Resolution on acquisition limit
Resolved 8 May 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.
11 May 2026 to 9 October 2026
The Company's basic shareholder return policy is to maintain a total payout ratio of at least 70% and a dividend payout ratio of at least 50%, both on a consolidated basis. In accordance with this policy, the Company will acquire treasury shares as follows.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Class of shares to be acquired | Common shares |
| Maximum number of shares to be acquired | 750,000 shares (maximum) |
| Percentage of total issued shares | 0.99％ |
| Total acquisition price | ¥2,000,000,000 (maximum) |
| Acquisition period | 11 May 2026 to 9 October 2026 |
| Method of acquisition | Market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Reason for acquisition | The Company's basic shareholder return policy is to maintain a total payout ratio of at least 70% and a dividend payout ratio of at least 50%, both on a consolidated basis. In accordance with this policy, the Company will acquire treasury shares as follows. |
| Resolution date | 8 May 2026 |
| Current number of treasury shares | 10,077,689 shares (as of 31 March 2026) |
| Total number of issued shares | 75,922,311 shares (as of 31 March 2026, excluding treasury shares) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The acquisition is based on the Company's basic shareholder return policy of a total payout ratio of at least 70% and a dividend payout ratio of at least 50%.