FILE PHOTO – Journalists wait for Sony Corp’s new President and Chief Executive Officer Kenichiro Yoshida’s news conference on the company’s business plan at Sony’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
February 8, 2019
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp announced on Friday a share buyback of 100 billion yen ($910 million) – its first ever aimed at boosting shareholder returns – sending the Japanese electronics and entertainment company’s shares up more than 5 percent.
Sony said the buyback, to be conducted through March 22, would be equivalent to 2.36 percent of its outstanding stock.
The announcement comes a day after SoftBank Group Corp’s shares jumped 17 percent after the Japanese tech investment giant unveiled a record share buyback.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
