TOKYO, May 15 (Pulse News Wire) – MRK Holdings Inc. (9980.T) announced today that its board of directors, convened on February 25 and May 15, 2026, resolved to repurchase shares based on Article 156 of the Companies Act, as amended by Article 165(3).
, the company decided to execute a buyback through the ToSTNeT-3 system at the closing price of ¥100 on the same day, beginning at 8:45 AM. The repurchase will involve up to 6,000,000 ordinary shares, representing the upper limit set by the resolution. The total value of the repurchase is capped at ¥600 million. The results of the transaction will be disclosed immediately after the trading session ends at 8:45 AM.
Notably, the number of shares to be repurchased cannot be altered, although market conditions could prevent some or all of the planned purchases from occurring. In related developments, the company's previous resolutions, made during the February 25 and May 15, 2026, board meetings, aimed to repurchase up to 6,000,000 ordinary shares, which constitutes 6.2% of the outstanding share count excluding treasury stock. The repurchase period was set from February 26, 2026, to May 18, 2026, with methods including open-market purchases and ToSTNeT-3 transactions. As of May 15, 2026, MRK Holdings had not yet executed any share repurchases under these resolutions, with a cumulative expenditure of ¥0 reported.
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