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March 18, 2016 Itoham Foods Inc.

President and Representative Director: Mamoru Horio (Tokyo Stock Exchange Securities Code: 2284)

Inquiries: Akira Kotake Manager, Public Relations Department

Tel: +81-3-5723-6889


Announcement of Retirement of Treasury Stocks



The board of Itoham Foods Inc. has resolved today to retire its treasury stocks in accordance to Article 178 of the Companies Act. Details are as below.


  1. Reason Behind Retirement of Treasury Stocks

    Itoham Foods Inc. and Yonekyu Corporation (hereafter the Companies), have formulated a share transfer plan for the establishment of a Joint Holding Company by joint share transfer (hereafter the Plan) according to the announcement of November 6, 2015 (Preparation of Share Transfer Plan for Establishment of Joint Holding Company (Joint Share Transfer) by Itoham Foods Inc. and Yonekyu Corporation). The Plan calls for the retirement of treasury stocks at the time of establishment of the Joint Holding Company.


  2. Details of Retirement of Treasury Stocks


    (1)

    Type of stocks to be retired

    Common stocks

    (2)

    Number of stocks to be retired

    All treasury stocks held just prior to the time when

    Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc. (fully owning parent

    company) acquires stocks of the Companies

    (3)

    Date of retiring of stocks

    March 31, 2016


    Reference: Treasury stocks as of February 29, 2016

    1. Total stock issued 247,482,533 shares

    2. Treasury stocks 43,234,414 shares

    Itoham Foods Inc. issued this content on 18 March 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 18 March 2016 09:10:27 UTC

    Original Document: http://www.itoham.co.jp/english/ir/pdf_ir-rele/Eh280318_ir_rele.pdf