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The total number of issued shares will decrease by 2.80% to 1,001,177,100 shares.","jir_summary":"### Status of Treasury Stock Acquisition\nCentral Japan Railway Company acquired treasury stock during the period from February 1 to February 27, 2026, based on board resolutions dated April 30, 2025, and October 29, 2025. The number of shares acquired this time was 1,807,700 shares, with an acquisition cost of 8,386,340,000 yen, bringing the cumulative number of shares acquired to 28,822,900 shares and the total acquisition cost to 109,999,650,179 yen. The acquisition method was market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.\n\n### Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Impact on Shareholders\nThe 28,822,900 shares of treasury stock acquired are planned to be cancelled on March 18, 2026, representing 2.80% of the total issued shares of 1,030,000,000 before cancellation. After the cancellation, the total number of issued shares will be 1,001,177,100 shares, which will help mitigate share dilution. This treasury stock acquisition and cancellation were conducted within the framework of up to 48,000,000 shares and 110 billion yen, based on board resolutions on April 30, 2025, and October 29, 2025.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of shares acquired (This time): 1,807,700 shares (Unknown)\nTotal number of shares acquired (Cumulative): 28,822,900 shares (Unknown)\nTotal acquisition cost of shares (Cumulative): 109,999,650,179 yen (Unknown)\nTotal number of shares to be cancelled: 28,822,900 shares (2.80% of total issued shares)\nTotal number of issued shares after cancellation: 1,001,177,100 shares (Decreased from 1,030,000,000 shares prior to cancellation)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#CentralJapanRailwayCompany, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #TreasuryStockCancellation, #CapitalPolicy, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total number of treasury shares acquired (Cumulative): 28,822,900 shares\nTotal acquisition cost of shares (Cumulative): 109,999,650,179 yen\nScheduled cancellation date: March 18, 2026 (Cancelled shares represent 2.80% of total issued shares)","jir_meta_title":"Central Japan Railway Company to Acquire 28,822,900 Treasury Shares for Approximately 110 Billion Yen and Cancel Them on March 18","jir_meta_description":"Central Japan Railway Company acquired 28,822,900 treasury shares at a total of 109,999,650,179 yen, with cancellation planned for March 18, 2026. 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