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The company plans to continue the share buyback according to the aforementioned board resolution, and the repurchased shares will be cancelled by a board resolution.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Shares Acquired: 0 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Cost of Shares: 0 yen (Unknown)\nTotal Shares Available for Acquisition (Limit): 45,000,000 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Price Available (Limit): 40 billion yen (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#AsahiKaseiCorporation, #ShareBuyback, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total Shares Acquired: 0 shares (as of January 31, 2026)\nTotal Acquisition Cost of Shares: 0 yen (as of January 31, 2026)\nTotal Shares Available for Acquisition (Limit): 45,000,000 shares (3.31% of total issued shares)","jir_meta_title":"Asahi Kasei Corporation Reports Zero Shares Acquired and Zero Cost in January 2026 Share Buyback","jir_meta_description":"Asahi Kasei Corporation announces the share buyback status for January 2026: zero shares acquired and zero acquisition cost. 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