HIKARI TSUSHIN : Announcement Regarding Determination of Matters Related to Share Repurchase

平成14年5月28日

Press Release

February 12, 2016 HIKARI TSUSHIN, INC. (TSE First Section 9435)

Takeshi Tamamura, President and COO

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Announcement Regarding Determination of Matters Related to Share Repurchase (Repurchase of Company Shares Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation

and the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Corporate Law)

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. announced that its board of directors resolved at a meeting under the date of February 12, 2016 that the Company will acquire the Company's own shares of its stock as provided by its Article 156 of the Corporate Law of Japan as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 as follows:

Content of the matters concerning the acquisition

(1) Class of shares to be acquired	Shares of common stock of the Company
(2) Total number of shares to be acquired	(Not exceed) 500,000 shares
Ratio thereof to the total number of issued shares 1.06% (excluding shares of treasury stock)
(3) Aggregate acquisition prices of shares	(Not exceed) ¥3,000,000,000
(4) Acquisition period	February 15, 2016 through March 31, 2016

Note:

The company's treasury stock holdings as of January 31, 2016

Total number of shares (excluding treasury stock) 46,833,862 shares Shares held as treasury stock 915,780 shares