Yakult Honsha announces share repurchase program update

Yakult Honsha (TSE:2267) has announced an update on its share repurchase program, initially resolved on February 14, 2025. As of April 30, 2025, the company has repurchased 1,413,900 of its shares at a total cost of JPY 4,198,365,650, between April 1, 2025 and April 30, 2025. This repurchase was executed via open market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The initial resolution permitted the repurchase of up to 14,000,000 shares (4.62% of outstanding shares excluding treasury stock) for a maximum of JPY 30 billion, from February 17, 2025, to June 19, 2025. Cumulatively, as of April 30, 2025, Yakult Honsha has repurchased 6,439,300 shares at an aggregate price of JPY 19,198,054,950 under this resolution.