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Depending on future market conditions, the scale of additional buybacks may expand to maximize corporate value through improved capital efficiency.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total number of shares to be acquired (upper limit): 12,000,000 shares (Upper limit expanded (post-change))\nTotal amount to be acquired (upper limit): 200 hundred million yen (Upper limit expanded (post-change))\nStatus of share buyback \/ Total acquired shares: 793,000 shares (Period 2026\/9\/1\u301c9\/18 (delivery basis))\nTotal acquisition value: 1,901,844,041 yen (Acquired during the period)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#ShimizuCorporationBuyback, #CapitalPolicyChange","jir_key_figures":"Total buyback shares (upper limit): 12,000,000 shares\nTotal buyback amount (upper limit): 200 hundred million yen\nCumulative buybacks to date: 793,000 shares\nCurrent total buyback amount: 1,901,844,041 yen\nBuyback period (new authority): 2026\/8\/17\u301c2026\/12\/30","jir_meta_title":"Shimizu Corporation Decides on Share Buyback Framework Expansion | September 2026","jir_meta_description":"Shimizu Corporation expands its share buyback framework, raising the upper limit to 12,000,000 shares and total amount to 20 billion yen. 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