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The acquisition upper limit is 15,000,000 shares, the maximum acquisition price is 80,000,000,000 yen, and the period is from August 7, 2025 to January 30, 2026.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Treasury Stock Acquisition\nBased on the board resolution dated August 6, 2025, Kao Corporation acquired 3,694,000 shares of treasury stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange through market purchases between August 7, 2025 and August 31, 2025 for 24,772,656,000 yen. The target shares are our common stock, and the acquisition was implemented under the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 3 and Article 156 of the Companies Act.\n\n### Acquisition Limits and Future Acquisition Plan\nPer the board resolution, the upper limit for treasury stock acquisitions is set at 15,000,000 shares, with a maximum total acquisition price of 80,000,000,000 yen. The acquisition period runs from August 7, 2025 until January 30, 2026. The current acquisition was conducted within this framework, and further acquisitions through market purchases are planned. The treasury stock acquisition corresponds to 3.2% of total outstanding shares.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 3,694,000 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Price: 24,772,656,000 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition Period: August 7, 2025 to August 31, 2025 (Unknown)\nUpper Limit on Number of Shares to be Acquired: 15,000,000 shares (Unknown)\nUpper Limit on Total Acquisition Price: 80,000,000,000 yen (Unknown)\nRatio to Total Outstanding Shares Excluding Treasury Stock: 3.2% (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KaoCorporation, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 3,694,000 shares (August 7, 2025 \u2013 August 31, 2025)\nTotal Acquisition Price: 24,772,656,000 yen (August 7, 2025 \u2013 August 31, 2025)\nUpper Limit on Number of Shares to be Acquired: 15,000,000 shares (3.2% of total outstanding shares)","jir_meta_title":"Kao Corporation Acquires 3,694,000 Treasury Shares for Approximately 24.8 Billion Yen (August 2025)","jir_meta_description":"Kao Corporation acquired 3,694,000 treasury shares for 24,772,656,000 yen between August 7 and August 31, 2025. 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