Hoya's share buyback nears completion, $93.1bn yen spent

Hoya Corporation announced the status of its share repurchase program, indicating the acquisition of 2,022,600 common shares from October 1 to October 31, 2025. The total amount paid for these repurchases was JPY 44,562,377,000, executed through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

This repurchase activity is part of a plan resolved by the board of directors on August 21, 2025. The resolution authorized the repurchase of up to 6.2 million common shares (1.81% of total shares outstanding, excluding treasury stock) or up to JPY 100 billion, whichever comes first, between August 22, 2025, and January 21, 2026.

As of October 31, 2025, the cumulative number of shares repurchased under this resolution reached 4,408,100 shares, with a total cumulative repurchase amount of JPY 93,102,821,000. These repurchases were conducted via a market purchase based on a discretionary investment contract.