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This disposal accompanies the introduction of a performance-linked stock compensation plan approved on May 16, 2025, aimed at linking the remuneration of directors and executive officers to stock value. The number of shares disposed corresponds to 0.06% of the total issued shares, and the impact on the trading market is considered minimal.\n\n### Overview of the Trust and Details of Share Acquisition\nThe trust agreement date for this plan is March 11, 2026, with the trust period scheduled until the end of August 2028. The trustee is Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (re-trust trustee: The Japan Custody Bank, Ltd.), and voting rights of shares within the trust will not be exercised. The acquisition funds amount to 2,109,509,170 yen, with shares acquired through disposal of treasury stock. This clearly links the remuneration of directors and others to stock value, aiming at medium- to long-term enhancement of corporate value.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Treasury Shares Disposed: 3,130,300 shares (Unknown)\nDisposal Price (per share): 673.9 yen (Unknown)\nTotal Disposal Amount: 2,109,509,170 yen (Unknown)\nDilution Rate: 0.06% (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#NipponSteelCorporation, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #StockCompensationPlan, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Treasury Shares Disposed: 3,130,300 shares (Scheduled disposal on March 11, 2026)\nDisposal Price (per share): 673.9 yen (Closing price on February 20, 2026)\nTotal Disposal Amount: 2,109,509,170 yen","jir_meta_title":"Nippon Steel to Dispose of 3,130,300 Treasury Shares for Approximately 2.1 Billion Yen and Introduce Performance-Linked Stock Compensation Plan","jir_meta_description":"Nippon Steel Corporation will dispose of 3,130,300 treasury shares on March 11, 2026, at 673.9 yen per share, totaling approximately 2.1 billion yen, introducing a performance-linked stock compensation plan to align directors' remuneration with stock value.","jir_og_title":"Nippon Steel Launches Performance-Linked Stock Compensation Plan through Treasury Stock Disposal","jir_og_description":"Nippon Steel disposes of 3,130,300 treasury shares for about 2.1 billion yen to strengthen linkage between directors' remuneration and stock price.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":6897,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"share_buyback","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-30809","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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