Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TSE:4063) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 790,000 shares, representing 0.19% of its issued share capital, for a total of ¥10,700 million. The purpose of the program is to deliver shares upon exercise of stock options. The program will expire on September 16, 2020. As of July 31, 2020, the company had 415,912,737 outstanding shares and 750,056 shares in treasury.