CAREER CO., LTD. announces an Equity Buyback for 464,600 shares, representing 5.39% for ¥500 million.
November 29, 2018 at 02:30 am EST
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CAREER CO., LTD. (TSE:6198) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 464,600 shares, representing 5.39% of the outstanding shares, at ¥1,076 per share for ¥500 million. The purpose of the program is to improve shareholder returns by enhancing capital efficiency and to implement a flexible capital policy strategy in response to changes in the business environment. As of October 31, 2018, the company had 8,621,920 shares outstanding and 88,200 shares in treasury.
CAREER CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in provision of senior human resources for age society. The senior work business provides temporary staffing, recruitment and business contract of senior human resources for building maintenance, bed-making, office work, logistics, qualified personnel and other fields. Its works include facility cleaning and management, light work of communication system, room cleaning, bed-making, data entry work, filing and management, call center, picking&sorting, packing and other light work in the warehouse, packing and unpacking, civil engineering, architecture, construction management, accounting and audit work. The senior care business is mainly engaged in provision of temporary staffing, recruitment and dispatching introduction of nurses, caregivers and other qualified personnel human resources to nursing care facilities.