Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 12 May 2026 (Tuesday)Tender offer for treasury shares and market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime MarketThe 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 13 May 2026 (Wednesday) to 31 January 2027 (Sunday)
To respond to the offer from Kyocera and Toyota Motor to sell part of their holdings of the Company's common shares, and to return value to shareholders through the acquisition of treasury shares, which the Company has conducted previously. In light of the impact on the Company's market share price of releasing shares into the market, the Company determined that it would be appropriate to acquire treasury shares from the shareholders intending to tender their shares.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | Common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | 146,000,000 shares (maximum) |
| Percentage of total issued shares | 3.49％ |
| Total acquisition price | ¥300,000,000,000 (maximum) |
| Acquisition period | From 13 May 2026 (Wednesday) to 31 January 2027 (Sunday) |
| Method of acquisition | Tender offer for treasury shares and market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market |
| Reason for acquisition | To respond to the offer from Kyocera and Toyota Motor to sell part of their holdings of the Company's common shares, and to return value to shareholders through the acquisition of treasury shares, which the Company has conducted previously. In light of the impact on the Company's market share price of releasing shares into the market, the Company determined that it would be appropriate to acquire treasury shares from the shareholders intending to tender their shares. |
| Resolution date | 12 May 2026 (Tuesday) |
| Current number of treasury shares | 380,769,056 shares (as of 31 March 2026), including 1,495,908 of the Company's common shares held by the officer compensation BIP trust account. |
| Total number of issued shares | 4,187,847,474 shares (as of 12 May 2026). The number of issued shares excluding treasury shares was 3,807,078,418 (as of 31 March 2026). |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To respond to Kyocera's and Toyota Motor's intention to sell their shares and to mitigate the impact on the share price of releasing shares into the market. KDDI will also return value to shareholders through the acquisition of treasury shares, which it has conducted previously, while taking into account the balance with growth investment and financial soundness.