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Share buybacks are positioned as a component of shareholder return, aiming to counter dilution and enhance shareholder value. The method is market purchases to maintain liquidity, with acquisitions expected at appropriate prices. Regarding the cancellation plan, it is mentioned in the 'For reference' section of this notice, and a reduction in the total number of shares outstanding is anticipated in the future.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total number of shares acquired: 479,700 shares (Progress (as of August 31))\nTotal acquisition price of shares: 845,792,200 yen (Accumulated during the acquisition period)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#There is no tag linked to individual themes in Yellow Hat's IR information","jir_key_figures":"479,700 shares: total number of shares acquired\n845,792,200 yen: total acquisition price of shares\n6,000,000 shares: cap on acquisitions (7.0%)","jir_meta_title":"Yellow Hat Co., Ltd. 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