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This acquisition was part of the treasury stock acquisition resolved by the Board of Directors on January 29, 2026, which set an upper limit of 3,200,000 shares and a total acquisition amount of 2,400,000,000 yen. With this acquisition, a cumulative total of 2,378,000 shares have been acquired at a total acquisition price of 2,399,975,700 yen, and the acquisition is now completed.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nThis treasury stock acquisition was conducted with an upper limit of approximately 0.84% of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock) and aims to enhance shareholder value. The method of acquisition was market purchase, and while future cancellations of treasury stock or changes to capital policy are currently unknown, the completion of acquisition report is expected to improve capital efficiency.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 970,800 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Price of Shares: 963,349,800 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition Period: March 1, 2026 \u2013 March 10, 2026 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#HokuyoBank, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #CapitalPolicy, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 970,800 shares (March 1 to March 10, 2026)\nTotal Acquisition Price of Shares: 963,349,800 yen\nCumulative Number of Shares Acquired: 2,378,000 shares (Based on the Board of Directors resolution dated January 29, 2026)","jir_meta_title":"Hokuyo Bank, Ltd. 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