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The acquisition period is scheduled from May 12, 2025 to March 31, 2026, with an acquisition upper limit of 2 million shares and a total acquisition price cap of 10 billion yen. During the period from February 1 to February 28, 2026, 293,600 shares of treasury stock were acquired through market purchases and market acquisitions via ToSTNeT-3.\n\n### Cumulative Acquisition Status and Future Outlook\nAs of February 28, 2026, the cumulative number of shares acquired amounted to 909,100 shares, with a total acquisition price of 5,470,240,000 yen. The acquisition method involved market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and off-auction proprietary trading system (ToSTNeT-3) market acquisitions. Going forward, acquisitions of treasury stock will continue within the limits set by the Board of Directors\u2019 resolutions. These acquisitions are part of efforts to improve capital efficiency as a shareholder return measure.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Shares Acquired: 293,600 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Price of Shares: 1,904,755,000 yen (Unknown)\nCumulative Number of Shares Acquired (as of February 28, 2026): 909,100 shares (Unknown)\nCumulative Total Acquisition Price (as of February 28, 2026): 5,470,240,000 yen (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KatoSangyoCoLtd, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #CapitalPolicy, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Shares Acquired (February 1 to February 28, 2026): 293,600 shares\nTotal Acquisition Price (February 1 to February 28, 2026): 1,904,755,000 yen\nCumulative Number of Shares Acquired (as of February 28, 2026): 909,100 shares","jir_meta_title":"Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd. 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