Takara Standard Co.,Ltd. (TSE:7981) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 2,400,000 shares, representing 3.28% of its issued share capital for Ñ3,600 million. The purpose of the program is improvement of capital efficiency and further enhancement of shareholder return.

The repurchased shares will be retired. The program will expire on February 24, 2023. As of June 30, 2022, the company had 73,137,677 number of shares issued (excluding treasury shares) and 799,517 treasury shares.