OREANDA-NEWS. HOYA CORPORATION (“The Company”) today announced the status of the Company’s own share repurchase under its going repurchase plan resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on January 30, 2015, based on Article 39 of Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 459.1of the Companies Act of Japan as below.

Details of Share Repurchase

(1) Class of shares Common stock
(2) Number of own shares repurchased 0
(3) Amount paid for repurchase 0 yen
(4) Period of share repurchase March 2, 2015 to March 31, 2015
(5) Method of repurchase Purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Note: The above repurchase information has been prepared on the basis of execution date.

For reference (as of March 31, 2015)

1. The following details were resolved by the Company’s Board of Directors on January 30, 2015.
(1) Class of shares Common stock
(2) Number of own shares repurchased 7.5 million (maximum)
(1.77% of total shares outstanding, excluding treasury stock)
(3) Amount to be paid for repurchase JPY 30.0 billion (maximum)
(4) Period of share repurchase February 2, 2015 to May 1, 2015
(5) Method of repurchase Purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2. The accumulative number of own shares repurchased until March 31, 2015, pursuant to the Board of Directors resolution above:

1. Accumulative number of own shares repurchased: 0
2. Total accumulative repurchase amount: 0 yen