Eisai Announces Status Relating to Acquisition of Own SharesAcquisition of own shares pursuant to the provision of its Articles of Incorporation in accordance with Article 459, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act

Listed Company Name: Eisai Co., Ltd. 
Representative: Haruo Naito 
Representative Corporate Officer and CEO 
Securities Code: 4523

Stock Exchange Listings: Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Inquiries: Sayoko Sasaki
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Phone +81-3-3817-5120

      

Eisai Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) announced today that it has acquired its own shares based on Article 40 of its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to the provisions of Article 459, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. The status (progress report) of the acquisition is as described below.

 

1. Class of shares acquired: Ordinary shares of the Company

2. Total number of shares acquired: 733,300 shares

3. Aggregate amount of acquisition cost: JPY4,794,788,794

4. Acquisition period: From June 1 to June 30, 2024 (execution basis)

5. Acquisition method: Open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract

 

For Reference

1. Resolution at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 15, 2024

(1) Class of shares to be acquired:  Ordinary shares of the Company

(2) Total number of shares to be acquired:     6,500,000 shares (maximum)

 (Ratio to total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares): 2.3%)

(3) Total amount of acquisition cost: JPY30.0 billion (maximum)

(4) Period of acquisition: From May 16, 2024 to November 15, 2024

(5) Acquisition method: Open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract

 

2. Accumulated number and price of own shares acquired in accordance with the above mentioned

resolution at the meeting of Board of Directors (as of June 30, 2024)

(1) Total number of shares acquired:                   1,282,200 shares

(2) Aggregate amount of acquisition cost:                 JPY8,470,519,585