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As of March 31, 2026, treasury shares held were 461,686 shares, and further adjustments are planned through today's buyback and cancellation.","jir_financial_highlights":"Type of Shares to be Acquired: Our Common Stock (Unknown)\nTotal Number of Shares to be Acquired (Maximum): 6,000,000 shares (Percentage of total issued shares (excluding treasury stock): 7.0%)\nTotal Acquisition Cost (Maximum): \u00a57,500,000,000 (Unknown)\nPeriod for Acquiring Shares: May 18, 2026 \u2013 February 26, 2027 (Unknown)\nScheduled Cancellation Date: March 23, 2027 (Unknown)\nTotal Number of Outstanding Shares (excluding treasury stock) as of March 31, 2026: 85,559,706 shares (Unknown)\nNumber of Treasury Shares as of March 31, 2026: 461,686 shares (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#YellowHatCoLtd, #ShareBuyback, #ShareCancellation, #CapitalPolicy, #JapanStocks","jir_key_figures":"Maximum number of shares to be acquired: 6,000,000 shares (7.0% of total issued shares)\nMaximum total acquisition cost: \u00a57,500,000,000\nAcquisition period: May 18, 2026 \u2013 February 26, 2027\nScheduled cancellation date: March 23, 2027\nTotal outstanding shares as of March 31, 2026 (excluding treasury stock): 85,559,706 shares\nTreasury shares as of March 31, 2026: 461,686 shares","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Yellow Hat Co., Ltd.\u3011Decides on Acquisition and Cancellation of 6 Million Shares of Treasury Stock\uff5cMay 2026","jir_meta_description":"Yellow Hat Co., Ltd. announced it will acquire up to 6,000,000 shares of common stock (7.0% of total issued shares) for up to \u00a57,500,000,000 and plans to cancel all acquired shares on March 23, 2027.","jir_og_title":"\u3010Yellow Hat Co., Ltd.\u3011Decides on Acquisition and Cancellation of 6 Million Shares of Treasury Stock\uff5cMay 2026","jir_og_description":"Yellow Hat Co., Ltd. announced the acquisition of 6,000,000 treasury shares, scheduled for cancellation on March 23, 2027. 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