Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has resolved to acquire up to 75,000,000 shares of treasury stock with an upper limit of 150 billion yen, and plans to cancel the acquired shares on February 26, 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"Ticker":"","DATE":"","longName":"","company_name_ja":"","fullTimeEmployees":0,"address":"","phone":"","website":"","industry":"","sector":"","regularMarketPrice":0,"financialCurrency":"","marketCap":0,"fiftyTwoWeekLow":0,"fiftyTwoWeekHigh":0,"epsTrailingTwelveMonths":0,"epsForward":0,"bookValue":0,"totalRevenue":0,"OperatingIncome":0,"operatingMargins":0,"NetIncome":0,"profitMargins":0,"ebitda":0,"trailingPE":0,"forwardPE":0,"priceToBook":0,"returnOnEquity":0,"recommendationMean":0,"recommendationKey":"","targetMeanPrice":0,"numberOfAnalystOpinions":0,"analyst_earnings_data":"","dividendRate":0,"dividendYield":0,"payoutRatio":0,"totalEsg":0,"environmentScore":0,"socialScore":0,"governanceScore":0,"title":"","providerPublishTime":"","link":"","longBusinessSummary":"","longBusinessSummary_ja":"","quarterly_revenue":0,"quarterly_net_income":0,"quarterly_operating_profit":0,"enterprise_value":0,"company_officer_1_name":"","company_officer_1_title":"","company_officer_2_name":"","company_officer_2_title":"","company_officer_3_name":"","company_officer_3_title":"","company_officer_4_name":"","company_officer_4_title":"","company_officer_5_name":"","company_officer_5_title":"","company_officers_update_time":"","get_dividend_history_year1":0,"get_dividend_history_year2":0,"get_dividend_history_year3":0,"get_dividend_history_year4":0,"get_dividend_history_year5":0,"get_dividend_history_year6":0,"get_dividend_history_year7":0,"get_dividend_history_year8":0,"get_dividend_history_year9":0,"get_dividend_history_year10":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"jir_stock_code":"6981","jir_company_name":"Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.","jir_importance":"\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606","jir_publication_date":"2026-04-30","jir_source_link":"https:\/\/japanir.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6981-20260430-04.pdf","jir_short_summary":"Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has resolved to acquire up to 75,000,000 shares of treasury stock with an upper limit of 150 billion yen, and plans to cancel the acquired shares on February 26, 2027.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Capital Policy\nMurata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has resolved to acquire up to 75,000,000 shares of treasury stock, representing 4.12% of the total outstanding shares, to enhance capital efficiency. The upper limit of the acquisition amount is 150 billion yen, and the acquisition period is from May 11, 2026, to January 29, 2027. Additionally, all acquired treasury shares are scheduled to be cancelled on February 26, 2027. As of March 31, 2026, the number of treasury shares held was 142,709,692 shares, and a portion of these will continue to be held during the Medium-Term Plan 2027 period for flexible financial strategies.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nThe current share buyback and cancellation, representing approximately 4.12% of total outstanding shares, is expected to improve capital efficiency and increase shareholder value. The cancellation will reduce the number of outstanding shares, contributing to enhancing per-share value. The acquisition period and cancellation date are clearly defined, reflecting a transparent capital policy. Existing treasury shares will continue to be held with a view to possible future strategic investments.","jir_financial_highlights":"Type of shares to be acquired: Our common shares (Unknown)\nTotal number of shares that may be acquired: 75,000,000 shares (4.12% of total outstanding shares)\nTotal acquisition price of shares: 150,000,000,000 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition period: 2026-05-11 to 2027-01-29 (Unknown)\nScheduled cancellation date: 2027-02-26 (Unknown)\nNumber of treasury shares held as of 2026-03-31: 142,709,692 shares (Unknown)\nTotal outstanding shares (excluding treasury stock): 1,820,292,151 shares (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#MurataManufacturing, #ShareBuyback, #TreasuryStockCancellation, #CapitalPolicy, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Upper limit of shares to be acquired: 75,000,000 shares (4.12% of total outstanding shares)\nUpper limit of acquisition amount: 150,000,000,000 yen\nScheduled date of treasury stock cancellation: 2027-02-26","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Murata Manufacturing\u3011Decision to Acquire Treasury Stock Worth 150 Billion Yen and Cancel 75 Million Shares\uff5cApril 2026","jir_meta_description":"Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has resolved to acquire up to 75 million shares of treasury stock worth 150 billion yen to enhance capital efficiency. The acquired shares are scheduled to be cancelled in February 2027.","jir_og_title":"\u3010Murata Manufacturing\u3011Decision to Acquire Treasury Stock Worth 150 Billion Yen and Cancel 75 Million Shares\uff5cApril 2026","jir_og_description":"Murata Manufacturing announced the acquisition of up to 75 million shares of treasury stock worth 150 billion yen and their cancellation scheduled for February 2027, aiming to improve capital efficiency through its capital policy.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":6872,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"share_buyback","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-44183","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n