Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TSE:5195) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 478,500 shares, representing 1.03% of its share capital, at ¥987 per share for ¥472.28 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to enable the implementation of a flexible capital policy. As of October 31, 2019, the company had 46,382,015 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 831,521 shares in treasury.