Hankyu Hanshin (TYO:9042) has acquired 1.68 million shares for 7.69 billion yen through market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange between July 1 and July 15, completing the latest tranche of its broader buyback program.
The acquisition was carried out under a board resolution from May 15, which authorized the repurchase of up to 7.5 million shares for a total of 30 billion yen through Oct. 29, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.
With the latest purchase, the company has now bought back 6.55 million shares at a cumulative cost of nearly 30 billion yen, essentially exhausting the authorized buyback budget.