The Board of Directors of Sonocom Co. Ltd. (JASDAQ:7902) authorized a share repurchase program on August 24, 2012. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 50,000 shares for ¥25 million. The shares will be repurchased from the Osaka Securities Exchange. The repurchases will be in accordance to Article 156, in lieu of Article 165, section 3 of the Company Act. The program will commence from September 1, 2012 and will continue until December 20, 2012.

Sonocom Co. Ltd.'s share repurchase program expired on December 20, 2012. Under the plan, the company has repurchased 48,400 shares for ¥18.64 million.