The Awa Bank, Ltd. (TSE:8388) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 200,000 shares, representing 0.49% of its share capital, for ¥500 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to flexibly implement capital policies in response to changes in the business environment and return profits to shareholders.

The shares repurchased will be cancelled. The program will run until December 13, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the company had 40,951,743 shares issued and 88,257 shares in treasury.