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The cumulative number of shares acquired reached 24,941,900 shares, with a total acquisition cost of approximately 92,739,021,979 yen.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Share Buyback\nCentral Japan Railway Company conducted the share buyback pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors held on April 30, 2025 and October 29, 2025, in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act and Article 34 of the Articles of Incorporation. During the period from December 1 to December 31, 2025, the Company acquired 2,375,000 common shares through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a total acquisition cost of 10,428,587,100 yen. Consequently, the cumulative number of shares acquired under these resolutions reached 24,941,900 shares, with total acquisition cost amounting to 92,739,021,979 yen.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Acquisition Conditions\nThis share buyback program sets an upper limit of 48,000,000 shares, equivalent to a maximum of 4.95% of the total issued shares excluding treasury stock, with a maximum acquisition cost of 110 billion yen, and an acquisition period from May 1, 2025 to February 27, 2026. All acquisitions are conducted through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This initiative is part of the Company's capital policy aimed at shareholder returns and improving capital efficiency.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 2,375,000 shares (Cumulative number of shares acquired: 24,941,900 shares (as of December 31, 2025))\nTotal Acquisition Cost of Shares: 10,428,587,100 yen (Cumulative acquisition cost: 92,739,021,979 yen (as of December 31, 2025))\nAcquisition Period: December 1, 2025 \u2013 December 31, 2025 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#CentralJapanRailwayCompany, #ShareBuyback, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total number of shares acquired (December 1, 2025 \u2013 December 31, 2025): 2,375,000 shares\nTotal acquisition cost of shares (December 1, 2025 \u2013 December 31, 2025): 10,428,587,100 yen\nCumulative number of shares acquired (as of December 31, 2025): 24,941,900 shares\nCumulative acquisition cost (as of December 31, 2025): 92,739,021,979 yen\nAcquisition upper limit number of shares: 48,000,000 shares (4.95% of total issued shares)\nAcquisition upper limit amount: 110 billion yen\nAcquisition period: May 1, 2025 \u2013 February 27, 2026","jir_meta_title":"Central Japan Railway Company Acquires 2,375,000 Shares of Treasury Stock for Approximately 10.4 Billion Yen, Bringing Total to 24,941,900 Shares","jir_meta_description":"Central Japan Railway Company acquired 2,375,000 shares of treasury stock in December 2025 for approximately 10.4 billion yen. 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