KDDI concludes August share repurchase, nears program limits

KDDI Corporation announced the completion of its share repurchase program for August 2025, acquiring 10,091,600 shares of common stock at a total cost of 25,384,001,000 yen. This follows a resolution passed at the Board of Directors meeting on May 14, 2025.

The May resolution authorized the repurchase of up to 196,000,000 shares, representing 4.92% of the total issued shares (excluding treasury stock), and a maximum total cost of 400 bn yen. The repurchase period extends from May 15, 2025, to December 23, 2025.

As of August 31, 2025, cumulative repurchases under the current resolution amount to 167,499,064 shares, with a total acquisition cost of 389,295,454,348 yen. The company is nearing its maximum authorized limits for both the number of shares and the total cost of repurchases for the period.

The announcement was made on September 4, 2025, by Hiromichi Matsuda, representative director and president CEO of KDDI Corporation. All repurchases were conducted in accordance with Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied under Article 165, Paragraph 3.