Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., known as K Line, filed a share-repurchase status report showing just how fast it moved once its board cleared a new buyback in May. The board authorized repurchases of up to 44,429,000 shares for as much as ¥130bn, running from June 1 through September 30, 2026. K Line did not wait to get started.
On June 2, the first day the program allowed purchases, K Line bought 19,604,000 shares for ¥50.7bn. That is close to half of the entire share count authorized under the program, spent in a single session.
| Date | Shares Bought | Value |
|---|---|---|
| June 2 | 19,604,000 | ¥50.7bn |
| June 3 | 401,800 | ¥1.03bn |
| June 4 | 397,300 | ¥1.03bn |
| June 5 | 377,200 | ¥1.02bn |
| June 8 | 377,700 | ¥1.02bn |
The pace slowed after that opening burst but stayed brisk. K Line bought 401,800 shares for ¥1.03bn on June 3, 397,300 shares for ¥1.03bn on June 4, 377,200 shares for ¥1.02bn on June 5, and 377,700 shares for ¥1.02bn on June 8. Each of those four sessions cleared ¥1bn on its own.
The filing, submitted to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau on July 6, 2026 and covering the reporting period of June 1 to June 30, is a routine monthly disclosure required under Article 24-6, Paragraph 1 of Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act whenever a listed company is mid-buyback. What the numbers show is a company that chose to load the bulk of a four-month authorization into its opening week rather than spread purchases evenly toward the September 30 deadline. The packet's source table appears to continue into June 9 before the text is cut off, so the full month's total purchases are not yet confirmed.