Asahi Diamond Industrial updates on share buyback progress

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. announced the status of its own share acquisition program, which commenced on August 12, 2025. The company has acquired 239,700 common shares as of August 31, 2025, incurring total acquisition costs of 191,586,000 yen. These purchases were executed via market transactions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, under a discretionary contract for treasury stock acquisition.

The current acquisition is part of a larger buyback resolution approved by the board of directors on August 8, 2025. That resolution authorized the acquisition of up to 1,600,000 common shares, representing 3.23% of the total issued shares (excluding treasury shares), with a maximum total cost of 1,200,000,000 yen. The full acquisition period for this program is scheduled from August 12, 2025, to December 31, 2025.