Hosokawa Micron Corporation (TSE:6277) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 100,000 shares, representing 1.22% of its share capital, for ¥600 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to enhance shareholder returns, improve capital efficiency, and implement a flexible capital policy which responds to the business environment. The share repurchase program will run until November 30, 2018. As of September 30, 2018, the company had 8,191,737 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 423,532 shares in treasury.