Japan Post conducted a share buyback on August 28.
On August 27, the company announced it would begin purchasing shares at 1477 yen per share, with a maximum acquisition of 160.55 million shares and a maximum total acquisition price of 250 billion yen. On the 28th, the total number of shares acquired was 8944 million, and the total acquisition price was 1321 billion yen.
On the 28th, the Ministry of Finance entrusted the Tokyo Stock Exchange with the sale of 8493 million shares of Japan Post Holdings stock held by the government. The shares were sold at a transaction price of 1477 yen, for approximately 1254 billion yen.
Furthermore, if the total acquisition price of treasury stock through share buyback transactions does not reach 250 million shares and 250 billion yen, which is equivalent to 8.4% of outstanding shares as resolved at the Board of Directors meeting on May 15, 2025, the company plans to conduct share buybacks from August 29 to March 31, 2026.
