The Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd. (TSE:3201) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 3,000,000 shares, representing 4.07% of its share capital, for ¥3,600 million. The company will repurchase its shares in order to improve capital efficiency and ultimately maximize corporate value and shareholder value.

The program will run until September 30, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, the company had 73,695,069 shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and 12,783,789 shares in treasury.