Status of the Repurchase of Shares

RNS Number : 2236L

Toyota Motor Corporation

08 January 2016

 



[Reference Translation]

January 8, 2016

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 return capital to shareholders and to promote capital efficiency and agile capital policy in view of the business environment) conducted in December 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 May 8, 2015, August 4, 2015 and November 5, 2015, as follows:

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

2. Total number of shares repurchased:       15,824,400 shares

3. Total purchase price:                                121,325,713,900 JPY

4. Method of acquisition:                                Purchase in the market through a trust bank

5. Period of repurchase:                                From December 1, 2015 to December 18, 2015

(Reference)

I.       Repurchase of shares resolved at a meeting of the board of directors held on May 8, 2015, including details decided thereafter (Repurchase of shares in order to return capital to shareholders and to promote capital efficiency and agile capital policy in view of the business environment)

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 November 16, 2015 to January 29, 2016

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

(1)   Total number of shares repurchased:               26,142,900 shares

(2)   Total purchase price for repurchased shares:  199,995,049,800 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 November 5, 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 :

1. Method of repurchase

Purchase in the market

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
23 million shares (maximum)

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

         (4)  Period of repurchase                           From February 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016

 

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