Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ:4972) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 80,000 shares, representing 0.96% of its share capital, at ¥1,210 per share for ¥96.8 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to enable the implementation of a flexible capital policy in response to changes in the business environment. As of August 31, 2019, the company had 8,296,076 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 3,924 shares in treasury.