Raito Kogyo to retire 2.5m treasury shares

Raito Kogyo Co., Ltd. announced on December 17, 2025, its decision to retire 2,497,100 shares of its common stock. This figure represents 5.49% of the total outstanding shares before the retirement. The company’s outstanding shares will decrease to 42,970,450 shares after the retirement. The scheduled date for the retirement is January 30, 2026.

This share retirement follows a resolution made at the Board of Directors meeting on February 6, 2025, to acquire its own shares. The acquisition period concluded on November 20, 2025. The company had initially resolved to acquire up to 3,300,000 shares of common stock, representing 7.29% of outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares), with a maximum acquisition value of 7,000,000,000 yen.

The acquisition took place between February 7, 2025, and December 30, 2025, through a market purchase based on a discretionary trading agreement. The 2,497,100 shares to be retired represent the entirety of the treasury shares acquired under this resolution.