Bridgestone (TYO:5108) completed on Monday the acquisition of about 42.6 million shares, amounting to about 150.0 billion yen, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.
In August alone, the tire and rubber manufacturer repurchased about 4.7 million shares, amounting to 19.1 billion yen.
Following the acquisition's completion, the company will cancel the shares on Sept. 18.
About 1.3 billion issued shares will remain after the cancellation.