The Awa Bank, Ltd. (TSE:8388) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 180,000 shares, representing 0.45% of its share capital, for ¥500 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to flexibly implement capital policies in response to changes in the business environment and return profits to shareholders.

The shares repurchased will be cancelled. The program will run until June 20, 2024. As of April 30, 2024, the company had 40,395,554 shares issued and 644,446 shares in treasury.