Asahi Group completes treasury share buyback program early

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. announced the completion of its treasury share acquisition program, originally approved by the board of directors on August 7, 2025. The company acquired 9,288,900 shares of its common stock between December 1 and December 22, 2025, through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The total cost for this latest acquisition phase amounted to JPY 16,100,687,932.

This final acquisition brings the cumulative total of treasury shares bought back under the August 7, 2025 resolution to 40,379,200 shares, at a total cost of JPY 69,999,896,473. The initial resolution had set a maximum acquisition limit of 45,000,000 shares and a maximum cost of JPY 70,000,000,000, with a repurchase period initially running until December 23, 2025.

The completion of this program ensures that Asahi Group Holdings has executed its planned treasury share repurchases almost fully within the allocated budget and prior to the originally scheduled end date.