- Metaplanet completes 96.4 million share buyback worth ¥25.3 billion (~$160M)
- The buy-back was completed at an average price of 261 yen per share
- The repurchase plan aims to buy back up to 200 million shares between October 2026 and October 2027
- Metaplanet looks to boost shareholder value by buying back shares and investing in Bitcoin as treasury.
Details Of The 96.4M Share Buyback
Metaplanet has completed a 96.4 million share buy-back at an average price of 261 yen. This totals to around ¥25.3 billion (~$160 million). This is the largest amount of shares Metaplanet has bought back so far under its 60 billion yen buyback program announced in October 2026.
Source: Metaplanet.com
Scope Of The ¥60 Billion Program
The total buy-back plan aims to buy back up to 200 million shares over the next 12 months between October 2026 and October 2027. This 60 billion yen buyback plan is one of the biggest buyback plans by a Japanese company in the digital assets space and shows the confidence management have in the long-term value of the company.
From October 14 to 31, we bought back 96,447,400 shares, about 7.1% of our total issued shares, for ¥25.27 billion.
We will continue to allocate capital with discipline, focused on maximizing bitcoin per share and taking into account our share price, mNAV and market conditions.
— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) November 2, 2026
Metaplanet’s & Bitcoin Treasury Strategy
Metaplanet has gained a lot of attention for its Bitcoin treasury focus. The company has been steadily buying Bitcoin to add to its corporate treasury. They have followed the Strategy model popularised in the US. However, they are also looking to improve shareholder value by buying back shares.
In the month of October, Metaplanet repurchased 96.45m shares of common stock (~7.1% of shares outstanding)
Following the repurchase of 73.98m shares via ToSTNet-3 on October 14th, the company acquired an additional 22.47m shares on the open market from October 14th to October 31st.
— Dylan LeClair (@DylanLeClair) November 2, 2026
Capital Allocation & Shareholder Value Focus
The company are using both Bitcoin treasury and aggressive share buybacks to improve shareholder value. The buyback plan helps compliment the Bitcoin strategy by reducing the number of shares and increasing exposure per share to the Bitcoin holdings of the company.
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