152,767,254 shares (excluding treasury shares, as of 30 June 2026) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The repurchase is intended to balance growth investment and shareholder returns based on the financial and capital strategy under the Medium-Term Management Plan 2027. The cancellation of treasury shares will be carried out in accordance with the policy on treasury share holdings.