Acquisition period: August 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026; Shares acquired: 42,300 common shares; Total acquisition amount: \u00a5256,177,200; Acquisition method: market purchase. Cumulative total: 231,600 shares, \u00a51,319,257,700. The cap is 1,400,000 shares and \u00a570 billion, and the ongoing acquisition period is planned from May 15, 2026 to March 24, 2027, as disclosed in the May Board of Directors resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"Ticker":"","DATE":"","longName":"","company_name_ja":"","fullTimeEmployees":0,"address":"","phone":"","website":"","industry":"","sector":"","regularMarketPrice":0,"financialCurrency":"","marketCap":0,"fiftyTwoWeekLow":0,"fiftyTwoWeekHigh":0,"epsTrailingTwelveMonths":0,"epsForward":0,"bookValue":0,"totalRevenue":0,"OperatingIncome":0,"operatingMargins":0,"NetIncome":0,"profitMargins":0,"ebitda":0,"trailingPE":0,"forwardPE":0,"priceToBook":0,"returnOnEquity":0,"recommendationMean":0,"recommendationKey":"","targetMeanPrice":0,"numberOfAnalystOpinions":0,"analyst_earnings_data":"","dividendRate":0,"dividendYield":0,"payoutRatio":0,"totalEsg":0,"environmentScore":0,"socialScore":0,"governanceScore":0,"title":"","providerPublishTime":"","link":"","longBusinessSummary":"","longBusinessSummary_ja":"","quarterly_revenue":0,"quarterly_net_income":0,"quarterly_operating_profit":0,"enterprise_value":0,"price_fetched_at":"","company_officer_1_name":"","company_officer_1_title":"","company_officer_2_name":"","company_officer_2_title":"","company_officer_3_name":"","company_officer_3_title":"","company_officer_4_name":"","company_officer_4_title":"","company_officer_5_name":"","company_officer_5_title":"","company_officers_update_time":"","get_dividend_history_year1":0,"get_dividend_history_year2":0,"get_dividend_history_year3":0,"get_dividend_history_year4":0,"get_dividend_history_year5":0,"get_dividend_history_year6":0,"get_dividend_history_year7":0,"get_dividend_history_year8":0,"get_dividend_history_year9":0,"get_dividend_history_year10":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"jir_stock_code":"4118","jir_company_name":"Kaneka Corporation","jir_importance":"\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606","jir_publication_date":"2026-09-01","jir_source_link":"https:\/\/japanir.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4118-20260901-01.pdf","jir_short_summary":"Acquisition period: August 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026; Shares acquired: 42,300 common shares; Total acquisition amount: \u00a5256,177,200; Acquisition method: market purchase. Cumulative total: 231,600 shares, \u00a51,319,257,700. The cap is 1,400,000 shares and \u00a570 billion, and the ongoing acquisition period is planned from May 15, 2026 to March 24, 2027, as disclosed in the May Board of Directors resolution.","jir_summary":"### Progress of Share Buyback\nThe interim update published today indicates that, from August 1 to August 31, 2026, the company acquired 42,300 of its common shares through market purchases. The total amount acquired is \u00a5256,177,200, and the cumulative totals thus far are 231,600 shares and \u00a51,319,257,700. The cap shown in the Board resolution at the time of approval was 1,400,000 shares and \u00a570 billion, and the planned acquisition period is from May 15, 2026 to March 24, 2027.\n\n### Background and Outlook\nThis disclosure represents the interim progress of the share buyback based on the Board resolution on May 14, 2026, and the company intends to continue acquiring treasury stock through market purchases in a planned manner. The cumulative share count and amount illustrate progress as part of the company's capital policy, and are notable for investors aiming to understand dilution control and capital efficiency improvements. Attention is needed for future disclosure dates and any additional cumulative updates.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total number of shares acquired: 42,300 shares (As of August 31, 2026 cumulative)\nTotal value of shares acquired: \u00a5256,177,200 (As of August 31, 2026 cumulative)\nType of shares acquired: Our ordinary shares (\u2014)\nCumulative total shares acquired: 231,600 shares (As of August 31, 2026)\nCumulative acquisition value: \u00a51,319,257,700 (As of August 31, 2026)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KanekaNeedsSeparateConfirmation, #ShareBuyback \/ Acquisition Status","jir_key_figures":"Acquired shares: 42,300 shares\nTotal acquisition amount: \u00a5256,177,200\nCumulative acquired shares: 231,600 shares","jir_meta_title":"Kaneka Announces Progress on Share Buyback | End of August 2026","jir_meta_description":"Kaneka Corporation discloses the status of its share buyback, detailing period, share type, number of shares, total amount, and cumulative totals. Watch for future progress.","jir_og_title":"Kaneka Announces Progress on Share Buyback | End of August 2026","jir_og_description":"Kaneka discloses interim progress of its share buyback, detailing acquisition period, securities, number of shares, and total amount. Cumulative total: 231,600 shares; total amount: \u00a51,319,257,700.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":8200,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"share_buyback","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-109548","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n