Unicharm : Notice Concerning Acquisition of Treasury Shares

TRANSLATION FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY

This notice has been translated from the original Japanese text of the timely disclosure statement dated February 13, 2020 and is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the original Japanese and this translation, the Japanese text shall prevail.

	February 13, 2020
To whom it may concern
Listed Company Name:	Unicharm Corporation
Company Representative: Takahisa Takahara,
	President and Chief Executive Officer
(Code Number: 8113; First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Contact Person:	Hirotatsu Shimada,
	Executive Officer,
	General Manager of Accounting
	Control and Finance Division
Telephone Number:	[phone]

Notice Concerning Acquisition of Treasury Shares

(Acquisition of Treasury Shares Pursuant to Provisions of the Articles of Incorporation

Based Upon Paragraph (1) (i) of Article 459 of the Companies Act)

Unicharm Corporation (the "Company") hereby announces that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on February 13, 2020 resolved to purchase its treasury shares under the provision of the Company's Articles of Incorporation based upon Article 459 (1) (i) of the Companies Act.

1. Reasons for Acquisition

To further return profits to shareholders as well as to enable a flexible implementation of capital policy in light of the

changing business environment.
2. Details of Acquisition
(1) Type of shares to be acquired:	Common stock
(2) Total number of shares to be acquired:	4,200,000 shares (maximum)
		(0.70% of the total issued shares, excluding treasury shares)
(3) Total acquisition price:	12,500,000,000 JPY (maximum)
(4) Acquisition period:	February 14, 2020 - December 23, 2020
(5) Acquisition method:	Purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
		(through discretionary investment by a securities company)
(Reference) Number of treasury shares as of December 31, 2019
(1) Number of issued and outstanding shares:	620,834,319 shares
	(2) Number of treasury shares:		24,604,939 shares
	(3) Number of issued and outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares):	596,229,380 shares

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