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May 7, 2026
To whom it may concern,
Company name: AVANT GROUP CORPORATION Name of representative: Tetsuji Morikawa
Founder, Chairman & Group CEO (Securities code: 3836; TSE PRIME Market)
Inquiries: Naoyoshi Kasuga Director and Group CFO
(Telephone: +81-3-6388-6739)
Notice Regarding Status and Completion of Repurchase of Own Shares and Cancellation of Own Shares (Repurchase of treasury stock in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act)We hereby announce the status of the share buyback conducted pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the said Act, which was resolved by the Board of Directors on 25 February 2026, as detailed below.
The repurchase of its own shares pursuant to the resolution of the meeting of the board of directors held on 25 February 2026 has completed as a result of the following repurchase.
Status of repurchase
(1)
Class of shares repurchased
Common stock
(2)
Total number of shares repurchased
169,600 shares
(3)
Total value of shares repurchased
229,237,192 yen
(4)
Period of buyback
1 April 2026 to 28 April 2026 (Contractual basis)
(5)
Method of buyback
Purchase through the Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3) of the
Tokyo Stock Exchange and market purchases based on a discretionary trading agreement
Details of cancellation
(1)
Class of shares to be cancelled
Common stock
(2)
Total number of shares to be canceled
500,300 shares
(1.38% of total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares))
(3)
Planned date of cancellation
30 June 2026
Cumulative number of treasury shares repurchased in accordance with the above resolution of the Board of Directors (as of 28 April 2026)
(1) | Total number of shares repurchased | 1,150,300 shares |
(2) | Total value of shares repurchased | 1,599,873,490 yen |
(For reference)
Details of the resolution of the Board of Directors on 25 February 2026
(1)
Class of shares to be repurchased
Common stock
(2)
Total number of shares to be repurchased
Up to 1.65 million shares
(4.52% of total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares))
(3)
Total purchase price for buyback of shares
Up to 1.6 billion yen
(4)
Period of buyback
February 26, 2026 to May 29, 2026
(5)
Method of buyback
Purchase through the Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3) of the
Tokyo Stock Exchange and market purchases based on a discretionary trading agreement
Details of cancellation (As of February 25, 2026)
(1) | Class of shares to be canceled | Common stock |
(2) | Number of shares to be canceled |
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(3) | Planned date of cancellation |
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