Gakujo Co., Ltd. (TSE:2301) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 400,000 shares, representing 2.67% of its share capital, for ¥600 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 January 31, 2018. As of September 11, 2017, the company had 14,977,444 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 582,556 shares in treasury.