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June 18, 2025
To whom it may concern:
Company name: Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. Representative: Hiroshi Narita,
President and Representative Director (Securities code: 2267, TSE Prime Market)
Notification Regarding the Results and Completion of Share Repurchase, and Cancellation of Treasury Shares (Share Repurchase Pursuant to Provision of the Articles of Incorporation Provided in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, and Cancellation of Treasury Shares Pursuant to Article 178 of the Companies Act)Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. (the "Company") resolved matters regarding the share repurchase pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act and Article 36 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation at its meeting of Board of Directors held on February 14, 2025. The Company hereby announces the status of share repurchase. In addition, upon the share repurchase described below, the Company has completed the share repurchase pursuant to the resolution adopted at the above meeting of Board of Directors.
Furthermore, with respect to the cancellation of treasury shares pursuant to Article 178 of the Companies Act resolved at the above meeting of Board of Directors, the Company has determined the total number of shares to be cancelled.
Status of share repurchase
Class of shares repurchased Common shares of the Company
Total number of shares repurchased 625,700 shares
Total repurchase price JPY 1,819,703,950
Period of share repurchase From Sunday, June 1, 2025 to Friday, June 13,
2025
Method of share repurchase Open market purchase on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange
Results of share repurchase
Class of shares repurchased Common shares of the Company
Total number of shares repurchased 10,105,600 shares
Total repurchase price JPY 29,999,724,750
Period of share repurchase From Monday, February 17, 2025 to Friday,
June 13, 2025
Method of share repurchase Open market purchase on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange
Cancellation of treasury shares
Class of shares to be cancelled Common shares of the Company
Total number of shares to be cancelled 10,105,600 shares
(2.95% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares before cancellation)
Total number of issued and outstanding 331,985,236 shares shares after cancellation
Scheduled cancellation date Monday, June 30, 2025
(Reference)
Details of the resolutions regarding matters pertaining to a share repurchase resolved at the meeting of Board of Directors held on February 14, 2025
Class of shares to be repurchased Common shares of the Company
Total number of shares to be repurchased
14,000,000 shares (upper limit)
(4.62% of total number of issued and outstanding shares [excluding treasury shares])
Total repurchase price JPY 30.0 billion (upper limit)
Period of share repurchase From Monday, February 17, 2025 to Thursday,
June 19, 2025
Method of share repurchase Open market purchase on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange
Details of the resolutions regarding matters pertaining to the cancellation of treasury shares resolved at the meeting of Board of Directors held on February 14, 2025
Type of shares to be cancelled Common shares of the Company
Total number of shares to be cancelled
All shares to be repurchased through the share repurchase described in Reference 1. above
Scheduled cancellation date Monday, June 30, 2025
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