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The purpose is to execute the Employee Benefit Trust, and the disposal is handled through re-trust under the trust agreement.","jir_financial_highlights":"Disposal shares: 53,860 shares (Unknown)\nDisposal price: 2,481 yen per share (Unknown)\nTotal amount: 133,626,660 yen (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KawanishiSokoCo.,Ltd., #TreasuryStockDisposal, #ESOP, #EmployeeStockBenefit","jir_key_figures":"53,860 shares: Disposed shares\n2,481 yen: Disposal price per share\n133,626,660 yen: Total disposal amount","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Kawanishi Soko Co., Ltd.\u3011 Notice of treasury stock disposal in conjunction with ESOP introduction","jir_meta_description":"Kawanishi Soko adopts an Employee Stock Benefit Trust (J-ESOP) and will dispose treasury stock to implement employee benefits. Number of shares disposed: 53,860; unit price: 2,481 yen; total approximately 133.6 million yen. 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