Parker Corporation (TSE:9845) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 500,000 shares, representing 1.94% of its share capital, for ¥225 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to implement a flexible capital policy in response to changes in the business environment. The program will run until September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2019, the company had 25,713,127 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 1,088,325 shares in treasury.