Hokkoku Financial Holdings, Inc. (TSE:7381) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 750,000 shares, representing 3.23% of its issued share capital, for ¥3,000 million. The purpose of the program is to implement flexible capital policies in response to changes in the business environment, to return profits to shareholders in accordance with its shareholder return policy, and to prepare for the issuance of shares under the performance-linked stock compensation plan for directors and the stock issuance plan for employees.

The program will be valid till March 31, 2025. As of April 19, 2024, the company had 23,185,405 issued shares (excluding treasury stock) and 2,023,177 treasury shares.