Kao Corporation completes September share buyback program

Kao Corporation announced on October 2, 2025, that it repurchased 2,538,400 shares of its common stock between September 1 and September 30, 2025. The total cost for these repurchases amounted to JPY 16,955,464,400, with all transactions conducted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This buyback was executed in accordance with a resolution passed at the Board of Directors meeting on August 6, 2025.

The August 6 resolution authorized a maximum repurchase of 15,000,000 shares, equivalent to 3.2% of outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares as of June 30, 2025), and up to JPY 80,000,000,000. The acquisition period for this program runs from August 7, 2025, to January 30, 2026.

As of September 30, 2025, the cumulative repurchases under this resolution total 6,232,400 shares, with a total acquisition cost of JPY 41,728,120,400.