Echo Trading Co., Ltd. (TSE:7427) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 50,000 shares, representing 0.83% of the outstanding shares, at ¥691 per share for ¥34.55 million. Shares will be repurchased through the Tokyo Stock Exchange Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading (ToSTNeT-3). The purpose of the program is to implement a flexible capital policy in response to changes in the business environment. As of February 28, 2017, the company had 6,035,902 shares outstanding and 644 shares in treasury.