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The shares to be cancelled are 27,902,000 common shares, which represent all treasury shares acquired through off-floor purchase transactions (ToSTNeT-3) and purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange market during the period from May 9, 2025, to November 17, 2025. The cancellation is scheduled for January 26, 2026, and the total number of shares issued after cancellation will be 977,735,616 shares.\n\n### Purpose of Cancellation and Effect on Shareholder Value\nThe purpose of this treasury stock cancellation is to enhance earnings per share (EPS) through reducing the number of issued shares, thereby increasing shareholder value and improving capital efficiency. By preventing share dilution, the existing shareholders\u2019 ownership ratio is expected to be maintained or increased, which benefits investors.\n\n### Impact on Financials and Stock Price and Future Policy\nThe reduction in the number of issued shares due to cancellation is expected to have a positive effect on improving ROE, although specific figures are unknown. An impact on theoretical stock price is also anticipated. Information regarding future policies on treasury stock acquisition and cancellation or the overall shareholder return policy is not disclosed and therefore unknown.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Shares Cancelled: 27,902,000 shares (Percentage of total shares issued prior to cancellation: 2.77%)\nTotal Number of Shares Issued After Cancellation: 977,735,616 shares (Decrease from before cancellation: 27,902,000 shares, decrease rate: 2.77%)\nImpact on Earnings Per Share: Unknown (Positive effect due to reduction in number of shares)","jir_category":"Share Cancellation, Capital Policy, Shareholder","jir_hashtags":"#AjinomotoCoInc, #TreasuryStockCancellation, #ShareholderReturn, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Shares Cancelled: 27,902,000 shares\nScheduled Cancellation Date: 2026-01-26\nNumber of Shares Issued Before Cancellation: Unknown\nNumber of Shares Issued After Cancellation: 977,735,616 shares (Decrease rate: 2.77%)\nEPS Improvement Effect: Unknown\nAcquisition Period of Shares to be Cancelled: 2025-05-09 to 2025-11-17","jir_meta_title":"Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 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