Life Foods Co., Ltd. authorizes a Buyback Plan.

Life Foods Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the operation of restaurants, which mainly offer Japanese dishes. The Company operates restaurant chains under the names The Meshiya, which are cafeteria-style restaurants that serve home-style Japanese dishes, as well as Western and Chinese food; Machikadoya (The Meshiya 24), which are 24 hour fast food restaurants that provide Japanese set menus; Meshiya Shokudo, which are small-sized restaurants that serve Japanese meals; as well as Sanukiseimen, which offer sanuki noodles, riceballs, tempura (a kind of deep-fried Japanese food) and oden (a kind of boiled Japanese food), among others.