Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 4 August 2026Market purchasesThe 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 5 August 2026 to 30 September 2026
The Company regards enhancing shareholder value as an important management priority and, under its medium-term management plan Walk the Talk 2028, has established continuous dividend increases and flexible repurchases of treasury shares as its shareholder return policy. Based on this policy, and after comprehensively taking into account the capital-market valuation of the Company's shares, its financial position and its capacity to invest for growth, among other factors, the Company will repurchase treasury shares in order to enhance corporate value by further improving capital efficiency.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | The Company's common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | Up to 3,700,000 shares |
| Percentage of total issued shares | 0.90％ |
| Total acquisition price | Up to ¥3 billion |
| Acquisition period | From 5 August 2026 to 30 September 2026 |
| Method of acquisition | Market purchases |
| Reason for acquisition | The Company regards enhancing shareholder value as an important management priority and, under its medium-term management plan Walk the Talk 2028, has established continuous dividend increases and flexible repurchases of treasury shares as its shareholder return policy. Based on this policy, and after comprehensively taking into account the capital-market valuation of the Company's shares, its financial position and its capacity to invest for growth, among other factors, the Company will repurchase treasury shares in order to enhance corporate value by further improving capital efficiency. |
| Resolution date | 4 August 2026 |
| Current number of treasury shares | 28,880,831 shares (as of 31 July 2026) |
| Total number of issued shares | 410,752,309 shares (as of 31 July 2026, excluding treasury shares) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Based on the shareholder return policy set out in the medium-term management plan Walk the Talk 2028, and after comprehensively taking into account the capital-market valuation of the Company's shares, its financial position and its capacity to invest for growth, among other factors, the Company aims to enhance corporate value by further improving capital efficiency.