Trend Micro Announces Share Buyback Program (Under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165(2) of the Corporation Law of Japan)

Tokyo, Japan – May 11, 2011 - Trend Micro (TSE: 4704), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, today announced that its Board of Directors approved share buyback under Article 156 of the Corporation Law of Japan, as applied pursuant to Article 165(3) of the Corporation Law as described below:

1. Reason for Share Buyback

In order to respond to the changing business environment, we are implementing a flexible capital budgeting policy.

2. Details of the Program

(1) Class of Capital Stock to be Purchased: Shares of Common Stock
(2) Number of Shares to be Purchased: Up to 560,000 shares (0.42% of the total outstanding shares)
(3) Total Purchase Price: Up to 1,500 million yen
(4) Schedule: From May 12, 2011 to May 31, 2011 (based on trade date)
(5) Method of repurchase: Open market purchases at the Tokyo Stock Exchange

 

Note: As of April 30, 2011  
Total number of outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares): 132,104,869 shares
Total number of treasury shares: 8,188,135 shares

 

 

 

About Trend Micro:

Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ cloud security infrastructure, our industry-leading cloud-computing security technology, products and services stop threats where they emerge, on the Internet, and are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.

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