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The shares to be acquired are the company's common stock with an acquisition limit of 4,000,000 shares, a total acquisition cost limit of 10 billion yen, and an acquisition period from January 15 to November 30, 2026. This interim report discloses that, from April 10 to April 30, 2026, 739,200 shares were acquired through market purchase at a total of 2,921,287,300 yen.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nThe treasury stock acquired so far accounts for approximately 0.53% of the total number of issued shares (739,200 shares \/ approximately 139,700,000 shares estimated). The company plans to continue acquiring treasury stock within the approved limit by board resolution, aiming to improve capital efficiency as part of shareholder returns. The acquisition method is market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and future acquisition status will be disclosed as appropriate.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 739,200 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Cost: 2,921,287,300 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition Period: April 10, 2026 \u2013 April 30, 2026 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Kewpie, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 739,200 shares (as of April 30, 2026)\nTotal Acquisition Cost: 2,921,287,300 yen (as of April 30, 2026)\nAcquisition Limit by Board Resolution: 4,000,000 shares, 10 billion yen","jir_meta_title":"[Kewpie] Interim Report on Treasury Stock Acquisition of 2.9 Billion Yen | May 2026","jir_meta_description":"Kewpie Corporation acquired 739,200 shares of treasury stock for approximately 2,921,287,300 yen between April 10 and 30, 2026. 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