Nippon Shokubai completes September treasury share acquisition

Nippon Shokubai announced today, October 3, 2025, the completion of its treasury share acquisition for the period of September 1 to September 30, 2025. During this period, the company acquired 1,462,300 shares of its common stock at a total cost of JPY 2,757,695,700. The acquisitions were made through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange via a discretionary trading agreement with a securities company.

This acquisition is part of a larger buyback program approved by the board of directors on July 30, 2025. The resolution authorized the acquisition of up to 5,000,000 shares of common stock, representing 3.3% of outstanding shares (excluding treasury stock), with a total maximum acquisition cost of JPY 7,000,000,000. The acquisition period for this program was set from August 8, 2025, to February 27, 2026.

As of September 30, 2025, the cumulative total of treasury shares acquired under the July 30 board resolution stands at 2,824,200 shares, with a total acquisition value of JPY 5,218,580,500.