Recruit Holdings details share buyback progress and off-auction plan

Recruit Holdings Co. announced its share repurchase progress and future plans as of December 8, 2025. Between December 1 and December 8, 2025, the company acquired 1,200,000 shares of common stock for a total of 9,851,789,200 yen, executed via a discretionary market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. From October 17 to December 8, 2025, the company has repurchased 13,035,300 shares, representing 34.30% of the maximum planned, for a total of 102,063,802,600 yen, or 40.83% of the maximum purchase amount.

In a separate announcement, Recruit Holdings confirmed a plan to repurchase up to 2,500,000 shares of its common stock through an Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3) on December 9, 2025, at the December 8 closing price of 8,096 yen. This represents approximately 0.18% of issued shares (excluding treasury stock). The results are expected to be announced following its completion at 8:45 a.m. on December 9, 2025.

These repurchases are part of a larger program approved by the board of directors on October 16, 2025. The program authorizes the acquisition of up to 38,000,000 shares (2.68% of issued shares, excluding treasury stock) or up to 250 bn yen, between October 17, 2025, and April 30, 2026. Acquisitions may be conducted via discretionary market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or through the ToSTNeT-3 system.