Central Japan Railway acquires treasury shares in August

Central Japan Railway Company (TSE:9022) announced its treasury share acquisition for August 2025, in accordance with a resolution passed at its board of directors meeting on April 30, 2025. During August 2025, the company acquired 3,179,300 shares of its common stock, totaling JPY 12,214,286,509. The acquisition was conducted through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

This acquisition falls under the company's broader share repurchase program approved on April 30, 2025. The resolution permits the acquisition of up to 45,000,000 shares of common stock, representing 4.57% of outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares), with a maximum total value of JPY 100 billion. The acquisition period for this program extends from May 1, 2025, to February 27, 2026.

As of August 31, 2025, the cumulative total of treasury shares acquired under this resolution stands at 13,759,500 shares, with a total acquisition cost of JPY 45,902,867,205. All acquisitions under this program are executed via market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.