[Reference Translation]
May 10, 2023
To Whom It May Concern:
Company Name: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Name and Title of Representative:
Akio Toyoda, Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Code Number: 7203
Prime of Tokyo Stock Exchange and
Premier of Nagoya Stock Exchange)
Name and Title of Contact Person:
Yoshihide Moriyama, General Manager,
Capital Strategy & Affiliated Companies Finance Div. (Telephone Number: 0565-28-2121)
Notice Concerning the Determination of Matters Relating to
the Repurchase of Shares of Common Stock
(Repurchase of Shares under Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act of Japan)
We hereby inform you that Toyota Motor Corporation ("TMC") resolved at a meeting of the board of directors held on May 10, 2023 to repurchase shares of its common stock pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act of Japan (the "Companies Act") as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the Companies Act.
1. Reason for repurchasing shares
TMC deems the improvement of its shareholders' profit as one of its priority management policies, and it will continue to work to improve its corporate culture to realize sustainable growth in order to enhance its corporate value.
TMC will flexibly repurchase its common stock while considering factors such as the price level of its common stock.
With a view to surviving tough competition and transitioning to a mobility company, TMC will utilize its internal funds mainly for its investment in growth for the next generation such as environmental technologies to achieve a carbon neutral society and safety technologies for the safety and security of its customers, and also for the stakeholders such as employees, business partners and local communities.
2. Details of matters relating to repurchase
(1) Class of shares to be repurchased Shares of Common Stock of TMC
(2) Total number of shares to be repurchased 120 million shares (maximum)
(Represents 0.88% of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock))
(3) Total purchase price for repurchase of shares JPY 150 billion (maximum)
(4) Period of repurchase From May 18, 2023 to October 31, 2023
(References) Number of treasury stock as of March 31, 2023
Total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock) : |
13,565,179,729 |
shares
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Number of treasury stock : |
2,749,807,731
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shares |
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