Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 28 April 2026Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, including purchases through discretionary investment management by a securities company and the off-auction treasury share purchase transaction (ToSTNeT-3)The 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.
1 May 2026 to 31 March 2027
The purchases will be made to enhance shareholder returns and improve capital efficiency, taking into comprehensive consideration the business environment and other factors, based on improvements in its financial position, including the expansion of profits and cash flow in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | Common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | 100,000,000 shares (maximum) |
| Percentage of total issued shares | 5.76% |
| Total acquisition price | ¥150 billion (maximum) |
| Acquisition period | 1 May 2026 to 31 March 2027 |
| Method of acquisition | Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, including purchases through discretionary investment management by a securities company and the off-auction treasury share purchase transaction (ToSTNeT-3) |
| Reason for acquisition | The purchases will be made to enhance shareholder returns and improve capital efficiency, taking into comprehensive consideration the business environment and other factors, based on improvements in its financial position, including the expansion of profits and cash flow in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026. |
| Resolution date | 28 April 2026 |
| Current number of treasury shares | 5,000,060 shares (as of 31 March 2026). The disclosure states that the total number of issued shares includes treasury shares, but whether the number of treasury shares includes shares held in trust is not disclosed. |
| Total number of issued shares | 1,739,778,265 shares (as of 31 March 2026, including treasury shares) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To enhance shareholder returns and improve capital efficiency, taking into comprehensive consideration improvements in its financial position, including the expansion of profits and cash flow in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026, as well as the business environment.