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The shares to be cancelled are the company's common stock and represent 1.37% of the total shares outstanding prior to cancellation. The total shares outstanding after cancellation will be 338,414,320 shares. The acquisition date is noted in the August 21, 2025 release; however, the acquisition cost is not disclosed in this document.\n\n### Purpose of Cancellation and Shareholder Value Enhancement\nThe purpose of the cancellation is to improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder returns through reducing the total number of shares outstanding. This is expected to result in an increase in earnings per share (EPS) and prevent stock dilution, thereby contributing to the enhancement of shareholder value. Specific quantitative effects on EPS improvement and shareholder value are not disclosed in this document.\n\n### Impact on Financials and Stock Price, and Future Policy\nNo specific figures are provided regarding the impact on ROE improvement or theoretical stock price due to the cancellation; however, the measure is positioned as a strategy to improve capital efficiency. Details regarding future treasury stock acquisition and cancellation policies and overall shareholder return policy are not included in this document.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Shares Cancelled: 4,708,300 shares (Ratio to total shares outstanding before cancellation 1.37%)\nTotal Shares Outstanding After Cancellation: 338,414,320 shares (Decrease from before cancellation: 4,708,300 shares; Decrease rate: 1.37%)\nImpact on Earnings Per Share: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"Share Cancellation, Capital Policy, Shareholder","jir_hashtags":"#HOYACorporation, #ShareBuybackCancellation, #ShareholderReturn, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Shares Cancelled: 4,708,300 shares\nScheduled Cancellation Date: 2026-01-09\nTotal Shares Outstanding Before Cancellation: Unknown\nTotal Shares Outstanding After Cancellation: 338,414,320 shares (Decrease rate: 1.37%)\nEPS Improvement Effect: Unknown\nAcquisition Date of Shares to be Cancelled: 2025-08-21","jir_meta_title":"HOYA Corporation Plans to Cancel 4,708,300 Treasury Shares on January 9, 2026","jir_meta_description":"HOYA Corporation announced plans to cancel 4,708,300 treasury shares on January 9, 2026, aiming to improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder returns. 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