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As a result, the treasury stock holding ratio will be 5.00%, aiming to enhance shareholder value and improve capital efficiency. The total number of issued shares will be approximately 4,007,450,967 after the cancellation.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nThis share buyback will suppress dilution and enhance shareholder value. As part of the capital policy, the company aims to strengthen shareholder returns and improve financial soundness, and will continue to consider appropriate capital measures.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Shares to be Cancelled: 180,396,507 shares (Percentage of total issued shares before cancellation 4.31%)\nScheduled Cancellation Date: 2026-05-29 (Scheduled date)\nNumber of Treasury Shares After Cancellation: 200,372,549 shares (Increase compared to number of treasury shares before cancellation)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KDDI, #ShareBuyback, #JapanStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Shares to be Cancelled: 180,396,507 shares\nScheduled Cancellation Date: 2026-05-29\nNumber of Treasury Shares After Cancellation: 200,372,549 shares","jir_meta_title":"[KDDI] Implementation of Share Buyback\uff5cMay 2026","jir_meta_description":"KDDI announced a capital policy to cancel approximately 180 million shares of treasury stock on May 29, 2026, aiming to enhance shareholder value and improve capital efficiency.","jir_og_title":"[KDDI] Share Buyback Implementation\uff5cMay 2026","jir_og_description":"KDDI announced a capital policy to cancel approximately 180 million shares of treasury stock on May 29, 2026, aiming to enhance shareholder returns and improve capital efficiency.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":6845,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"share_cancellation","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-48089","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n