Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TSE:5195) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 1,500,000 shares, representing 3.35% of its issued share capital (excluding treasury stock), for a total purchase price of ¥1,000 million. The purpose of the program is to carry out agile capital policies and shareholders return measures in response to changes in the business environment.

The program will continue through March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2022, the company had 44,781,567 issued shares (excluding treasury stock) and 2,431,969 treasury shares.