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The acquisition period is from April 15 to May 22, 2026. The acquisition methods include off-auction share buyback transactions (ToSTNeT-3) and market purchases under discretionary trading agreements.\n\n### Details of Treasury Stock Cancellation and Impact on Shareholders\nThe company plans to cancel 30,000,000 common shares (3.41% of total outstanding shares before cancellation) on April 30, 2026. As a result of the cancellation, the total number of outstanding shares will decrease from 880 million shares to 850 million shares, and the treasury stock ratio is expected to fall from 4.62% to 2.14%. This is anticipated to improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder value.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquirable: 7,500,000 shares (upper limit) (Ratio to total outstanding shares: 0.89%)\nTotal Amount for Share Acquisition: 13 billion yen (upper limit) (Unknown)\nTotal Number of Shares to be Cancelled: 30,000,000 shares (Ratio to total outstanding shares before cancellation: 3.41%)\nScheduled Cancellation Date: 2026-04-30 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#TOHO CO., LTD., #ShareBuyback, #TreasuryStockCancellation, #CapitalPolicy, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Maximum Number of Shares for Share Buyback: 7,500,000 shares (0.89%)\nMaximum Amount for Share Buyback: 13 billion yen\nNumber of Shares to be Cancelled: 30,000,000 shares (3.41%)","jir_meta_title":"[TOHO] Decision to Acquire Treasury Stock for 13 Billion Yen and Cancel 30 Million Shares\uff5cApril 2026","jir_meta_description":"TOHO CO., LTD. plans to acquire 7.5 million treasury shares for 13 billion yen and cancel 30 million shares on April 30, 2026. 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