May 2, 2022

For Immediate Release

Listed company name: Representative:

SANKYO CO., LTD.

Akihiko Ishihara President & CEO

Contact:

(Code: 6417, TSE Prime Market) Hiroshi Takahashi

Executive Operating Officer TEL.: +81-3-5778-7777

Notice concerning Status and Completion of Repurchase of the

Company's Own Shares

(Repurchase of the Company's Own Shares under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Company Law)

SANKYO Co., Ltd. has carried out the repurchase of the Company's own shares based on provisions stipulated in Article 156 of the Company Law as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same Law.

The company additionally announced the completion of repurchase of its own share, which was undertaken following the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on November 8, 2021.

As described in the "Notice regarding Repurchase of Own Shares" announced November 8, 2021, treasury shares acquired by the Company through market purchase on the exchange are scheduled to be cancelled, and the detail of such cancellation shall be notified promptly after it is decided.

1.

Type of shares repurchased:

Common stock

2.

Aggregate number of shares repurchased:

212,800 shares

3.

Aggregate amount of repurchase cost:

763,833,500 yen

4.

Period of repurchase:

From April 1, 2022 to April 28, 2022 (on a contract basis)

5.

Method of repurchase:

Open-market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

(Reference)

1. Details of the resolution of the Board of Directors' meeting, held on November 8, 2021, regarding repurchase of own shares

  • (1) Type of shares to be repurchased: Common stock

  • (2) Aggregate number of shares eligible for repurchase:

Up to 3,500,000 shares

(5.7% of the total number of shares issued (excluding treasury stock))

(3) Aggregate amount of repurchase cost:

Up to 10.0 billion yen

(4) Period of repurchase:

From November 9, 2021 to April 28, 2022

(5) Method of repurchase:

Open-market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2. Cumulative number of own shares repurchased in accordance with the resolution of the abovementioned Board of Directors' meeting (As of April 28, 2022)

  • (1) Aggregate number of shares repurchased:

  • (2) Aggregate amount of repurchase cost:

3,258,400 shares 9,999,626,600 yen

This material is an English translation of Japanese announcement made on May 2, 2022. Although the Company intended to faithfully translate the Japanese document into English, the accuracy and correctness of this translation are not guaranteed.

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