Kikuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ:3444) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 370,000 shares, representing 3% of the outstanding shares for ¥300 million. The purpose of the program is to enable the implementation of a flexible capital policy in response to changes in the business environment, enhance capital efficiency and improve shareholder returns. The program will run until October 31, 2019. As of January 31, 2019, the company had 12,337,387 shares outstanding and 313 shares in treasury.