Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 4 November 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.
5 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
As announced today in the "Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 Second-Quarter Financial Results," this is intended to improve capital efficiency based on the approach to shareholder returns and cash flow allocation set out in "Management Strategy 2027."
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | The Company's common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | Capped at 420,000,000 shares |
| Percentage of total issued shares | Approximately equivalent to 6% |
| Total acquisition price | Capped at ¥1 trillion* |
| Acquisition period | 5 November 2026 to 31 July 2027 |
| Method of acquisition | Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Reason for acquisition | As announced today in the "Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 Second-Quarter Financial Results," this is intended to improve capital efficiency based on the approach to shareholder returns and cash flow allocation set out in "Management Strategy 2027." |
| Resolution date | 4 November 2026 |
| Number of shares to be retired | All treasury shares acquired under 2. above |
| Scheduled retirement date | 31 August 2027 |
| Current number of treasury shares | 47,170,618 shares (as of 30 September 2026). Includes company shares held by the executive compensation BIP trust and share-grant ESOP trust, among others. |
| Total number of issued shares | 3,663,358,124 shares (as of 30 September 2026, excluding treasury shares) |
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 based on the approach to shareholder returns and cash flow allocation set out in "Management Strategy 2027."