Chubu Shiryo Co., Ltd. (TSE:2053) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 300,000 shares, representing 0.99% of the outstanding shares for ¥500 million. The purpose of the program is to improve shareholder returns and capital efficiency, and to implement a flexible capital policy. The program will run until March 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2019, the company had 30,317,116 shares outstanding and 54,792 shares in treasury.