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To whom it may concern:
February 17, 2026
4-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Yasuhiko Saitoh Representative Director / President
(Code No. 4063)
Contact: Toshiyuki Kasahara
Corporate Officer, General Manager Finance and Accounting Department
TEL: +81-3-6812-2350
Notice Regarding the Result and Completion of the Acquisition of Own Shares through the Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3)Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (the "Company") hereby announces that the acquisition of own shares (the "Acquisition") announced on February 16, 2026 has been executed as follows. Furthermore, the Company announces that through the Acquisition, the acquisition of own shares pursuant to the provisions of Article 156 of the Companies Act of Japan, applied pursuant to under Article 165(3) of the Companies Act of Japan as resolved at its board of directors meeting on April 25, 2025 has been completed. In addition, as a result of the Acquisition, the conditions for the issuance of the 26th series of share warrants via third-party allotment based on a resolution at the Board of Directors' meeting on February 16, 2026 have been finalized. For details, please refer to the "Notice Regarding the Determination of Conditions of the Issuance of 26th Series of Share Warrants through Third-Party Allotment for Acquisition of Own Shares through Accelerated Share Repurchase" disclosed today.
Reason for acquisition of own shares
The Company's basic policy is to focus on expanding business earnings and financial discipline, and to return the fruits of the Company's management efforts to shareholders in an appropriate and stable manner.
The Company's capital policy is based on careful consideration of return on equity and cost of capital. Returning profits to shareholders is at the core of this, and the Company has flexibly acquired its own shares, taking into account share price levels and other factors. As part of this, the Company decided to acquire its own shares.
Overview of acquisition
Class of shares acquired Common shares of the Company
Total number of shares acquired 17,799,900 shares
(0.95% of all shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares))
Total monetary value of the acquisition 99,999,838,200 yen
Acquisition date February 17, 2026
Acquisition method Purchase through Tokyo Stock Exchange off-auction own share repurchase trading system (ToSTNeT-3)
(Note) 17,570,700 shares out of the total number of shares acquired as stated in (2) above were purchased from Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. Such shares will be adjusted at a later date through an adjustment transaction between the Company and Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. using the Company's shares so that the actual purchase price will be equal to the average price of the Company's shares over a specified period of time; therefore, taking into account the adjustment transaction, the final number of shares acquired may fluctuate. For details, please refer to the "Notice Regarding the Acquisition of Own Shares through the Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3) (Acquisition of Own Shares through Accelerated Share Repurchase)" disclosed on February 16, 2026.
(Reference)Overview of the resolution on acquisition of treasury stock (announced April 25, 2025)
Share Type for Purchase: Common shares of the Company
Total Number of Shares to be Purchased:200,000,000 shares (maximum)
(10.2% of total shares issued and outstanding, excluding treasury shares)
Total Share Purchase Amount: 500 billion Japanese Yen (maximum)
Purchase Period: May 21, 2025 to April 24, 2026
(The purchase period will be set as the longest period from the business day following the date of the Board of Directors' meeting to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (scheduled for May 20).)
Purchase Method: Market Purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange