Acquisition of Treasury Shares to Improve Capital Efficiency and Return Value to Shareholders
First written in FY2016. 14 of 18 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-11-10.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 11 May 2026, the company resolved the following matters concerning the acquisition of treasury shares under Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing the relevant terms pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of that Act. Maximum number of shares that may be acquired 2,300,000 shares Maximum total acquisition cost ¥5,000 million Acquisition period 12 May 2026 to 30 September 2026」
The company acquired 578,200 shares for approximately ¥3 billion under the May 2025 resolution and 735,100 shares for approximately ¥5 billion under the November 2025 resolution. In addition, it resolved a new repurchase in May 2026 of up to 2.3 million shares for up to ¥5 billion, and cancelled 4.15 million treasury shares in February 2026. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors meeting held on 12 May 2025, the company acquired 578,200 treasury shares under Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing the relevant terms pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of that Act.」
Regarding the treasury share repurchase to return profits to shareholders and improve capital efficiency, the company acquired 578,200 shares under the May 2025 resolution, increasing the acquisition cost of treasury shares by ¥2.936 billion. On 11 November 2025, it also resolved a new repurchase of up to 1.4 million shares for up to ¥5 billion, with an acquisition period from 12 November 2025 to 31 March 2026. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Treasury shares acquired during the fiscal year 1,383,800 ¥7,999,996,000 Remaining number and total value of shares under the resolution 616,200 ¥4,000 Percentage not exercised as of the end of the fiscal year (%) 30.81 0.00」
Regarding the treasury share repurchase resolved on 7 November 2024, the company acquired 1,383,800 shares for approximately ¥8 billion, nearly exhausting the acquisition-cost limit. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 7 November 2024, the company resolved the following matters concerning the acquisition of treasury shares under Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing the relevant terms pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of that Act. (1) Reason for acquiring treasury shares To return profits to shareholders and improve capital efficiency. (2) Details of the resolution ① Class of shares to be acquired: The company's common shares ② Maximum number of shares that may be acquired: 2,000,000 shares ③ Maximum total acquisition cost: ¥8,000 million ④ Acquisition period: 8 November 2024 to 31 March 2025 ⑤ Acquisition method: Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange」
To return profits to shareholders and improve capital efficiency, the company newly resolved to repurchase up to 2 million shares for up to ¥8 billion from November 2024 through March 2025. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The resolution approved by the Board of Directors on 18 March 2024 set the acquisition period as 19 March 2024 to 19 March 2024, the maximum number of shares that could be acquired at 700,000, and the maximum acquisition cost at ¥2,786,000,000. Treasury shares acquired during the fiscal year totaled 644,000 shares for ¥2,563,120,000.」
Regarding the treasury share repurchase to improve capital efficiency and return profits to shareholders, the company acquired 644,000 shares for ¥2.563 billion under the March 2024 Board of Directors resolution. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors meeting held on 7 May 2018, the company acquired 1,363,000 treasury shares under Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing the relevant terms pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of that Act. As a result of this and other treasury share acquisitions, treasury shares increased by ¥2,002 million during the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year, and the amount of treasury shares stood at ¥4,041 million at the end of the first quarter.」
The results of the new treasury share repurchase based on the resolution of 7 May 2018 are stated as 1,363,000 shares acquired for ¥2.002 billion. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors meeting held on 8 May 2017, the company acquired 1,546,000 treasury shares under Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing the relevant terms pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of that Act. As a result of this and other treasury share acquisitions, treasury shares increased by ¥2,018 million during the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year, and the amount of treasury shares stood at ¥2,034 million at the end of the cumulative third quarter.」
The number of shares acquired in the May 2017 treasury share repurchase and the increase in treasury shares through the end of the third quarter are restated. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors meeting held on 8 May 2017, the company acquired 1,546,000 treasury shares under Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied by replacing the relevant terms pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of that Act. As a result of this and other treasury share acquisitions, treasury shares increased by ¥2,012 million during the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year, and the amount of treasury shares stood at ¥2,028 million at the end of the cumulative second quarter.」
The number of shares acquired in the May 2017 treasury share repurchase and the increase in treasury shares through the end of the second quarter are restated. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The resolution approved by the Board of Directors on 8 May 2017 set the acquisition period as 9 May 2017 to 31 July 2017, the maximum number of shares that could be acquired at 3,000,000, and the maximum acquisition cost at ¥2,000,000,000. The actual acquisition was 1,546,000 shares for ¥1,999,162,000.」
In addition to the previous fiscal year's treasury share repurchase, the new repurchase resolution and actual acquisition results from May 2017 are stated. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will repurchase treasury shares to improve capital efficiency and return profits to shareholders.」
A resolution set the acquisition period from 10 May 2016 to 29 July 2016, with a maximum of 3 million shares and ¥1.5 billion. The company actually acquired 1,793,000 shares for ¥1.499 billion.