Alpen Co.,Ltd. (TSE:3028) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 1,300,000 shares, representing 3.21% of its share capital, for ¥2,500 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to enable the implementation of a flexible capital policy in response to changes in the business environment, along with aiming to improve shareholder value. The program will run until February 14, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the company had 40,487,043 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 957 shares in treasury.