The Okinawa Electric Power Company, Incorporated (TSE:9511) [Company Name] announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase 1,750,000 shares, representing 4.05% of the outstanding shares for ¥6,000 million. The purpose of the program is to enhance capital efficiency and to implement a flexible capital policy. The program will run until December 22, 2017. As of October 31, 2017, the company had 43,217,401 shares outstanding and 156,287 shares in treasury.