SoftBank Group to Buy Back Up to 14.6 Percent of Shares

SoftBank Group to Buy Back Up to 14.6 Percent of Shares
SoftBank Corp.'s logo is pictured at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 4, 2021. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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TOKYO—SoftBank Group Corp. said on Monday it would buy back up to one trillion yen ($8.82 billion) of its own shares, or 14.6 percent of outstanding stock.

The plan comes after the Japanese conglomerate completed a record 2.5 trillion yen buyback in May.

($1 = 113.3500 yen)