Asahi : Notice Regarding Repurchase of Own Shares and Completion of Acquisition

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September 12 , 2014
Company name: Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. President and Chief Executive Officer: Naoki Izumiya Stock Ticker Number: 2502
Stock Exchanges: Tokyo (First Section each)
Contact: Public Relations Section, Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Phone: [phone]

Notice Regarding Repurchase of Own Shares and Completion of Acquisition

(Acquisition of own shares under the Articles of Incorporation based on the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law of Japan)
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. announced that it has repurchased its own shares as follows, under the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the Corporation Law of Japan as set out by the provisions of Article 156 of the same law, and that it has completed the purchase resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on June 4, 2014.

Details of Acquisition

(1) Type of shares purchased Common shares of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (2) Total number of shares purchased 15,475,800 shares
(3) Total amount of purchase 49,999,912,800 yen
(4) Purchase period From July 9 to September 12, 2014

(Reference)

Details of acquisition as resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on June 4, 2014 (1) Class of shares to be repurchased Common shares
(2) Total number of shares to be repurchased 20 million (maximum)
(4.32% of total shares outstanding, excluding treasury stock)
(3) Total amount of repurchase 50 billion yen (maximum)
(4) Period of repurchase From July 9 to October 31, 2014
(5) Method of repurchase Purchase in the market through a trust bank