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This aims to strengthen capital efficiency and shareholder returns, with no expected impact on performance for the fiscal year ending March 2027.","jir_summary":"### Capital Policy Overview\nSumitomo Chemical has today held a Board of Directors meeting and resolved to acquire and cancel treasury stock. The acquisition targets common stock, with a maximum of 840,000 shares (about 1.3%) to be purchased through open market transactions up to a limit of 1 billion yen, with plans to cancel all acquired shares on October 30, 2026. This is intended to improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder returns.\n\n### Future Outlook and Impact on Shareholders\nThere will be no impact on performance for the fiscal year ending March 2027. By executing share buyback and cancellation as part of its capital policy, the company aims to increase shareholder value. The cancellation will reduce the total issued shares, helping to mitigate dilution and improve capital efficiency. All acquired shares are planned to be canceled, and detailed numbers will be announced separately in the future.","jir_financial_highlights":"Type of Shares Subject to Buyback: Our common stock (Unknown)\nTotal Number of Shares Eligible for Purchase: 840,000 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Purchase Price: 1 billion yen (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SumitomoChemical, #ShareBuyback, #CapitalPolicy, #JapanStocks","jir_key_figures":"Type of shares to be acquired: Our common stock\nTotal number of shares that can be acquired: 840,000 shares\nTotal purchase price of shares: 1 billion yen","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Sumitomo Chemical\u3011Decision on Share Buyback and Cancellation | May 2026","jir_meta_description":"Sumitomo Chemical has resolved to acquire (up to 840,000 shares, 1 billion yen) and cancel treasury stock in May 2026. 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