Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. (TSE:4613) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 40,000,000 shares, representing 19.01% of its issued share capital (excluding treasury stock), for ¥80,000 million. The purpose of the program is to improve capital efficiency and expand shareholder returns.

Repurchased shares will be cancelled. The program will run until May 30, 2025. As of April 30, 2024, the company had 210,420,958 shares in issue (excluding treasury stock) and 512 shares in treasury.