Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 29 October 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.
From 30 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
To improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder returns, while further strengthening investment in people, the source of growth. Two-thirds of the acquired shares are expected to be cancelled, while the remaining one-third is expected to be allocated as a source of shares for the scheme for granting employee restricted stock (RS).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | The Company's common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | 36,000,000 shares (maximum) |
| Percentage of total issued shares | 6.1％ |
| Total acquisition price | ¥30 billion (maximum) |
| Acquisition period | From 30 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 |
| Method of acquisition | Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Reason for acquisition | To improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder returns, while further strengthening investment in people, the source of growth. Two-thirds of the acquired shares are expected to be cancelled, while the remaining one-third is expected to be allocated as a source of shares for the scheme for granting employee restricted stock (RS). |
| Resolution date | 29 October 2026 |
| Number of shares to be retired | All shares acquired under 2 above other than the approximately 10,000,000 shares expected to be allocated as a source of shares for the scheme for granting employee restricted stock (RS) to employees |
| Scheduled retirement date | To be determined (Note) |
| Current number of treasury shares | 353,066 shares (as of 30 September 2026) |
| Total number of issued shares | 117,261,081 shares (excluding treasury shares, as of 30 September 2026) |
Items this document does not state (4)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder returns, while further strengthening investment in people, the source of growth. Approximately two-thirds of the acquired shares are expected to be cancelled, while the remaining approximately one-third is expected to be allocated as a source of shares for the employee restricted stock (RS) plan.