Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 21 April 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.
22 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
The purpose of the acquisition is to return profits to shareholders by improving capital efficiency and to enable the implementation of an agile capital policy in response to changes in the business environment.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | The Company's common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | 10,000,000 shares (maximum) |
| Percentage of total issued shares | 2.3% |
| Total acquisition price | ¥50 billion (maximum) |
| Acquisition period | 22 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 |
| Method of acquisition | Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Reason for acquisition | The purpose of the acquisition is to return profits to shareholders by improving capital efficiency and to enable the implementation of an agile capital policy in response to changes in the business environment. |
| Resolution date | 21 April 2026 |
| Number of shares to be retired | 16,000,000 shares (3.2% of the total number of issued shares before cancellation) |
| Percentage of total issued shares before retirement | 3.2% |
| Scheduled retirement date | 6,000,000 shares on 29 May 2026 (Friday); 10,000,000 shares on 31 March 2027 (Wednesday) |
| Total number of issued shares after retirement | 482,000,000 shares |
| Current number of treasury shares | 64,666,610 shares (as of 31 March 2026; whether trust holdings are included is Not disclosed) |
| Total number of issued shares | 433,333,390 shares (as of 31 March 2026, excluding treasury shares) |
Items this document does not state (2)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To return profits to shareholders by improving capital efficiency and enable the Company to pursue a flexible capital policy in response to changes in the operating environment.