The Awa Bank, Ltd. (TSE:8388) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 450,000 shares, representing 1.06% of its share capital, for ¥1,100 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 program will run until December 15, 2021. As of October 31, 2021, the company had 42,403,842 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 836,158 shares in treasury.