May 11, 2026
Company Name: House Foods Group Inc.
Representative: Hiroshi Urakami, President
(Securities Code: 2810, TSE Prime Market)
Contact: Eiki Miyake, General Manager, Public & Investors Relations Division
(Tel: +81-3-5211-6039)
Notice of Decision of Matters Concerning Acquisition of Own Shares (Acquisition of Own Shares pursuant to the Provisions of the Articles of Incorporation as Stipulated in Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act)House Foods Group Inc. (the "Company") announces that at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 11, 2026, it resolved matters concerning the acquisition of own shares pursuant to the provisions of Article 156 of the Companies Act that are applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the Act. Details are as follows.
Reason for the acquisition of own shares
The Group recognizes that one of the key management issues is the return of profits to shareholders, and places importance on continuous and stable profit returns. Based on its new basic policy on profit distribution announced today, starting from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the Company will aim to pay dividends that correspond to a dividend on equity (DOE) of 3% or more, and in principle, to pay progressive dividends. At the same time, the Company will implement flexible shareholder returns such as the acquisition of own shares, taking into account market conditions, cash flow and other factors. In line with this basic policy, the Company will proceed with the acquisition of own shares.
Contents of matters concerning the acquisition
Class of shares to be acquired Common shares of the Company
Total number of shares able to be acquired 12,000,000 shares (maximum)
(Ratio to the total number of shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) 13.16%)
Total acquisition value of shares 26,000,000,000 yen (maximum)
Acquisition period May 12, 2026 to April 23, 2027
All of the acquired treasury shares will be cancelled after the acquisition is completed.
(Reference) Holding status of treasury shares as of March 31, 2026
Total number of shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) 91,180,189shares Number of treasury shares 7,318,227 shares
The treasury shares described above do not include the shares of the Company owned by the dedicated trust for the employee stock ownership plan of House Foods Group Inc. (343,700 shares in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026).