Japan Post Holdings sells Yucho Bank shares for 15 bn yen

Japan Post Holdings announced today, December 24, 2025, the completion of its sale of 7,058,800 common shares in its consolidated subsidiary, Yucho Bank. This transaction occurred as Yucho Bank acquired its own shares through a ToSTNeT-3 off-auction own share repurchase. The total value of the disposition amounted to 14,999,950,000 yen. Japan Post Holdings confirmed that this share disposition does not result in a change of Yucho Bank's status as a subsidiary.

Prior to this transaction, as of December 23, 2025, Japan Post Holdings held 1,784,174,200 Yucho Bank shares, representing a 49.90% voting rights ownership. Following the completion of the sale on December 24, 2025, Japan Post Holdings' ownership decreased to 1,777,115,400 shares, bringing its voting rights ownership to 49.80%.