The Awa Bank, Ltd. announces an Equity Buyback for 500,000 shares, representing 1.21% for ¥1,000 million.
November 11, 2022 at 11:30 am IST
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The Awa Bank, Ltd. (TSE:8388) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 500,000 shares, representing 1.20% of its share capital, for ¥1,000 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 December 22, 2022. As of October 31, 2022, the company had 41,453,015 shares issued and 1,786,985 shares in treasury.
The Awa Bank, Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the banking services, leasing services and other financial services. The Company operates through two business segments. The Banking segment is engaged in the provision of deposits, lending, securities investment, domestic exchange, and foreign exchange services, and the provision of financial products and services through the sales of public bonds, investment trusts and insurance, financial products brokerage, and trust products. The Company is also engaged in the provision of banking services, credit guarantee services, credit card services, and management consulting services as supplements to the banking business. The Leasing segment is engaged in the leasing business.