Gakujo Co., Ltd. (TSE:2301) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 300,000 shares, representing 2.03% of its share capital, for ¥450 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to implement a flexible capital policy which responds to changes in the business environment. The share repurchase program will run until July 15, 2019. As of January 15, 2019, the company had 14,759,138 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 800,862 shares in treasury.