The original disclosure in Japanese was released on May 13, 2025 at 16:00 (GMT+9)
Notice Regarding Approval of Matters Related to Acquisition of Treasury Stock
(Acquisition of treasury stock based on the provision of the Articles of Incorporation pursuant
to the provisions of Article 165 (2) of the Companies Act)
Takara Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) hereby announces that the meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors held on May 13, 2025, approved the acquisition of treasury stock based on the provisions for Article 156 of the Companies Act described in Article 165 (3) of the same act. Details are as described below.
1. Reasons for the acquisition of treasury stock
The Company will acquire treasury stock in order to execute an agile capital policy that aligns with shareholder returns and the business environment.
2. Details of acquisition of treasury stock
| (1) Classification of stock to be acquired | Common stock of the Company |
| (2) Number of shares to be acquired | 3.0 million shares (upper limit) |
| (1.54% of total number of shares issued and outstanding (excluding treasury stock)) | |
| (3) Total cost of acquisition | 3.0 billion yen (upper limit) |
| (4) Period of acquisition | May 15, 2025 to June 30, 2025 |
| (5) Method of acquisition | Open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
(For reference)
１. Ownership of treasury stock as of April 30, 2025
| Total number of shares issued and outstanding | 195,255,934 shares |
| (excluding treasury stock) | |
| Number of shares of treasury stock | 1,996,109 shares |
２. Others
A resolution was also passed at the above-mentioned meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors to reduce the total amount of cross-shareholdings with a market value of approximately 32.0 billion yen as of March 31, 2025, by 50% by March 31, 2030 (thereby bringing the total amount of cross-shareholdings down to around 5% of consolidated net assets), with the aim of further improving capital efficiency.
Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only.
In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the
original shall prevail.
