Kao completes share buyback program, repurchases 12m shares

Kao Corporation announced the completion of its treasury share repurchase program, which commenced on November 1, 2025, and concluded on November 19, 2025. During this period, the company acquired 1,538,200 shares of its common stock for a total of 10,077,178,700 yen through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

This final acquisition concludes the share buyback program initiated by a Board of Directors resolution on August 6, 2025. The resolution authorized the repurchase of up to 15,000,000 shares, representing 3.2% of total outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares as of June 30, 2025), with a maximum total acquisition cost of 80,000,000,000 yen. The authorized period for this program was from August 7, 2025, to January 30, 2026.

Cumulatively, under the August 6, 2025 resolution, Kao Corporation has repurchased a total of 12,217,500 shares of its common stock for an aggregate amount of 79,999,652,200 yen, thereby fulfilling the program's objectives.