Nishimatsuya Chain Co., Ltd. (TSE:7545) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 442,000 shares, representing 0.73% of its issued share capital (excluding treasury stock), for a total purchase price of ¥500 million. The purpose of the program is to acquire treasury stock for the purpose of implementing agile capital policies in response to changes in the business environment and returning profits to shareholders.

The program will continue through April 21, 2022. As of February 20, 2022, the company had 60,787,885 issued shares (excluding treasury stock) and 8,800,971 treasury shares.