Hakuhodo DY Holdings continues share buyback, acquires 3.8m shares in October

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. announced the acquisition of 3,800,300 shares of its common stock during October 2025, at a total cost of JPY 4,311,586,750. These purchases, executed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange through a discretionary trading authorization agreement, are part of a larger share buyback program approved by the board of directors on May 13, 2025.

The program, which commenced on May 14, 2025, and is scheduled to conclude by March 31, 2026, authorizes the acquisition of up to 12,000,000 common shares (representing 3.27% of issued shares excluding treasury stock) or a maximum of JPY 10 billion. As of October 31, 2025, the company has cumulatively acquired 5,666,600 shares for JPY 6,563,904,600 under this resolution.

This share buyback reflects Hakuhodo DY Holdings' strategy to manage capital structure, aligning with its earlier board resolution. The ongoing acquisitions are consistently reported to shareholders, providing transparency on the execution of the program.