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This represents 1.00% of the total issued shares before cancellation, with the scheduled cancellation date set for March 31, 2026. Following cancellation, the total number of issued shares will be 4,535,560,985 shares. This treasury stock cancellation aims to improve capital efficiency and is expected to contribute to enhancing shareholder value.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nThe cancellation of treasury stock will reduce the number of issued shares, which is expected to enhance the value per share. However, specific details regarding the use of funds related to the cancellation are not disclosed. Regarding future outlook, there are various risk factors including economic conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, and raw material price changes; attention should be paid to the potential impact of these factors.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares to be Cancelled: 46,000,000 shares (1.00% of total issued shares before cancellation)\nScheduled Cancellation Date: 2026-03-31 (Unknown)\nTotal Issued Shares After Cancellation: 4,535,560,985 shares (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#HitachiLtd, #ShareCancellation, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Shares to be Cancelled: 46,000,000 shares (1.00% of issued shares)\nScheduled Cancellation Date: 2026-03-31\nIssued Shares After Cancellation: 4,535,560,985 shares","jir_meta_title":"Hitachi, Ltd. to Cancel 46,000,000 Shares (1.00%) on March 31, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Hitachi, Ltd. announced the scheduled cancellation of 46,000,000 common shares (1.00% of total issued shares) on March 31, 2026. 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