Status of the Repurchase of Shares

RNS Number : 9469X

Toyota Motor Corporation

03 September 2015

 



[Reference Translation]

September 3, 2015

To Whom It May Concern:

Company Name: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Name and Title of Representative:

Akio Toyoda, President

(Code Number: 7203

Securities exchanges throughout Japan)

Name and Title of Contact Person:

Yasushi Kyoda, General Manager,

Accounting Division

(Telephone Number: 0565-28-2121)

Notice Concerning the Status of the Repurchase of Shares of our Common Stock

(Repurchase of Shares under our Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act of Japan)

We hereby inform you of the repurchase of shares (Repurchase of shares in order to avoid dilution of common shares of TMC as a result of the issuance of the First Series Model AA Class Shares) conducted in August 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, concerning which repurchase notification was given on April 28, 2015, June 16, 2015 and August 4, 2015, as follows:

1. Class of shares repurchased:                    Common stock of Toyota Motor Corporation ("TMC")

2. Total number of shares repurchased:          17,736,400 shares

3. Total purchase price:                                 135,186,165,203 JPY

4. Method of acquisition:                                Discretionary trading by a securities company

5. Period of repurchase:                                 From August 10, 2015 to August 31, 2015

(Reference)

I.       Repurchase of shares resolved at meetings of the board of directors held on April 28, 2015 and June 16, 2015, including details decided thereafter (Repurchase of shares in order to avoid dilution of common shares of TMC as a result of the issuance of the First Series Model AA Class Shares)

1.  Method of repurchase

         Discretionary trading by a securities company

2.  Details of matters relating to repurchase

         (1)  Class of shares to be repurchased    Common shares of TMC

         (2)  Total number of shares to be repurchased
  47.1 million shares (maximum)

         (3) Total purchase price for repurchase of shares
   600 billion JPY (maximum)

         (4)  Period of repurchase                           From August 10, 2015 to November 30, 2015

II.       Total number of shares of our common stock repurchased pursuant to the above resolutions of the board of directors (as of August 31, 2015)

(1)   Total number of shares repurchased:                17,736,400 shares

(2)   Total purchase price for repurchased shares:    135,186,165,203 JPY

We would also like to inform you that another repurchase of shares was resolved at a meeting of the board of directors held on May 8, 2015 in order to return capital to shareholders and to promote capital efficiency and agile capital policy in view of the business environment, as follows (including details decided thereafter):

1. Method of repurchase

Purchase in the market through a trust bank

2. Details of matters relating to repurchase

         (1)  Class of shares to be repurchased     Common shares of TMC

         (2)  Total number of shares to be repurchased
   40 million shares (maximum)

         (3)  Total purchase price for repurchase of shares
   300 billion JPY (maximum)

         (4)  Period of repurchase                           From December 1, 2015 to March 24, 2016

 

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