Nippon Aqua Co., Ltd. (TSE:1429) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 1,200,000 shares, representing 3.71% of its issued share capital (excluding treasury stock), for a total purchase price of ¥1,200 million. The shares will be repurchased at a price of ¥889 per share.

The purpose of the program is to improve the ratio of tradable shares and the market capitalization of tradable shares and maximize corporate value by achieving a good balance between returning profits and raising funds necessary for growth investment from a medium to long term perspective. As of June 30, 2022, the company had 32,312,829 issued shares (excluding treasury stock) and 2,447,171 treasury shares.