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Acquisition period: from July 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026. Acquisition method: Tokyo Stock Exchange market buyback.","jir_summary":"### Acquisition Overview\nThe share buyback status announced today reveals that from July 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026, a total of 60,700 ordinary shares were acquired via market purchases. The total amount acquired was 2,270,901,000 yen. At the time of the board of directors meeting on May 13, 2026, the upper limit was 350,000 shares (0.79% of issued shares) and up to 10,000,000,000 yen; acquisitions exceeding this limit were not made.\n\n### Impact on Capital Policy and Background\nThis acquisition was conducted pursuant to provisions in the articles of incorporation regarding treasury stock acquisitions, and may have been carried out from the perspective of improving capital efficiency and shareholder returns. When comparing the upper limit with actual results, the current accumulated actuals show a scale of about 60,000 shares within the limit, and further acquisitions are undecided at this time.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total number of shares acquired: 60,700 shares (Unknown)\nAggregate acquisition value: 2,270,901,000 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition period: July 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026 (Unknown)\nAcquisition method: Market buyback on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KouTsuushin, #TreasuryStockAcquisition, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"60,700 shares: Total number of shares acquired\n2,270,901,000 yen: Aggregate acquisition value\n2026\u5e747\u67081\u65e5\uff5e2026\u5e747\u670831\u65e5: Acquisition period","jir_meta_title":"Kou Tsushin: Treasury Stock Acquisition Announced \u2014 60,700 shares acquired for 2.27 hundred million yen, period 2026\/7\/1-7\/31","jir_meta_description":"Kou Tsushin announced the acquisition of 60,700 treasury shares for a total of 2,270,901,000 yen. 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