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The total acquisition cost amounted to 2,380,642,900 yen. This acquisition was conducted within the limit of 1,700,000 shares and 6 billion yen, as resolved by the Board of Directors on December 25, 2025.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nThis treasury stock acquisition is part of a capital policy capping at 1.40% of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock) and aims to enhance shareholder value. Additional acquisitions are planned based on Board of Directors resolutions until April 17, 2026. The acquisition method is on-market purchases, expected to help maintain liquidity and stabilize the stock price.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 464,000 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Cost of Shares: 2,380,642,900 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition Period: January 6, 2026 \u2013 January 31, 2026 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#HokuhokuFinancialGroup, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #CapitalPolicy","jir_key_figures":"Total number of shares acquired: 464,000 shares (January 6, 2026 \u2013 January 31, 2026)\nTotal acquisition cost of shares: 2,380,642,900 yen (same period)\nAcquisition limit by Board resolution: 1,700,000 shares, 6 billion yen (January 6, 2026 \u2013 April 17, 2026)","jir_meta_title":"Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. 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