Tokyo-based Unicharm Corp. said Dec. 20 that it completed its share repurchase program approved by the board on Nov. 5.

The household and personal-care products maker said it repurchased 1,695,300 of the company's shares between Dec. 1 and Dec. 19. The shares were bought back for ¥6.04 billion.

Under the program, Unicharm repurchased a total of 4,574,200 common shares for about ¥15.50 billion.

As of Dec. 20, US$1 was equivalent to ¥111.52.