Eisai Announces Completion of Cancellation of Treasury SharesCancellation of treasury shares pursuant to the provisions of Article 178 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 completed the cancellation of treasury shares pursuant to the provisions of Article 178 of the Companies Act effective on November 29, 2024, as resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 15, 2024.

 

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

2. Total number of shares cancelled: 4,917,800 shares

(1.7% of total outstanding shares before cancellation)

3. Total number of shares issued (after cancellation): 291,649,149 shares

4. Date of cancellation: November 29, 2024

 

For Reference

  1. 1. Number of treasury shares (after cancellation): 9,532,233 shares
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  3. 2. 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

 

  1. 3. Accumulated number and price of own shares acquired in accordance with the above mentioned resolution at the meeting of Board of Directors

 (1) Total number of shares acquired: 4,917,800 shares

 (2) Aggregate amount of acquisition cost: JPY29,999,561,921

 

  1. 4. Details of cancellation of treasury stock based on the resolution at the meeting of Board of Directors (as of May 15, 2024)

 (1) Class of shares to be cancelled: Common stock of the Company

 (2) Number of shares to be cancelled: All of the shares acquired as stated in 3 above

 (3) Scheduled date of cancellation: November 29, 2024