Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. (TSE:8377) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 2,500,000 shares, representing 2.01% of its issued share capital for ¥4,000 million. The purpose of the program is to return profits to shareholders and improve capital efficiency and corporate value through a flexible capital policy.

The program will continue until August 30, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the company had 124,583,729 shares in issue and 787,085 shares in treasury.